Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-01
THE CITY

An intentionally fat man bought a
paper from a freckle-faced boy. AS he
was putting back the change he had
fshed from his vest pocket dime fell
on the bricks and the boy dived for it.
But the man covered the coin with his
foot.
Hold on. son. I don't like your pre-
cipitance. Take off your hat. sir, and
let's see the shape Of your head"
The boy grinned and whipped of his
cap.
well, sir. nature has done a good part
by you as far as your Uranium goes and
I like that blue twinkle in your eyes.
But I've got my doubts ABOUT your
fingers: they are too ready to grab. Now,
son. I'm going to make practical DEM
onstration of your feet. couldn't stoop
down to pick up a fortune, SO I'll just
move my foot off this money and watch
and your eyes you will hand it to me like
a gentleman. If you hike off with it you
will probably call it taking advantage
of the market and grow up to be a mil
lionaire president o. a trust corporation.
Now then: One for the money Two for
the show, three to make ready and Tour
for to go!"
He moved his foot, the boy swooped
down on the coin and flew around the
corner.
you BANKED little scalawag, You
blankety ank little rascal! You blink
blank lit -"
But by that time the freckled-face boy,
with grin that showed a mouth over
full of big white tusks, was back again.
handing the man his dime.
Which shows what it is to have deal
ings with a fun-loving klu.
A man with a suit case got off a car at
the avenue and 10Th street. AS he touch
ed the ground he plunged forward with a
bewildered stare apparently regardless of
automobile that was footing at him
like gone-mad trombone. Another
man ierked him back until the machine
had passed.
IF you are really anxious to get your
will have more privacy" advised the
descuer. with an off-hand familiarity that
made the bewildered one laugh.
Much obliged, old man, but I had my
SubconSciousneSS at work on that ma
chine. I'm from New York where we
cultivate sixth sense especially for dodg-
ing. What have you folks here been do
ing with the old Treasury? Looks like she
had been to a beauty doctor"
We've scrubbed her." explained the
native man.
Looks young enough to be her own
child. Great Scott. the old Riggs Bank
has gone. I used to shoot marbles over
on that old corner. Dandy new building
isn't it? Heaps of changes since 1 left
here ten years ago.
Notice the New Willard"
Great isn't it? Little old Washington is
getting right into line
ooh, she'll be leading the parade be-
fore she's through What you want to
do. is to keep on few steps and see
the new White House. and then turn
L. haxv I<oIr
the new municipal building"
"I'm turned around enough as it is,
and as I've been travelling all night I'm
going to the hotel to turn in. Belascos
got a theater here. too-well. well. well!'
Come back another ten years from
"and we'll be pleased to show you the
new government buildings on the south
side of the avenue"
A stylish little woman was looking at
millinery.
Now really want a hat, and I've come
to buy one," she explained to the clerk
who stood ready to wait on her, but
want to ask of you, beforehand, as a Spe-
cial favor, not to say that any hat 1 try
on adds to my height I've been told that
so many times by so many milliners that
am beginning to feel that l am stumpy
And 1 am not stumpy. am I?'
OF course, she wasn't stumpy, and the
clerk said so. She also promised that, no
matter how many hats her customer tried
on. she would say nothing about their
adding to her height
So the stylish little woman trie. on hats
and hats. And when, at last, she got one
to suit her. the clerk cried out in ad-
miration:
"You couldn't find anything more be-
coming! 1t just suits the way you wear
your hair, and it adds So" Then she
clapped her hand over her mouth.
r,o haar, cd I'M mi 1u OF tIa
lapse and took up a hand glass to study
the back of her head. And while she was
doing it another clerk came up and said
to her colleague:
adds to her height, doesn't it?''
Four young women were talking at a