The Washington bee., 1912-01-06
Public Men AndThinUs
(By the Sage of the Potomac.)

resolves. Only about one man in an
hundred keeps his resolve twenty
four hours after made, especially If
he resolves to swear off hitting the
amber fluid. | was over in Baltimore
Sunday, and while there thought I
would drop in and COnfab with Prof
Leon De Vaux the Hindo. who was
uShered into the world IN the same
old customary way, but hit the trail
down IN some Southern State instead
of over in Indiana, as he claims. Now
the Professor knows the past, present
and future OF any and everybody, II
you pass him over a couple Of bills
Tedeemdble at the National Bank at
their face value After handing the
Professor, whose hair has been made
straight by q systematic course OF
treatment with beef suet, yaseline and
other grease ingredients. / said to
him. Professor, | want YOU 10 tell
ne what Is to happen TO a few Wash
lingtonians during the year 1912" The
Professor mumbled a few inCOherent
words In hog Latin, which he calls
tlndo language, and requested me to
speel off the list of night blooming
flowers ! desired him to proguOsti-
cate about. We'll, said ]. "Prevari-
cate bit on Kelly Miller, the erudite
example of muchy-much education
who hibernates around Howard hill "
Ihereupon the Professor made some
signals to invisible nothing. again
mumbled some incoherent words
which to me sounded like the froth-
ings OF fellow who had taken about
four more eggnOgs than he could
carry, and remarked: BY the signs
Of the zodias, Prof. Miller will remain
in his present complexion for at least
another twelve months; he will be
fenCe-rider as III the past. and during
the coming political contest he will
give his support to the winner in a
manner that will cause no hard feel
lngs on the part of the losing candi-
dates. He will advance in knowledge
and experience, but his salary will re-
main stationary in order to permit
the widest possible difference between.
the salary OF the prexy and the other
deans He will make his usual lee
tuTe expeditions next summer, and re-
turn, as usual, with a four-leaf clover
and hope and regret-a hope that
the following year he will clean up at
least two dollars more than his ex-
penses, and a regret that he failed to
make his expenses" l thought to
myself, you old Hindo-nixy, you sure
do know the deans past, present and
future.
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| then asked him 10 sing me a few
Il y
Again he signaled TO something in
visible in the thereal, and joshed as
follows: Or Cabiniss' principal Oc-
for the year 1912, will be
collecting He may prescribe a few
pills, but his bills will go
out as regular as ever, and he will
follow his bills up IN an automobile |
He will be very active in the Com |
Club. He will continue
ls an example of the possibilities OF /
total abstenanCe--whenever he feels |
like it. Al the end of this year the |
Doctor will have more cash than he |
had the year closed, even if he has
less patients. By the signs of the
zodiac, | see Doc. IS a fine fellow
whom everybody likes, as gentle as |
4 pet rabbit, as earnest as a Seventh |
street clothier, as safe as the Riggs
Bank, but you will never break him
Of the habit OF collecting II he
should die, the first thing he would |
10, when old ST. Peter swung the |
gates open to admit him, would be |
20 hand old St Peter a bill for pro-
.essional services, just to show the
-ulIng passion is strong" I began, |
when | heard this, to believe that /
after all Prof. Leon is no fake. /
Now, Prof" | sizzIed, I've got a |
lard one for you What's 10 become
If Roscoe Bruce this year," AtI
his, the Professor went to sleep, woke
Up and signaled four or FIVE times to
he invisible spirits, then took deck /
If cards, ranthrough them till lie got
he ace of spades, the jack 81 clubs
md the deuce of diamonds After
his he got out charm bag csntain-
ng an ounce of black crayon, the
reads of four sulphur matches, and |
fter toying with it a few minutes,
aid: Prof. Bruce is in the woods. |
see two Colored men who look like
white men following his foot steps.
Bruce is moving along as smoothly /
nd as pussyfooted as a feline He's |
rot his eyes open in front and back.
The two COlOred men who look like
white men have a determined cast of |
sicklied DER with a sim
ster smile of revenge They are still
Little Lord Fauntleroy |
Bruce, who lodges behind an oyster.
The two COlOred masculine genders
hat look like white men, lose the
rail. Bruce hangs close to the oys-
er. Now, | see Bruce grabbing at
David Son. David Son blankets him
With a time limit and extends the
ime The two cOlored-white men
ire furious. Meeting on the plains OF
Delhi they counsel, one with the 9th
II. They decide to continue the hunt
n Africa. But as long as there IS an
oyster left, and as long as David Son
recognizes a good thing, little Ros-
zoe will continue TO elude the two
men hot on his trail, but he will al
ways be watching and ducking the
blow, ard the avengers will always
De dreaming of getting his scalp. |
Further than this, | can't see, because
he cards all run together, and {
leavy pail hangs over the future.
can't make out whether this pail is !!
,or Little Lord Fauntieroy Bruce or |
for the two men who look, like white, |
but act like a pair of cOlOred pa