Evening star., 1901-06-08
THINGS
HEARD
and SEEN

an6 the first year after retirement is the
heaviest By residing in Washington they
seem to be more in touch with affairs
which are familiar to them. The idea that
lhelr race Is run and that they are not
Mt to start in another. even if the pace is
somewhat slackened does not consume or
control them as it certainly does else
where"
A clerk in the pension bureau, having a
literary tendency. has produced the fol-
lowing rhyme, in which he introduces the
names of persons employed in the Depart
ment of the Interior:
The The Interior Department as you may not know,
Has Summers two, two Winters with Snow;
fheres Workman by Day, who Works by
Knight.
Others Daily and Weekly Slaughter time In ira
flight.
The Bishop, 50 Bland says Grace in the Chappell;
II you don't go to Church, by Evans You'll
For the Dean and the Proctor the Chaplain and
The Pope with his Crozier. the Justice and Squire
u1e uhe Bowman ready the Outlaw to shute.
While English. French. Welsh, Blacks and whites
Smiths. MiIlers and Cooks, a string without end.
There's r the Butler and Baker. the ClothIer and
The Draper the Cutter. the Potter and Ssyloy,
The Mason. the Cooper. the Sadier and Plummer,
a. Weaver who's Loomis surely Hummer
vi traders a list who Lnekey are.
And Eager to ride tn this government Carr
White RIack o, md dae r rnoow r In PeacHsk are
II, ",
There are Pfckrell and Pike to be found in the
And Rates to catch Rass wttbo,, giving po.a
you may Hunt and Hunter will join in the Chase
fs.t rs you nj, Hush over Bush and Brush at Pace
'r"ssins bridges and Brooks and Fields to their
10 haekus n,is the Grapevine may bring him great
To the Child You give Candee and get a Sweet kiss.
Ialimadse Is shorter than a man who Is Hyer
But neither wouid think of Toppng the SnIre
For Lightfoot Stocking that has no mate
And Eve. Cain and Able we will leave to their
Yes Yes Ely will get there. He's not up the Stump:
There's Mansfield to personate JekyIl and Hyde
We e Vim p.bG ehd ake nn ib all q sa m sWe :, With Pride
AS the song sung By psalmist in Old Galllee
* *
Yes. the fat man has his tribulstio in
this world" said one of the members of
that class 1T is a good thing that most
OF us are not sensitive, as we would have
tc fight to get even on some of the people
who find something in us to laugh about.
Several months ago 1 went with NV wife
TO large dry goods store We wanted TO
go to the fifth floor for something and
walked to the elevator which was filling
up 1 waited for all the ladies to get In
and stepped in when the elevator was we'll
packed. The conductor pulled at his cable
line, but the car wouldn't bulge. He
thought a mistake had been made and so
ne pulled again Once mere the car stood
still and the yoUngSter cast a suspicious
glance at me. as if / was the man who
caused 1t all. Then he unsuccessfully tried
for the third time, and with a grin on his
face. said to me: Mister, | guess YOU Will
have to get off and wait for the next car
AS | stepped off | told my wife / would
meet her when the next elevator went up.
Wen, that elevator moved up as smoothly
as bird the first trial that was made after
/ got off / could hear the titterng of
amused women the car left me and
when / reached my wife she was red in the
face and mad all the way through Did
You hear those nasty women laughing at
yop? was the first thing she said and
when i laughed the matter off she was
not fully satisfied. Fortunately / am not
sensitive. and such things as these do not
bother me-"
X
Representative Livingston of Georgia is
one of the few men who can boast of be-
longing to a family that has living repre-
sentatives of five generations. Mr.. Liv-
ingston's father, aged ninety-eight years,
Between the age of this oldest member of
the family and the youngest there is a diff
ference of ninety-five years. the baby and
sole member Of the fifth generation being
a lively boy of three years who is living in
this city. This young American is the son
of Mr.. Livingston's granddaughter, who in
turn is the child of his eldest daughter.
The five generations have been photo
graphed in group and the picture is
cherished by every member of the Liv-
ingston family