The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-03-18
STREET-CAR PHILOSOPHY.
Sage Reflections of the Optimistic
German Passenger Irritate
the Conductor.

the Conductor.
The philosopher of the Broadway car
looked up at the leaden sky, relates the
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
WELL" he said, I'm glad don't hiatt
do it for living"
DO what?" Queried the man at his
left
Watch de weather." He paused and
pulled at his pipe. II see de oldest in
habitant is ringing tn de cold winter OF
SO on us. He can do it NIT perfect i'm
poonity. 1 vas some we're aroundt ven
dat habbened, but you can't Drove nod
ding by me. I'd bet tidn't see single
thermometer during de indire shnap. I
wouldn't hat known a Thermometer in
dose days from a side-rial penoombra-
If somepody hat given me vun l VERY
likely would hat brought oud my ham
mer and cracked open de class tube to see
how de leetle red streak got insite. So
dere is no use Of talking oop de sc coldt
spell NIT de expectations Of rousing any
dim oldt recollections in my frosty mem
DRY. Ven dey are vunce gone py, alvin
tiers look alike to me-" 'i3'' :"
1--WE no doubt" said the man at the
philosophers left, that the Cleveland
ers Of those days suffered much. more
from the cold than they do now.H
The philosopher shook his head.
81 don't pelieve it," he said. "Dey
we're tougher in dose days. Tougher in
effry vay-except morally. Dere obber-
tunities, you know, vas more limited.
Dey tidn't come in from de outside in
sc and standt on de hot air rochester.
und tell vot-de thermometer in front Of de
drug store inticated, und how de fire in
the street car ven down, und how de
warmth of de Office vas only So. No; dey
came stumbling in NIT an armyful OF
snowy wood for de fireplace or de Frank
lin stove. Und dey kicked de snow from
dere feets, und pulled off de pig coats
und de mooflers und ROBBED dere ears
tenderly und bent dere noses aroundt,
maybe, to see If dey were nipped, und
day saidt it vas pooty frosty outside und
let it go at dot. Dey tidn't hat no vasser
pipes to worry ofer. und no furnace to go
oud, und If dere vas a plumber in de
neighborhoot we're lived meier heardt
of him"
"And yet have no doubt they were
happy" said the man at the left.
Sure, dey we're happy" cried the phil
osopher. "Habbiness is not a gwestion
of temperature. Habbiness comes from
de inside. Habbiness is like Dyspepsia. II
is more or less affected by outside infiu-
ences, but it toesn't take long to make 1t
chronic. We may feel sure de beople Of
middle Africa are habby in dere way, und
VERY goot way dey consider 1t no
doubt. Und de Eskimoozers are habby.
too, NIT dere smoky huts and dere train
oil und dere bloober."
He paused and laughed and looked
around at the dyspeptic conductor.
WELL" said the latter, sharply.
81 vas shust about to say" the philoso-
pher mildly remarked. dat efen dys-
beptic condooktoor might feel habby at
times"
do you refer to me?" snapped the
conduStor.
The philosopher puffed at his pipe
elf me a dransfer to Detroit street."
he said.
Yes, will not" cried the conductor
with strong sarcastic emphasis
81 ton't want any dransfer to Detroit
street" said the philosopher gently. 81
toni want any dransfer anyvere vas
only trying your temper. my friend.
am grieved to see dot it is so scratchy."
''You let me alone" said the conduc-
tor. sourly. II don't want any disturb
ance out here. You'll have to keep quiet
or get of the car"
The philosopher turned TO his little
audience.
you see how dis proves vat
claimed" he said. 'Habbiness is infiu-
enced by oudside conditions to some ex-
tent. A man may be easily irridaded un6
yet deep down mitin his inderior depart
ment dere still may be de true germs Of
enduring habbiness. Und I hat noticed.
dot some men really seem to findt hab-
biness in abbearing unhappy"
The conductor frowned darkly.
Public square," he shouted.