Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-10

northwest. 1t dOesn indicate any great de-
gree Of commercial activity. though the picture
was taken during work hours one of their
busy days. People are less subject to heart
disease and more likely to attain a ripe old
age if they don't hurry. The knights and ladies
shown in the picture are feeling well and most
of them are getting ripe. Truly Of them II can
be said that they are
Creatures 50 fair that the same lips and eyes
They wear on earth will do for PARADISE"
This neighborhOod is marked by great social
attractions. and many of the levees held in the
court are attended by distinguished residents
OF Goat alley and other boulevards.
The triangle inclosed by eth street. boundary
line and Grant avenue northwest. called Cow
town. IL one of the most interesting parts of
the capital. All sorts of fruits that grow in
cans have been picked and the shucks thrown
away on the vacant lots there. Ash heaps and
refuse Of all kinds and in quantities to suit any
taste abound IN the most protiigate profusIon.
The population is dense, but the houses are
small, thus accounting for the adoption of the
phalanx system, by which some sleep at night
and some by day. Things, however, are hardly
ever what they seem. for through the broken
window OF a cabin came the soulful strains of a
piano and the regular beating of feet upon the
floor told of festive hours and happy days. In
another section May pole had been raised
about which merry dancers ushered IN the
glad new month to the music of an ACCORDION
and bones. Into that happy realm neither the
tariff nor the silver problem was permitted to
intrude and future dangers were drowned in
the gushing fountain of present joys.
SHADOWS.
But not all is merry making. for into the
humblest home comes at times the unwelcome
messenger. ottener calling the young than the
old. The voice that was glad is hushed and the
feet are still. On the latch of an open door in
an alley hung little piece of white lace that
had been used on the apparel of some member
OF the family, but 1t was neat and clean and
told the same sad story that told so often
and Is known 80 well. Under affection such as
this new confidence in fellow beings is not un-
usually awakened and the burden of the be-
reaved is hghtened by an impartlng of their
woes. So the reporter was invited in and lis
tened TO plain, unvarnished tale. A child of
innocent years had been stricken down AMI
was lying on a cot where but a few hours be-
fore the golden thread of life had broken Not
withstanding the environments Of the place
there was within evidence of desire for re-
fnement. however distant might be the actual
possession Though the parents had never
delyed N the mysteries Of learning the chill
dren were in the schools and had not tasted in
vain the blessings now free to all. The mother
was weeping. while girl in her teens leaned
over her and soothed her broken feelings with
endesring terms, repeating at intervals lines
from LOngfellow's Resignation:
I'VE see but dimly through the mists and vapors;
What seem TO be but sad. funereal tapers
May be heavens distant lamps"
In the pause that followed this recitation the
reporter withdrew from the touching scene,
but out upon the stiffness that surrounded the
house came the softly spoken words:
There 4. no DEATH What seems so is transition;
This life Of mortal breath
Is but III suburb Of the life elysan,
Whose portal we call Death"
CLICKS ALLEY,
leading of from Marion court between 9Th
and 7th and Rhode Island ayenus and
s streets northwest, is always scene
OF domestic life and comfort. The view
OF it given In the cut shows the leading citi-
zens coming forth from their midday siesta to
look at their shadows. II is a bright warm day
and the sun looks kindly down upon them as the '
oJZe out OF their homes. II the illustration was
on q little larger scale the reader could see the
leading citizens perspire. Life in this alley is
condacted on the principles OF a pure democ.
raey. The people meet on common grounds,
or. more accurately. on = cobble-stone nave