The Washington herald., 1907-10-20
Maria'S Midnight Lectures.
LECTURE NO. 10.

right she was not particular keen on
having Mort come back. However. she
called TO him and there vas a fash and
pretty soon the medium turned up with
Photograph Of Belle sitting in the
chair. and there right behind her was a
ghost-that Is, his picture Belle paid
for il. but she has always been deathIy
afraid that she called Up somebody
else's husband. Mort had a red beard.
you remember, and the man in the pic
ture behind her was only wearing a
mustache. Besides, Mort was awfully
cross-eyed. and the man in the ghost
picture looked as straight at you as
could be. Belle said that if that was
Mort, he must be glad 70 be dead, be
looked so much better as a ghost than
he had as a live farmer But, I don't
know, Job; I don't believe want any
spirit pictures took Of you.
! see they're already getting ready for
Congress TO open, and guess this next
sessions going To be an important one.
The best thing I've heard of yet IS that
Of the bill they're going 10 introduce
about the street cars-no seat. no fare.
I get so everlastingly tired Of Just look
ing at the men who won't get up and
give us ladies a seat It's getting 10 be
50 there's no manners at all any more.
leastwise. street-car manners. Ny aunt
Rosa says she always steps on their
toes If they won't get up; but that
doesn't always answer. II you're young
and pretty the men'u get UP fast enough
for you; but that doesn't give me much
chance, and me the mother Of three
children. II they don't pass that law,
SOS We can all have seats. I'm going
to take TO wearing a thick veil, and
maybe the men'l be so curious that
they'll take a chance and give me
seat. anyhow.
Job! is that YOU pretending 10 snOTa2
For heavens sake, wake up and talk
TO me some more. You can be so inter
esting when You Try. Did I tell YOU
about the interesting new paper / got
hold Of this week? It's called The
Canal Record. and its editor-in-chiof is
Joseph Bucklin Bishop. It's got most
everything newspaper ought 70 have
except a fashion page, and I guess they
don't have many fashions down I'm Pan
anna The only trouble with the paper
is that its politics are weak; but I guess
it's for Roosevelt, don't your Speak
ing about politics, / see that Mr..
Hughes. Of New York. says that he
doesn't want any office I suppose that
means that he does not want 10 run
for President. can't understand what's
getting into the men. There's Mr.
Roosevelt, says he won't run, Mr.
Hughes says he doesn't want any Office.
and even Mr.. Bryan seem to want coax
ms Luckily there's Mr. Taft left,
though he Is IN the Philippines. keep
ing the peace. He'll run all right. / bet
! do hope the toIegraphers' strike won't
interfere with any messages he's got TO
send back 10 this country I tell YOU. he
made himself a favorite IN this city by
saving those historic trees in the
Botanic Garden I'll bet he gets the
solid vote OF Washington next time.
Oh, I know very well that Washing
tonians don't have any vote. but 1 guess
the people can go back 20 their homes
and vote for Mr. Taft if they want TO.
I remember. in the Cleveland cam
paign, Lie Higgins boy was working
in the Pension once, and the Repub-
licans paid his fare back to Detroit, SOS
he could vote, and gave him a weeks
vacation. Jim Higgins went back all
right. but there was circus In De
troit that day, and. after all. he never
voted at all, and so AIr. Cleveland was
elected. You can never tell about poll
tics.
Wasn't that queer about those con-
victs out in Pittsburgh Wanted to look
ST moving pictures instead Of singing
hymns, The very idea Even the p1is-
oners in Pittsburg seem TO insist on
luxury Why. if they'd have moving
pictures and Sunday concerts in prison.
we'd all be wanting 10 90 10 jail. Il
would just suit you. JOB. 10 90 10
prison; you could just sleep all the
time. 7 never did see such a man.
Oh, got a letter from Nelson this
4tlNA mus L4l j tel EDA- ne ana -Nel-
lie are coming over here next week.
and I'm going 10 ask EN- to stay with
US. You see, it's homecoming week
in Baltimore, and Nelson says that all
Of their kinfolk have written in that
they're going back 70 Baltimore; and
as they can't entertain him, with the
price of victuals as high as it is, they're
going to escape out Of the town. Mel
son says thatthev'd had an electric sign
saving Welcome" put over their door;
anc as they can't very well take It
down now. they're going TO put a ITO
Rent" sign in the front window Listen.
job, Is that 'Ginny calling? What is
it. 'Ginny? Emily crying, Poor child.
1 suppose her caFbuncle's twitching
again. Do get Up and see TO her. Job.
Asleep ] supposed so. Whenever
there's anything 70 be done. you can
fail asleep like q dormOuse. All right.
'Gfnny dear. I'll be there as soon as I
can find my slippers.