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Show Short of Wind. The fascination which military bands have for the children is perhaps no greater than that posssesed for them by grown people, but Is sometimes more amusingly displayed. Wheu the Old Guard paraded on Evacuation Day tha gamius and gamines of Park row were in high feather and amused themselves by marching to the sound of the military music Dit's do big feller of th' hull biHn'." said one small boy to an admiring small girl, poiuting to the bandmaster, "lkin play de bones now, nn' dat's de Job lae goin' ler huvo some day. See?" "Hul" grouted the envious rival. "Yotil Ya's.you'ro a blootniu' fine chap ter lend a baud, you is. Why, you ain't jrot wind enuf ter whistle fur a topi" i Y. Ecening Telegram. |