Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-08
Trials Of a Modest Man.

A very amusing scene was Witnessed on
The promenade at the exposition Saturday
night A young gentleman who had shown
assiduous attentions TO the ladies during the
evening was standing near the music stand
conversing with a couple OF lady friends.
Just as the band ceased playing, he tipped
his hat politely and turned away, remark
ing that he had pressing engagement with
friend. He had taken but a step or two
when his foot struck something which felt
as though II were a ladies' shawl. Quickly
he looked ahead for the loser and then STOPPED
TO pick up the lost article. His fingers had
almost reached the thing, when suddenly
the young man Strengthened himself up and
looked obviously at a white object of ques-
tionable character. 1t was much too large
and burdensome for a handkerchief, and its
shape and quality of material were unlike
those OF an opera cloak, or comfort, or a
hood, or anything else OF which the ladies
could make use for themselves The young
man was confused, but his curiosity would
not permit him TO let the thing alone. He
observed that the girls on the benches before
him we've all giggling and squirting and
making wry faces at each other, but he was
dull of comprehension. "What in thunder
is this?" asked he, and, accompanying the
words with kick, he sent IL over towards
the feet OF two modest looking young misses.
Then there was sensation; the young ladies
laughed outright, and a number of young
men clapped their hands. The young man,
blushing, leaned against a post with his
hands in his pockets and looked at the foun-
tain as il threw up Its silvery spray. Ia the
midst OF the scene an anxious young mother,
"
nervOusly snatched up the mysterious OBJ
Ject, and, hurrying back TO a vacant seat a
little way down the corridor, sat down, and
was afterwards observed applying very
useful and altogether necessary article OF
apparel TO her tender infant boy.-LOUiSctUe
Journal
JONES is engaged to pretty and practical
girl. Her birthday is October 1. The other
said, "Dear Jack, / feared you might send
me bouquet for birthday present, as you
did last year, and thought I'd suggest 70
lamp would be a great deal better and either
OF them would keep" Jones sent both.
@Americans visiting Kruppe's works at
Essex next year should keep out of the way
OF the new steam hammer. II will weigh one
hundred tons, and the man who happens 70
get under il will never get over it.
@The statue OF Arminius has a sword
thirty four feet long. Next time the gentle
man on the stage tells us TO stake away the
one unless he expects TO pay the freight
charges himself
SMr. Walker, Cincinnati scientist, has
allowed himself TO be stung once day for
He says that after about the tenth time the
pain and swelling were slight, the body SEEM
ing TO become inoculated with the poison.
DThere was a row in Pawlet, VI, be
cause the doctor transferred his attentions
from al aged maiden 10 young widow. The
maiden hoOted under the widows window
while the doctor was counting his new sweet
heart, and the widow threw dishwater ON the
maiden.
pT.I have seen swaying nly-like about
the chuIn q beauty more perfect than that
which bloomed full-grown from the bright
focus OF the seas ecstattc travail, Is the way
an Indianapolis reporter began q column de-
scription OF q dairy girl. They soaked his
head, and At last accounts he was better.
~As illustrative of q feeling that must be
eradicated before we'll born women can be of
much use in the world, Emily Faithful mem
lions this incident 81 like to iron beside You
now, Betty" said little four-year-old miss
to the good natured laundry maid, "but
when am big lady WON'T"
~Here is q serious accusation from q
Somerset (Englandl parent against q school,
board as reported to the Pathological So
ciety: "Dhaiv ahim, eur, an ataich mel
bwoi-ee vur "a spul the tao uteez wal a p,
shoa-s ("Tbey have been, sir, and taught
my boy 10 spell taties lpotatoesl with q p,
sure!')