The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-11
CUSHING indian,
SEEM SIGHTS,
DEF|ES CHICAGO
William 0Id-Bear of 0kIaho
ma Has Nice Little Time,

CHICAGO, June II. Especially -
There came into West Madison street
yesterday one William Od-Bes OF
Cushing Okla
There fingered about William the
quaint fancy OF the wikiup, the gentle,
somnolent Hephyrs OF the endless prai-
ries, the song Of the coyote and the sol
emn silenccS of the sarlit night
Loneliness dwelt in his far away eye
II was the haunting look Of a son OF the
wide places. In that all beholding
jretina was reflected the laundering bi-
Son OF the plains, the whirring rattle
snake, and the fitting Wild turkey The
bosom of William Old Bear rose and
fell with the varying emotions that
stirred his soul
The Sign OF the Dusty Larynx.
The crash OF traffic appalled, him au-
tomobilcS zoomed past him like dragons
and the street seemed a rushing, bawl-
ing, hopeless bedlam William Old
Bear turned in at the sign Of the dusty
larynx and bought himself man size
pifter
The world achieved new and pleas
ing aspect Traffic grated less harshly
upon his aboriginal ear here in the cool
csverns of the barrel house. He pro-
vidcd himself anew with the Juice OF
the maize, ooughed huSkily as il burned
tortrous path down his gulet, blinked
and fancied he heard the tinkling of
little bells Each new application of
fire water fetched renewed faith in the
purposes OF life. and when he had filled
his person with potent mead he stood
forth upon the sidewalk at Jefferson
and Madison streets and winked a sin
fu eye.
A pedestrian CHANGED by among the
hundreds who scurry Perhaps some
thing in the unconscious phiE OF the
pedestrian recalled an ancient foe. For
William Old-Bear drew back his fist
and let fly. II caught the pedestrian a
prodigious jolt and set him astonished
upon the curbstone
A Wallop From the Stone Age.
Another pedestrian, nothing daunted
and splitting the wind with a fearless
and metropolitan slant of head, tripped
past Suddenly he sprawled upon the
walk William Old-Bear had dealt him
wallop that came clear from the stone
age. Other pedestrians paused to take
an interest in things They should have
gone about their business William
Old-Bear began to warm up like new
motor.
Two more pedestrians fell and
dropped into the profound sleep Of un-
consciousness before someone thought
to turn in a riot call Policemen Mar
shall, Joiner and Gail OF the Desplaines
station came at a gallop.
At first they sought to demonstrate
with William Old-Bcar As we'll reason
with a typhoon They introduced the
element OF force. This was William
Old Bears other name. For full twenty
minutes there was such a battle for the
well have been staged between Tecum-
sch and three Davy Crocketts
Peace, Peace; There Is No Peace.
Two pairs OF handouts did the bust
mess. 1t seemed an unfair advantage
against one who fought so bravely But
they only held his hands His feet still
were dangerous as fails. 1t was not
until section of clothesline was fur
nished by Spartan citizen that Viii
liam Old-Bea was firmly established
in the patrol wagon.
But there was no peace In the po-
lice station he almost tore down the jail,
Then il was realized what allied William
I Old Bear He was rushed to the bride
well hospital, where the reflections OF
his all-beholding retina came true,
There was no wickup, no somnolent
zephyr; but pink buifaloes and blue
snakes and turkeys with straw bonnets
on frolicked in endless proiusion before
him For William Old-Bear has the
n d. rs.