Show more elbrant El cRant at the flower market in washington are many interesting occurrences which have nothing to do with buying flowers for there as at any place where all sorts of people gather together enman nature expresses itself in odd and vary ing ways A lady from the north says the youths companion who was in the habit of frequenting the market to see what new floral treasures would appear from day to day one morning spied a flower she had never before seen what is that she asked of the old colored woman who had brought it in that miss was the reply Dutch mans breeches now the lady had heard the name before and was quite aware that there was nothing funny in it nevertheless th eless there was something about the present moment that amused her and sho laughed just then a gentleman came up and the same flower attracted his attention that he asked of the woman she hesitated and looked distressed evidently there had been something wrong about the name before and now she was asked to say it again its its she stammered its Dutch mans pants |