The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-03
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LITTLE BENNX'S
NOTE BOOK
tBy Lee Pazc)
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The Park Ave. Ne-s


Exciting RESCUE. Last Satidday af-
tirnoon Artie Alixanders goat Lobster
ran away with a blackboard containing
Mary Watkins. hTe balloping animal
was stopped by Benny Potts, who feer-
lessly ran in frunt of it and waved
his arms thus saving >Iary Watkinses
life, maybe. Wen congratulated for
being a hero, BennyP otis sed mod
estly '@That wasent enything I'd stop
a runaway horse if I had the chance
Militerry News Private .Persy
Viewer Is still threatening, to resign
out of Kumpiny B on account Of ub-
jecting to being the only private, and
a meeting of officers was held on
Thersday mite to tawk about drafting
the new fat boy in the next block, thus
making 2 privates to keep each uther
kumpiny.
Errands ran Of all kinds. Benny
Potts. Telerfone Diamond PAT. Ay-
vertizement. -
sissiety Notes. A strawberry festi-
val was held in the oasenint of the
churtch last Friday mite. Among
those injoying themselves eating ice
GREEN and cake was Miss Mary Wat
kins in bloc gown with brown
shoes, Miss Maud Jonson and Mr..
Charles (Puds) Simkins Amung
those partly injoying themselves lay
ing on the pavement peeking in throo
the basement windows was Mr.. Ben
ny Potts, Mr.. Arti. Alexander, Mr..
Sid Hunt and Mr.. Algernin Skinny
Martin.
Have you had your picture taken
with Lew Davises camera yet? If
not wy not? sents apeece, for 5.
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yard away. Advertisement.
Weather. Assorted.
This AFTERNOON Kumpiny b held a
militerry examination on my. frunt
steps to see weather or not to leeve
Lew Davis join the kumpiny as a loo
tenant, Lew Davis standing on the
pavement saluting and ansering the
questions, and us officers setting on
the steps asking, them, Genre1 Martin
going ferst, saying, Mr.. Davis, If the
enemy was retreeting and you was
chasing them with your soldiers, and
1.-THE enemy all at wunts stopped re-
treeting and termed GROUND and
started to chase you, wat wood you
do?
wood order my men to lay down
as if they thawt they was ded, and
tltGu graz d1lOiu OIL Lie SHGIfly duhlSS
lwen they went past, sed LIE Davis.
Correct, sed Genrel Martin, and
Kernel -Simkins sed, Mr.. Davis, SIP
posing you was up in a aeroplane and
a Zepplin started to drop buns on
you and a bum hit you and nocked
you into the ocean and you fell rite
throo the roof Of a German submar-
cen, wat wood you do?
Id tawk German and pertend I was
a submareen inspector, and then jest
as soon as nobody wasent looking Id
put handouts on the crew and GO
Ground sinking. luther submareens
sed Lew Davis.
Correct, sed Kernel Simkins.
Mrs. Davis, sed Sargent Hunt, wat
wood you do Suppose Germans at
tackled you at wunts and you ony
had shots in your gun?
Id shoot the ferst and then Id
wait till the last 2 got rite in frunt
of each luther and then Id shoot them
both throo the stummick with one
shot, sed Lew Davis.
Correct, sed Sargent Hunt.
The examination is over and we
will now take vote, sed Genrel Mar
tin, all those who think the primer
knows enuff to be lootenant will
please say, I.
I. sed all US officers.
l. Present, sed Lootenant Sid Hunt
And Kumpiny B all got up of the
steps and had drill.