Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-03
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About twelve years ago there was "eo-
ding celebrated at German church in TINS
city and the parties. in modest way
essayed TO surround the event with all the
oonventionalties incident to the marriage
ceremonies of the more favored classes
They selected an evening when the church
would be open for midweek service. and,
without the trouble of issuing invitations.
had present quite a gathering OF their
friends who, after extending congratula-
lions suffered them to depart with their
attendants.
About an hour afterward man who mad
witnessed the ceremony found the groom
standing on corner, apparently waiting
for a belt line street car.
why, aren't you the man who was mar
rled a little while ago?" was asked him.
"Yaw I shust been married., was the
answer.
Your wife has not left you already?'
querried the friend. 49,
''Nein, nein." said the happy groom. i
tells you about it. We gets married una
some one say something aloud honey
moon trip. Den l drinks that she should
have one and so 1 brings her to de street
car and gave her dicket to ride rounu
nit de pelt. and watts here on dis corner.
In a few moments the car bearing the
lone bride came along and she alighted, re-
Joining her husband. The couple then
made for their home, apparently happy
that both wedding and honeymoon trip
over
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Yes" said The night school teacher with
a tired sigh. ",here Is 50 much satisfaction
IN school work. You have so many monu-
ments to your own capacity as an instruc-
tress that you can point to with pride.
You feel so good. too. at the end OF the
year when you see the benefits that you
have conferred on the rising generation"
Being school teacher and a conscien-
aIa az dnrl'r
but she looked 1t.
Just take one example 1 had about ths
ciosa of the last school year." she con-
tinued II had been on night school serv-
ice, had worn my prettiest gowns and tried
TO lead my pupils and make learning u
pleasure to them. had ideals and beliefs.
And | was teaching English and compost
ton to about as stupid and ignorant a lot
OF pupils as you could expect to find In a
round of the night school system. There
WAS one hulking pupil that had conceived
fonduess for me. / was not more than
fifteen years older than he was, and as l
had had that sort of thing happen before.
| was not alarmed. But / used his infatia-
ton TO spur him on in his work. And TINS
Is the way l succeeded. / had put in a
hard season drilling the pupils in compost
ton and letter-writing. and as a last exer-
else told them that they could each write
a letter to me. l left IL at that and thought
1 would see how much good my instruction
had done. What the youth aforesaid hand
ed In was as follows:
4" Dear teacher: Are you comm back
rext year If you don't there will be one
vacant pupil in this school.
g Yours very affectionately,'
Whats the use of anything7 Maybe am
not teacher after all. have had my
salary raised since then. and think perhaps
It was mistake. Try to build monument
TO yourself IL you want to, but after you
have few examples of instruction like
that TO look back on you will pick out
some other building material than school
children"
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81 had a queer experience the other
night" said suburbanite. at was one
OF those cold. windy nights earlier in the
week. and had some business which re-
uuired my running around until very late.
had finished all my errands but one, and
was standing on the corner waiting for a
car and trying to make UP my mind
whether to knock off and postpone the
work until next day or keep on and clean
IT ND.
II was standing under an arc light which
was swinging violently in the wind and
casting a long shadow first on one side
and then on the other. Suddenly 1 be-
came aware that the shadow was wig
wagging Il word. l learned the wig-wag
system in my militia service. and as sure
you are foot high that shadow was
wig-wagging 'h-o-m-e.' 1t did 1t three
times. and was proceeding to do it again
when 1 collected my dazed senses and made
rush for my car line and home.
''All the way out l was imagining every
thing dreadful had happened-fre, baby
with diphtheria, burglar and what not
Finally reached home on the dead run"
And what was it7' asked an interested
listener.
Nothing. Everybody was IN bed and
asleep and the house was safe and sound
Congress makes lots of unnecessary
trouble for the government clerks" said a
veteran employee TO a Star man. but the
worst case l know OF occurred a few years
ago. certain western senator asked the
controller of the currency to tell him how
much stock a certain man had In a national
bank. He was Informed that such informa-
ton was regarded confidential and could
not be given out.
Wen see about that said TIE senator,
VINO was plainly disappointed and dis
pleased.
Several days later he secured the pas
sage OF a resolution calling upon the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury 70 furnish the Senate
holders in all the national banks in the
country. He really wanted to know only
the interest of one man in bank. but he
knew that he couldn't get n resolution of
hat kind through the Senate so he In
c.uded the stockholders Ia all national
banks
1t took the entire force Of the CON
troliers office several weeks 10 prepare the
Information, and when II reached the Sen
ate nobody paid any attention TO It except
the author of the resolution, and he merely
looked at the mass of papers only long
enough 20 see about the man he was after.
and then tossed the papers aside. Ii was
aU Immense lot Of work for nothing"
Politicians. IL Is well known have 10 bt
mighty careful in their speech and actions
no 10 80
sutuents. that is. OF course. II they have
even the remotest idea OF ever getting tc
Qtiiee. The least little thing sometime.
vii queer ths game IN certain quarters
An Instance OF thls nature. which also
throws some light on the working Of the