Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-18
AROUND THE CITY

A horse fell on 10th street yesterday and
before his driver could unbuckle the mar
ness the usual crowd had swarmed. The
horse was a rough-cOated sorrei, with rios
that showed like barrel slaves. though the
wheels Of the huckster cart he pulled were
caked with country mud. proving that he
had the run Of the pasture. He made
dozen attempts to raise himself. but. even
with the huckster's frantic help he sprawled
back as many times on the asphalt. where
he finally lay in a quivering heap. The ap-t
proach of a policeman gave sinister In
terest to the case; perhaps the horse would
have to be shot! As this fascinating posi-
bilty began to impress itself on the faces
OF the crowd, big, breezy. mfddle-aged
man. in a fine gray suit and a panama hat
came swinging by. He stopped long enough
to take in the situation, then pushed
through the fringe of men. boys, and-yes.
women-leaned over the old sorrel and
gently stroked it's head. Then he put one
hand over its eyes and with the other
manipulated the muscles Of the forelegs I'M
til, to the frantic delight Of the huckster.
he coaxed the horse to it's feet.
This poor chap is in a bad way said
the big, breezy man. why don't you give
him enough to eat?''
"Eat" exclaimed the huckster, almost
too nervous to get the harness In place
again why. this here horse won't look at
his feed. l tell the boss that old Billy Is
Just nat chally pinin' hisself to death. You
see. Billy has been used to pullin' in double
harness. and when the boss sold old Kit
about a month ago Billy here took to
mopin' 80 that he won't eat, and don't APP
pear to take no intrust whatever in his
work.
By this time the crowd cheated of it's
sensation. had drifted away but the big
0n IN
the huckster was back in his cart. Then
he put his face close to the horses ear and
said:
Brace up old Billy boy The world Is
full of lonely folks who have to make the
best Of life-I'm one of them"
Then the sorrel plodded off in one direc-
ton and the man swung off in the other.
The father of a young family passed a
bill board flaming with photographic ladies
In tights. In accordance with law, the up
per limbs of each figure decorously
hidden by strip of white paper. In front
OF the board were two small boys, and this
is what the father Of the young family
heard one of them say:
Gee WhfZ, Tommy. we got to have de
price for dis blow out. Whenever you see
de womens pasted over, It's sure to be a
hot shOw!' ~
And the father Of the young family went
Off and thought things.
A human derelict drifted into an F street
office the other day and explained-in the
dialect of drink-that it was a ma tier of life
and death for him to get a letter immedi-
ateiy to hisfbrother, and could he write it
there! The !offlcss boy, a carefully reared
lad with a fendeSaheart for the sufferings
or others, put him at the messengers table,
and, giving him paper and ink, told him to
go ahead. In loudly beseeching tones the
derelict began his letter to his Dear Broth
err. but changed the gender before he got
to the bottom Of lthetf first page and filed
the rest of the sheet with incoherent scrib-
blings and dEa wings that had neither head
nor tail-pausing frequently for minute adj
vice as to the matter of spelling. Then he
asked for an eenveIepe.. and, as he .tumbled
the sheet into it. offered TO pay for a stamp.
There was none on hand. however so he
thanked the boy fioridly and was about to
leave when he was asked to take the spec
tacles out of his pocket
"Spectacles?" echoed the derelict making
the effort of his life to look virtuous-and
succeeding. g.,
Yes" repeated the boy You put on the
messengers spectacles and instead of re-
turning them to the table where you found
them, dropped them in your pocket. 1 saw
you
You did? Well your young eyes ought
to be better than mine so We'll see which
Of us Is right.
He really looked innocent. as he pulled
out the glasses. and he really and truly
| spoke impressively. as he exclaimed, with
pulp1t-like e1Oquence:
Forgive them. Father, for they know not
| what they do
/ Then he drifted out to the pavement. and
| the boy stood on the porch to watch wbeth-
er he would post his letter in the box with
out stamp, or drop 1t before he reached
| the corner.
Two young ragamuffins were drawing a
| dirty baby in wreck of a perambuIator
The larger boy stopped before a cake shop
and. buying penny cookie, broke it into
| two unequal parts and gave the smaller
portion to the other boy. The other boy
| howled:
You amt dividin' fair-Im eoin' tell
| mamma you took the cake she told YOU to
buy for the kid and ct it all up your own
| SELF
Il am so, dividin' fair" explained the
other virtuousy. Amt got to rub crumbs
around the kids mouth to make her look
| like she had the cake? You eat and shut
up"
And the diplomat sprtnkled about one
scallop of the cookie on the baby's face
| while she chuckied and kicked her bits OF
| feet in ecstatic anticipation of the feast
out of which she was being buncoed.
One woman was listening to another
| whose eyes were as busy as her tongue
For goodness sake finally interrupted
| the listener. what Is wrong with nv dress
| that you stare at it so tntently?'
The other woman colored and laughed In
| an embarrassed sort of way
Just counting your buttons. It's idiotic.
| fcourse. but 1 can't talk to a body with
| out counting every button In sight-You
have seventeen
Then the other woman laughed In turn
| That makes two Idiots! I don't count
| buttons, but I always curtesy to the new
| moon. and never do anything important on
Friday" And third woman who never
passes the State. War and Navy Depart
| ment. to and from work. without touching
the stone at 18th street and the avenue.
| walked on ahead, of the other two after
hearing enough of the conversation to muir
muir to herself: ~
| "Speaking,5f idfots-make 1t three
| ITO 20 2
| Two le'tsisteis were on their way to
school the other day when the smallest
| little sister noticed Grape on a playmate's
| door. Going towards the house she said:
| Lets ask whose dead"
| The other. with the Importance of elder
| sisters, pulled herr away
| Come right along to school You know
mamma told us always to keep out Of the
| way of trouble.
BILLS eoF SALE RECORDED
consummation of Consolidation of
Rrovison Houses.