Show washingtonians Washington ians have no doubt about spring TUG chief tiling filing that makes one sure spring Is here Is I 1 the appearance on our streets although in a mild form foria of a n certain sport tin niely tops once tops lops appear on oil the lie streets lung flung from the hands of small boys there la Is no do escaping the fact that spring Is sonic where in the vicinity iler es eim may appear frostbitten and she may seem clothed lit in such flimsy garments ns 8 0 our u artikis artists commonly clothe her with wit b but ur you may bo be sure site Is somewhere in the vicinity that fair divinity I 1 talked with nil elderly man inan in ili a high lint hat and gold spectacles the other afternoon its as we stood and till watched a group of small boys spin ling king tops they dont seem to to do it with the old spirit tile the old er pep he said pleased with ili h familiarity with the latter word why now when I 1 was a boy we spun vr vi spark span er tops like a house afire these pa little fellows sal sql seym m to be afraid of denting the sidewalk when I 1 spurk spun er spin tied toys tops now I 1 replied 1 I w nipped eni tor for a block whipping tops was regarded a greater feat than knocking then them out I 1 01 ol of the lie ring we named our favorite tops in those lays days ay iy favorite was a three cent top green with a peculiarly fat body bodi and was named after a certain schoolteacher then a great favorite in fit the grade school I 1 attended another top was name named after a teacher whom tilt alt we detested playing ring we took great delight in knocking tills this latter hitter top out of the ring your reminiscences nrc are interesting replied the old gentleman but listen to what I 1 used to do now 11 but just then my street car cattle came along |