| Show an innocent hoosiers Hoo alera esperi enco with a hoso hose pipe yesterday afternoon a tall lank individual dressed in a faded suit of brown jeans big his pants tucked into a pair a i r of remarkably large and dusty boots I 1 0 ts and wearing a broad brimmed straw bat lint much the worse for use was sitting on oneff oc of the benches at garfield place curiously iva watching telling the park keeper watering the grass tho tile operation seemed to impress him considerably aul he lie lo 10 looked 0 ked w a if he lie wanted to speak t to 0 the man with the hose lie made one or two ineffectual efforts but each time eat sat down on the bench without ha mg his mouth at length having conquered liis his natural diffidence he lie arose and thus addressed the keeper say stranger im from inmany In liany an and d id like mighty well to see how that thing works the man with alie hose courteously explained the operation told all about bo ut the waterworks water works and finally offered to let tho the hoosier try hia bis hand at watering the grass if he lie wished with a smile of innocent and childlike gratification the man from Injia ny Dy firmly grasped the hose as it if he feared it would get away from him and began F for or a moment the stream went on oil the grass gram and then by way of variety he lie squirted arted it over the graveled gravel ed walk stop that right off shouted the keeper in ili his effort to do 10 as he lie was bid the hoosier IIo osier planted one of bi his ponderous boots upon the hose lioa and nd n the water ceased to spurt from the nozzle AN why lly it has stopped what is the matter with the thing ho be asked in atone a tone of surprise just then looking straight into the nozzle he changed his position tion the better to study the situation P and the stream gushed forth into his face ugh ugh lie gasped liala choked swinging the hoso hose around in in a helpless manner sprinkling a crowd crowdog crow dof of bystanders bystander sand and at last fast lovelin leveling it square in the breast of ho the custodian of the park stop that NI you u idiot I 1 yelled the keeper or ajl murder you and find as its the tile stream of water instead of being removed was directed now into tobis his face ho lie grappled with the unfortunate countryman and with the hose grasped between them they rolled over and over on the wet gras grass biting and scratching sern aching like a coup couple lepf jf cats the indiana man came out on top trip and while he proceeded to pummel his antano nast he lie allowed the hose lose to squirt out in the direction of the sidewalk where the stream fell upon two of the finest summer bonnets of the season and drenched a co couple u pie of lovely stiff starched whito white dress dresses just at this juncture half a dozen police policemen mn and tho patrol wagon arrived with much difficulty and not until they were thoroughly sprinkled the officers managed to N pull 11 the hoosier away and convey him lm to the central where the charge of wilful destruction of property the same property consisting of two summer bonnets and a couple of dresses was placed against his name if hia his clothes are anything like dry tomorrow to morrow morro w morning hia his case will be tried in the police court cincinnati gazelle gazette |
