Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-24

The Woes OF a Lover Prosecuted nv an
INFANT - HoW ttttie Brother 10
Wore Terrible than a sSix One.

He had q wild. way-oG look IN his dark nine
eye. He was depressed. lie was dazed. He
ran his fingers wildly through his hair, then ne
threw his head on his folded arms against a
lamp post and looked miserable The moon
was full.
What's the NATTER" asked the philan.hropic
STAR man. 'Is that you?"-recoguizing n
friend. What ais you?"
He raised his head and stared vacantly at his
questioner: then. with a hopeless shake OF the
head. leaned mournfully against the lamp-post.
'Where'ye yon beea' Have yoa got 'em?-
exclaimed the frightened scribe
Got EN-! and he Strengthened up suddenly
But the next instant he again subsidized into the
same state OF hopeessness. We'll. guess
have
Were you ever in lover" he asked. waking
up little after q few moments
'Oh, Is that ALP" said the scribe ''Pshaw Z"
No. II amt all. All? All?-oh," and he
leaned heavily upon the lamppost. "Alla Why
the cirl love has a brother"
Then it's a big brother that's the matter
ah;" 0''
"B!gl Well guess not. I'd knock him out
IN one round and run of with the girl and
wouldn't mind II did get a load of rock salt In
the rear. and he squared himself Overwhelmingly
NO, he's about four years old" and the yorng
man sighed miserably. then shook his fist at the
moon. bit his lips, and hung heavily upon the
lainppost
Then he turned plaintIrely about and
rested his hand on tbs STAR mans
shoulder. Did you ever GO TO see a girl who
mad four year old brother; Nell don't Don't
ever get in the way Of il. tell you as friend
beware Let it alone; don't touch IT, No
don't He stopped for a moment and chewed
ms moustache violently. Then continued: "A
four year old boy must be avoided. All bows
should be killed when they reach that age
lhey re worse than tomcats Big brothers
bulldogs and angry pas amt n circumstance
They're dynamite, I was Just looking into her
eyes. saw she loved The. I was about To ask
her TO be mine and clasp her TO my heart when
MI Blank, did you ever see a dog with tin pan
tied TO his tall came out from behind the sofa.
and the four-year-old brother crawled up into
her lap. oh, of course. 1 smiled patted him
on the head and told him the cat was under the
table in the next room Then again the fatal
word was on my tongue. Her hand was In mine
was inst twisting her fingers I'D with mine,
you know. My chair was slipping out from
under me and one knee had lust touched the
carpet-'Sster, here's q pin'-then he walked
back TO the next room. Then for three minutes
all was still-my heart beat quckly-she was
NIL But: Sister, here's another pin: that's
two pins. Mr. Blank did you ever see n June.
bug tied to string? They can't get away; can
they, Mr.. Blank Then he crawled up on NV
knee and wanted to know why Santa Claus
dldn { come on the Fourth of July. And ii that
was Santa Claus sister was kissing on the front
door step last night-'for don't YOU know sister
said when she rcked me up In the yestibule
behind her that if I'd be good and not talk too
much Santa Claus would bring me something
good-it must a been Santa Claus. Don't YOU
think so. Mr.. Blank? | haven't heard whether
the fall hurt him. but here am"
Then he ran his fingers through his hair and
went back upon the lamp-post.