Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-05

collars with an expression That reminded
the waiting customer of that historic per-
sonage who said one day:
so much for Buckingham.
A man was hurrying up Pennsy vania
avenue. 4 woman was scudding ground
9th street. AT the corner they came to-
gether with bump.
Beg pardon exclaimed the man as he
rushed on.
Certainly" snapped the woman she
stopped to glare after him.
The small incident caught the attention
OF two mcn on the curb.
considering the woman was equally 10
I blame why should he make the apology
! asked the one who was handing the other
a match.
Because he's man. you know. an
swered the one who was lighting a cigar
Good enough. But having accepted his
apology why does she stand there looking
if she had received a mortal Insult?
ON. well. that's because she's wom-
an.
Two women young enough to have birth
days were going along + street when one
directed attention to a man who had Just
entered a saloon.
See the look of hope on that man 3
face? He's coming out presently with an
expression of joy fulfilled. My husband
says i ought 10 be spanked. but l m wlld
to go through one of those shutter doors
!
| ice cream soda, and / couldn't gel any
thing but beer and stuff like that. But II
just rasps my nerves TO see my nuspahd
do things that I'm not allowed TO.
I'm the same way about my husband
! clothes" interrupted the other in voice
OF trust sympathy. Il should hate TO
have TO wear the horrid things. but If |
could put on Johns suit and 60 down
/ town just once. to show L could, you
know, I'd die happy
''Of course. any woman would feel that
way Maybe. it's the old Father Adam in
US.
Maybe. again. it is old Mother Eve
There is a man in this town who knows
a thing or two. He is airing some of ms
knowledge on the trees in front OF ms
house.
The trees are green and leafy. and that
| they may keep so he has fastened around
| each trunk. high up where the fork be-
| gins, a sheet Of fiypaper with the STICKY
| side out.
! A fringe of caterpillars glued around
! the edges of the paper represents the
| army of invasion-so many luckless Cae-
sars dead at the Rubicon they could not
| cross.
| A down and-out man was shuff1ing along
| the tagging in front Of the deserted WHITE
| House His clothes were old enough TO
vote and his whole slouchy BODY erica
aloud for the thing man calls Dracer.
| At the Garfield tree he stopped a proper
looking citizen and asked question:
| The proper-looking citizen ignored him
and walked on.
| At the shiny green magnolia tree he
made another plea TO an MISUNDERSTANDING
young fellow with a waist ten years too
big for him and A gay bird air that he
probably cultivated with pride.
''Oh. go chase YOURSELF. remarked Ire
lunctuous- looking young fellow.
AS he got to the upper gate he stopped
a plain. everyday man with plumbing nix
lures in both hands. The man had "A
good fac1 and his voice was kind.
Sorry. old chap: but L won't have a
cent till payday"
| The dywn-and-out man, seeing no other
prospects coming his way. sloLched along
hopelesyly until a woman who had been
walking behind-maybe she had been
neutrality-suspicious. him on her way up
town.
AS she passed she extended her open
palm.
| The down-and-out man stretched out "A
hand. Strengthened up and touched his
wreck of d hat. And the incident was
over.
OF course no good woman should have
given a down-and-out man a quarter for
bracers, but
Maybe she didn't set up to be a good
woman.