Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-14

me, David-but seeing the gentleman
wants to buy it, it has been bid up to
two."
The Observer thought this over and de-
cided that the auctioneer was explaining
that he would rob himself and his family
and make up the difference between $40. %
and the 50 for which he offered to sell it.
Come on, gem man." urged the auc-
tioneer. Gotta fine chance now,''
"Oh. l don't want to buy it, explained
the Observer. Il just wanted to know
what YOU would have charged me if l had
had the money
Now you can see for yourself that there
was no occasion for this auctioneer to
get angry. But he did. He said that if
people in the crowd thought he was rum
ming circus or vaudeville Che called it
"vidyvil'') show for their amusement, they
had better take nice long walk and keep
going in the other direction.
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The confirmed follower after happenings
and mishaps never buys anything. He
gets his show free. Discouraged by the
auctioneer's actions, the Observer started
down toward 9th street. There he came
across the most spectacular happening of
the day. There was a delivery wagon
and a negro driver and a balky horse, at
9th and Pennsylvania avenue. mind you,
during the morning. That is a combina-
ton that is unrivaled for potentialities.
The delivery wagon was squarely across
the car track. On either side of it, before
it and behind it, were excited automobile
lists, street car conductors and pedes-
trians There was a policeman, also, who
was waving his arms about and not get
ting much of anywhere.
You will have to move that horse,
said the policeman, firmly. You can't
have him there
Boss said the driver, pleadingly, IF
you thinks you kin move dis boss better
than l kin, l wish dat you'd hep me out.
doan' warta stay here all day long,.
Then he hit his horse a crack with the
whip, and the horse started to back soft
ly. But fearing an attack from the rear,
the horse changed his tactics, made a
swift advance, and came to standstiL
fright on the car tracks just as one motor
man, an inherent optimist, had started his
ear
Does you see. boss?" asked the driver.
You will be arrested if you don't move
on" said the policeman.
"Well, boss said the driver, you kin
arrest me, but I 'clah to goodness I doan'
see how you gwine to arrest dis boss
He had climbed out of his wagon by
this time. He got one side and the
policeman on the other and they started
to haul. They might as well have tried
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eminent printing office or anything else
that is we'll built and solid. The horse
must have had an appointment at that
hour and at that corner. Mere stubborn
ness is no adequate explanation of the
way he dattened his ears and shut his
eyes and sat down.
Hear me. bossl" painted the driver
giving another yank: If L ever gifts dis
boss back to his stable you kin believe
dat Is gwine to quit. Dis is Saturday.
| done had dis job one week and in dat
time l amt done muffin but lead dis
fool animile all over town. l done
walked more'n he has
At this moment the horse decided that
he would be on his way The horse he
had expected to meet evidently had not
shown up. So he started right ahead
and almost knocked the policeman
down. Then the traffic started again.
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Animals seem to exert most remark
able fascination on the passing crowd