Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
!. AROUNDTHE CITY


A woman was about to enter the Star
building. when a very small and very black
newsboy. who had been staring through a
window at the big cast of Minerva, way
laid her to ask. in ferment of excite
ment:
Lady, is dat statcher Of Star Nary"
DO you think 1t looks like Star Nary"
Nome. 1t favers her right smart in de
close. but / amt seen no likeness in de
face. Desc felIers out here say it's Star
Mary. but tells EN- no 'twarnt, nuther."
The woman. feeling that missionary work
was needed In behalf of the goddess. be-
gan in the nice, convincing way teachers
have:
mo, laddie. that is not Star Mary. That
is Minerva's statue
But the boy was Off
iii. you fellers! Dat amt Star Mary.
OATS a nervous statcher."
And the woman. feeling that missionary
work was not in her line, selected a wedge
in the revolving door and whirred herself
in.
A crowd swarmed at the corner of q
street in the shopping district. In it were
tailor-gowned women and women In feath-
ers and frills. Some flashed diamond ear
rings and many wore the latest thing In
furs. damned in with this responsibility
crowd always breeds, and In the middle CT
it all stood q forlorn colored woman in a
grass-green frock, with pink ''nubie" over
her head.
ed learned from another woman that the
green frock and pink nubia had stolen a
pair of gloves from a store and was going
to be arrested.
white kids, elbow Ones, added the dis
penser of knowledge.
Poor soul. She doesn't look as IL she
had judgment enough to have selected good,
warm mittens. answered the passing
woman.
A wagon was driven to the curb and the
green and pink one was hustled in.
AS she scrambled to the front seat be-
side the driver her forlorn face frightened
into smile-the smile you see in the face
of little child when 1t gets an unexpected
pleasure. She was going to enjoy her ride.
Then the wheels started and the crowd
broke up into individual bits that scattered
in every direction.
A buggy and an automobile were In front
of business building in street. Hitched
to the buggy was sedate brown mare
with her head poked dejectedly toward the
horseless carriage A jolly man. who had
come out of the building toward the buggy,
said to another man who was about 20
part with him on the sidewalk
"I'll bet my old mare is good and mad
time"
Suppose she really minds?'
You bet she minds, when she gets next
to an auto"
why. what difference does that maker"
"Lud. man! Is that all you know about
horses? Never mind, old girl, I'll give you
a chance to rub noses with double team
next time"
And the jolly man got In and drove of.
An oldish man, with rusty-brown clothes
and q rusty-brown beard, came across q
pin on the tagging In front OF the Treasury
steps. He had stiff joints that fairly creak-
ed asshe stopped to pick the pin up, and
his fingers were clumsy. They were go
clumsy that he had fumbled unsuccessfuIfy
for over q minute. when q kindly young
man. who had come up the steps, said to
him:
ALLOW me.n
But the rusty old man wouldn't allow
him. He just grunted and fumbled until
It seemed that the pin took vixenish de-
light In rolling about to tease him. Then
ne straightened up and put his hand to his
= amt az young as mout be- he adj
mitted to the young man. who had fingered
% see the outcome, but you know It's q
sign of good luck to pick up pins. and I
amt never passed by one Ia all my born
days.. and he stopped and creaked ana
started to fumbling again.
Yet be didn't look as lucky as q man
oueht e b who was = the habit ct picking
up pinat s- =