Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25
AROUND THE CITY

AROUND THE CITY
TWO women were commenting on thu
condition of Center market, as viewed
from its pavement In the rear To bt
strictly accurate. the comments were the
solo work of the tall, loud-voiced one
who had evidently attended the tubercu
| losis congress. and who was greatly i'm
pressed with its acknowledgement her own
Tier apll1ty to spot microbes was really
remarkable. for she found them In every
stall propped against the market and II
every poor makeshiff Of stand alont
the curb. And when she came to a soar
box heaped with brown. shriveled things
she paused to use 1t for illustration.
Look at these onions, will you? Jus,
look at them! And yet people will eat
these germ nests and wonder what makes
them ILL
Desc amt lyons, lady, desc Is hyac,n1
roots, purple an pink an pale white
The correction came from the proprietor
who was also brown and shriyeled, and
VINO sat on another soap box in front OF
third soap box on which was Uttered
rolls or brown bark. tobacco twists an6
wlthered switches. tied with twine
The tall. loud-voiced woman scorned te
notice the correction-as Is sometimes
the way with people who possess more
knowledge than is good for them: blu,
the second woman fingered to ask the old
aunty the meaning of her wares.
Desc t'bacca twisses is for moffs an
de red oak bark Is good for cuts, an
maids.''
that. aunty. How does 1t work?''
Huh. huh, chile, das as easy as a
possum climmin' a tree. You see, old
maid ladies' Is most In ginral ean an
lonesome-lookin', an slippery alum tea
makes em fat. When dey gets fat dey
come along an take 'miration to en-
unless dey takes to drinkin' de tea toe
late. huh, huh!''
The second woman bought two rolls OF
slippery elm and told the old soul to keer
the change. Maybe she wanted to Rel
fat and chipperish in hope of results
Maybe, again. she felt that chips an6
switches were but feeble weapons with
which to fight the wolf we all know
about. Anyhow, she bought the two rolls
voiced woman at a chicken crate two
stands ahead. The crate was full OF
Plymouth Rocks, each clucktng and
stretching it's yellow legs. and with every
gray and white feather ruffied in protest
Look here. Ann. did you ever see such
to give one tuberculosis just to breathe
the same air with them"
Hold on. ma'am. you stop running
down my poultry. or I'll have the law or
you" IA
This interruption came from a huckste,
who was. perhaps. the incarnation Of the
original big stick man, SO the Anr
woman stepped into the fray.
Shes just joking. She means that
chickens are for consumption-see? II
1t, but I couldn't kill one to save my life
Give me dozen eggs, please
The loud-voiced woman disapproved OF
the interruption.
wouldn't be SO brash buying eggs like
that. AS that doctor-I forget his name
said: Tell me what you live on and III
tell you what you are"
Il live on s street."
vo, All right rig Keep on being s%arty and
worlds better since left of meat. I cal
nothing now but cereals. fruits and nuts
and I'm going to keep It up and live 2Ot
years."
Then the Ann woman relieved her SUI,
ferings with reply:
Il should hate to live 200 years. on &C.
count Of the company I'd have to keep
But If do live that long. I'll never bring
you to market again."
And she said It as II she meant every
word.
A man Of affairs-you can always pich
him out by his dress. walk and expression
was hurrying along by the White House
when he was appealed to by q very little
boy. He was such tiny boy that he
wore kits and talked with lisp, and ir
his outstretched hand lay a dead sparrow
Il picked him up an he won't co." sale
the child. as confidingiy as II the strange
man Of affairs had been his own father
Il want you to make him go-far"
To be requested to make q dead bfr6
fly is too much to ask of any man OF
affairs.
Throw that thing in the street." he an.
it's dead? How do you suppose I car
make it go?'
Wine him up VIII key" explained tn.
tiny chap.
Perhaps he was an unfortunate mar
who knew more about affairs than he die
of little children and clock toys. for he
just grunted as he hurried on.
And perhaps again, he would have beer
ashamed Of his surliness had be turned
to look back at the tiny boy and his bird
to bring hurt CULVER to a little cf1ild's
lips-not even for a man OF affairs.
A big. English-looking man in gra,
met an old newspaper comrade yesterday
tremendously glad to see each other. an6
for five minutes exchanged lightning
sketches OF their careers since the bis
man gave up the blue pencil for the
road"
And have you married, and settled
down. colonelr' inquired the stay-at-
home.
The big, English-looking man laughed
in way that was good to hear.
Settled down! Lud. no! I haven't
settled up yet
1t was a duslxy twilight made up Of foe
and drifted smoke from the fire zone. and
9th street was crowded with people hur.
rying from or to cafes.
Suddenly there was sharp report, and
every man, woman and child stood still
| an instant before turning to race in the
direction Of the sound. The next minute
more men. women and children began t(
tumble out of stores of cars and around
corners in their mad rush to see what was
the matter, and a big. blue policeman
cropped up from dear knows where,
For the sound was that of a pistol and
| a pistol means excitement. and excite
ment is the salt OF life.
For one expectant minute the crowG
| swarmed at the corner Of D street, Their
| a voice was lifted Saul-like above thu
| mass:
"Only a busted tire!"
And a woman who was scurrying alons
| the outer edge OF the commotion noticed
| that as the crowd broke up into individual
groups to scatter In every direction the
! face OF every man and woman was la.
beled with the same expression.
Disappointment
A long line Of orphan boys led by sis
| ters Of some religious order were march.
| ing from church.
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