Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-11

The pufg woman attired iii the laFge plaias sat de*n on the park bench thankfullr and then she spied her friend in ths yellow sweater Knitting.
 iHsrbeft!'' she called to the small boy on bicycle who was careefing do#fi the walk, now don't y6ii go too mad Stay right around hefe!''
 'I brought Herbert to the park she told her friend, ito give my sister a rest. Minnie is such nervous w6rn- aii and she worries Sd over the little things, and that child is just wearing her. to the Done. All he needs is a lit tie infringement. Give him something to do-f1is good graeions!"
 From down the walk along the shore rose shFifl yeIls. Herbert on his Wheel | was describing wild zigzags and ahead of him fah frafitically two small girls | in terror. With fendish meseienee l Herbert seemed entirely able to figure out just which way lis victims in- i tended to ttifh next and t6 beat them to 1t.
 'ffeFbert!" called his aunt, rushing toward then. "stopp this minute! Ny goodness! We'll why don't you watch your ehildren?' she demanded 1 if the Indignant mother Of the small girls "People who let their children fun all over tie park without attention must expect them to get into reuble -and I've no doubt they teased Her Bert or som ething-
 l 'They stick out their tongues" sup4 piled the bicycie eedtarf vifttously
 "They made faces at mel"
 "Tferei'' stated the lady in plaids eoneluslveiy. T knew it wasn't his fadlt You stay right around where 1 am Herbert. Mercy, what is that man doing to Hefbeft?'
 Apparently Iher nephew had ridden his machine Full tilt into the ifraseible gentleman who now approached lead ing the yelling assailant by the arm
 Madam" stated the irascable one q would advise you to save your child from being arrested for rTianslaughter! lie nearly catapulted me into the gut ter. It is most disagreable way fof a child to act
 He pushed me- walled Herbert
 T was just riding along an he pushed
 me when he went by! His elbow
 pushed me right in the face! Hs's
 mean man and he don't love little
 children. an'-''
 T should think you'd be ashamed o
 yourself!' the woman in the plaidi
 told the iraseihle gentleman now opel
 r1ieutf1ed in stunned beWildefnheent
 Pushing an innocent child around
 never took my eyes off him for {
 minute and he was playing just al
 nice! I've a notion to report you t the policeman
 She paused for more breath and tn
 irascible man turned and fled with n. l argument. "Thefel" she gasped l Coward That's the way to treat tha sort Of man. He ought to De tarfet
 and feathered You can See yoursel that Herbert is only acting as any higl spirited child. Now where is he" ) Both wonien surveyed the wall : Which was vacant, so far as Herber was concerned From the willow tree across the road came chorus 6 } shrieks and cries; afld they started fo the spot. A party of innocent pieniek : | CTS who had spread their cloth and lai out their stores weere in wild eofi ] fusion as Herbert on his wheel turf ed and charged again exactly throug 2 the center of things as he most evi 2 dently had done before. Jaf ! stteaked the linen, cake and pie wer $ crushed. lemonade was triekliffg 6fl tn l offended grass, while the air scene $ full of sandwiches.
 g With great energy the devastatirl s rode through the group d secohd tim r before tall, thin man passing 5 : reached out d long arm snatehe q Herbert from his sporting wheel ali r gave him three hard sbanks befoi
 he set down with a thump s Don't thank me" said the thin ma = to the paraiyzed group. I've T