Evening star., 1922-01-29
AROUND THE CITY

make all well. After that he started
on fresh page, which doubtless stood
for January "a, and after two lines
were written he erased them with the
rubber butt Of his pencil and did them
Overland that was all there was to
1t, except that:
There is one young diary In this
town that would make adventurous
reading.
A GOVERNMENT building has many
n windows, and the windows have
to be cleaned.
The other morning two colored men
invested their pane washings with
danger thrills that would have meant
big pay in vaudeville.
Each stood on the ledge of big
sill separated by a narrow partition
Of stone, and II either had fallen it
would have been an eight-story drop
to an area, with spiked ratings as a
side chance. Which, naturally, whet-
ted the interest Of crowd that was
watching across the way.
The two were Industrious workers.
but between rubs each. took time to
flap his towel at the other. And to do
it they had to crane outward beyond
the. stone partition, with apparently
nothing to catch on to. When they
had exchanged swipes they would
start in at the window, add 9 shine
or two, and exchange another swipe.
The crowd across the way began 10
wait with sinister, watching eyes
no+ that a crowd wants tragedy TO
h.nnen of course, but it likes to be on
hanf in case it does-and IL you don I
believe it, ask. de Mapaussant. ne
knows. ,a
nottihr had happened in connection
with the area and spikes the ittle
lam broke up into human units anu
went its way-except one ~oinah'
who said to another:
"Wtsh / could get those men TO 90
my windows like that. IT'S susn d
washed on the outside that l should
think some architect would invent a
window that opened into the room
like a closet door, :.
And that isn't a bad idea, II you
think it over once.
\ X 4 X
A LII children say precocious tnihes'
n but when one of them voices
careful thought it seems as If it
should be immortalized in print.
Marjorie is a young person who likes
to know things. and one Of her stu
dent desires has been to see what she
calls a brand-new baby. 1t was
worthy longing that some one graft
fed, but the red and helpless mite'
didn't quite seem to come UP to her
expectations:
ats dreadfully sunburned. isn't It 2"
Il X 4 +
a WRITER sends this incident con-
n cernins one Of the old men who
personated Santa Claus. She had gone
down town. with her tiny neighbof
Mabel, daughter Of a member OF one OF
the legations.
santa came down the steps and
shook hands with Mabel and asked
her what sue wanted for Christmas.
She was rather shy Of expressing
herself. but was not afraid. Ana
when he offered her a piece OF cho-
coiate she accepted it with thanks.
She carried It all the way without
eatfne It, and made no remark what
ever about Santa until home, at the
dinner table, she eagerly told her
mummie and daddy about him. re-
peating gleefully, He knowed me!
He knowed met"
And that accidental meeting will
provide one child with q happy mem-
ory that will last her all her life
especially II she should ever come to
know that under the jolly costume
was hidden u lonely. old man. who
wanted to put an extra bit OF glad.
ness In q little child's way: Incl.
could do nothing, more ~ beAutifully
s-s.S <. .-l MANNTM 1.AN1fyAHTHR