Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-23

didn't know whether this was the rainy
season In the Puget sound country or not,
and the man with the ancient bIacbs glazed
bag picked that article UP ana went away
with look at the young man that indl-
Gated considerable doubt in his mind as to
his competency or even ordinary intelli-
gence
Another fussy-iookfrg woman, with four
extremely serswny-iooking children cling
Ing TO her skirts. was next In line
See here. you," was her somewhat mil
liant way OF addressing the young man in
the answer booth, will this yere train git
into Charlottesville on timer
Il don't really know. madam" truthfully
replied the young man. 1T quite often
does"
Husband Was Peevish.
Now. don't you git sarcassioal with me.
sonny crustingiy observed the woman
bound for Charlottesville. 81 got right e
asst you any questions want TO. I'm astin'
cause my husban' works fifteen mile out o.
Charlottesville. an L want Z TELEGRAPH him
we're a-eomin', an he hates 4 wait round
railroad stations. an II he has 4 wait three
or four hours he'll hike back . were he's
workin fifteen mile out o. Charlottesville
he's that impatient an peevish,-an' then
me an tn chiIdreni hev Z sit 'roun'
an
oh, think the train'n get there on time
all right, reassuringly observed the young
he'll be there. why don't you wire him that
than it's due?'
II never lie to my husban' young man."
she replied, In a tone of the most austers
virtue. Anyhow" she added. ~ / ala
that. an tn train did get there on time.
Ia have [ wait myself fr him L turn up
She went away from the window looking
as IL she hadn't got her moneys worth ~
Information. and her place Was taken ~ GA
extremely fiabberRBsted young nae nj Is
ElfSpciOusfY HrtdF
The nervous-iookiHE so0ng w0n4aD wuo
lowered near Him had on clothes. tSp Inst
looked powerfully Ike these d,aeribcd 10y
the society reporter &c shs soaas away
kind
Say" the azbise,ssstee soyas nlsp wiIs-
pered. ,tsfs%rssiS 'Ssac 9os2raeneigtty - che
We r;Ss3ing 80 lie direction " fhe nefy-
oUs-lo0kinS setng woman h9ves'as near
hini--''aan xes OF the tsS3h Det@rs y pgIis
into the Wiinaipsten station Dyes ne trFl1
SLOW % enough before pulling lnto ttls VIZ
mington station 70 that We could ef9p o-Y'
Expect 70 Be Arrested
Il couldn't give you any advice. ssr."
bIaEdiy but soleusniy replied the answer
man. that might aid you IN evAding the
law. take IL that you are expecting 20 De
arrested at the Wilmington station
"Thunderation. no. gasped the excited
young man. "Shucks. you know different
than that" and then he caught the twinkle
In the information mans eye aDC =, NSnel
nervousy. You see. It's this way: some
of those burned ruffians have wired to VII
mington-shes from Wilmington, you know,
and we're going to drop of there for day
or so-what train were going to get there
on, and OF course therell be d big bunch OF
old-shoe and rice chuckers and fool-trick
workers down at the station, and we want
to dodge that IL we can. Say, Is there any
way can fix It?
The information man was sorry to have
to say that he didn't see any way out OF
that predicament. and the fiabbersasted
young went away disconsoiate WITH
his equally disconsolate-lo looking bride
Then an old-fashoned nanny I'm a black
purple-lined bonnet shufieG-gp 10 the win
dow
''Mistuh," she inquired, "de man say dis
heah de place tub fin out things. Is dis de
burey of insolation?"
Yes nanny" replied the young man
behind the window. What can do Tor
your
'Does yo' all know a street in Bal'mo' dat
dey calls Eutaw place1"
The Young man told her how Eutaw place
In Baltimore could be reached.
well" pursued the NANNY, does you
all know eff de Dorsets-hunnel Dorset >
fambly--is still uh-livin' dere?'
deed don't, nanny, said the young
man.
said the NANNY "Ah uset tub wuk TO de-
Dorsets down in Richmon, IAN aftuh An
ief' 'em tub come heah tuh Wash'n'n dey
done move tub Balmo'. Now all nah own
sambIy.s dun gone-iny las daugbtuh she
done die day befo' yfsuddy-Ah wants tun
I'm de Dorsets.
How long since you've seen them mann
my?" inquired the Information man.
Gone "Thutty-Fo' Yeahs."
''Thutty-fo' yeahs." she replied, as " that
space of time wasn't much longer than
week. Does yo' all think I'll I'M 'em ON
Eutaw place. suhT'
I'm afraid I'll have to advise you not
to chance it. NANNY" said the young mar.
more in ernest than he had been with any
of the Others and the old NANNY was then
swept aside by other Information seekers.
After the Information man had disposSd
of five or six more fussy ones Of both sexes.
all of whom asked the most absurd Ques-
lions imaginable and all Of whom looked
extremely sore because their imbeclle
questions weren't answered ofhsnd, Tne
Star man. who had been sitting behind the
window out of view during the PERFORM
ance here set down, yentured TO say before
coming away from there:
Fine. smooth job you've got here. How
do you keep from going madT
II Is grieyous to be compelled to record
the exact words OF the Information young
mans reply. But for the benefit of the fu-
ture historian OF manners and customs
here's what he answered:
.'Oh, what you've seen and heard isn't
anything You ought to come down hero
some time when the Daughters OF the Rev
olution or the Mothers Congress Is IN
touun q, c. L. e.