Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-09
Here and There.

A busy man sat down for a few minutes
on one of the park benches in Judiciary
Square on the 18th day of the present
month. 1t was the noon hour; the day was
June-like: bird was singing overhead; the
grass and trees were a glittering mass of
golden green; and in every direction flags
were waving with the warm glow of patriot
ism and adding, unconscious beauty to the
color scheme of nature. Afar off the man
heard ST. Aloysius chime out the An
gelus;' nearer. St Marys took up the fall
ing notes of st. Aloysius' dying bells ard
rang out the triad of measured echoes. The
fountains were musical, the flowers sweet.
the sparrows lively, the children joyous. He
thought II pay days could only go on and
work days stop. what a lovely world this
would be for man and beast as well as for
birds and kids He felt happy and doYy,
like bug in rug. like girl In coy
corner, and in few minutes would have
been lost to the worriesLof the world as well
as to it's beauties, when he was Jared by
an excited, high-pitched little soprano In
spirited discussion with an equally high
pitched, but less emotional, little tenor
IF you don't gimme the jacks amt
goin to play wiz your no more. My papa
said your papa is a time-saver. anyhow.
He telled my mamma so at breaktus."
HE amt neither" said the tenor.
HE Is so. My papa says he Is time
saver" repeated the soprano.
At this point the jacks fell out of the
chiId's hand, scattering over the gravel with
a clank and rolling under the pushes; and
until they were recovered there was an ar
mistice.
He amt time-saver; he AIM"
He is"
You don't know what you're talkin'
bout" insisted the tenor: my papa Is a
doverment clerk"
But he's a time-saver. too. Ny papa tell
ed my mamma So.
I,,rxy II,
interesting l guess I'll sit up and take
notice. I'd like to learn the art o. time
savingF
HE ain't time saver" the tenor reiter-
ated manfully. Your papa don't know
ever thing"
MY papa says your papa is dimmiclSrat
as well as him. He telled my mamma so.
He said your papa put a flag on his house
noggeration day and didn't put none out to-
day. My papa says he has apinion of
that kind O. man, and he's a time-saver."
WELL" said the boy. defying the feminine
kidlet and public opinion, ITS my papas
flag. and he can put 1t out or not, as he
wants to-"
II s'pose he's 'fraid O. gettin' his old flag
wet" said the soprano. scornfully. Are
ySu goin' to gimme them jacks?
And then 1t slowly dawned upon the busy
mans lazy brain that the babies were dis
cussing time-server and not time-save-.
Two young men were walking leisureiy
behind a girl In fluffy white on street one
day last week Suddenly one of them has
tened his steps until he stood beside her.
Excuse me. madam" he said. hat in
hand "but there is a caterpillar on
your
.'Oh. thank YOU" the girl interrupted him.
coolly, with the air Of an Austrian arch
duchess, Il have heard OF that trick be-
fore"
II beg your pardonw cried the astonishcd
and philanthropic young man.
II said, L have heard Of that trick be-
FORE"
You surely don't believe" the young man
asked, getting red in the face and hot uli-
der the collar, that I making pre-
text to speak to lady never laid eyes on
until this moment"
II have heard of such a thing" the cir.
replied, icily. quite incredulous-and utterly
unconscious of the bug on her back.
By this time two or three of the passers
by in their immediate vicinity seemed to
suspect there was something doing and
they began to watch the couple curlousiy.
There was a somewhat embarrassed young
woman and thoroughly enraged young
man.
And now the caterpillar-who had said
nothing but had meandered slowly up the
lace and ribbons of the girls graceful back
left the white fiuffness of her surplicc
bodice for her white neck and got in Its
work.
The girl felt the mushy. creepy. crawling
thing-all women hate them-amidst TIE
curling strands of her back hair, and gave.
first, q gasp: then a howl. and then a series
Of sounds which made one think of Be
della" on a wornOut record.
'Ow- WOW WOW oh oh-oh-ee-ee-ee-ugh-ee-
ee! Oh, 1t makes me shivery all over!
Somebody take 1t OF! Somebody take 1t
on"
II wanted to- but you wouldn't let me-"
the mad young man began. "Of course,
with your permission, 1 shall be happy to be
OF Serv--
At this juncture his companion came to
the rescue and yanked the caterpillar of
the girls neck without asking her permis-
sion or the caterpillar's.
Then he took his friend by the arm, raised
his hat to the girl. without even one smile.
and passed on. leaving her still pale and
shiverng in the glare of the summer sun.
.Girls certainly are fools" said the first
young man, disgustedly.
"Oh. no." replied his more philosophic
friend, mot fools. only girls!