Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-03-29
gy CECILIA HAMBURG.


last n.ght-d.d l tell you?'
sure" said the girl from the rlo-
hons with interest You said you
knew you'd take the prize as the .
couple nearest to the real thing. DID
your"
did wee" echoed her friend. drop
nina dfsconsolately upon the coucn'
Wen I'm not quite sure yet N my
own mind what We did take. That's
how you look at It.
Harold and l worked hard over
those costumes, I tell you went on
the g.II from the neclwear. i sa'u
IN him right ut the boginElng, mar
CID said. If we ere aiming ct the
nrjze we must be careful to De arts
re and not overdo It. We must make
ourselves look Just as much like
Dair Of tramps as we can without
looking like volaveel carlcatureS,'
said
"tvd he agreed with me. That's
ono nice thing about Harold--hc most
generally lets me boss things.
/ you ought a-seen me, Carrie. when
was dxad. You'd a-vowed an de-
c1ared | was Mrs. Shapowlsh from
bocl Of the yards and that my hus-
hand had deserted me and / had IL
small children 10 support and only
a cents TO my name, and Icing. cctd
winter coming. Sort Of pinched and
hazard / made my face up and |
,-oro neat hit threadbare old black
thiycs with an occasional torn place
for the high lights.
"Nv bonnet was a dream. My small
brother found 1t in the alley one day
and brought it home as a curiosity
Harold was the same, only more
pronounced. lie vas moro ragged
and dangerous looking, but honest
. WAS proud OF us both! l could see
that silver toilet set that cost SZ5 DC
ing handed over to me by the presi'
dent of the lodge just as plain. anc
Harold getting the gold headed cane!
Harold blew himself for a cab, too
on account Of our looks. 1here
nothing small about Harold.
we hadn't driven eight blocks be
Il
our horse, and there was nothing lol
> US to do but get on a street car o.
he late fer the grand march. l wa
so excited about the wreck KIM
oe forgot our looks, till woman sa
down next to sort of shifted and go
Y m end took another seat at the en-
=, OF the car. :.
u There was a man next to Harcle
u and he dragged his overcoat ava
and said something mean, and ever!
bodv stared SO that we went out o
the platform to feel more comfor
=. able. The conductor scowled at u
- "'Where you hoboes bound for? AS
II cd q smarty boy with q cigarette, WI
was standing there.
"T'n punch your face for that' sa!
n Harold. He's dreadfully quick ter
pered. Is Harold.
rs "cNone Of that says the condu
: tor
y Then Harold, who was mad. sa
)e he'd punch him, too. and that no Lao
+ friend of his was going to be insult'
~ by couple of dubs like them.
It "T'Il throw you off'n the carl sa
the conductor. Who do you think "
! are-Reggie Van Astorbilt?
Vi "The boy with the cigarette laue
ed and after that things happened
70 fast that kind of lost track. VIII
!, the conductor got separated frc
Harold and yelled for a policeman
III saw something must be done.
/. Don't you touch my friecdl'
~ said to the policeman. We're j
going to a party!'
"Then all the crowd laughed 10
and scornful and they bundled II
IS old into the patrol wagon. him fight
al like a demon. l was explaining
:" everyone and wringing my hands a
.e, a man says, says he, Poor wome
Tied up to a brute like that, and n
.. starved. tool And he slipped
Id lar bill into my hand before knew
-, We'll. when got around to the
! lice station Harold was as limp a'
~ rag. 1t lad taken so much energy
convince the sergeant he was q
r. spectacle shipping clerk instead
a tramp with no visible means of S
port.
he THAT is a great joke!' said
sergeant, when he finally understo
-SS hopping his eyes.
m "'You may think So | said, tariff
but the grand march was over
NE hour ago, and where do We get of
lie to the prize we've lost?'
"'Sure, you'd a-got It, all right
arS sergeant admitted. You two, for
like limitations, have got an old clot
iO0 shop beat a mile. You might l
Lha up the couple that did get the pri
and Id agree to have the policer
APP on the beat look the other way,
off for an Apology
But, of course, Harold was
re much Of gentleman to do anytl
-1e like that Only l feel sort of di
pointed and upset."
at Il should think you would"
the young woman from the RIB
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