Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-16

We caught the rear end of the ex-
cursion train Just as 1t pulled out for
the shore. We like excursion trains
now and then. steady diet Of rattlers
would be much too much, but once a
year an excursion proves profitable, in
teresting and exciting
One big point about not roaming
around much is that when one does
roam the roaming is novelty. we
pity these poor folk who go so much
that the going has lost its charm
Quiet individuals find a trip packs a
real kick" in its makeup, whereas So
called "go-getterS' are bored tor miles
at a stretch.
Hopping the last platform OF that
long train lust as it began to get up
steam was as exciting as going to the
North Pole. We landed with our left
side against the brake, Wrlch WASH |
exactly soft.
Inside the coach was what might be
termed. with no diSrespect conglom
Grafton of human beings. Excursion
crowds are like no other groups in the
world. They are humanity. but more
so. if you get what we mean.
Our biggest kick against our con-
glomeration Wn9 wat it permeated the
car so thoroughly that we had to
stand up.
OF course, we were not the only per-
son standing up. That helped some
There was a cute little trick standing
up Just few feet from us. She wore
a white sailor Jumper and a pair OF
white long pantS-"longies, they call
them. when worn by small boys.
Her dark hair fell in a fine bob over
her cheeks. Her eyes were sparkling
and her cheeks shone with natural
color Maybe we were fooled by this
we are never sure, any more. whether
it is Nature or rouge. Perhaps it makes
no particular difference, the result is
the same.
Beauty. whether from jar or jehovah
is still thing of JOY,
X x x
While we stood there. irving &c
breathe normally, so that none of oul
fellow passengers would sense the fact
that we had run rapidly for an old fell
low, we kept on looking up and down
the aisle. which was Swaying in an
alarming fashion by this time We
felt to see if we still had our ticket
Yes. there it was.
Breathing a sigh Of relief, We turned
TO look out the window, only to diScov-
er that all the blinds were down half
way and that the countryside, to us
was fated to be only a procession OF
nodding corn and leaping roadbed1
Every one who was seated seemed To
be perfectly satisfied with the adjust
ment of the blinds. We felt impelled
to ask an old codger seated by the
window to pull up his blind. but dis
covered that he was deaf, so gave il
up as a bad job.
Being thus forced to look for amuse-
ment within the car. we turned our
sparkling eyes upon the aforementioned
conglomeration. We knew from past
experience that there was no use NOV
ing from place TO place, or from car tc
car
All the cars were alike, and, besides
already there were far too many per-
sons milling around. Most of them
were small boys, who insisted on carry
ing dripping glasses Of water 10 and
fro--mostly TOTO mamma and daddy
and little sister.
Train riding does make human beings
thirsty. there is not the least bit OF
doubt Of it: but If parents are going &c
permit their urchins to lug away the
entire contents of the water tank dur
ing the first miles down the rails
at the least they should instruct them
not to drip water on other people S
toes
Our feet are still wet from the In
voluntary additions they received that
day