The Washington herald., 1918-05-16

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Bob Sloane walked up town Mon
day evening and stood on the curb
stone at Sixth and P streets.
Two men approached from the op-
posite corner. Bob looked around.
Come on aroun' en- have a ledle
gamer" asked Isaac, one of the pair.
CANT do it tonight, key" Bob
replied, gotta date wild nah gal" !"
Dat guy mus be some stuck up"
snarled Beetle" the other man. "S
dam shame he cain't shoot no craps
tonight Doggone ef any women eber
interfere wild nah games. No sab.
dey don't"
'tAh didn't az yo for no lip. Beetle, -
warned Bob, $50 you better take
Il along away fun heah."
"Shet 20 big mout," Isaac snapped
at Beetle. lessen somebody pokes
q dey fist in 1t afore you knows it"
Beetle" shut up-and then reached
down for a rock and rocked Bob
to sleep.
The girl who was to have met Bob
on the corner was sure disappointed
because some friends carried the in
jured man back in an alley and ban
daged his head and left him there.
Beetle" was captured. And his
! only excuse was an ugly temper.
And so by the time he works out
his thirty days at Occoquan, 1t may
improve.
DupIiclty.
Junius Benton came home from work
last Saturday night and told his wife
Sarah, that he would have 20 60 to
Camp Meade.
Sarah boo-hooed a little as she was
expecting such news ever since last
June S.
She turned over her washtub saw
ings GID to Junius and he said good
bye and beat it.
Sunday evening she put on mourning
and went to church. Folks looked
curiously at her.
An old man approached her as she
sat down and inquired why all the
black decorations.
She told him. And the old man held
up his hands in horror.
Deed miss" he whispered in her
ear, "Ah wouldn't let no man fool
me dataway. All saw dat man OBJ
yours dis mawning and de Good Lawd
knows he wuzn't at no camp. He
wuz all dressed up wild some young
woman. on his arm
About o'clock Sarah was waiting
for Junius to come out OF a certain
house.
But Junius saw her first. He sneak
ed up back Of her and tapped her on
h
A neighbor who saw the trick was
good enough to be a witness for Sarah
and convinced the court that Junius
was guilty OF assault.
Twenty-Five dollars fine for him-or
fifteen days.
That "Dear, Brother.
Percy Brown says he loves his
sister very much.
And to demonstrate his affection.
he thrashed her and she had him
arrested.
The other day their mother pack
ed up and moved to Philadelphia
and gave the sister, Beatrice. the
furniture.
Beatrice was about to move some
Of 1t out of the house when Percy
came along. .......
Leave all at stuff jes' war II ts
20 heah me-" he shouted when he
saw Beatrice taking down some pic
lures. =
''woan do nuthin' of the kind"
replied Beatrice. "Ah owns this
stun. en- All am gonna take it,
''Yo will. will yo?" shouted Percy
as he dragged her down of the
stepladder and hit her in the Jaw.
He then dragged her outdoors and
finished thrashing her so everyone
passing by could see what an effec-
tionate disposition he had.
Another. brother came on the
scene and dragged Percy from his
screaming sister. r {
"Ah lubs nah sister too much.
Jedge." explained Percy.
so see," replied the court. .sYou
love her entirely too much and IN
such q refined German fashion. too.
Pay q fine Of s35."
,H... Another One.
Talk about sporting blood.
: A modern big city bootlegger fs
the greatest sport on earth.
For the sake Of a little measly
dollar he will risk, life, limb. lib
erty and everything else.
But some say IT simply IL a lack
OF common sense. However. be that
assit may
:. Ed Wilson was sitting, in his room
In Wards alley, Tuesday night.
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