The Washington herald., 1907-08-18

the Catskills for a month, and I was
somebody's almost first love. can't be
sure I was the very first, because he was
nine years old, but he certainly did give
every sign Of caring for me- He said so.
and he told me he meant to marry me
when he was grown up and got TO be
driver OF a FIRE engine. Ny failure seemed
secure till the ladies of the Methodist
church gave a weighing party. don't
believe weighing parties are popular In
Washington, but up there they're a fad.
When a man takes q girl to one. he has
her weighed at the door, and pays half
a cent a pound for her admission.
know I'm plump. but Douglas told me
over and over again he didn't like bony
people. The day before the party I saw
him dangling after a girl who doesn't
weigh ninety pounds, but I thought
nothing Of it.
Aren't you going 70 take me 10 the
partyY I asked him.
Il must say he was frank about II.
Nope he said. You see I can take
Miss Skidds and buy US ice cream, too,
for what It would cost to get you in, a
fellows got to think OF these things. you
know"
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Talking of actor folk. reminds me Of
something Miss Charlotte Walker tells,
and I'm quite sure 1 shouldn't have pos
sessed her presence of mind In a like
emergency It happened while she was
playing leads" with a stock company,
and I think the play was ''Rosedale.
AT any rate, il was a play in which the
nm D q De- In, a md
perfectly agonizng things are going 10
happen to the hero unless she gets out IN
time. It's what Is called a strong
scene. and the leading lady has 20 ham
mer at the locked doors and scream and
carry on till your hair stands on emu.
Miss Walker screamed. and I know 1t
must have been narrowing TO heE- her
wall, What shall 1 do?" She flung her
self despairingly against the locked door,
and the locked door swung gently open.
Il can't get OUT" was her line, and
Of course, the audience couldn't help
seeing that she was mistaken about it,
There was the open door, and a really
CHASTITY situation for Miss Walker How
ever, she rose 10 it, She grabbed the door
handle with a scream Of JOY. and then
staggered back. with a low, thrilling
moan Of despair
only clothes closetT she walled, and
the scene was saved.
There's a little girl here in town who
makes me think that all the future Ma
poleons of finance aren't going to be OF
Napoleon's sex. She's the niece OF a
teacher. and she has a wonderful genius
for organization. don't know how many
clubs and societies she has got up and
/ bossed. The last was a society for the
/ relief Of the poor. and the child came IN
one day 70 ask her aunt whether she
might take the s. from her bank u put
into the society fund. Naturally, the
aunt was deeply touched. for it isn't
every little girl who'll save up her pen
MES and give them 10 charity.
of course. you may" said the aunt,
apprOvingly. But are you sure you
want 10 give your money to charity? You
know, you've been saving it 10 buy big
Teddy bear"
"Oh, that's all right" said the small
promoter. I'm not going 20 leave my
money in our treasury. As soon as get
the other children encouraged so they'll
put theirs in I'm going TO take mine
out"
You have TO go TO some other city for
while in order 10 appreciate Washing
ton" says a teacher. There's no other
town on earth where the street car con-
/ ductors treat you as well. Whenever
come back from New York, bruised in
/ body from being jabbed in the back, and
/ lacerated in soul from being ordered to
/ step lively. I think with JOY OF something
/ that happened TO me here. I go home
out Connecticut avenue and transfer at
Dupont Circle. I've done II so often that
! one conductor at least, knows me. One
day didn't ask for my transfer, and he
reminded me Of It. I told him I didnt
want one; I was going on TO George
| town.
ooh. yes" he said you're going TO see
your aunt to-day"