Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-18
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wi ny, Just Smuggie II IN, rephe0 the
demure little bride, not at all abashed.
Goodness, gracious. Mabel. exclaimed
poor Walter, ARE you joking, or do you
really mean what you say? You never
struggled anything in the United States, did
you?"
Now, Walter, be sensible" said Mabel.
''Of course I've smuggled things into New
York. There is nothing wrong in that, is
there? And besides. the government is rich
and we need the money.
The scene and argument which enSued
was much too long for the public record.
Suffice it here to say that Walter squelched
Mabel Gas Walter thought and it was de-
cided that Walter would not have to be-
come a smuggler. This having been set
tied (as Walter thought). the subject was
dropped. and Walter went up town. leav-
ing Mabel to pack his clothes in his
steamer trunk. Mabel. resourceful girl that
she was. bethought herself of an idea,
which people sometimes get while abroad,
and hurriedly DOMINIC her hat she caught
hanson and was driven to the shop
ping district of dear old LunnOn. In an
hour she returned with half dozen pairs
of gloves, a dozen pairs of real artistic
hose. an armful of lace and an assorted
variety of other dainties which Uncle Sam
loves to tax with gOodly revenue duty.
Then she packed his trunk.
Goodbye. Mabel. darling" said consci-
entfous Walter. on the pier next morning.
'and don't feel hurt because l refused to
be a Smugger."
mo. Walter replied demure Mabel, Il
agree with you that it is better to be hon.
est and pay the government all 1t asks.
Goodbye"
The scene is transferred to the castle in
Wales, where Mabel spending her
month with friends. She had Just received
a letter from Walter saying he had arrived
safely. had shipped his trunk to their fiat
in Harlem while he had been compelled to
catch the first train for Chicago. Inciden-
tally he mentioned that he, not having any
Ht,tf n 10 {r,h iS L,I raI
to the customs officials. and that he was
passed without question. and without
charge. Here is Mabers letter in reply:
My Dearest Walter: So glad you arriv
ed safe. How did you find the folks?
But I've a good joke on you. You say
you declared yourself out of paying duty
at the New York custom house. Walter,
please open your trunk when you get back
to our little fiat, and In the inside pocket
or your dress coat you will find pair of
gloves. In the tall pocket you will find
pair of pretty stockings In the inside
pocket of your tuxedo coat you will lind
another pair of stockings. and there is a
pair of gloves in each OF the outside pock-
cts. In the inside pocket of your frock
coat, sweetheart, you will find roll OF
Irish point lace, and If you will turn the
rest OF your pockets wrong side out you
will discover three more pairs of gloves,
four more pairs of stockings and good
many other little things. Walter. you're a
dear smuggler I'm ever so much obliged.
Goodbye. my love. Mabel
Persons who visited the American League
Base Ball Park June and o, when the
annual competitive drill of the Washing
ton High School Cadet Regiment was in
progress. did not fall to remark upon the
great size of the crowd of spectators The
number present gave some Idea Of the
number of persons in the District interested
hox
ing sons and daughters and friends who
attend them. 1t is possible. however, that
many persons did not know what a great
number of those who wished to come to the
drill were turned down." There Is fight
for tickets each year. although over 10000
are issued for the two days. In speaking
of this condition of affairs short time be-
fore the event this spring Director Percy
M. Hughes of the high schools related an
amusing incident of last years drill, which
resulted in the largest crowd at the park
that has ever been seen there
Il directed a certain person to count the
seats said Mr.. Hughes. land on the fig
ures he gave me l based the issue of tick
cts The drill was in the then new
American League Park. at 14th and H
miliar with the stands. 1t was a source
of some satisfaction to me that the cadets
seemed to be better satisfied with the num-
Der of tickets they received than had been
y
ever. when on going to the grounds quite
early | found every seat on the grandstand
taken l asked the man in charge on the
spot what the seating capacity was and he
said 1.Oo short of the number of tickets
we had issued. l tell you the base ball
club would be glad to have the crowd we
had before the drill was over.
X
The question as to whether the first
conner or the last arrival is entitled to the
end seats in the summer cars interests
me very much" the conductor on 7th
street car remarked to a Star reporter last
night spending as l do, much Of my
time on the car l am in a position to wit
ness the acts of those persons called end
seat hogs by the newspapers
An incident of that kind came under nv
observation yesterday afternoon and made
the occupant of the end seat relinauish his
c!alm on that coveted territory and move
along and In doing so l had the approval
OF carload of passengers My car
stopped at the corner of 9TH and F streets
and blind man, who is a familiar object
IN front of one of the public buildings
where he sells shoestrings and the like was
standing near the track with his box sus-
pended from cord around his neck left
the car and took his arm and helped him
on the running board. but colored man oc-
cupying the end seat not only refused to
move up but did not even offer to make
room to let the blind man enter
Passengers on the car called to him that
the man was blind, but he paid no at
tentior until l pushed him along the seat
II aklng room for the blind passenger"
x x X
A good-looking and apparently unofend-
ing man, immediately attired in a suit of
imported linen was enjoying a cigar a few
days ago while homeward bound from Of
nee He was in one of the rear seats of an
open trailer of the + street line At a sion
near Dupont Circle a severe-looking woman
OF uncertain age boarded the trailer Pass
ing several vacant seats in the front of the
car. the new passenger. it seemed without
good reason. crowded into the narrow seat
with the unoffending man. AS he edged
over to give her more room a determined
look was noticed on the mans face 1t
meant as plain as words: NOW NV good
woman. as you have insisted on coming
way back here and crowding me, in pref
erence to taking any other of the many
iNailaole seats in the car. you'll have to
stand the consequences, as | do not intend
TO stop smoking on your account"
The man puffed away. and most of the
time the smoke from the cigar blew di-
rectly against the woman's face She
ahem-d and shifted, but without producing
results, for the man evidently had been re-
buHed before. Finally the woman could
stand ii no longer She fairly Missed:
NO gentleman would smoke while sea toll