The Washington herald., 1908-08-05

I "Fayre and warme to-day ssyeth ye
I United States weather fOrecaster. 'Tis
an old tale. forsooth. and has oft been
found wanting in truthfuIness. ''Fayre
and warme~ these days means hot as
/ olazes. but the Weather Bureau has ever
/ been conservative in everything. and has
ever been fond Of springing little sur
/ prises on the country in general and
/ Washington in particular So fayre and
warme II VIII be this day
{ Yesterday was a regular sizzler, TO be
sure it being q degrees at 3 o'clock at
the Weather Bureau. which meant that
it was at least I0S along Pennsylvania
avenue It is true it was not the cham
pion 4th OF August so far as the heat de-
gree was concerned, but after all, there
was nothing stingy about It. The heat
formed one Of the most exciting topics
Of conversation among certain classes.
and the subject was usually broached
with the Iaoon!c words, Hot enough for
you?"
She Lost Her Heel
oh. yes. lis warm said the man
with the suit case, but I don't notice
anybody losing his heels over il to-day"
His head I suppose you mean?'
This conversation was carried on be
tween travelling men at the Raleigh Ho-
tel yesterday afternoon. and had refer
ence TO the Washington brand OF hot
weather
I was standing at the door Of this
hotel about 3 O'Clock one sizzling after
noon" continued one travelling man,
when I saw q young woman stop short
IN the middle OF the street. and begin 70
hop around on one foot in most ex-
Jraordinary manner.
she was mighty conspicuous out On
that sinlmering eXDanse Of asphalt, and
1 started 70 the rescue. didn't know
what was the matter, but il did seem
that when woman stopped and did
fancy steps IN the hottest spot in Wash
{ -1gton- II was plain hurry call OF some
( sort
As I hot-footed II 10 the rescue-and
you can bet IL was hOt-footlHg. all right
I spied the young w0uan's shoe sitting
Up all by Itself. and Ike empty is the
cradle, ba5y's gone
7 thought it was just case Of dropped
pump. and I was going 10 hike back 70
the shade, where the Thermometer was
about 10. when the girl made dab at
her shoe with her stocking foot. and
/ then began TO do more fancy steps
What do you suppose was the mat
ter asked another travelling man.
Like Boiled MoIasses.
You're so fond Of supposing. you
might Try 20 guess" said one
Give il up Wei. the asphalt was 50
hot that It was about like boiled-down
molasses candy for sickness The high
heel Of the woman's shoe had gone
through the crust. and there IL stuck
shed slip her foot into the shoe and
try 70 LIFT II out that way. but the
asphalt held IL tight Finally she took
hold with both hands and gave that shoe
a yank which fetched Il, but II never
faxed the grip the asphalt had. she
got her shoe. but the heel stayed be
hind. and she went OF with a Jhree-inch
limp that was heartrending.
That's what I mean by losing your
heels over the heat I was telling a
Washington man about the shoe incident.
and he said, 'Pshaw. that's nothing
He said q few years ago folks got
20 talking about the facilities for enjoying
a hot time in Washington. and Just 10
show what could be done somebody fried
eggs on one Of the iron plates that abound
along the electric car tracks
4 believe il took half an hour 70 finish
the frying. but from my experience. /
should say. II that was true, the man
wanted his eggs fried on both sides. and
very hard. I don't know but New York
could supply sun-fried eggs, but don't
happen 10 have seen IL tried
Il think that man had, welI-stored
memory. anyway He was telling how
damp it gets in Washington. sometimes,
and he said he knew a woman once. who
shut up her apartments fer the summer
and when she came back she found mush-
rooms growing in one Of the cUpOoards-
Down cellar, I suppose, was inter
jected-
II Grew Mushrooms.
1T was OF the sixth floor. Mushrooms
in the cupboard and long. flowing whis-
kers on the gas tube for the drop light in
the dining-room- Sure. whiskers Of mold,
two or three inches long
But the mushrooms We're what caught
ny fancy. Those and the fried eggs If.
I was going TO Try your favorite stunt Of
supposing. would suppose that a climate
which would fry eggs in the sun and would
grow whiskers on gas tubes and mush-
rooms in the cubpoards. was a sure
enough wonder
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