Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-22
When the Two Get Together.

When one of the pessimists happens tc
get n seat alongside one of the optimists
the ciat.er OF running conversation between
the two is acridly entertaining. The Pessi
mist Is a nuisance and an offense to the
Optirnist. whereas the Pessimist looks upon
the Optinist as a mere brainless gibberei
whose rosy anticipations and chiid-lfke con-
fidence are akin to the young uns peheI IN
the Santa Claus legend
Two of these Numerically opposed types
of fans-both of them substantial citizens
of the District of Columbia--happened to
get together in box toward the wind-uT
of last season when one OF the games
pitched by Falkenberg was miraculousiy
pulled out OF the fire at the very fin1sh py
the Nationals. The Pessimist started iI
with his sad croaking right after the hrs'
half of the initial inning, when the OPP
posing team piled up five runs.
We'll. l guess l might as well sklooo
right now and get home for a warm an
ner" said the PesSimiSt, looking at ms
watch But, pshaw! I'll stay while
longer and watch some more of the siaush-
ter. The score'll be about 20 to nothing
but what's the use? We're not like little
boys that don't know how to take our meo-
icine-thats one thing"
The Optimists hands and jaws had been
working convusively during this speech OF
the Pessimists. and when the sad music
was over he blurted out:
Think we're going to get wrapped up IN
n tarpaulin and buried in the deep, GO
your"
The Pessi,nist allowed his features to
crease into a most irritating grin.
Well. how do your figures make ft? he
inquired. you don't think were going to
win. do you?"
.'Yes!' the Optimist snapped, very red In
the face and het-up looking. Yes. Double
yes-yesi Lay you even money We cop, ana
the score 8 to against US! Betcha hve
bucks we nail the game yet! See? Even
money! Want ito"
''Ch, don't want to see man hah0 mn
self n WALTON like that" replied the Pessl-
mist with exasperating good nature i
ought to give you at least 80 to on that
That's all right what you ought to
eimuer' spluttered the Optimist. L m NOT
asking YOU to gimme anything! nj a-tell-
ing YOU that I'll bet you five bones even
that we get this game yet that al! Aie
you game to take the bet? ory,, hin,
Good bow Hot stuff" k1l MN.
habe.r' came from the men In the otner
boxes in warm approval of the dead-saiiie-
ness of the Optimist. -
We'll, If you insist upon my 5etslns 81
surr thing and taking your Dough away
from YOU all right replied the Fess,tlis !,
and the two So notes were produced ana
placed in the keeping OF man III the heAl
box. a., 4bo VA
Then. their very next time up the Na,
t;onals went out and began to Pile up tie
Arabic counting symbols on the opposihs
tn3u,. and they finished the game 50 iar ia
front OF the other club tAat tileS Cpuio otiiS
be deserted midtown on the horizon "i'ii
tie aid OF the strongest lenses.
.Ye-eh. [ guess I'm the perfectly mlz-
fable prophet, amt II" was the JOY song
of the Optimist as he collected the Pessl-
rnist's note and started out of the grounds'
I'm a shine at that pregnosucating gag,
amt !? You gotta show me that m icketi
even when you've got me down and one OF
vour military heels in my right eye-that ;
what you've got to do! / go to bail game
20 see the home team cop. and any tliile
YOU catch me roofing against myseif Ut
any stage of the route you'll know that III
syibbering and that I'm not hep to what IN
doingl | never go anywhere to get Ickei'
and when they pin rose or turn the nose
on me I'm stretched out on the mat alter
the full count and don't know what gong
on around me. Yee-ow! Whoof! 1 guess
we didn't clean EN- and put EN- away-hey
fellers?' =
1t takes all kinds of types to make up
basa hall crowd. but, somehow or another'
the fan who has the fountain of nope
springing eternal in his breast seems a iar
more human and likeable sort of a chap
than the reverse English rooter who Wenos
his way to the entrance gate WITH MS
croailings over expected defeat already
framed and on the tip OF his tongue
T., G.