Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-16
THE CITY

and Knocked woman down. She HusI
have been a tough little body for before
the man could pick her up she scrambled 10
her feet, and seeing his intention, re-
marked:
THANK YOU. 1 am exceedingly obliged"
Madam, L beg you to forgive my I'M
pardonable carelessness-
But | tell you, I'm much obhged' ms
makes three times I've been run over, and
ought to be used to it by now! The first up
set put me in bed for week. The second
only laid me up for two days. l shall prob
ably be as spry as ever tomorrow VI
the three men who knocked me down you
are the only one who took the trouble to
stop and see if l was hurt. That's why
l thanked you.
Speaking of fame
A colored man old enough for his hair
TO look like chinchilla and young enough
to wear oapper clothes and blue tie, was
standing before the Jackson statue eX-
planning to yellow youngster In knee
pants the history of the statesman IN
bronze. c.,,
This is the statcher of Gennul Stonewal
Jackson who was killed in de rebel army
NV young marster was in his rlglment- =
What you talking about grampaW!
This here's Andrew Jackson Who u IIa 70
be President over there in the White House!
Miss Firginia brought us here and told US
all about him on his last birthday.
Look heah, boy. l suttinly gWin re 10
take you way fun dat school II uey teaoa
YOU all dat scanlousness! Andrew jackson
-huhi You means Andrew Jawnson.
Two women at a bargain counter: The
one who was talking had the worried eyes
that come from an over-burden OF wealth.
and a worried voice to match.
"I certainly do wish 1 knew a safe in
vestment for my money. OF course, 1t S
only a hundred dollars but seems like 1t
ought to be bringing me in a little re-
turn >, ar,
the other woman who had just bought a
remnant with quarter of yard thrown
in. and was consequently at peace with all
PINNED right here in my BOSOM"
better keep 1T there. Banks are always
falling these days.
II know it. Still, even if they are risky
thew nav interest-and safety pin doesn't.
And a third woman who had been listen
ing went off wishing she had time to hear
more.
She is in the fair, fat and fifty class and
her photographs in the papers show pudgy
neck. a befrizzled pompadour and two
chins.
mo, I cannot give you an advance copy
of my address, she said to the space-rate
reporter, because it is simply a message
for the ORGANIZATIONS. IL is lily iuie " 6i'C
to the world only that which is most beau
tifuI and most generally helpful
And the reporter wondered how she
reconciled it with her conscience to give
to the world photograph with pudgy
neck, a befrizzled pompadour and two
chins.
A black dot of a girl with kinky pig
tails and a grinning mouth that had shed
it's front teeth was fiinging her bow legs
about in an ecstatic abandonment to the
music of a band passing by.
A southern woman, who has a warm
spot in her heart for pickaninnies, was so
amused at this moving picture of bliss that
she said to the youngster:
Dear me- little girl, l am so sorry you
have no teeth / have nickel to give
away for candy-but you can't eat candy,
can you?
The child stopped dancing, and between
her delight at the prospect of money and
the panic that she mightn't get It, her
eyes were worth going mile to see
Gimme dat nickel, lady, for de good
Lawd's sake. 1 don't eat candy wifi my
front teef! 1 chaws 1t wifi my hind tools.
l duz--"
And the nickel was hers.