Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-23

side. However. he was spared this awful
crime by the commencement of the down.
ward trip. Then they yelled In such
great imitation OF a band Of Comanche
even the hardened attendants OF the
chute-the-chutes had TO put their fingers
to their ears.
And even this was not the worst. IL
was yet TO come When finally the boat
was tied up to the wharf and We escaped
from 1t there was no mother to relieve as
of our burden.
No. The man at the gate hadn't seen
her since she left them in our care, ana
when we mildly suggested that the chill
dren be left in his care he threatened to
have us arrested for abandoning children
in the park.
HopelessIy we took the children with us.
And we were a cheerful looking lot-not.
The children were making an awful dis
turbance about wanting to find mann
mer.' but as much as we wanted to nnd
tions. So. finally. in order to pacify the
midgets the roller coaster was suggested
They seemed to mildly enthuse over that.
and thither we wendell our way.
We rode on that giddy roller thing until
We thought it was about time for the cows
to come home. and the merry onlookers
were beginning to get some wild idea We
were there for the purpose of numbering
the infants and concealing their bodies
under a stone. We thought that IL was
about time for a change. and change we
did. We went over to the merry-go-round.
When Mother Showed Up.
This was evidently a long-lost friend OF
the kids, and they took to 1t as a duck
to water. Around and around we went
until 1t seemed that their young heads
must be whirled off, but still they kept
at it.
But there was relief in sight-long-de-
layed relief. but still II was relief. Just
We fhinkinD nf nR Of
the next turn and leaving the kids to
their fate a shrill cry Of Manner,
mammer.' caused us to turn around. and
there. sure enough. was manner" We
all Of our lives. but she didn't seem to
take it that way.
Where did you go with my children?"
she cried: Il was just going to get .
detective and put him on your trail, you
kidnapers."
The alleged kidnapers vainly tried to
assure her that they were not so bad al
they looked. hut she had no ears for
what they had to say at all, and, as the
crowd had collected and began to look
hostile and there Were some remarks
about lynching, We silently folded our
tents and stole away. The scenery didn't
look one bit familiar as the car trended
its way. but We only thought that cars
usually knew where they were going. and
sometimes We didn't pay any attention
to Ii.
lneH t;le car stopped. InlS Ism Z
Washington" We both exclaimed as we
stepped off. And 1t wasn't. II was Alex
andria. II wasn't a case of all cars 60
10 Washington. 1t was a case of our
taking the first car. and that car had a
mistaken idea of where it wanted to go
and SO had taken notion to go to Alex
andria.
Well. We were glad to see Alexandria,
anyway, so We got off and waited. The
trolley took back the rest of the people
who had had the same mistaken idea
that they were going to Washington, but
back.
That was a comfortable trip-no crowds.
no music and no lost children-just ease,
and We certainly enjoyed II.
Think I'll spend my vacation riding
on the ferry" said the artist as we
stepped off the boat This Is the only
real simple joy that we have had. And
In this We both agreed. although perhaps
We were prejudiced. We had worked
all the time.