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Show BANQUET WRECKED BY STREET HOODLUMS Gravo was tho mishap which occurred to little Hurry Comm. who had the big responsibility upon hlii shoulders of translating trans-lating in a lltllo red wagon tho .edibles for a banquet given lant night In Masonic hall. The. wagon was piled high with pnatboard boxes, each containing u portion por-tion of the banquet "feed," In rafaty he had come from Miss Waldon's. 2iV K; Second Sec-ond South street to Main, and with plainly plain-ly visible anxiety he" was making his way by tho D. F. Vnlkr block, when out from one of tlm recesses of tho building rushed two hoodlums, who sent the top-heavy load scattering on tho sidewalk, Ao the toughs i-.iu down the street Utile Harry began to "cry u If his heart would bronlt Tho boxen wens scattered In nil directions and the contents oC so vera 1 were ."pilled upon tlin pavement. Between his sobs the little follow would cry "And I'll have to pay for It all." Ills predicament predica-ment appealed to every 6no who saw him, and a crowd of peopln soon gathered, Ono man sturted to tuke up a collection, when another good Samaritan picked up several of tho boxes for tho Masonic templo with tho Idea of squaring things up there. His oxampln was followed by others, and Master Mas-ter Oomm wiped the tears from his cheeks and heaved a sIeIi of relief ns ho started after thorn. |