Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-27
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tion INDUCED in by neghbors. and the
gathering of a crowd of curious people.
Such a crowd gathered in front of down
town hotel one afternoon this week and
all because little black wagon had stopped
in front of the side entrance
IL wonder what is the NATTER? one man
inquired of another.
Somebody must be dead in the hotel.
the response. ''for that Is the dead
wagon from the morgue."
One by one pedestrians stopped until there
was quite a crowd on the sidewalk and the
case had grown from the supposed dead
man to homicide. or suicide Men, wo-
men and children helped swell the crowd.
and people from the neighborhood hurried
to the hotel to ascertain the cause OF the
gathering.
Inside the hotel. enjoying himself. was
TIE who bad charge of the team he
WAS surprised when he walked out OF the
hotel and saw the crowd one man in the
crowd started to approach him to ask a
question, but his manner indicated that
there was no trouble in the building
He may be greatly surprised. one or
The curious ones remarked. but the whole
lot of us are disappointed.
In every military Organization the vet
erans'' manage to derive great deal of
amusement at the expense of the recruits,
and nowhere does this rule apply with more
certainty than in the National Guard of
the District of Columbia. During the re-
cent ercampment of the local brigade of
citizen soldiery on Bolivar Heights, near
HarperS Ferry. w. Va. the men who had
only lately joined soon 81 scovered that
trouble was in store for them. One member
of the 1st Separate Battalion. the coiored
command assured by his comrades of
longer service that wild varmnts of all
sorts especially bears roamed at will
through the mountains of the Harpers
Ferry section. While walking post as
sentinel late the following night this par
tcular guardSman startled when a
friendly COW crossed his path. 1t is re-
ported that he deserted his post. yelling
frantically that IA big black bar was
after him.
Inaugural ted the post uuartermaster had
annoyances all his own. He visited
almost constantly by enlisted men who,
speaking seriously. inquired for locks for
tent doors. and the like. One private de-
voted nearly three hours searching through
the camp for a left-hand monkey wrench.
He had been ordered not to return to his
quarters until ne had secured the tool men
toned.
Calvin ellison. since dead. one of the most
characteristic of Yankees kept livery sta
bic in Brattleboro. VT. Some years ago he
made journey to the Mecca of Americans
and during his peregrina tons was shown
over the pension Office by Deputy Commas
sioner Davenport. The building made IA
nous by the remark of General Sheridan
that it fine piece of work. but the
blamed thing won't burn was source
of wonder to the honest Green Mountafneer
and he seemed to enjoy looking a the mag
i;fcent proportions of the majestic col
umns and the splendid roomiaess of the
structure more than anything else he had
seen in the city.
Mr.. Davenport presently asked him what
he thought of 1t. He silent for mo-
me Mt. in apparent rapt contemplation of The
grandeur of the architecture. then, shifting
his uuid to the palm of his hand and eX-
Decorating copiously in handy vessel he
replied. in tones that came from his very
heart:
"Goshamighty! Davenport; wouldn TINS
make an all fired fine livery stable.