Evening star., 1897-03-03
AMONG INAUGURAL VISITORS

A young lady visitor approached one OF
the guardians Of the peace at the Capitol
and told him she wanted to see the ''place
where the President worked" The blue
coated policeman asked her IL she meant
the Presidents room in the Senate wing.
She said she didn't know where it was,
but she had heard about 1t. He directed
her over to the Senate side, and there
she was shown the presidents room."
where's he?" she asked, looking around.
1t was explained to her that the Presi-
dent only occupied the room at the very
end of a Congress, and not often then.
WELL" she said with an air Of scorn, Il
call this vicious extravaganza to keep as
handsome a room ss this for a man to
use one hour in two years. When 1 come
to Congress, which 1 hope to do at no dis
tant time, 1 shall see that a different ar
such lavish expenditure of the peoples
money If women could have the hanGling
Of the affairs of state And then she
informed the astonished attendant on her
ladyship that she hailed from Colorado.
CHA Kee was out intent on purchasing
a badge. He wanted a particular kind, the
Flower fog as the Chinese call It, good
and big with a medallion of "his imperial
majesty, Mckinley, pendant from 1t. He
finally found boy who had +he desired
kind, and another boy with him had some
other kinds of badges The desired tadge
was 20 cents but the two youths thought
they would put up job on the celestial.
The vender asked 30 cents at first but the
other whispered to him to make 1t 20
cents, so he raised quarter. The China
man pulled out a handful of silver which
made the eyes of the boys dance. and the
vender of the badge desired raised another
quarter. Chin kee dropped the money back
into the bagginess of his trousers. with the
dry remark ME no buy Major Mckin-
n uh
He come too high, me no takee."
little lad of seven was coming down
the avenue yesterday carrying his hat in
his hand. He was not particularly we'll
dressed. but he had nice manners. A lady
said TO him, your head is damp with per-
spiration and you'll catch cold in this
breeze with your hat off" The little fellow
hesitated minute and then said well,
I have been sneezing and 1 guess I'll have
to put my hat on. You see mother taught
me l must always take off my hat to the
flag, and ] haven't had a chance to put
it on since started from home up on Capt.
tol HILL"
The flag over the tower on the Shore
ham Is sight to thrill on these moon
less nights. The breeze carries the flag
well out all the itme and there is a
searchlight thrown upon it from below
that makes the flag look as though painted
on the sky. Last evening some old soldiers
We're halted by its splendid beauty, and
1t brought the tears to the eyes of every
one of the three. ut reminds me-" said
one. 'of Lookout mountain and the way
the flag went like a thing of life with
Hooker. up above the clouds. We couldn't
see the troops, but we heard the roar of
the guns, and the smoke of the battle en-
veloped every living thing, but now and
then the clouds would lift, and the flag
shone out as though blaZed in fire on the
very heavens"
Badges are the order of the day The
Ohio man is strictly "in IT, under loads of
buckeyes. The real article gave out early
and miserable wooden imitation is palm
ed OIL on the unsuspcious, but 1t answers
the purpose very we'll