Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-19

This one was no exception, and the visitor
though Gerry to disturb his reflections, ap
preached him.
''iou arc The Waterman here, believe" he
| ventured.
| The seneschal nodded.
| May ask what your duties are2 What you
do here all the long. long days. perhaps month:
| anG years.! continued the visitor.
Inc seneschal pointed TO his little bare spot
OF enrth and then swept his hand out over the
| Wild wide waste of weeds
DO you see them weeds?" he said with
pride, 'and this bare place. Well, if l wasn't
mere ali the time, this bare place would be
growed up with weeds like the rest Of it."
SAIL Ho.
1t was delightful sail-"sail' is the word to
Use at the seashore, even if you push your boat
with pole-and VIC enjoyed it thoroughly.
There was real nice young journalist in the
party. Just young enough to know he knew
everything, except to know that everybody else
knew he didn't, and he was a great favorite
with the ladies'. When we got back into the
| i;iiinch from the ripraps the pilot opened the
deck and drew out n bucket Of ice water and
passed the glasses back to the guests. A sad
sea uog alongside of the pilot. unobserved
hlled one OF the glasses with water and sent
1t back to tho journalist. With smile at the
ladies' and an Il UObe sonte just as they do in
Paris, don't you know, he poured the water
into himself and,-as was going
on that strip of water called Hampton Roads,
when you have got delightful Pike right in
the boat with you, 1 don't know whore it may
be found.
OLD POINTERS.
AsI said, there are summer girls at Old Point,
and they are pretty girls, real pretty some of
them, and plenty of time to do it in.
They dote on the officers from the fort, too.
and the officers seem to like it.
Ibex-J do ,t L .l,a Al
say they don't.
Il heard one OF the lieutenants talking to q
girl out in tile pavilion over the water one
night. She was evidently new and he was
giving her pointers.
1T is lovely down here" she said; ''the air
That's because it is a military air" he MUIR
INJURED.
The men are SO courteous" she went on,
unconscious of his wit.
We are noted for our uniform courtesy, y
he asserted, smiling.
tenderly
oh, yes" he laughed, but WINGED little,
we have TO soldier good deal"
ITS perfectly lovely isn't it?" she twittered.
things"
CO., no gurgled, slipping over close; "you
press the buttons and We do the rest"
ihen got up and went away to listen to the
SAD sea waves ana descant upon mine own de-
formlty L thought how witty and wise and
original TINS young man was to be only lieu
tenant. and l continued to think SO until
had told 1t to four or five or six girls and
each one consecutively remarked, Chestnut"
Then thought Id print it and have it posted
IN conspicuous places about the sea front of
the hotel as warning to the unwary:
iIease put this in a conspicuous place!
BUSINESS.
There il an artillery acbool af Eorf No,roo
and has been for long time now, and every
season the guns there have shot tons and tons
of iron and steel at targets in the
Roads, until there must be acres and acres of
metal on the bottom, not twenty-five feet from
the surface. len years ago tried to get some
OF those boatmen to quit Grabbing and loaf
ing iazily on the rocking tide and rig float
fish up that metal, but so far not
a man has made an effort and ''there's millions
In it. Somebody ought to organize the Shot
and Shell Dredging Company and bear the
scrap iron market. Ill take a block of the
stock for this suggestion.
FINALE.
However, one can't stay at Old Point always,
unless he's a millionaire or a hotel waiter, and
he can't write about it always, either, even il
he were both; SO, being neither, find myself
compelled to do both. That sentence is all
right If you care to relieve it Of its involve
ment.
We left the Point at 7:20 y. m. loaded with
supper and luggage and blessed memories and
sailed out into the lambert light of the har vest
moon. II was perfect night.
There was upon the waters face
ripping smile of tenderness;
And on its moonkissed cheek
million dancing dimples played
AT hide and seek with all the stars,
Which, twiEkling in the soft, blue sky
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