Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-02

You may say what you please, out
mans always good friend Is has ooe' anu
we had a touching Illustration OF 1t IN ths
first precinct the other day., SAID foiice-
man Sampson to a reporter today. one Vi
the men had to place an old man uhoei
arrest for being stone blind drunk. He was
accompanied by a dog whose name we
afterward learned was GYPSY.
Gypsy is a mongrel Scotch terrier very
homely to look at. but remarkably strong
in her attachment for her master, ana she
guarded him as he lay in a stupor on the
sidewalk The dog was stretched alongside
of him with his two paws his breast.
as though to protect him from the passers
by. When the policeman attempted 10
shake the old man the dog growled ana tne
COP Strengthened up and graSped ms SUCK:
''Just then a woman came along and full
of sympathy for the old man. she ex-
claimed: What's this? What's this? POOR.
old man. be gentle with him. officer She
declared she would assist the policeman In
getting the man to his feet and perhaps
he would be able to walk to street car
and she would pay his carfare to his home.
She then stopped over and attempted to
lift the mans head. The dog again groWled
and showed it's teeth, and the woman let
go the mans head and finally walked
away.
1.-THE dog continued to keep its forefeet
on its masters breast as he slumbered. and
watched the small crowd that gathered
about The policeman did not want to Kill
the animal. and knew he could not take
the man to the station without taxing
chances of being bitten. He summoned the
patrol wagon and three policeman sue
ceeded in driving off the beast while they
put the man in the wagon and drove away.
The dog followed and ran into the house
and barked at the policeman who were
holding up the prisoner before the ser
geant at the desk.
when the man was taken back TO
cell there was again trouble with the dos.
The doorman tried to shoe 1t out or the
station. but could not do so. 1t ran about,
snarled ard barked. and raised such rum
pus that the sergeant finally ordered that
1t be allowed to go 70 the cell In when IT'S
master was confined. The man was partly
sobered up by this time. and the dog leaped
about him with joy. He finally filled his
hat with water and gave the animal a
drink and then both went to sleep.
THE animal followed the patrol wagon to
court and followed its master into the
pen and remained with him until he was
arraigned The animal stood at his heels
as he stood at the railing.
He told the magistrate that he was
troubled with heart disease and had taken
three drinks of whskey. He said he had
once been in business and many of the
merchants knew him by reputation " hen
he was younger he drew salary OF $lo,coJ
q
he did not possess fifteen cents. His reia-
tives took care of him and ne was sorry
he had been overcome by drink in pubic
place. :,
Go home and don't let 1t happen again,
Judge Scott said
las the man turned around and started
for the door the dog wagged its tail with
pleasure and disturbed the court proceed
ings by barking.
ar notice " remarked Nicholas RidSeway
NJ London az ne sat in the lobby of the
New Willard yesterday, that most of you
Americans seem to have gone daft IN the
matter of pockets The most striking pecu-
uar!ty of your cIothes-and the thing which
first caught nv eve on landing here's the
number Of pockets in them. Pockets. peck
eta nockets everywhere! And almost al
ways something in EN-. too. What do you
do with them all? What are they all for?
Mr. Ridgeway worked for years on the
bench as a journeyman tailor in the estaD-
lishment of the great Poole in London. ne
managed to save up few hundred pouiios
which he took with him to South Africa
in 1891 He returned to England last year
worth il is estimated at least $3,OOooo-
all from fortunate mining ventures during
his eleven years exile. Just to prove ina
he learned his trade we'll and hadn Tor
gotten II he cut and made a suit or clothes
for himself the first week he was back In
London. He had 1t on yesterday, and with
a show of no little pride directed attention
to the fact that in the entire suit there
were only six pockets.
You see" he explained, pockets dis
figure a suit just as too many doors and
windows do a house. And besides. If yot
carry anything in them they are apt tC
bulge out and destroy all the artistic erec1
of good clothes. Look at that young fell
low there by the window now-fve outside
pockets in his sack and something in every
one OF them l have only one hip and Z
fob pocket in my trousers, only one in tbs
waistcoat and only three in the coat-ar
outside change pocket and two inside breas
pockets. That's enough. and more"
At once every man in the party begar
counting his pockets Nobody had les!
than fifteen. and in two instances there
We're eighteen. And it was quite generally
agreed that so many pockets are wors,
than needless and impair the effect OF we'll
tailored garments.
"A handkerchief. a small penknife and
memorandum book are about all a mar
needs To carry in his pockets nowadays
aside from money" continued the Londor
oracle An inner pocket for your gloves
is all right. but in England now 1t is baC
form to carry a match safe, a cigar case o.
a big bunch Of keys. well-dressed MAJ
over there Is never seen with his pockets
bullying, Here the bulglng pockets are pain
FULLY in evidence. Cut EN- out
One Of the newcomers from the west wn,
Is trying hard but has not yet broken int,
Washington's exclusive circles. is afYordinl
no little amusement for her neighbors I,
the northwest. They are laughing yet Il
one OF her recent bonmots which She
sprung during social cali. Noticing ;
very handsome vase on the mantel she re
marked: Il dearly love that kind OF ware
ana this summer while in Chicago 1 pur