Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-30

m slowly but surely wrought a chane.
| IN the pale young man. HIS beaf.h
:. ufneo SO as TO admit of light training "a
y was not long before the rIddv , d,,u
the anao oWs systematic exercise Changed
one appearance Of his former male cbasIa
ana ne was congratulated unon ~. 1918
| to health opoh MS return
vontb .nree weeks ago the former male
south was walking along Florida a,,aa po
near the Mclean lot al oo,h $50 a'enue.
is pest girl. 1t was just about dusr
sah was approaching from the onnns;ta
law non th ana as he passed beneath the gas
.p, 'ie pale young man recognized hi
81 the strong man. Dropping the a. re
y, ms sweetheart and pushing bar go.
s siHSe 10 the tall palings of the fence he
ounanSeo upon the other and said: NO
told you that some day wnuia ,b,.,,
DO, ne out OF you. The evening of thar
The aa big eo Fellow Look nd, out for yourself
evidently remembered the tbreat - ne
was called to his mind, and his hanJs - AZ
up oeIore the other finished speakIner IT,.
cbane .e'i ~ ana speechless at the sudden
chanee In the evenings program, wa,ts
described "iiieh heed not be
vine Inc young men fought as athletes to
wnom boxing is part OF the recin,s, !"
any hght. 1t was give and .ake ~ Gsu-
elc stEle and the blood was soon fio,in
tn tiIe races OF each amateur gladiaror
sonn b leI weakhng, trained down hard
sui hitu the other blowing and eftar a
IaPid exchange. hit him a knock-o,,t No..
on the Jaw which sent him snra u,iin,, ~" Nv
the frozen ground WING on
Come on was the laconic cop,noora %.
tne victor to his girl, as he t,,cLaS III VI
arm IN MS Never mind him I will 60,
IN tne nrst BARRIERS shoD and uash stp
Show VIC "oh miss the
me next day at the office the male your,r
ria m appeared with several pieces OF courf
plaster on his face. The strong man diS
NOT snow up for several DAYS. He rnnn, M
himself as 'sickr ne reported
o story would never have got out il tho
- man sweetheart hadn't told IL Ia
If 70 mus bsr in.imate friend, who in turn told
~ 10 ner most intimate friend ninth r.
nfth intimate friend" told II To the ur;, .,'
me foverty-Strfcken Millionaire
Il haven't a cent"
ne pennies man looked askance at rho
miiionaire's rich raiment, his fur-lined o,.or0
coat, neece-lined gloves, silk hat and ,,.t
a liar '''' p'ii'elS'
Il haven't a cent"
me ne penniiess man contemplated the mill
honaire forty-foot front mansion on NJ
aSehusetts avenue, his elegant eoufnap ~
t .he s ttt me lat coachman on the box and
ane Iatter butler in the open doorway. and
again politely called him a liar
Il haven't cent
A., ne penniless mans eyes snapped greed
lily as they fell upon the forms on tbe ,,1
nonaire's wife and daughter descendJne ~,
broad steps. dressed in rich furs and 9,ces
ana Jewels, and, as the ladies told the stiiI
1atter footman where to drive nern,i.,in..
papa to walk, the penniless man emnbat;e
caHy ana Tor the third and last time called
.He milnonaire a monumental preyaricator
o. iacts and purveyor of ftful, ffeetinr
haven't a cent, neither have five
cents IN nickel, ten cents in a dime. TWEEN
~ -hVe cents in quarter fifty in a half
ior No IN dollar, said the millionaire re-
But L have here a $40 bill, which now
present to you with my compliments for
your mcst unusual and refreshing frank
ness. But my good man, take my advice.
never strike a millionaire for few men
mes or "a nickel because We do most or
our paying out by means of checks and
small silver bird seed is not always in the
pockets which are commonly reputed to he
plethoric. Always ask for ten or a
twenty, and you will hit us right where we
live" "'
The penniless man gave up thanks that
ne mad struck millionaire who was SO
very poor. ~
You here for?"
Prisoner-"For stealing"
Visitor-"What did you steal?"
Prlsoner-'I stole a girls Affections
Visltor-"Well, that's no infraction of the
law" e
Prisoner-"Hem. 1 carried 'em Off with
ner fathers horse and trap."-T1t-Bfts.