Mower County transcript., 1906-01-24
CHAPTER 7 IV
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Thus when he left the train at 81 the
Baltimore and Potomac station he
hadn't the slightest 4 lea where Scott.
Circle was He i oked around in vain
for the smart cab Of the northern me-
tropolis. All he saw was line Of
omnibuges and a few rams shackle ve-t
hicles that 20 years back might very
well have passed for victorias "a griz-
zled old negro, in command Of one
of these sea-going conveyances, caught
Warburton' s eye and hailed jovially.
Our hero (as the good novelist of the
past generation would say, taking their
readers into their innermost conf
dences) handed him his travelling case
and stepped in. :. - #.85sset ~
sasWhar. to, sub q q, asked the commo-G
dore q: II. e. N is=is + s@ .ss Z.
!. ".scott Circle, and don't pommel that
old nag'sS bones in trying to get there.
I've plenty of. time f. 4. =
II reckon 1 won't pommel him, suh..
kSkt! skt!"''. and the ! vehicle rat
tied out into broad Pennsylvanias Ave-
nue., but for the confusion and absurd
ity of its architectural structures, the
handsomestj thorough in America.
( Warburton leaned back luxuriously
against the faded ,horse-hair: cushion
and lighted a sci gar, !, which he smoked
with relish, having had hearty
| breakfast on the, train. It was not
quite nine O'clock and a warm October
haze lay on the peaceful city. Here
were people who did not rush madly
about in the pursuit Of riches Rather
they proceeded more soberly, even lels-
urely, as if they knew what the days
work was and the rewards attendant,
and were content Trucks, those for
midable engines of commerce, neither
rumbled nor Numbered along the
pavements, . nor congested the thor
oughfares. n Nobody hurried into the
shops, nobody hurried out. There were
no scampering, yelling. rlewsboys.
Instead, along the curbs Of the market
sat. barelegged negro boys, some OF
them selling papers to those who
wanted them and some sandWiched In
between baskets of popcorn and pea
nuts There was a marked scarcity sof
the progressive, intrusive white boy.
Old negro mammies passed Ito and
fro with the days provisions +
Glancing over his shoulder, Warbur-
ton saw the capitol shining in the sun
like some enchanted palace. out OF
Wonderland. He touched his cap,
conscious of thrill in his spine. And
there, far TO his left, loomed the Wash
yington monument, glitterings like
shaft of opals. Some orderliess dashed
by on handsome bays. How splendid
they looked. with their blue trousers
and broad yellow stripes! This was
before the army adopted the comfort
longed to throw leg over the back
of a. good horse and gallop away into
the great green country beyond. r.
b The, only things WHICH moved with
the hustling spirit Of the times were
the cables, and doubtless these would
have gone slower but for the invisible
and immutable power whicl:propelled
them. r.. :
Fl But now he was passing the huge
and dingy magic treasury building,
round past the executive mansion with
it's spotless white stone. its stately por-
tico and its plush lawns. ~. ~ ~,
Il. "Go SLOW uncle; I haven't seen this
place since was boy"
eyes, sub, 4. How d. y like it.?
Wouldn' y''iivlike> t. live in. dat house,
sub ?''':--the commodore grinned. g.
zone can't stay there long enough
to please me, uncle. It takes four years
to get used to it; and then, when:
you begin to like it, ,.you, have to pack
up and clear out. = f T.: 3 g. / s. ~.S>
It's de way dey goes, sub. u We
go eroun' Lafayette. er do yuh want
lat'&see de wa, depa 'tment. subj" Y: u.
Never mind now, uncle; Scott Cir
cle." :$s, = r ... 81 ,::4 .. Il ..5: 5..
"Scott Circle she, am, sub r :
The old ark wheeled round Lafayette
Square and finally rolled into Sixteenth
street. When at. length it came to a
| stand in front of beautiful house,
Warburton evinced his surprise openly.
He knew that his brothers wife had
plenty Of money, but not such plenty
as to afford a house Hike this. S&8 F T
| .;.A Are you sure, uncle, that this is the
& & place z" II u ]. rss !. S3 S5
Dere's de Circle, sub, an yuh can
Ssee de numbuh TO " sci, sub. q .s. b &. B
Howmuch do Il owe you q zS ss3s
2..I reckon bout fifty cents II make
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