Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-31

| songs. The programs on Doth nights We're
we'll arranged and all the participants de-
served commentator for their work
| Those who received certificates for har-
mony We're Miss Nellie Essex and kath-
eryne Townshend.
AROUND THE CITY
He was fat. yellow barber man and
he stood in front of his shop dangling
a rat by its tail. He kept it up until the
| usual crowd swarmed when. by way Of
| variety. he gave the rat an extra twirl
| and pitched it into the street The thing
| flashed across the asphalt and the barber
| man made flying leap after. to crush it on
The jump. He missed and man who looked
| like he could afford to go to theaters and
| buy books and take sea trips led in a
concerted laugh of derision.
| No sport could be expected to stand for
| a call down like that, SO the barber man
| performed the kangaroo act of his life
| and in two jumps landed on the rats tail.
| 1t was d great moment. There was no
| derision in the crowds laugh this time.
| An oldish man who had let himself go in
| the matter of chinS and waist lines. slap
| ped the barber mans shoulder with a
| pulpy pink hand that had ii diamond on
1t and spruce young fellow III Sprig
checks and panama favored the occasion
| with small convincing word that would
show up too we'll in print. The barber
man accepted his laurels if they were
| bouquets. and then. laying aside his
| honors. stood on the curb to watch the
rat drag itself TO a sewer on the opposite
corner.
'Betcher couldn't do it again. called
out a voice that was too lrresponsibly
boyish for the barber man to notice.
Bet you a quarter you couldn't do It
again"
Business is Business The barber man
looked over at the rat that had nearly
trailed it's bloody way to the safe black
depths-the sewer. Then he prepared
to jump
But he didn't jump Somebody got in
his way.
Maybe the woman who stepped on the
asphalt in front of the barber man didn't
know she was spelling sport.
Maybe. again she felt that suffering
had its rights and that even rat is en-
titled to fair play.
| Two people were waiting for car.
| She was white princess buttoned-up-
in the-back young woman, with long black
| gloves and tremendous bl lack hat with a
| dotted veil Topping over the brim.
| He was Just an ordinary nice-faced
young man.
While they waited she called his atten-
| ton to lineman who was doing things to
an electric lamp swung high up in the air.
Il am going to tell you something, she
| said in voice that showed she WASH
/ quite sure if she were Clssie Lotus or
| Sarah Bernhardt You see that man on
/ the pole? If he were to fall 1t would be
| Don't worry yourself" interrupted the
nice-faced young man. Those chaps know
| their business.
to tell you that tragedy has a fascination
| for me. and l long so to see somebody
: killed"
I You long to see-what?'
/ His derision settled it. She was Bern
hardt all right.
Don't make it so hard for me. dear. l
am simply letting you know the worst
about me. instead of keeping IT from
! you. as most girls would do. | tell yol.
| sincerely that | don't want that man to
fall merely to oblige me. but suppose the
| day comes when l feel differently about
| it-then will be wicked. won't l. dear?
Not a bit of 1t. old girl You'll just
be plum crazy. Here's our car.
| He boosted her into a crowded trailer.
| and the person who had also been waiting
! for the car and had secured a seat be-
hind them noticed that Bernhard had
/ given way TO d chirpy young person who
/ might live anywhere in Washington, from
! Georgetown to Capitol Hill.
! a tiny boy in steel spectacles was sit
| ting on a carriage step watching other
! boys play ball in the street He was
rather a pathetic little figure. but he
didn't seem to know it. for when an old
tsh man paused to ask him If he was en-
! joying the game he answered:
| Yes. sir I'm the umpire.
That's an important position, we
marked the oldish man. How did they
! come TO give it TO you?'
! Because I can't see straight, sir
The oldish man said it was An excellent
| reason, but the woman with him thought
| perhaps the boys in the street had a bet
/ ter one.
| Maybe they didn't want him to feel left
out because he wore glasses and couldn't
play.
She vas selecting sofa cushion.
| The clerk had produced an assortment
| that made the counter look like gone
mad crazy corner. but nothing suited the
| customer 50 well as rakish design bear
| ing the motto: a cold stein for mine.
! The Center was taken UP by beer mug
/ IN delft blue silk. foaming over with white
/ floss. and scattered around with democrat
| lzns promiscuousness were pipes. cards.
| dice and cigarettes
| Il reckon Ill take this one. decided
the customer. who was young woman
! Win spark!es IN her black eyes anu
! dimpe III her chin.
! For goodness sake Pauline. don't be
! so foolish. demonstrated the woman with
| her who. incidentally. had neither spar
y
:. neither drinks. smokes nor CANDLES.
I That's precisely why I'm getting this
| cushion. snapped Pauline. John Hen
I ry so Wlshy-washy that he .rasps my
/ nerves. This al least will go d little way
/ toward looking as If he had had a past
l wish | could find that pattern with
oallet girl frisking on a wine glass.
And the question is What will John
! Henfy co with Pauline's cushion?
/ boy picked up a bit of dried orange
| pee! from the pavement.
! IL was an action that must have APP
/ pea!ed 70 the tender sensibilltles or
! STOUT lady, who was passing with man.
/ presumably her husband. for she stopped
| TO eXcla!m
That poor child's hungry! Wait. pa
! m gong TO give him money to buy one
sood meal. anyhow
she opened a silver meshed handbag
olazoned with gold initials. and went to-
ward the boy. She didn't give him money
however, for just then he fitted the peel
INTO bean shooter and sent 1t Whizzlng
toward ANOTHER boy few yards ahead.
nc reallNbsautiful pity died out OF the
| stout Womans face. and as she joined heT
companion she shut her bag with snap
That little rascal doesn't went food
lie wants whipping!"
But pa just laughed
| AZ the neckwear counter:
have such hard time gettlnS tles
/ 70 suit me-
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