The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-21
PA Tries the shirt,rasst.

From the Chicago mes-Herald.
When paw came home a few days ago
all het up he sed:
AT last the men are Getting some COM
nun serts. They are going to WAR shurt
waists. That's what they OF of Done long
ago. What's the use of Having on a vest
and coat that cost twenty dollars When
you mite be getting some Enjoyment out
of Life, wairing ninety cent shurt waist
that Let's you keep as Cool a a Kewcum-
Der just ofIin the ice? They are lots and
los of Things happening every httle
While to make a buddy think wimmen
would be Better Off if They new more,
but they have sents enuff to WAR shurt
waists emmy Way. I'm going to Get the
habbut'
"Goo1nuss gracious, paw" NAV sed.
''You surely amt in Ernurst. are your"
"Of corse I am paw told her. "Why
shouldn't / be-"
Il don't believe Emmy man that Has
emmy self Respect would do such a
Thing"
That shows where you haven't emmy
Logick,' paw anserd. eff it's right for
Wimmen to wair them don't see why the
Men OF to be Afrade. Look at the Old
Roamuns. They ust to Go around with a
table Cloth slung over one Shoulder aud
keep comfortable. 1 bleeve that's what
buddy have nobull thots when They are
neerly roasten becoz they Are such fools
as to Go around with Four or five layers
of heavy cloth on that they don't need
only for looks? There's the Secret of the
downfall of the Hewmun race Close are
to Blame becoz we haven't emmy more
Crate men. If we would get up in the
morning and rap a sheet around us in
sted of having to Dress half an Our or so
i
Study and think and get to be filosofers
and poets ard Things. I'm going TO get
Shurt waist tomorrow.
After NAV thot about ii a while she
told paw they wasn't emmy use spending
the mummy Before he new whether he
Would Like the shurt waist or not. Our
hired Curl is a Large CURL with bro1
sholders and no Corsuts worth notusing,
so nav borrowed One of her shurt waists
that was just washed and Got raw to
Try it on. 1t was a pritty good Fit, only
1t Wouldn't tuck into the Top of paws
trousers very Far, but He looked at Him
self in the Glass and sed:
"Of corse if ! was getting new One
IL would Fit little better in Some spots,
but this looks pritty we'll"
Uncle Wesley and Aunt. Grace came over
while paw was keeping Cool and Uncle
Wesley sed he Bet paw dassent WAR it
in The street.
Just to sho you" paw told him, "I'll
go Down to the drug store and Get some
sigars if you'll furnish the quarter.
s'pose they will be Fools around to skoff,
but What does "a filosofer mead to care
for such people when he knows posturrity
IS agoing to give him Justice? Look at
the ncbull men that Got their names
handed down the furthest. They all had
to Get skoffed at by people that nobuddy
herd of Afterwards. But what did they
care? They let them skoff That's my
motto"
He was down neerly to The church at
the corner when an Ice wagon Came along
with three Men in il. And they began 10
s,1off aud Thro chunks Of ice at paw.
Then some Boys came from a Lot of diff
ferent ways skoffen as hard as They
could. and the wimmen got out on the
frunt portches. In few minits paw came
home All out Of Breth with three Dawgs
and a Lot Of people after him.
The shurt was mostly Slipped up under
His arms becoz Uncle Wesley sed II had
the Risirg inhecktion.
When the mob went away paw came
Out of the closet where He hid while
The skoffen was Going on and NAV d:
why didn't you Let them skoff? What
knows Posterrity is going to Give him
juslice?'
Paw got to Looking kind Of Far away
and sed
"If YOU wouldn't always he so blamed
Afraid ] mite pay few sents for Sum-
thing for myself some time. | wouldn't
Of nut that thing en- AMI mebby | mite
II Got over the noshun before to-mor-
row. Georgie.