Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-31
HEARD AND SEEN


in Washington.
Those who believe SO are basing
their misconception on the way
great many men hold to their seats in
the street, cars. But even aboard a
car one may still find outcroppings
of that genial interest in others which
makes life greatly worth while.
A man and his wife boarded a car
one evening last week, both carrying
sheaves Of papers and documents
which had been given them at a
meeting they had attended. In order
not to offend the donors. both care
fully preserved the papers until they
got into the street.
But there they found no trash boxes,
SO that was how it came about they
still had the propaganda with them
when they boarded the car.
Il guess l had better keep mine"
said the man.
Il guess I'll throw my copies away"
said the woman. Just then they de-
cided to change seats. and the woman
found her opportunity. She carelessly
dropped the pamphlets as she arose.
l nave 6OI VI lucIu 6l
last" she breathed. as they took the
! new seat.
You dropped your papers. ma'am. "
said colored woman. rushing UP the
| aisle with the documents.
| Thank you very much" smiled the
owner.
| When the couple arrived at their
corner. the woman thought her OPP
portunity had come at last. She care
fully let the papers slide from her
hands onto the floor Of the car. When
they were on the street she breathed
freely.
| ."At last" she sighed.
! But she reckoned without a gallant
gentleman who had taken the seat
she and her husband had vacated. As
the car started past the couple, the
gallant man leaned out the window.
holding mass Of papers.
said. dropping them into her hand.
4 \
The eternal youth of Shakespeare
received testimonial at the hands OF
Washington audiences last week when
An excellent Shakespearean actor and
his fine company closed a successful
engagement at one Of the local play
houses.
Not everybody who attended these
plays had read them, and evidently
not every spectator was a student of
the Elizabethan era. judging from
some Of the remarks overheard in the
audience.
One young girl solemnly turned to
her escort, just before the curtain
went up on 1.-The Merchant of Venice, !"
and propounded this historic Ques-
ton:
"who wrote this play?"
She really wanted to know, too.
Then there was another young lady
| who was equally earnest. Turning to
her escort she said: why, they
haven't written any Shakespeare plays
lately. have they?'
French language were somewhat
pleased at the glee with which an
elderly gentleman spoke UP during
one of the performances of Romeo
and Juliet" Mereutio. with his ac-
customed gayety. sang out. Bon
jour-"
| The gentleman turned to his wife.
and poked her in the ribs.
That's French" he said.
Amazed at his first sight of a man
removing his false teeth from his
mouth. q small boy of this city burst
into tears and ran panie-stricken to
his mother.
Consider tho thing calmly and you
| will see that the actions OF the little
boy were not 50 strange after all.
To his elders it seemed strange that
he should be 30 moved. but they failed
! to consider that he had never heard
of such a thing before.
It is believAble that any solemn
man or woman waiking down the
erfully affected to behold another
promsnader deity pluck out his eyes
and place them in his pocket. or re-
move his nose from on his face. or
yank out couple of perfectly good
| ribs from his interior.
more firmly implanted than did teeth
| to the boy. 1t is all a matter of how
much one has seen in life.
| I recently made the acquaintance
Of = parrot that drinks nothing but
coffee. He is an interesting crea-
| ture.
Ne water whatever passes his lips.
or, rather. bill. He has reached the
age of discretion and nfty years and
needs no youngster to tell him WIN t
/ to drink.
BE would rather die than drink
-coifee or nothing" 10 this old
BIRDS mStto.
! Cream and sugar IN It, too.
! CHARLES e. TRACBWM4L