Show Fervid Vocabulary Cause of Arrest I THAT M I Ir sN r HE lour lonn policeman who THE stands guard by the District building In Washington was making his rounds x placidly when there dawned upon his horrified mind the fact that a horse was arras standing with i his fore feet upon he District buildings building's own sidewalk The horse was hitched hitched to a two two- seated surrey Upon a a seat of the surrey sat a with a brod black hat bat Get that horse hoise off the sidewalk said sald the policeman If you want this horse to get off that sidewalk you put put- him off your your- melt you you you- The remainder of the sentence was more in the way of ex- ex than explanation t. t You better shut up and get that theme where it belongs the belongs the police police- Arran ana n pursued And then there followed a contro contra versy It was heated to use a well well- worn but perfectly good phrase and in Iii the end the policeman hopped into the buggy and took the broad gentleman around to police poUce station No 1 I where It became evident that the prisoner was a southerner and was being charged with profanity profanity- and lots of it varied it-varied varied marled variegated lurid personal and original The southern gentleman kept it going go fug ing to some extent even while he was being examined at No 1 I but he did quit in tine time to let them know that he be was not the owner of the horse About this time a hatless breathless breath creath less real estate estat agent rushed out of at the District building run off with my my a and d buggy Where did they go he ho shouted Meantime No 1 had managed to cool the southern gentleman to a state where he would disgorge 5 as collateral collateral col col- lateral the price of his bis profanity And all aU this time no one had found out that the southern gentleman was not the owner of ot the horse borse at all I |