Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-22
ALL ON A SUMMERS DAY.

ice cold lemonade one cent glass.
Lemonade, Lemonadcr'
Again and again the cry heard by
the children In the park frolicking as only
city children can frolic when they feel the
magic of green grass beneath their feet.
They paid no attention to the offer of lem
onade, no matter how ice cold il was.
Though the day was sitting, they were too
busy playing tag, feeding the squirrels and
drinking the warm insipid water at the
public fountains
Dorothy Vernon and her colored nurse
Hannah stopped to Test beneath the CRATE
ful shade of the spreading trees Dorothy
would have liked to join in the games OF
the children, but was not allowed. She
was Inc child of wealthy parents. and even
NO" was only in the city TOR Il few days
before she and Hannah were TO Join her
mother in the mountains
Dorothy was thinking 1t was not very
pleasant to wear beautiful white frocks all
the time, or white shoes. either Worse
still was 1t to be choking with thirst and
not to be allowed to have a drink. She
knew that Hannah had been told times
without number that Miss Dorothy was
never TO taste the water in the park All
these grievances We're enough without hav-
ing TO listen to that tempting cry of lice
cold lemonade, one cent glass;"
Please, Hannah, let me have a drink OF
lemonade. The doctor says lemonade Is the
best thing that children can drink in sum
mer,''
Il know it, miss. but your mother would
never let you touch the kind of lemonade
the dagos make. She would say 1t was full
OF germs or microbes, or whatever those
things are that rich people are so scared
| south where l was born
w hats dago?' asked Dorothy
An Italian said Hannah
am sure the little lemonade boy isn't
| an Italian. argued Dorothy her thirst civ
ing her powerful logic. He has blue eyes
| and yellow hair
| against herself
Well, then, why can't I have a drink
or lemonade?' pleaded Dorothy.
! IT dirty, am sure said Hannah. Just
! mere the lemonade boy held out a glass
| 70 passer by, and Hannah got glimpse
| Oh ms outht Instead of its being dirty, it
| was spotIess. 1t consisted of a wagon
| MADE out of box. on the end of which
| were four uprights. on each of these a
sIasS hung, upside down. Inside the box
| was white pail of earthenware, covered
| with a tight-htting lid. When the lid was
removed, block of ice was seen with real
lemons noating around. Beside this pail
| was another shiny tin one which hold
Clear clean water. Dorothy watched the
| boy WASH each glass as il was used She
| called Hannah's attention to this. and Han
man, IN spite OF herself, was fast becoming
! convinced that the lemonade was clean al
least. ~ "
Just at this moment Dorothy spied her
| OhcIe dudley. Running to meet him. she
begged him to let her have some lemonade
OncIe Dudley suggested the drug store bltt
dorothy had made up her mind to have
liotnins put The lemonade of the little how
OUTSIDE the park. Uncle Dudley accomnan-
| ~. .f' ieF 10 the spot and was surprised at
| tle HeatnesS of the boy as well as .ba
the dexterous manner in which he baraia5
| his stock. He told Hannah he'd taxi tha
assP9 my or Dorothy's having drink.
~ ~ Doi ptiiS was soon enjoying the lemon
ade she had coaXed so hard to obtain
Uncle Dudley meanwhile was busy talk.
ing 10 the small merchant, being attracted
| ~ the BOY bright face and spotlessIy
cream clothes. Though the day was swell.
! terlng he wore white linen tlIrnovar coi
| lar and neat check tie. WI
row pusiness?' asked Uncle Dudley
| .sri DISK, smillngiy answered the bow
| far" Neu To-Day SO
How much is profit?" Inquired Uncle
,Seventy-five cents" answered the hoy
Been at it long?' asked Uncle DndIey
Ohy TINS week. SIR said the bow sbut
I've cleared 81 besides paying mother for
me OUTFIT She lent me the money To
What do you do with your earnines3,,
asked ee,. Uncle Dudley. Go to Coney Is
NO. indeed. SIR" said the boy, mot while
mother needs the money. 1 give her every
| cent" "e' every
You do. en-" responded Uncle Dudley.
interested beyond his expectations rYo,
| water?' ~ Vi Sou'
| The boys face assumed set look as he
| answered. mo, sir, we need the money TOO
| badly at home. My fathers dead. and all
i li4iler mas 10 support us children is the
| little she can make sewing, but now she is
| too sick for that" said the boy "She does
| cantor work in the big apartment house
| where we used to live before father died
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| get that. tell you. do all the hard work. -
! proudly announced the speaker for I'm
plenty strong enough. See my muscle?'
Rolling up the clean blue shirt sleeves,
! Uncle Dudley looked at the ordinary dis
| play OF Drawn and praised it, not so much
| for It's size, as for the use to which it was
put.
Tell your mother she has a good son i"
| said Uncle Dudley, land If you give me
your name and address I'll look you up
some day
My names John worthing. and
mothers name is Mrs John worthing Our
number is Is West 9th street"
Come on Dorothy" said Uncle Dudley,
1 leaving a quarter in~the boys hand. WAS
| your lemonade good?'
1T was delicious" declared Dorothy
"and now take me to the merryg grounds
1 want ride. Wasn't that little boy
| polite Uncle Dudley? think even mother
would be satisfied with his manners. He's
| lots potter than many of the children I
| play with, but I suppose their mammas
| wouldn't let them associate with that little
| lemonade boy"
II suppose not" agreed Uncle Dudley.
Try as he could, his thoughts returned to
| the brave boy he had recently talked with
| He determined to look him up and see If
| he added truth to his other good qualities
| Putting a quarters worth OF tickets In
| Dorothy's hand he started to the address
he held in his hand. IS West 9th street.
He found Mrs. Worthing home, and was
/ ushered to a parlor which. though tiny,
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