Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
AROUND THE CITY
BY MAMIE LANCASTER.

LANCASTER.
I The announcement was obviously
| intended for the others around, and
was rewarded by a general chuckle.
To this mark of interest was added
statement by his. companion:
You old rascal, you" And the
two went away. laughing like boys
| on a SATURDAY. In school time. Ana
no wonder. for:
The one who had claimed Bladens-
burg for his neighborhood owns
stone palace on the heights OF VANITY
Fajr-out Chevy Chase way. He was
lust chaffing-without the least regard
| for the reputation of an oldish traN-
| eler. who has to talk to the pubic
| seeing that age has its lonely times
and has to take advantage of the spot
| light whenever it gets chance.
AS is the way of boys.
X * ~
out Takoma Park way there is
| ~ tiny boy wno-for some reason
! that ONLY nature knows about-becane
so fretful and peevish as to keep his
| narents from the big celebration IN
| honor of the Flag.
While the child's father smoked
his nine out on the lawn the mother
| crooned and petted the boy and
walked the floor with him until his
feverish little body frightened her into
calling her husband to telephone Tor
the doctor. The father came IN ana
after trying out the usual devices Oh
entertainment, lifted the patent 10
his shoulders and carried him out 10
a swing seat on the porch. Inc
small boy kept on squirming and
whimpering until a golden rocket
shot into the air.
Entirely disregard;ng his illness. ne
straichtened into excited expectancy
while another rocket ShoWered Soloeh
twinkles over the dark. :.
See the fireworks, sonny.
The boy shut off his parents judi
lation with a contradiction. He knew
better-as children generally do.
ATS not f'works, Daddy. Ats
'tars-playin' in the sky. Count en-
Daddy-one. two. free and he Kept
on to his mathematical limitation,
which was five.
The touch of fever had vanished and
a rapturous interest kept the chliu
in calculations until his voice tralled
off drowsily into healthy sleep. And
that was all there was to 1t, except
that next morning nc leihS1iioSiSN ~
say to his father:
II didn't count up all the stars up
there. did I daddy: I'll do the rest
of EN- tonight"
And when you think of the army OF
scientists, forever at telescopes, trying
TO figure up the golden bodies of the
universe-and forever falling-it
comes to you, someway, that, all
things considered, it is greater wis
dom to have the faith of small, un-
knowing child.
A WOMAN addicted to kindly deeds
"A was feeding the squirrels IN
Judiciary Square. AS she scattered
peanuts to the entertainment OF her.
self and small guests an elderly wonl-
an paused in the pathway to say:
you are spending money on ami.
mails that get fed regularly, but
am hungry"
The hostess to squirrels responded
with a sympathy that expressed It.
self by opening a handbag and draw
ing out a sandwich wrapped in a
white napkin and slice of cake.
THAT is too bad. Please take this
and here is a peach"
and while she was getting rid of her
feast the woman of the peanuts said:
II pass by every morning. If you
will meet me here at 1880 l will bring
you food enough to last you all day
from my home; be glad to do it,
The old woman had an objection.
It was too early for her to get to the
square every morning, as she lived
in the southwest section.
Wont it be all right if I give you
car tokens?"
Not satisfactory. The old woman
had better plan:
Cant you bring me my food to my
house every morning? Just leave it
at the door and the woman / live
with will bring it up to me-
The woman of the peanuts was will.
ing to bring daily basket of food to
a hungry sister as far as the square,
but being obliged to be at her desk
on time, was unable to agree to the
proposal; and the incident, 80 soon
done for" might make you wonder
what it was begun for'-except that
1t typifled one of the phases of human
nature that is as old as Eve. and as
new as any days beginning. and
which. incidentally, had its silver
lining in another little case-like this:
me peanut woman was buying
things in a suburban store when a
little girl she often met on the road
from the street car to her home. and
TO whom she sometimes opened the
wonder-bag to bring out gifts Of cake
or trult, or maybe a few pennies
her habit with all children of the
wayside, white or colored-sidled up
to her and held up a bunch of some.
what Wilted daisies.
I'm sorry, honey. but 1 am out of
change"
I'm givin' 'em to you-because Won
are always kind TO me-"
Which seems to show that gratitude
Is as general in this world as less
shining traits that. somehow. seem
to be more conspicuous in the public
eye: And which is helpful thing to
realize.