The Washington herald., 1917-10-11
Tit for Tat.

Tit for Tat.
Howard Tucker and his wife have
been separated since July.
That is, to outward Appearances.
Howard once in a while trails wiley
around. He is afraid she will get
away from him sure enough.
Saturday night. he and another man
followed WHEY home. They both
stood on the outside. Presently Tom
threw a bottle in the window and
hit WHEY on the knee, as she was
getting ready to hit the hay.
She hollored to him to stop. Then
he threatened to guillotine her. She
was actually afraid he might do It
So she appealed to the court.
Howard must furnish 500 peace
bond or go to Jail for 30 days.
The next day after the scrap with
wiley, Jesse Hills one time friend
Of Howard's came around to where
he roomed, grabbed him by the back
of the neck to the Sidewalk and
pounded him on the head.
1t was then Towards turn to See
the warrant clerk. Jesse was brough,
into court and fined SO.
Just . Love Tap.
"Jedge, he's a fren' OBJ mine en- Al
doesn't want to proxicute him eff Al
kin hep 1t. cause All am sorry he hi
me, en- he won't do 1t no mo-"
She was very sorry, Mamie Gate
wood was, because ner beau Ton
Wormely had almost put one of hel
lights out. 1t hurt Tom more thar
1t did her. The weather is getting
h.v
casional bag of coke and bundle o.
wood Mamie was willing to let hin
OF. BE-.
When Tom was arrested It worried
him like the deuce. He soaked hi!
sorrow in the old reliable tom-ca,
gin.
When the cop found Tom he wa,
shaking all over with remorse anC
liquor. He couldn't even stand alone
He was yanked head first out OF
Bears Gap in southwest Washing
ton.
Tom got of on the assault charge
but Judge Pugh fined him SO fol
being drunk, much to Mamie's dis
appointment.
Ben Got Soaked Both Ways.
Someone told Ben Morris that h;
had better stock up with wet goods
while he had the chance.
At the time Ben was financially
embarrassed. Awfully much so. He
worked for John Rabbit, q feed
dealer. He drovea wagon and col.
lected for the goods he delivered.
Tuesday afternoon he was sent out
with SIG worth Of feed to deliver tc
John Dugan. Mr.. Dugan got the
feed and paid Ben the SIG. Ben then
left his team in front of Dugan's
stable. saying he was coming fol
lunch.
He failed to return. Detective
Scrivener smelled a rat right away
He was rather well acquainted witt
Ben. It wasn't long before he found
Ben IN a barroom with only three oil
the SIS left.
There was about a dozen bar-fys
hanging around Ben. The $40 didn't
last long.
Prohibition Is already In effect a.
far as Ben is concerned. because when
he Is through serving his sixty days
this town will be dry.
He'll Get to Va. An Risht Bneush
Humphrey Mills came all the way
from Richmond, Va, to see his lads
love. Also to put his head In a bar
rel Of gin. He failed to see the lady
and was about to board a train to
go back.
His friends reminded him that II
would be long time between drinks
and advised him to load up and take
same back with him. The only way
he could do that and nat ~ ,rra9fed
was to- drink It. Be he did.
After he got real pifficated. his
friends thought they'd have some fur
with him. They told him his CIR
was In a certain grocery store. He
went She Uasn't there. He didn't
want p 80 out empty handed. H