Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-20

he will strive as he has striven for the cup
rms man. who has won the hearts Of
americans by his fine way of accepting de
feat, and his blithe way of trying again and
yet again for victory, Is keen only for The
unattainable whether it be a thing of sail.
or pettlcoats, of cups or hearts. And in this
ne is ike every other man born in the like
ness of Adapha, the first man in Eden.
We prize only the thing we strive after
and win at great cost. There may be farel
things within the touch of our hands But
they have no value to us. So, then, when
we think to win that strong eager, pas
sionate, conquering thing a man calls his
heart. we cheaper and enfeeble ourselves
by tame surrender. No man wants the fruit
that falls at his feet. or desires the flowers
that grow within reach Of his careless
hands. He knows that the ones blushing on
the topmoSt branches are sweeter; that
those blooming high on the mountain have
a glory and a fragrance all their own. No
danger or difficulty frightens him. The
prize is worth while.
Artistic Tastes Needed.
I cannot quite accustom my mind to the
fact that girls go forth deliberately to
charm men and to win husbands. But my
reluctance to believe does not alter the
case. For they "shore do" And So TAX
ing for granted that they are really fishers
of men. would 1t not be better II they were
more artistic in the manner of their an
Cling?
There was a bright company Of summer
girls and men fishing on one of the long
piers at Atlantic City few weeks ago.
But there was no sign Of the hunger in the
party which renders fishing justifiable In
truth, the absolute correctness of the Co.'S
tunes, trig and jaunty and plain, showed
that the company belonged to the always
suitable class, and they laughed and chat
tered and made great ado about batting
hooks and casting flies, and shrieked at the
least hint of a nibble. There was a tall
and titled German in the group, and 1t was
easy to see that he was the object of jeal-
GUS interest among the coquettish ladies
present They cajoled and fattered him
and were unsparing in their smiles, but
they did not seem to get many fish.
Did you catch anything, Madge" called
the chaperon to her daughter, with insin-
uating softness.
Yes, a great big one," responded the
girl. But let 1t co.
Huh" snorted another dowager under
her breath, II am willing to wager any
thing that Madge Misty never let anything
go that she once had on her hook"
And 1t was evident that similar feeling
was in all the party.
The afternoon passed without results, ex-
cept in the way of freckles, although every
effort was put forth to capture the finny
prizes hidden by the deep waters. But as
the anglers turned to go a stranger girl,
who had been reading while her line rode
on the waves, suddenly sprang to her feet,
and with much playing and graceful sway
ings from side to side finally began hauling
in, hand over hand, and landed the biggest
bass that had been caught the whole sea-
son.
And she never even tried to catch any
thing" said one of. the girls Of the baron's
party, enviously. THAT fish just hunted
around and begged to have the bite that
finished him."
"Ah-h, dot is de way always alreadty,"
said the German, impressively. wen de
little worm hides den de bass yumps to
bite"
But the girl who had caught the big fell
low smiled as she laid 1t in her basket and
looked to see the bevy of silly maids who
had learned no lesson from what they had
witnessed, f1uttering and Turing the blonde
and cunning officer as they walked back to
the hotel.
That" said she to herself, as she fol-
lowed his big, soldierly figure with her
mischievous glances. lis the fish that will
get away"