Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-04
Mr.. Grump Wakes Mellow
and Doffs Habitual Crouch

that nutty music-'The Old Gray Bon
net and, Of course. the pinheads all
over the place will be singing the
chorus as soon as they get around to
1t.
Ohio. here's the cocktails. | spOse, OF
course They've got EN- too sweet. No,
b'Jove, they haven't. Poorly sood-pooty
good. Like yours: Something pretty
kapoo about a Martini when it's well
built like this one. Say. these are TOO
good to lose. They've got mixolosist
here what is. Reckon we'd better have
another. eh? How? You don't think
you'd care for another? Aw, be a sport.
Get in the game, little woman. If 1
thought YOU couldn't stand a couple cock
tails. why Water, fetch along another
brace o. those Martins.
by the way, young 'un, you're looking
pretty nifty tonight. WheIed you get
that fichu or whatever the thing is YOU re
wearing around your nccko Hun: You've
had it for ages? Well. b'gee, L never saw
IT before. Nope, never east an eye on 1t
before in my life. You've got your hair
fused up To suit me tonight too. How =
that? ! said only the other evening that
didn't like il that way? Well, this is
another evening, see, little one" Mother
evening altogether. And Your eyes are
mighty bright. too. That's one thing
about you-you sure are there With the
lamps. Expressive and all that stuff. Not
but what YOU haven't got hull lot of
other things that suit me hut lot, even
if I'm not always telling you so, but
Oh, here's that other cocktail. Ummmmm
Bettern the other one Queer thing
bout Martins is that they give fellow
Il different view.
We'll, here's the cats and tie Tiffany
water trimmin's. Coed wine, that. Dye
know, 1ittl., one ought tn come out
uftener and have little vhizz around
like this. We stick arourd JlIat durned
old Hat too much. That's now folks set
into rutS. know that get into a rue.
Say. Try that wine. 1t the candy
know | say. that l get into an onery
sort of Il groove and say heap al
measley things to you that don't mean
at all: but you know how il goes, ell.
dearie?
Sure you do. Fel'er gets to be sort Of
A crouch. and then he thinks he's got to
have somebody to pick on, and what )
more natural than for him to dish out
the rough stuff to his wife: But as |
say. YOU know mighty well that all of
that stuff I unload on You kind I" runs
for Sweeney. aud | don't mean n word of
it. Let me fill up yoltr glass. Tum -te-
tum. tum-te-tum. Nice music they have
here. what? Fellow gets sick OF all that
classical junk and wants the popular,
moving things. like that Old Gray Bon
net thing they're playing. by the way. |
wisl, you'd play oftcner for me. What >
the use of having d piano around the fiat
if You don't Uhack mp the worries once In
awhile? You like to play TOR me, nut
always tell YOU il makes me nervous.
Well say guess I am horrible crouch
but I'm going to cut that stuff from now
on. Watch muh. Going To cut IL out
Say. d'you know you've got big shade
on all the piano players | know? Having
a good time grille? Well. I'm sure glad
o that. Id rather be out with You than
anybody on the civilized globe and that >
no merry whoop. You understand me,
see. and that's the whcle tn ng.
oh. by the way. you asked me Il while
ago if | liked those dresses those two
queens over there have got Oh. We'll. I'll
tell YOU, | don't care much for en- on
those women. hut I'd like Ia you wear
ing en-. You'd be d hit in either one of
EN- you sure would. Wish you'd go
down and get dress Ike they're wearing
get it tomorrow. Just remind me i'll the
morning. will YOU. that ! want You to
have a dress something like the dresses
those two pretty girls have on. oh. yes.
they are pretty men all right. but
they've got nothing on you. Nobody's got
anything on you when it comes to that.
Mighty attractive place. this, el?
Something doing here. Some life. Some
and vim ard rlo'icu nj movemrn'.
Tho gang here's on the job. and Saw.
push your glass over this way and lemme
fill il up. B'iinks. YOU sure do look all tn
the bonbonS tonight. There they all 20
singing again, Love To hear en- sing
Shows they're good natured and care
free. Well. 7 was saying. I'm going to
can that crouch stun. Yesh'w 7 sure
an, e T. G.