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

all the foolishness they want while they
ARE under your wing and when the time
comes for EN- to get married they are
ready 10 settle down. If your ma had
let You have your fill of red. you'd
forgot You ever wanted it,"
How could She when she died when
l was born? All the raisin' got was by
an Ole maid aunt, who was too pious
for pale pink, much less scarlet
Then, why ON earth, Miss Blank. didn't
you get married and have a housefui OF
girls, like me. SOS you could a taken
your longin's out on them? You certainly
oughter done it. Miss Blank. You'd
made fine wife for some h,sban'-bUt
any how, there's nothin' to hinder you
settin' red hat il you want it, the way
old folks 80 round these days. maxim
pinny shows of theirselves-'
Il don't want to look like a pinny
show, objected the lone, lorn one, who
evidently had her fair share of discretion
II don't want to he apin' young folks at
my timer life-still I wisht l was SO
could have little somethin' red besides
tomater mustard pot and a lobster
salad disll-and me never touchin neither
mustard nor lobsteis--'
And woman who overheard-reniem-
ber1ng her own long-ago yearnings for
curiS of the kind YOU call ringIets-feIt
for the lone. lorn one sympathy, which.
apparently was not shared by the stout
woman with the satisfied smile and
wealth of chin.
II was so early in the morning that an
ash cart was the only sign of business life
on q quiet uptown street A co!ored man
mad wheeled a barrel of trash from a
mouse with a side yard, and another col;
ofed man was helping him to lift the bar
rel into the cart. when a rat leaned from
the refuse and darted toward the gutter.
1at dog with nail-studded collar that
had waddled out from the side yard to
overlook proceedings made a pounce for
the rat, but finding itself outdistanced
stopped to bark instead: The bark must
nave meant hurry call. for in about two
seconds three other dogs responded from
the alley. all of them yelping as they ran
A thin black and tan led the race and his
wet and shining teeth were almost ready
70 crush INTO the rat when it bolted
across the asphalt and through an open
gate Where woman stood breathing
deep OF the early morning air The wom-
an closed the gate. and before the black
ana tan could squeeze through the rail-
ings his quarry had disappeared
1 W,Sh you hadn't shut that gate Miss
Ann fouv spoiled bit of game sport. -
Ihe protest came from Il delicate faced
OLD man in the doorway. who had lust
picked the morning paper from the steps.
1 saw the thlngs eyes, explained Miss
Ann.
"Ah, that's part of the excitement. I've
been great hunter in my day"
And were you ever hunted?"
Apparently no answer was considered
necessary to this natural question The
old man merely smiled and commenced to
read headlines.
And the woman at the gate took another
deep breath of early morning air.
He was big, tawny dog with eyes like
sherry wine and the tread Of a prize VIM
ner. Around his mex was baby blue
ribbon tied in loopy bow
isn't 1t blamed shame to put a neck
hot Cr,tn n<1i fa11 i
one man to another as they passed the
dog on the Avenue. Anybody can tell
he belongs to a fool woman"
Then a basso profundo call made the
dog bound forward to a basso profundo
man. And the two turned q corner to-
gether