Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-15

As was sayn to Swiftly Joe, Swiftly" says
n |, did it ever strike you that every garden
has it's lemon tree?
Abr, Chee!' says Swiftly All the hand organs
is playin that tune. Ring off
But say, what's the wastn high art conversa-
ton on a cocoanut head like that? So l don't tell
him what happens out to Primrose Park a wet
Sunday. You see when l goes up on Saturday
night | was lookin for another dry szzer but l
guess | must have read the signs wrong, for when
l wakes up in the mornin' the rain is comm down
slantwise and plenty, and the lawn is lookin' as
soggy as the under crust of huckleberry pie.
1t sure seems like an all day session with my
heels up the rail and nothin' dom but read the
papers and wish | was back on Broadway. One
of Mrs. Whaey's Sunday breakfasts cheers up
some, and I've got myself planted in dry
of the side porch, prepared for the worst; when l
hears somethin' out on the Post road that makes
me sit up 1t sounded like a solid bump followed
by breakin glass. | squints out through the rain
and big black tourin car with its nose jammed
good and hard against an elm tree about three foot
thick.
Looks like case of skiddin' >" says to myself
That's just what has happened. There's quite
some of a curve out there, and, the road bein'
greasy, and maybe on account of the dew on his
goggles, Mr. Shutter has cut it too fine. Not bein'
able to climb the tree go through it, the sixty
horse power gives hlccup or two and goes out of
business.
Lucky he was runnn inside the speed limit or
the machine would have plastered him up against
that tree so tight the would have had to pry
him off with a putty knife AS it is, he only has
his wind knocked out by the steerin' wheel, and
before | can grab an umbrella and get half way
climbed out to take view of the busted lamps
and the CrrlInpled hood.
That's one way of stoppin' quick says l,
soothn'.
'Sacr-r-r-r6!' says he.
(Which don't help much says 1; but if it's
any relief to your feelins, let it come
And he does too l don't understand much
French; but you can always tell cuss words in any
language, and this gent had fine lot tap. He
walkin around that bu sted machine and tearin'
'em off by the yard when some one raps the
plate glass windows of the limousine and he corks
up like the emergency brake had been put on
"Gee!" says l, Il thought you was runnin' an
empty. If you've got folks in there you'd better
see how bad they're shook up"
With that begins rubberin' at the black windows;
but | got much satisfaction as If L d been peekin
down jointed gas pipe. Every curtain was pulled
down tight, except one, and that only stays up
long enough for hand to wave the shutter to the
other side of the car. He trots around lively too,
and begins to explain how it happened and what
the damage
Well, there didn't seem to be any wild call for
my help, society either; but | was gettin curl
Gus | wanted to know what kind of people was
ridn around in the that way, with the shutters
all up, so | strolls to my own side of the road
and waits to what's gOn to happen next. 1t
didn't take long for Goggles to convince his people
that the all to the bad. Then l sees shade
pulled back, and has feelin' that some
sizln me UP close In a minute or SO the shutter
over and touches his cap, polite you
please.
:" Ees that the house of monsieur" says he
pontn to the cottage
That IS the house of me- for fact SAYS l.
Pardong, says he; but will monsieur have
the great kindness to declare his manner"
Why ;, cert Frenchy;" says l. II am Monsoon
telephone number. Sorry 1 amt got my latest
photograph and vaccination certificate too"
"Merci merci!' says he.
Same to you and many of en-, says L.
1t wa mt exactly the weather I'd pick out for
swappin bows and that sort of thing; but | can be
just polite the next one, even if | am standn