His Clerk Was A Soldier

Yesterday 1 teutonic oitizen of LaOBlÜg arrived on the early train and procrcdi 'd to Muskcgon's Yortown, Mere blue-coated gentlemen wen located, ostensibly tq tind his clerk who had gklpped out th the eompany at the first intullicncc of trotfble liere. jtiiuthig the young man, 81aokabée ejaculated: "Well, Sharley, I OKO't uflbrd to ]ay $1") a niontli mul led you vaste yóuï opportunlty mit dat soldier fellars, you know. 'cn all de (Innii)ics waijfolngon mit de strikera und de inilitnrv Wál vanted I tole you to lite for de law, bal nnpödy fites, und vite 1 vas deUing mine freui dot yim vu fttelne (bï de law, and dot you vil] tiic de siiw milis psstwards, und probábly be -iiippcd o deth mtl ssblak you wm WwIng mit de gal, und lialiug lots of I uit mit dein Muskegon beoples. Drw dav.s und Bigbtavoa vus oul und nobody vas killed yet. DN momtng 1 erpected 'to hfeitt you shoot und I said to mine Rreni lias' de military been oud again.1' -'Ye.s.'" lie said "dey vus jtist down byde Occidental bousea for brcakfast." I know Somedlbg Rbotil de soldiere mincself. "But, Mr. Slackabee. it ittit my fault thai we didn'tiiglit and- " " Sharley, dou't S)heak mit me. I vant you to keep away from dat military. Instead of walktDg around der KreeU mit a pin diiiking all der ladies was f.ill.'n mii love for you, come back und brusli up dcm old overcoats und dell de peopjeS we J 1 1 - t got em by New York. Dcrc was not so much fnn, but more moMy in d.it vou