Evening star., 1921-12-18
AROUND THE CITY
world" Not that he ever heard him.
He gets it from Maggie.

world" Not that he ever heard him
He gets it from Maggie.
And when it isn't Jawn, it's the
ould sod, which Is the elegantest
spot on the whole face of creation
not that he has ever been there.
Maggie went over before the war
and brought home full details. He
was telling about 1t the other day as
he fixed window pane equal to new:
And now that she has come into
her freedom; they can't be calling her
poor ould Ireland amy more! AS
Maggie says. take the briar pipe, TOR
one thing-the little dudheen that Is
took it to Indy. and Foch brought 1t
here. and-well, you know about the
briar pipe. mum.
That let's Ireland in on the millions
year that used to go In the pocket
Of England. And look at her lace.
biggest in the worlld-Maggie went
there--and you'll be seeing many a
wealthy boy now going back TO the
sod of his fathers to scatterr pros
perrity over thes country and town.
[ might be goin' myself II Maggie
colleen. mum. dancin' with the new
10y of livin' Never. poor ouid Ire
land never ag'in."
Add one more worn-out adjective u
Father Times scrap bag.
THIS is about spirits-not meaning
L spooss. Nor yet. the black spirits an':
white, blue spirits and gray. that Keep
company with MacBethian witches-no:
Barleycornian shades that will not down
nor yet again, those others that PUCK
boasted that he could summon from
he Vastly deep. but took good care
not to try-not any Of that crowd.
but: Nice live ones that haunt mu-
Seums. beneficient spirits that sacri-
Ice individual treasures to add to the
knowledge of the maryland. once
he gift is conferred. haunt the place
,f exhibit. to learn whether or not
.ublic interest justified the wrench o:
personal parting. That kind of spirit
In one big. quiet room. In big
Iuiet place, there IL a wonder-web o:
apestry under glass. 1t was wover
Y Matilda of Flanders. and her maids
md went through centuries of war.
md intrigues. and splendid historic
ips and downs until it came to bt
heired by little old lady who had
not use for 1t whatever. but cherish
ed 1t next to her immortal soul. AS tht
years stacked up. what had been /;
glory began to be a terror on heI
mind She couldn't take it with hel
and the younger generation woult
ell it the minute the breath left he,
aody-some heirs are that way-ant
80. after struggle which may seen
'oolish to everyday folks. even az yot
md I. but which. doubtless God un'
,erstood and respected, she gave 1t t.
he public. And afterward came ever,
lay or two. to hover over the cas-.
o see what visitors had to say abou
t, until. all at once. she stopped com
.ng-and you know what that meant!
Most of these beneflcent spirits ar.
nen-some III the gold-cane class. bu,
he majority Of the less prosperous stuff
If which scholars are made-with THU
me for example:
You may have noticed small
japanese statuette. said to be 1000 year,
Did and SO pricelessiy rare that yor
couldn't duplicate it for love or money
.ase gentleman. with snow-whitt
beard and wavering step who told yo,
about 1t. with a breathless raptness tina,
YOU didn't know. until afterward.. mean,
gratitude that he had found few ant
far between visitor who would bet hin
describe. with microscopic detail; tn.
finding Of the treasure. the inspiration
Of possession. He. too. comes no more.
You nigh find it surprising"
an oificial-'to know how many donor
come here to hover over former collec
tions and to enjoy. second hand. the an
probation Of the public. 1t used to as
tonish me. at first. the perfunctory no.
tice the usual visitor gives to the les.
sensational exhibits, but understand
now that the. attendance is mainly o,
the tourist class. already tagged ou
from sight-seeing-but shall never gel
acclimated to the hungering wistfulness
with which some donor stands to catct
stray word of praise. And yet. mu.
scum is the logical refuge Of private ex'
hibits that become white elephants. ono.
Father Time gets a collector by tht
throat"
Which-not to be meddlesome-is Just
to caution you that the next time yol
pause before one of the countless easel
of smaller exhibits, be sure and take ex'
ira notice. II you see lonely old hgurt
lowering near-for age Is lonely. never
mind what Pollyanna has to say. seeing
she knows nothing whatever about it
and you wouldn't hurt a beneficent spfii
for the world. would you? -..
And for all we know, they may be
near, anyhow, whether we know 1t Of
not. There are so many things we de
not know. MAMIE LANCASTER.