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Show HIS HONOR RODE PICKABACK Commissioner Shields Was Shocked Post Office's Dally Flood Reformed. Just why the porters In tho Is offlco building scrub down tte corridors cor-ridors at Ave In the afternoon Instead of at four as formerly has Just boon disclosed, says the New York Sun. Not very long ago the porters be-yan be-yan swashing wator up aud down the corridors at the very moment tho fofioral courts adjourn, four sharp. A good many persons were still In the building, though, much Inconvenienced Incon-venienced by tho flood. Complaints were made, but nothing was done. Finally a slightly built, wiry federal fed-eral Judge hnppened to stay beyond the usual closing hour. When he was ready to leave the dally flood had covered the floor a soapy Inch deep. "No rubbora and thin shoes." sighed his honor, ruefully. "Well, there's, only one thing for me to do or get my feet soaked. Do you think you're strong enough to ferry me over?" he laughingly asked six-foot Deputy Marshal Mike Blake. "Sure, your honor," grinned Mike. "But will you?" "Sure, your honor. Up with you." So It happened that staid Commissioner Commis-sioner Shields, who watches over the federal Judges as a hen over her chickens, had a shock on ' coming around a corner to behold bis honor riding pickaback on big Mike Blake's shoulders across the sudsy Jordan and enjoying It like any two-year-old. "Good heavens!" ejaculated the commissioner, alt In a fluster. "This Is certainly something new for you,-Judge." you,-Judge." "Wish I'd discovered It before, John," crowed his honor. "Get up there, marshal. You see, John," continued con-tinued his honor, "I haven't had a good ride like this since I was a boy, and I ttll you It's great." And as If he had been a grandson Instead of a grandfather his honor clapped his heels against his steed's ribs until he broke Into a splashing trot. The commlslsoner, however, was so alarmed at tho Incident, at the probability prob-ability of Its being repeated and at tho poralble lese majestr of Its publication pub-lication that hs hastecd to U postmaster post-master and Insisted that the rhtlly scrubdown be set at an haaw when It was more possible to pieuj the federal proprieties. |