Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-09
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tlen1an and a lady suddenly pushed
through the crowd behind me and crept
under the ropes The nearest policeman
was new man. bit inclined to be pom
pous in his new Office He espied the
couple the moment they stood up outside
the line, and came down on the r11n-'Hey!'
going to have any more breakin' through
the line here Said the line breaker: MY
friend I am Major Sylvester's brother,
and it will be all right for us to cross The
new policeman quickly subsidized and al
lowed them to pass.
Another gentleman standing near me not
ed the incident. and very soon. PROBABLY
having become tired and desiring to 90
home. he found IL necessary to pass the
line himself. HI. too, went under the rope.
and quickly beck0ned the same policeman.
saying: am Major Sylvester's brother-i n-
law, 1 just returned from New York WITH
his brother and my wife and became sep
arated from them in the crowd. They have
doubtless gone to the hotel we arranged to
4, stop at. and should like to cross the ave-
nue. to 60 there myself. This worked nne-
| ly, and across he went.
Presently / observed Chief Sylvester him
self coming across the street from the
other side. He was not In Uniform and
when our newly appointed friend saw MIN,
| he did not know him and believed the man
had succeeLed Ia eyading the ofneers on
the other side. He quickly halted his chief
said the major. That's all right said the
new one. the family reunion IL on the
other side. and you belong over there.
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somewhat sorry-looking specimen OF
humanity, foreigner of course. applied to
Justice Anderson Of the Supreme Court OF
the District of Columbia a few days ago to
become a naturalIzed citizer Of the United
States. Justice Anderson presides In Equity
Court No. /, and he was seated on the
bench in that court room when the appli-
cant in question appeared before him.
There were also present large number OF
members of the bar, waiting to present Or
ders to be signed by Justice Anderson.
weil-known maxim IS that persons go
ing into equity must have clean hands
that is, their cause must be free of sugges-
ton of crookedneSs of any sort. 1t was
noted that the face of the would-be citizen
of this great republic was very dirty, ana
the crier found it necessary to sternly de-
mand "Order." when one of the waiting at
torneys said in stage whisper:
wonder if the Judge will decide that
have clean face"
X * X X X
There are few meaner men than those
who are your regular customers during the
year, but just before Christmas shave with
strange BARRIERS" said the man who Yields
the razor and the scissors. During the
Christmas and New Year just gone five or
six Of my regular customers did not show
up to have their faces shaved or their hair
cut. The cold fact was that they were
afraid they would have to give their barber
small present. Rather than do that they
sneaked around to other BARRIERS They will
be coming in again before long and getting
back in their accustomed chairs. l know
several men who have done that way for
years. I suppose they think the excuses
they give are accepted without question
and that we do not know that they have
taken all that trouble merely to avoid
little present 1 much prefer the fellow who
comes right along and never gives thought
to a present. He may be opposed to pres
ents or he may feel that he has not the
money to spare But 1t does make me tired
all over to have to begin shaving these
chaps who skip US from about the middle
of December until some time in January. I
know some well-to-do men who work that
game right along. Washington Is not much
of town for presents from patrons. and
some of our customers do not make pres
ents unless 1t is to increase their payment
for shave something like % cents just be-
fore Christmas, and SO we do not expect
something from everybody. Therefore the
man who sneaks around elsewhere for q
shave or haircut ought to know how small
he becomes in our estimation when he does
this.