Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-22
AROUND THE CITY

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Three women were reveling in the breeze
Of an open car. The one In the middl
was matron Just old enough to show tn
traditional silver thread in her brown pom
padour and the suggestion OF a doubl,
chin. She seemed to be jolly SOUL ant
the story she was telling went with &
swing:
"Oh. we had all sorts OF a good time OF
the farm! Before the steamer touched thu
wharf there was pa waiting for u.s. witt
ma waving from the hill, with lunch un.
der the trees. I just wish you could havt
seen VIII tackle that country fried chicken
and hear ma laugh at the way we stun
ed
She stopped her story In sudden absorb
ton of something she saw on the street
One of the women patted her on the shout
der and the other touched her hand Then
the woman in the middle gave a long
breath. sat up straight and went back to
the luncheon under the trees.
What she had stopped to look at were two
white horses drawing a little white hearse.
A rottIrsd lady was the center of a group
of correctly QUILTED friends who had come
to the station to see her of. While they
waited for her special the rotund lady spisd
a plain person in black who was waiting
before another gate for her train. imrne-
diately she left her party and waddied to-
ward the plain person, with cordial out
sstretcneo Rand- 49, e@s~s - -
why, my dear Miss Blank how do YOU
do? l hope you are on for nice long
holiday and that you will come and tell
me all about 1t when / return in the fall
In the meantime. If / can be of service to
you this summer, in any way-in any way,
mind-you can always find out by the
papers how to reach me- feel like
mother to all you clever. Woodworking re-
porters. i want to thank you for all the
nice things you have written about me and
the girls, and to ask. as special favor,
that you and the other reporters will never
again gown me like sheep, in white
wool. / positively had to give that alba
tross dress away. 1t got so that every time
wore 1t felt that my guests expected me
to bleat.'
Indeed, you are not sheep. You are
an angel" laughed the plain person in
black.
How sweet in you to say that, dear
only don't dress me. in character. and ex-
change my wool for feathers
And the rotund lady waddied on to all
the summers delights within reach or
wealth and the administration set" while
the plain person.
But plain persons don't count
man in a saloon drank five schooners
of beer one after the other. Then he rested
few minutes and drank another.
A physician who happened to be at the
bar said to another man:
THAT fellow couldn't drink six schooners
of water to save his life. No man could.
''Whatcher bet?" asked the other.
We'll, I'm not a sporting character, but
III wager that the man who drank the six
schooners of beer in succession couldn't do
the trick with water. FL make the money
anything you like
The bet was referred to the gentleman
who had iuss done things to the beer. but
he threw trifle more than six schooners
OF cold water on the proposition
Il amt the man to make no mill pond
out of my stomach. My water limit is one
split glass. when there's nothin' better do
in. That's me-
You NAV consider the bet OPEN re-
marked the physician, as he parted the
shutter door.
'.All right. I'll call you
But he hasn't called him yet.
The motorman had a straight track be-
fore him and few passengers behind. He
was a slim. erect young fellow, and he
held with masterful grip the handle that
sped his car.
Another young man, who had just leaped
aboard without the formality of a slow-up.
dropped into seat by the motorman and
said, by way of greeting
Well Tom has got what he's been work
Ing forbes where he wants to be at
last"
Eyes, he just passed me. looking tickied
to death at having car OF his own"
well, I'm not envying him. l prefer
stray cars myself .
There's where I'm not with you. I~iove
this old car, and l believe she knows me;
acts like it. anyhow. She's the best little
car on the line I don't wonder Tom wants
one of his own
We'll you see, you're married and got
to have certain hours and certain pay.
Don't see how you fellows can afford 1t,
though l don't make enough to support
my ownself. much less family, and If /
had double I'd blow it in just the same.
l saved more money the first two months
l came to the city and got job than l
have in three years, and l don't spend
much a day on foolshness, either"
There had been a man waiting at the
other end of the block, and the motorman
had paid no attention until his passenger
was In. Then he waited until he had turn
ed a corner and had another straight track
ahead
II can't spend anything on foolishness
on any day. but I'm buying a right smart
little home down the road It's going to
out our way. and there's a dandy yard
for the kid to play in
Reckon Tom must have a girl. If I
was him I'd rather a-stayed down in Mary
land. Say. he's got big farm down there,
only the lands too poor to work without
fertilizer and ne was too poor to buy 1t.
I've known Tom pretty much ever since
he's been running on strays, and I never
did see fellow SO crazy anxious for car
of his own"
Toms all right. He's a careful fellow
and will make good record. congratu-
late him."
well dent blow in money like Wag-
ner, anyhow. He don't make more than !
do, and he didn't do thing but pay
dollar for razor. A 5O-cent razor is what
l use. and when kidded him about 1t he
said he knew man once who used razor
that cost $3-but Wagner's such brag, You
ca,a't believe half he says. No. Stree,
You don't catch me tying myself down to
a regular nor up to girl, either. Say,
Bill, do YOU know Sadie Blank?''
1t was only a peep into the lives OF two
brothers of the rail- but we have Emer-
sons word for it that everything Is inter-
esting that is true.
And this is true.