Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-27

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The talesmen in question carefully consid-
cred the situation. All the members of his
family were in exceptionally good health.
and the situation seemed to be desperate.
but, remembering that his mother in-law
was complaining some, as usual, the bust
ness man decided to try to get away. When
his name was called he asked to be excused
because of sickness
=" Sickness, Who is sick?' the Judge in
auired. seemingly not much interested.
My mother-in-law,' the talesman ex-
planned
'The court was Immediately all atten-
ton. After pausing for a moment. appar-
emily to recover from the shock his honor
asked:
You say your mother-in-law is sick?
Yes, sir, was the reply.
And you want to go home to walt on
your sick mother-in-law?' the judge COM
mented. You shall go. Many have been
the excuses offered here but never be fore In
the history Of this court has a man asked
TO be excused that he might go home to
wait on his sick mother-in-law. You are
excused. "
I: X
The trials and fluctuations of those that
go down to the in ships are not often
reported to Police Justice Harry B. Cation
of Alexandria. Va. but few days ago
he was called upon TO listen to a frenzfed
recital of grievances existing between one
Capt. Smith. the master OF q large coast
line schooner. and big Norwegian seaman
whom the captain had caused to be de-
tanned on complaint of deserving the ship
The Norwegian had been locked in a cell
but was brought forth on the captains ar
rival In the hope of effecting a peaceful
solution by compromise. But as aoon as
the two men faced each other the aspect of
each became foreboding The captain began
harangue which traversed the whole
mysterious realm of the unwrittep law of
the sea and invaded the exclusive, precincts
of admiralty statutes.
AS he recited the supposed wrongs and In
dignities he had suffered his voice rose so
high thar It could have been heard above
the raging of the sea- The big sailor facing
him poured no oil on the troubled waters
but by word and attitude provoked even
more the captains vengeful wrath.
AT length the exciting interview came to
a climax. VIII you go back to the vessel
II ship two more menu roared the cap
tam Yes. but they must be seamen, as
scented and objected the maleontent in the
same voice.
Thunder and lightning" yelled the can-
tam, what have You got to do with that ~
linen shaking his finger menaclug!,- in the
lace lace OF the Norwegian, he shouted: You
have deserted the ship, and | Will Ieave
you stranded on the beach"
As these words were pronounced the cap-
tam had all the appearance of 4 marine
collihhahder IN the act of abandoning a
Hiullheer on a desert ISLAND The Nor,ye.
gan. however. accepted the terribI, sif,Ie
tion with some degree of composure and his
SHIei concern seemed to be a5oa. the col
ZION zion OF ms wages for the voyage from
Boston, but the captain vowed he needn,t
pother about that money as ha vivid
never set his weather eye on It. They took
separate routes as they departed
Use gwine to gift mar,Iad nrj.. r>.,s >,
was the expression that greeted a we'll,
known matron who resides on Harvard
street In Columbia Heights, the other
morning, when she walked into the Kitchen
OF her home, where the old black NANNY
was at work among the tins
The lady gazed at her for a moment and
then said. why. Nanny Chloe, YOU don't
mean that you will marry again. thought
you said down in Kentucky before Won
came TO Washington to live that one hus-
band was enough for you and that after
Uncle Jim died that you would never marry
again.
Deed, Miss Katie. you Is right dar."
SAID the old woman, and then she went on
10 explain how on several afternoons he
fore she had gone to a funeral of a friend
and how at the close of the funeral the
pr pre- had talked to her for some time
ana called upon her the evening before
And. Miss Katie, he said 1 wuz the life
of the party" continued the old woman,
and when he axed me to be his'n I said
yas."
Not wishing to have anything to do with
the local amalgamated union Of cooks the
lady has been reasoning with her old
nanny for the last three days In the
enort to get her to forget her matrimonial
intentions and continue in the family
where she has been since her birth and at
last reports 1.-The family allegiance plea"
had worked admirably and nanny was
forgetting her preachah.''
X X X
There is a family residing not far from
South Brookland hat bears the name
Frieze." remarked suburbanfte. "Frigid
as is the cognomen. the family is properly
surrounded by appropriate neighbors, In
name and otherwise. On one side is a fam
lily named Cole. on the other side Is the
hcme of Mr.. Wood and across the street
resides the family of Gass.
Not more than half block distant is
the house of Cook, and two doors this side
is the family of Hamm- The Oysters are
close friends of the Hamms, and in that
connection l recall that In rear of the
Hamms Mr.. and Mrs. Fry are housed. At
the corner is a grocery store conducted by
Mr.. Wheat and near by is structure oc-
cupied by one of his customers Mr.. Rice"
x 4 x
II heard a new piece of slang the other
day" said man in dairy lunch room
yesterday. AT least it was new to me-
Two men sitting near me ordered mince
pie. AS one of them bit into his piece he
remarked in an off-hand way: Well, this
is hardly equal to half-past-four-o clock
L should say not responded his companion
Il knew they were government clerks but
was puzzled by the expression used until
a friend of mine enlightened me with the
statement that "a -past-four- o. clock
means a cocktail. The time stated offers
the first chance for the spirituous pick-me-
up after the close of the days labor. It's