Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-15
Around the City

Two young women, each with a baby
less than a year old. talked socially to-
sether in Il car. One held her child In
Ter lap. The other woman placed her
l.cavier and more assertive youngster on
tie seat beside her, anchored it by one
hand and then turned to her companion,
icaring the baby 10 look out for Itself.
And the baby cid. 1t da-daed and cooed
aid kissed its free hand regardiessly. and
LEX, d its puGgy, white slippered feet.
iaen it started Irritation, which proved,
coulse that the Daoy was a girl.
mere was no shynesS about her add
ration. She went for the man of her
4oIce with diI ectneSs tnat caught the
..5Ivnisned inter ST OF every passenger In
ne cSr-eXcept her mother, Who vas too
f.usy talking To- notice the romance tnat
" as going OH behind her back.
The man sat below the baby. with
vacant seat between. He was ShaoDy
li.an with mud on his shoes. tooacco
stains on his mouth and an all-over look
of being out of job. He accepted the
young persons advances with a smile
that seemed shy of asserting itseif-rnay-
bt. because OF hard luck and consequent
cold shouldeTS-but the smile was MS
only response. And when the baby tug
ged at the maternal arm until II enabled
her to slide across the vacant space ana
snuggie UP TO him, the man f1uShed with
tmDdTfdSSlN6Ut awe hS
baby gave another tug and slide and
snuggled closer. Then she gave crow
of jubilatioA. and the passengers laughed
except the mother. who vas so DuSy
talking that she wasn't even aware that
her arm was stretched Out-stralght-
A prosperous looking passenger, as
clear. and fresh as a daisy. took such
personal interest in the analr going on
across from him that he ciucked con-
Adentially at Miss Juliet and comp!i-
rnented Romeo on his capture. The baby
ignored him: at that precise moment in
her life there was only one man Iii the
world for her. And she gave an extra
snuGgle and an ardent out5urSt OF dada 8
10 accent the fact
Perhaps the prosperous passenger rec
ognized that there must be something
worth while in the hidden depths of
nlan-neyer mind the mud and tobacco
confidence of bit of baby. for he
leaned over to say some kindly trifie.
when
The mother touched a button. became
conscious OF the fact that she had a
baby along. gasped with Indignation to
find its white enlhroideries fraterniZing
with shabby humanity; gave a tug that
happily failed TO wrench the child's arm
from its socket, and carried il screaming
and kicking from the car. Then the pros
Porous pa sseneer made his remark.
Romeo, doubtless encouraged by the
fact that he had just figured up victo-
be, that the man who spoke the kindly
words must have had a kindly heart to
back them. got up from his seat to sit
beside the OtteSr.
And a woman passenger who left the
two men ia king together went her way.
wondering-just wondering-if the man
who wanted work and the man who could
give work had been brought together with
a purpose. And if-if-it was intended
that little child should lead them?
A pig was holding a ievee at 18th and
III streets. I'll WAS such a tiny pig as 10
be practically all squeals. but it's small
body. light in color. with the baby pink
flowing beneath. was decorated with a
prodigious red ribbon bow.
The little girl who held the pig man.
aged someway to subdue tine four kick
ing feet, but the squeal was untamable.
II was calliope that attracted girls
end boys from all four corners and be-
yond-and the greater the swarm Of
youn, ones. the greater the triumph of
the little girl who had taken to herself
so sensational a plaything.
Her slim, young arms penned the pig.