The Washington herald., 1917-12-15
The Indian Giyer.

The IndiaA Giver.
Once there was q man who gave
woman some presents because he
thought he loved her. And she,
thinking that she loved him, accept
ed them
But the srsen-eyed monster paid
visit to their trysting-place and
put sand In their cornbread.
, They had Q fuss. She told him
that she didn't want to zee him
again. He agreed to become near
sighted. too.
In the meantime he thought about
the presents he had given her. He
wanted them back.
One day he met her on the street.
He snatched q fur neck-piece from
her and let her neck get chilled.
She hollered for Q cop.
In court he said the fur was ''his'n." "
She said It was 'her'n." And he
had no right to take back her pres
ents because they had . spat. she
said.
The court upheld her and hined
George Nicholson s2S for taking LII
liam Fuller's neckwarmer away from
her.
Pearls Prediesment.
ledge. how kin All put blankets
on dem hosses when All CANT ind
a blanket to put on mahseff?" plead
ed Pearl Nelson. charged with allow
ing two horses to stand out in Thurs
day nights storm without covering.
Two men reported that the horses
had stood in front of the Offices of
the Humane Society for an hour and
half with q covering Of ice on
their backs.
They hunted up the driver and had
him arrested. He told the COPS that
his boss furnished him no blankets.
Therefore. why should he, having no
overcoat, sit on a wagon and freeze /?
The court said that Pearl was not
responsible for the SHORTCOMINGS OF
his employer, even IL It was cruel
to the horses to leave them exposed.
He had all he could do to keep
himself warm. let alone trying to
keep his team warm, the court said
And Pearl was turned loose.
she Couldn't Go without EN-.
Cordelia Jackson was confronted
with the problem Of how to replenish
her wardrobe. Her salary did not call
for war tax. neither did It allow her
to visit the department stores very Of
ten.
She was working In a boarding
house. There were some women
roomers there. They had plenty of
clotheA
As Cordelia cleaned up the rooms.
she managed to clean" out several
clothes closets. As she needed a waist
or an intimate garment, she Just
naturally took it.
The owners missed them and sent
Tor Hawkshaw the "deteckative." He
detected them In Cordelia,s room.
And the girl was nabbed- As this
was the nrst time she ever was arrest.
ed she almost tainted She hired a
lady lawyer but 1t didn't do any
good.
The cops had the goods on her. The
court was convinced that she had
glue on her fingers.
Thirty days was what the Judge
gave Cordelia for Christmas pres
ent
Must HAVE $s.
AsSEugene Kelly was. coming from
work last Tuesday evening a small
boy rushed up to him and told him his
friend Frank Carter was in trouble
and, must have IS.
1t happens that Eugene was court
Ing Franks sister and he thought IL
best not to refuse. He gave the boy
the money.
When he called on Bess, the sister.
that night he asked what the trouble
was. Bess knew absolutely nothing
about it and, furthermore. her broth
er was not the man to get into trou-
Bile.
The next morning on his way to
work Eugene bumped into Joe Jack
son. Joe tried to avoid Kim. Eugen
thought he tried to act rather funn,
Joe was the brother of the little bo,
to whom he had given the five spot the
night before.
Putting two and two together Eu-
gene soon found out what was what.
He got warrant for Joe.
1t will be a very dull Christmas for
that Individual When he gets
through 6o-day sentence he will have
learned lesson
JeRlOusy-That's All.
Rosie Brander and Ike Stone were
visiting the house OF Ellen Christian.
Ike had brought Rosie there to have
her sing.
While she was singing "Annie
Laurie" and "Over There Herbert
Tracey walked over and sat in her
chair. He was charmed by Rosie's
melodious voice
Ike noticed this, but said nothing.
Herb was very very attentive all the
rest of that songfuI evening.
As the party broke up Ike followed
very close onto Herbs heels.
While the bunch was waiting for a
car Rosie asked Ike what was the
matter. He swore. Herbert called
him down for this.
In a minute the two were fighting
and Herb got the worst Of It. Both
OF his eyes were blacked.
He got a warrant for Ike. That
boy pleaded the unwritten law. He
would have been justified. he said, in
almost killing Herb.
The court thought different and fined