The Washington herald., 1917-08-21
oh, Joy, en- Sunday Morn.


Sunday morning in Cooks Court
the little birds were singing. and
the hoptoads were hopping and
nary a brick split the atmosphere.
1t was all so unnatural like. Mary
Davis was a singing, too. What made
her happy we don't know but her
happiness was short lived. Just as she
was about to sing her self to sleep
from pure Joy her hubby came down
over her head with mirror and it
hurt something dreadful
Hubby had a crouch and 1t hurt him
to see anyone else happy. Several
times he told Mary to quit being JOY
full. but 1t WIS in Mary and 1t just
had to get out somehow or other. And
now besides seven years bad luck
hubby had to pay $25 fine.
Rude Boy Was Lem.
"Jedge. All was stanin' on de corner
and dis yere man walks up and tole
me eff All opened nah face he would
murder me dead" said Edmonia
Anderson, complaining about Lem
Abraham. There was something said
about Lem paying Edmonia's rent and
Lem coming after the money, but lit
was rather hazy. The great concern
in the matter was that Edmonia didn't
want to leave this earth before her
time and she didn't want a fellow
like Lem to be the cause of it.
Lem imagined, Prussian-like, that
Edmonia was about to do something
dreadful to him and in "self-defense"
Prussian style, he thought that he
better get there first, before little
woman like Edmonia murdered a big
man like him. He changed his mind
in court, however, and promised not
to make work for the undertakers and
was placed on his personal bonds.
"PIatonIc, Friendship.
Laura Owens has a room at Har-
ry Hammock's house. Sunday morn
ing she had some words with Har-
rvs wife and while Harry neld her
his wife whipped her. Just as soon
as she got loose she went after Har-
ry and broke a plate over his head.
Harry always did think that no
house was big enough for two wo-
men. But the pain in his head wor-
ried him so that he had Laura ar
rested.
And would you believe It, Har-
rvs wife said that she and Laura
were still friends and she didn't
want Laura punished without ask
ing Harry what his feelings were in
the matter. Laura admitted break
ing the plate and was sorry she
spoiled the set for the dinner table.
Harry shower the court his head and
asked that Laura be let go. The
court sentenced Laura to sixty days
and suspended sentence.
Abe Wasn't Able.
Four months ago Abe Erdman quit
his job, got disgusted with life and
has been bumming around ever
since. Why work and support the
trusts Abe thought. The world owed
him a living but was awful slow
pay. Not even a job at 50 a day
and grub appealed to him and he
turned his nose up at the cop who
showed him the job. The cop walk
ed away and decided to give him
another chance.
When ever he said work to Abe
the poor man tainted and he was
carried in this condition to the jail
house. Judge Pugh couldn't under
stand such a case. Abe said it was
so long since he worked that he
Just naturally forgot how. He was
sent to Occoquan. where, If he has
sharp eyes he can see woman of
wealth toiling alongside of everyday
people (no names mentioneO.
Bill Was In a Hurry.
Bill Smith had an argument about
the war with a friend Sunday evening
and Bill got the better of the friend
but not the argument. 1t happens that
Bill has been drafted and soon would