Evening star., 1921-07-03
FOREIGN little man halted his
fruit cart at 7th street and
the Avenue. A young man
stood near waiting for q

| ~ fruit cart at 7th street and
| ~ the Avenue. A young mar
stood near waiting for 6
friend. All of a sudden a blizzardy
Whit Of wind lifted the paper bags
fl ON the little mans cart and whirle6
them over the .asphalt-with the
young man telling about 1t. like this
! II know l ought to jump in and pick
up those papers. seeing the dago had
to stand by his wares: still, a man
has to consider his dignity. and II
certainly would be beneath my dig
nifty lowell, of course. any man who
ly act, regardless of the looks of a
thing. and SO 1 would. only-sup-
pose my friend was to come and miss
me. and what would 1 feel like II she
were to catch me monkeying around
the asphalt? What ought to dc
And while I was making up my
mind, an automobile halted and an
old lady Of about fifty-hve got out
and began to pick up those papers to
beat the handmade a good job Of It,
too"
| AS he told his gnat Of an incident
you could tell that he knew he had
failed and was sorry for 1t. which
shows he was a good young man. for:
A wise churchman-his body min
gled with the dust Of gone-by cen
turies-sizes him up as accurately al
If he had been on the spot:
"Sef- robbeth a good
man of his nobility. He that is evil
passeth a fallen neighbor uncaringly,
but good man who hesitateth to
reach forth the hand Of helpfulness
depriveth himself of the sweetness OF
duty well rendered"
Which shows, also. that human ma
ture Is the same. regardless Of CEN
turies: yea. even unto the end Of hu-
man nature.
IF you should chance to walk along
the south wall Of the Dean estate.
be. sure to take a bit Of something
nice with you. else you will be sorry.
1t is a cool and breezy walk. with a
blossomy blur ridged above the gray
stone coping. and with tree tops
above that. and with a slice Of green
est grass sandwiched between the
foot of the wall and the pavement.
Set close to the wall midway Of the
grassy lane is chair. and when you
will understand why you needed to
bring the little gift. It would never
do to pass that smiling greeting with
out paying some tribute to the brav-
cry Of a creature who has to live In q
chair like baby because nature has
decreed that he shall never walk as a
man. His people live across the way
4 and there are storekeepers around
who often send him treats of cones
and fruit. Doubtless. you could give
him coin. instead. but. dear chill
dren. he couldn't have the fun OF
spending it-and Won know what tha
The smile of expectancy let's you
know that he is accustomed to re-
ceiving little offerings. and that, in
turn. makes you realize the lovable
Kindness /of wholesome. every day
men and women--never mind scare
lines and police reports.
Which is fine thing to keen in
mind.
+** ~,
"S1NG me the songs that once
used to sing
Long. long ago-long ago"
This is just to show the kindliness
of one lover Of old songs. whose
| verses came in later than those sen,
by Constant Reader:
MY Dear Miss Lancaster: read
in your column that a Baltimore
! reader desired the words to an old
song. Faded Flowers a song tina,
my mother used to sing when I was
a little girl. and. knowing how dear
/ these old songs are to hearts that
prize their tender associations. con.
slider 1t my duty. knowing thi:
song, to give 1t to your inquirer.
was glad to get all the words tc
| Maggie by My Side given last weel
by Mr. Saunders. president Of: the