Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12

and alteration and respect for Lincoln
held by an old-time Quaker. who lived
in Philadelphia. His business was to
make these big wooden watch signs
that the jewellers all used. He carved
them. painted them with the dial and
the hours of the day and furnished
them to the matchmaker with the
name across the front. He was dill
gent In his business. and prospered. I
am told. and / hope that he did. He.
loved Lincoln. so much so. that when
the great man died on that Saturday
morning in April. 1865. this good
Quaker shut up his shop. When he
opened 1t again he had resolved to send
out to the world. as long he should
remain in the business of making
wooden watches, a silent token of tho
great loss which he felt. The clock had
stopped when Lincoln died.
Il do not know how soon the Quaker's'
reason for placing the watch hands at
the hour OF Lincoin's death was noised
abroad: but / do know that the presi-
dent OF the American jewelers. Assoc
citation told me that at an annual con-
vention Of the society held at Saratoga
] believe. several years ago. that
Quaker's watch diaI with the hands at
SIT. was adopted and given an official
status"
II there are any wooden watches
whose hands do not point to s:17. they
are not of the race of reverent but
mute chronometers descending from the
old Philadelphia Quaker. 81.
Tom Grant opening his mail one day.
last week. found this gem from a for
mer employe. 1t is all here verbatim.
except the name signed at the bottom:
My Dear Sir. Mr.. Grant. 1t is moro
dan twp years since I left Washington
DC. ! am settled down in very nice
little town. 1 am working in a large
faof0 IL ttafv two Ia ~
machinists here. / met with nice re-
spectacle young lady witch I was very
fond of and was married to her July
II 1917. She is a dyfernt creed than 7.
am and her pastor said / must hat
recommends ton dat / am single Teller
and was a never engage before to any
other girl before we could be married
| ober so she would not lose her faith.
Il thought you could not do me any
greater faver than send my recon-
mendation at once that / am a single
Teller and never was engage before.
| Hoping you the same. / am yours
| truly
| Lee Thurman drove up to the garage
! where he stores his automobile and
waited for the colored boy who looks
F, after his needs to come outside. In
| stead of the regular boy a large sham
| bly, dark man stepped out. 1t was late
| at night. and Lee was in a hurry to
get home. He drove to the garage in
| order to pick UP the boy, who would
ride out to the Thurman mansion and
then take the car back to the garage.
| where's Shortly" asked Lee?
shorty amt here tonight" said the
| shambly one
'Al right" said Lee Thurman, Jump
| in. Youth do
With that the man got into the car
and Lee drove on out home Reaching
| his house he alighted, gave the colored
man some instructions as to lights and
gasoline. and started to go in the
/ house The colored man gasped:
''Looky here. boss" he said. YOU
amt goin' leave me drive this yer car
| all at way back. is your"
why. certainly: That's what I
| picked you up for"
| The colored man looked blankly at
! him as he said:
| why 1 amt nevah drove car in my
life. I thought you was jes' takin' me.
| TO a ride.
| And Lee had to escort his friend all
the way back to the garage and then
walk home. EARL GOODWIN &.