Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-21

"Ahar' exclaimed large. breezy man.
as he took a seat in a Columbia cable car
and rubbedsnis hands together. one evening
during the cold snap last week; this is
something like one of our old-fashioned
northern winters. Lucky we haven't the
slow. shaky horse-cars this line now;
we'd never get home. These cable cars are
a big improvement over the old bob-tails,
and he touched the arm of the young mas
sitting next to him.
The ycurg man glanced up with an in
quiring look, and gravcly shook his head
Don't you think so? Well. that is
strange. The old slow pokes crept along 50
everlasting slow that a person needed an
extra hour to get from his home to his
Office. Now We skip right along, and lit
tie Pile of snow on the track doesn't stall
U.s.. When the company discards the cable
and takes the underground electric power.
as / hear they propose to. it will be
ferther Improvement. You are in favor of
that, aren't your
Again the impressive shake Of the head
from the person addressed.
You must have curious ideas-or plenty
OF time said the breezy Individual what
We want here is rapid transit and the COM
changed from horse to cable power With
electric power and the railroad crossings
out or the way We can make the run down
town in ten minutes. 1 presume you will
fSree with me when 1 say those crossings
Should be done away with in some man
ner?"
Another shake of the head. and the young
man walked out on the platform As the
car stopped at It'll street east he stepped
to the ground and started north
iiuh. Pretty Intelligent. but decidedly
atrye passenger. who is that young fell
low who just got off, he asked. as he
stenped out on the platform with the con-
dUctor.
Him Oh. he's one Of the deaf and
dumb STUDENTS from Kendall Green"
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I'm fixed for tomorrow" said a depart
ment law clerk, taking out of hts pocket
and exhibiting a fat roll of fine cut to-
bacro to newspaper friend. as they We're
vending their way the avenue toward
Capitol Hill last Saturday night 81 al
ways have to get loaded at the end Of the
week"
Sane here" said the journalist. pulling
out large plug. Don't know what I
should do if 1 couldn't find this in my
POCKET OH Sunday"
Il presume We might do without it If we
We're hard pushed?' suggested the law
clerk I'm certain I could break off Il
really wished to. ard have used the weed
for twenty years"
I've used it longer than that" responded
the newspaper man. "Of course. we could
exercise of our will power would fix It,"
speaking of will power said the law
Clerk, as they stopped little later to talk
moment before separating for the night
Just east of the Capitol, suppose we test
1t: suppose We throw away our tobacco
ana go without it for a year-the first to
break his resolution to buy a new hat for
TIE ether. What do you say?"
Pencil Pusher hesitated for a moment.
ell I'm with you. Here she goes" and
ms Dig plug OF tobacco disappeared in the
bushes on the opposite side Of the road
way. with .'chug."
Here she goes" echoed the law clerk
and his roll Of fne-cut flew In the same
direction. Then they parted.
After late breakfast on Sunday morn
ing. the newspaper man undertook 20 read
the papers. Couldn't: uneasy. Then he
tried to write. Couldn't: too nervous. After
Growing up handful of wooden tooth
picks, he put on his hat and walked out
After all. the best way Is to break Off
by degrees. he thought, his steps turn
cd mechanically toward the CAPITOL
grounds Just one little chew would last
me all day, and he looked longingly over
toward that clunp of bushes
He noticed that the bushes were being
disturbed. as though some animal were
pushing its way through them. Getting q
little nearer he saw that what he tooK for
an animal was man upon his hands and
knees A few steps further and he recog-
nized him.
1t was The law clerk!
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{ vie horrtd, mean thing! / wonder who
she was?" exclaimed a little woman, as
she was standing with a lady companion
on street yesterday. and reading letter
from her home in Pennsylvania. Some
men can't be trusted alone for a day-they
will do something to disgrace themselves"
And she stamped her little foot on the
sidewalk. while a look of Indignation
spread over her pretty face
why. what has gone wrong up homer
questioned the other lady. as she turned to
the little one with a sympathizing manner
''oh. John has gone crazy think" and
her voice choked, while a moisture crept
into her eyes. They were having a fair
and festival in the town hall for the ben
eft of our church, and the big chandelier
fell. hurting several people. After the ac-
cident John went home with a-with "a"
But the little thing broke down. and
sobbed as though her heart were breaking
Here. she said, handing the letter to her
friend. and pointing to a paragraph, read
that. and you will understand what
mean"
The lady took the letter and commenced
reading aloud at the place Indicated: After
the accident when the excitement had
quieted down, John went home with an
ugly cut on his arm, and"
'What?" interrupted the little one. as
she turned with a startled look toward the
other.
w Cit continued her companion,
reading again. with an ugly cut on"
The little lady snatched the letter out of
the others hand, with a historical Sob
and commenced crowding 1t into the en-
veiope while her face took on the color of
carmine
DO you know" she gurgled. as she
pushed the letter down deep In her coat
pocket. Il read that paragraph over three
Inherent times, and each time 1 spelled
that word c-a-t?'
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I'm ordinary conversation no one would
detect that naturally stutter," said A. L.
Benedict at the Normandie, "but such Is the
fact. When I was a small boy I suffered
badly. but overcame the linguistic defect
sufficiently to talk smoothly. as a rule. When
i converse with a man who shutters, how
ever. cannot control myself and 1 always
SHUTTER as badly as he does. This fact came
very nearly getting me in serious trouble a
Few days ago, in the mountains of West
Virginia 1 was in hotel. talking smoothly
As L am now. when a sufferer Joined the
crowd. He listened for while then entered
into conversation with me. At once / began
to stuttor. His face turned red. then white.
and finally he could stand 1t no longer
Arising from his chair. he began taking
OF his coat. saying. 's-s-sstr-s-s-stranger,