Evening star., 1920-02-29
Around the City.

And as one ldeA al lluie Is ~
much as any silver-knobbed lady
can conveniently manage that Is all
there Is to that.
A CROSS street car stopped to lot
one on the Avenue track have
the right Of way. and the obviously
new motorman-not yet in uniform
was boyish enough to think 1t fun to
sound his gong violently at two wom
en- who were scuttling over. They
looked like women who Were SEN
sible enough to know they were safe
under the circumstances. but the sud
den changing in their ears made both
jump and affected one of them so
seriously that she put her hand to
her heart and staggered as she
reached the curb. Once across the
rails. the other woman gave 1t to the
motorman. good and plenty:
you've got heap to do. haven't
you. soaring people half to death:
You know you got no call to strike
that thing when the car ain't going.
You must be as silly as you look.
And let me tell you one thing"
The car clipped ahead. but the woman
kept on talking until big. humorous
looking man poked bundle at her.
'Thore's parcel you dropped.
bother any more about that chap
and that other lady looks as If she
wanted you to come along"
A spry woman who was passing on
her way with a basket OF mighty fine
marketing. also paused to volunteer
advice:
"Shuh! You are just wasting your
breath! Lota Of 'em are like that
the young ones that amt broke in.
They Just do 1t to show themselves
off. And as to them automobiles
you can't go by one in a dozen but
what they toot their horns to lot you
know you got no right to streets
when they are around. ! just laugh
at 'em an take my time"
We'll, what I say Is, people on foot
ought to be careful whore they're
going"
The sallow man who interrupted
spoke as one who owns 4 large. red
touring car. but a. hs didn't look
the part, no one paid attention. Then
younger man took a turn at the
spotlight:
ITS a pity those fellows who have
cars didn't live In the good. old t,mas
when they could run across a body
without being held up for speed
laws"
"oh, 1t isn't As bad as all that"
put IN the big. humorous man. whose
milk Of human kindness seemed an
cream. Most Of us do tom-fcA
things. but I reckon few Of N ara "a
oao a. We seem. no ma tter what harm
We do. I'm sorry you got 10 worked
up. lady. but reckon you are all
right now. Thought Arst we would
nave to set taxi for you"
AND when the incident was over tn.
big man went about his bustnas.
seemingly unconscious Of tha fact
that he had backed that great student
OF human nature in his assertion that.
Most OF the worlds mischief 10
oone by people who mean we'll"
II
A YOUNGlSH woman in 4 hat a,
green leaves stabbed with s,,t
p'hs-otherwiss all brown cloth ana furs
wac imparting social news to 4 mid
d'e-assd young man--as they tro,lev.d
to the suburbs:
Dldht you know that Bertha was
married! Why. yes. they have gone
ABROAD for their honeymoon. Mr..
n'ank - all KINGS of. . millionaire.
"so7 DID they, hay. .any trou,,.
getting a minister to. marry thenar-
You horrid boyh He's not th,t
kind"
you said he was all kinds"
~
TWO women talking about the child
OF one OF them:
The other day she wa, p,a v,n~ nm.
stairs by herself with her dolls. and
when l opened tho door she nut her
hhser TO her lips and whispered:
s-h-h. mamma! Don't max. a
noise. MY foot's asleep"
MAMIE LANCASTER.
French as She, Is Wrote.
A CRITIC said at the Pfayers Club: