Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-20
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afraid to enter graveyard after shutdown;
AS he stated It. Dat Farmers and
'Chanics' Bank is got mo money dan emmy
odder bank in de city, and If dey give me
all OBJ de money in dat bank dey couldn't
de sun goes down" Once late in the after
noon he accompanied a friend to Oak Hill
cemetery The friend stayed longer than
the janitor desired. He glanced appre-
hensively around and furtively watched
the sun go down. He became restless and
i'll at ease. and still his friend fingered:
The cemetery attendants came around ana
locked the east gate. The 1anitor saw
them and looked appealingly at his friend.
who apparently ignored his presence. The
janitor again looked for the sun and saw
1t disappearing behind the clouds. With
out saying a word to his friend he took
French leave and ran to the east gate.
that had been locked, but knowing that the
west gate would be unlocked. he concluded
to go to that entrance. but when he looked
at the distance he would have to travel
and the number of silent mounds that he
would have to pass to get there, his fears
held him back from making the attempt.
Impelled by some unknown force he
climbed over the high iron picket fence ana
dropped on the sidewalk with sigh OF re-
lief. Hastily walking across the street he
waited until his friend came forth. vowins
that he would never again enter a grave
yard.
On another occasion this same jlnitor
was engaged digging pOStnOi6S lOf d
fence out on the FOxhall road. working
for a local contractor. He had been wo.k-
ing all day and had dug number of
holes. When at the last one. but short
struck box. Curiosity induced him TO
break open the top of the box. Which was
nearly rotten There was some hair AMI
bones of head. That was enough for
him. He threw down the spade grabAel
his coat and left the place in hurry. ex-,
claiming. Oats de las pos'hole l eber
will dig" and 1t was. he quit the job
and never returned for his money.
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Joseph ]. Kelly Georgetown business
man. is able both to catch fish and tell
good stories. He admitted yesterday that
he had not vet caught a fish this season.
but he had heard of others who had In
cidentaIIy he gave away some secrets Of
one of the most successful anglers who
has ever tried his luck in the waters of
the Potomac river. That man is Arthur
D. Moffett. a member of the police force.
"Moffett," said Kelly. relating his story,
could go out any afternoon and eaten
more fish in one hour than all the other
members of the force put together. and
how it was that he could do it remained
secret for long while One fine day When
Moffett went fishing he was watched. an
it was found that he had his ishng
his usual fishing place and lift sack from
the water He lowered it again. after put
ting a fresh supply Of bat and soon he
was landing big perch.
His secret WIS given away" continued
Kelly, land Frank Burrows. who prides
himself as being one of the best anglers in
Georgetown. one day sent Sandy Harris,
colored character about town, to fish in
Moffctt's place. Sandy fishing away
for dear life and lie was having the M
on his life when along came Moffett and
wanted to know what he was dong there.
tshiy atIN toll him, Rlr-
rows sent me to fish right here, and here
l am going to stay.
Burrows told him to remain there and
fish that spot" said the Georgetown MR.
chant, land he would not give up his place
to Moffett 10 carry the joke little fur
Their, of Moffett's friends then had
a load of old springs dumped in the water
and the next time he went to his chosen
fishing ground he kept busy all the
afternoon pulling the springs from the
water.
1.-The ways of men as to dress" said one
of a group of takers that formed one of
the constantly changing centers in TIE
lounging room of club, "arc mysterious"
What is the trouble now" inquired one
of the listeners rather impatiently. at
seems to me that when there is nothing
else going on. then somebody starts some
fad idea of about how men ought to dress
just as if they did not have enough bother
now. AS ii is those of us who have not
been bulldoZed into the habit of dressing
for dinner are practically now obliged to
dress If we want to go to the theater or
even to a lecture. 1t is those COMPOUNDED
dinner coats that have done the trick for
u.s.
You needn't worry. old man." said the
first speaker. II have no intention of Join
ing the forces that are expressing the
men folks. but 1 was merely going to call
attention to the abuse of the dinner coat
or rather the perfect indifference of the
average man to the conventional in dress.
AT evening gathering of both sexes one
is apt to see d dinner coat with white est
and black white tie. else long
tail coat with a white vest and black tie
and all the other combinations which the
limited masculine wardrobe for evening
wear is capable Of
1T is very interesting. of course, and
the rather confusing mixture of costumes
that is to be found these days at social
affairs. AS long as that is the case why
should any one complaint"
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Several amusing incidents have occurred
in the Juvenile Court of late. which have
been repeated by many people as typical Of
some testimony produced there.
Not long ago. colored boy was charged
with a misdemeanor, and the judge asked
him about his parents.
You love your mother, don't your" his
honor asked
In disinterested tone. the boy replied.
"Oh, yes; 1 like her all right
1t was some days after that a boy with
a foreign name was brought before the
court a witness. He was frightened. and
the judge wished to put him at his ease.
So he began by asking some unimpoFtant
questions.
You have peculiar name the court re-
marked Were you born in this country %
NO. sir replied the boy. II was born
in Baltimore
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