Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-03

'Yes. madam.
.'Tll take a Dozen Then she proceeds
TO pick them ont and hand him the ones
she wants, counting them as she does so.
You see.' she says. with much express
sion, Il found three bad ones In the last
two dozen 1 bought That's why I'm
picking these out myself.
you picked those out yourself. too. you
remember" said the dealer. and his good
memory gained him a look that should
have quelled him for all time.
A concerted whistle broke upon the air.
growing louder as each dealer took up
the refrain, Here Comes the Bride,
which they did, one by one. new look
ing couple was coming down the aisle OF
the market. and 1t was they who had in
spired the wedding march.
Now you'll see' whispered the dealer
with the good memory, whether they
really are a new married pair. You can
tell by the way they take IT.
AS soon as the two young people got on
to the significance of the whist,ed tune.
while the young fellow endeavored to as
sumo an unconscious and diEni1ed air.
but only succeeded in appearing awkward
and foolish, and finally he. too. laughed.
as they fairly ran from the vicinity of
the musical marketmen.
The laughter had but recently subsidized
when one Of the market watchmen was
seen approaching in the wake of wom-
an who was carrying good sized bas-
ket AS he reached her he touched her
arm and said:
Madam. you will have to take that
flower back to the stall where you took
it from
What do you mean. you impudent
thtng?' cried the angry woman.
II am the Waterman, madam, and |
stood near you when you hooked that
flower pot there" He pointed to a red
geranum in the basket "You did not
pay for 1T and you'll have to before you
go any farther or I'll be obliged to call q
policeman, The woman wi!ted.
II only took it because 1 was afraid
some one else would get it before 1 got
back. and the woman at the stall was
not there. I intended to 20 back and
buying She is evidently frightened and
pentent. II will take it back to the
stall now
You will go and pay the woman for it,
wanted it so bad" said the Waterman,
with determination. This she did.
though with an air of reluctance, and
went on her way a sadder and wiser
woman.
That's nothing new the Waterman
cApIdAHcO. oL0 ROOQ LOOK
ing woman-she was real young, too-weni
over there to that chicken stall and picked
up chicken. put it into her basket and
walked away as big as you please The
man who runs the stall saw her and hol-
Tered at her. but she hurried up and
would have got away If hadn't headed
her off at the door and brought her back
Do you know she insisted that she had
bought that chicken and was so earnest
and insulted. and put up such a from,
that the dealer himself was almost con.
WINGED, when 1 mentioned going after
the cop. 1t was only bluff, you under.
his mind to let her have the chicken, anG
I couldn't have done anything. But il
scared her. and she said that if the mer
chant really thought she had not PAID
for the fowl she would do so. but she
was sure she had. just the same. Thai
was her little bluff. you see. So she pai6
for the goods and went away. and
never saw. her In this market again.
One Of the dealers told Of "a woman who
came in accompanied by two very stylish
daughters, and going up to a meat stall
inquired the price of a big rib roast. She
was informed, and said that she would
wait until the dealer had waited on some
other customers, as she was in no hurry.
In the meantime she proceeded to look
over the stock. assisted by the young
ladies. In doing this she had occasion
to lean across the counter, and when she
she would come back In a few moments,
and started to leave.
But the dealer, who had grown sus-