Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-06

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measure A boy "
who had scented q
the attack from
across the street
and arrived in time to display a sense
of fair play kicked the bull ana 6oC
himself cussed by its master.
The dogs clinched, and in answer
N backward call a fat little Woma II
rushed TO the door with bucket or
water. which the man poured on lhe
proceedinCs In that surprised n
slant of shock, both dogs relaxed tneIi
teeth and the bulls owner utilZeu
the advantage to grab his dog ny the
collar with Il yank that lerked nm
into the air. ,..,a
The nongrel sprang up and dragged
.,a hui down. The huh landed on
the mongrels back and both TOOK
II would have been fight to
finish except that the Gelicatesseh
man insisted upon his coid-WatTt
cures. but, even at that, the doSs
rolled on each other and cheWed ana
chewed-and the bricks showed
trickle of red. ..x.,,,
ance 10 the little crowd that had gain
cred from around the corner, across
tbe street and out of two alley gates
but all things come to an end IN TINS
world A cat scooted into the hght'
and having arched her back ana slz-
zIed fury out of her yellow eyes, maze
a f1ying leap at the mongrel-ahc
missed The mongrel must nave iia0
his experiences of nelghbor Lap, ~
be made a vanishing act by way OF tht
sbon door, with Tab flying after. Ant
the man with his bull made getaway
Willie tba going was good. No gate
Nor anv more of anything else, had
not one man in the crowd voiced as
sertion that the dogs were just
playing. 49,, coo
dogs skvlarking like that, you may
know that Spring is on the WdE-Sou
couldn't ask better sign.
what about the ground hog seem
his shadder an goin' back in his hole
for six weeks?
That's nothing to go by. A dog
ran scent Spring way ahead OF hlru.
Just skylarking, that's all.
well, sir, look at that biood on the
ground-huh?"
had let him come out in the street
with only a red-gray striped lumber
lack sweater instead of a coat was
doubtless tired of trying to convince
unbelievers, for he sauntered away
which is really all anybody could say
about a small yarn like this, except
that it serves as
Another sign of Spring.
X x
LIE was a big, sIowgoing man with
L close-clipped gray hair and he was
over at the Museum that day 1t
rained. After passing from one ex-
hibit to the next-sometimes daZed'
sometimes comprehending, but always
registering intentness-he finally
reached the art gallery, where ne
seemed surprisingly at nome. fof
one thing, he cupped hand TO eye in
accordance with artistic formula, and
in one instance was backing, regard
lessly, to get a proper perspective
when another visitor gripped his arm
in time to prevent him from pumping
into a statue on a pedestal, the next
step behind. And when the poor man
saw what he had missed, his ears
turned the red of turkey Wattles at
killing time.
much abliged. ma am: If 1 had
tumbled that lady off her perch, l
might have paid the institution her
worth in raw money, but L should
never have forgiven myself-Id hate
my son to know ] came so near TO
smashing a beautiful chained lady like
that sent him to college ana ne
turned out an artist instead Of going
in for medicine as / wanted him-best
boy that ever lived"
While he blamed himself for not
looking where he was going, ana also
the gallery for not protecting the
figure with an iron railing 10 keep
some other clumsy visitor from but
ting her to shivers," the woman put
i1lN MI la4F
been all there was to it, except that
the man, frankly nervous at the
disaster he had barely escaped. fol-
lowed on to relieve his state Of mind:
''My son told me, the last thing, to
come here and bring back word what
I thought of these exhibits, and l
wouldn't have missed it for-any-
thing! I've got great awe OF art
since Jim got to making pictures, on
account of what he has made me see.
Ever look into a microscope, Ma'am?"
The woman said yes, and waited.
"Well, Ma am, when ne showed me
the way nature has put pictures into
every smallest thing she makes-snow-
flakes, and grains of sand, and drops
OF water and-everything- done
with master hand, why it came TO
me that the power behind nature
must be a God who could make an
other world even better than THIS one
and IT taught me religion"
There was a lot more TO it, but the
talk was over at last. which allowed
the woman to Wonder--tO herself
whether or not the beautiful chained
lady on the pedestal was properly
appreciatiye Of the favor she had
done her-fOr-
Taking the word of the wise man
who wrote a piece about the human
nature of stones, ii may be-just pos
sibly may be-that if the man had
really shattered her to pieces she
would no longer have been Hiram
Powers Greek Slave. And if you are
not a slave, you are free. And free
dom is the best thing in the world,
X x
WHY should science keep studying
w TO prolong life when life itself
gives proof that many old people al
ready live too long To suit their
younger generation? Consider this
for one case;
A few weeks ago a woman came
into an office for chat with being
at a desk She was old enough to be
n charter member of Il club that is 30
years old. but so young in tempera-
ment as fairly TO bubble over the news