The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-16
BACK PLATFORM PHILOSOPHER

The philosopher OF the broadway car
looked up at the leaden sky
Veil" he said. I'm slsd / don't hat to
do IL for a Twins
do what" queried the man az his left
Watch the veether" lie paused and
pulled at his pipe. Il see de oldest inhao-
liant is ringing in de cold winter OF %
on US. He can do it NIT perfect impoon-
ity. vas some we're aroundt ven dat
habbened. hut You can't Drove nodding by
me. bet l tidn't see a single thermometer
during the indire shnap. 1 wouldn't hat
known a thermometer in dose days from
a side-rial penoombra- II somepody hat
given me vun l VERY likely would ham
brought oud my hammer und crackes
open de class tube To see how &c ieetlc
red streak got insife. So dere Is no use
OF talking oop de - coldt spell NIT de ex-
pectootions OF rousiug any dim oldt recoi-
lections in my frosty memory. Ven dey
are vunce gone py. all winters lock alike
10 me"
i've no doubt" said the man at the
philosopher left that tne Clevclanders
Of those days suffered much more from
the cold than they do now.
The philosopher shook his head
4 don't peleve it, Ne said "Dcy we're
tougher in dose days. Tougher In erry
vay-except morally. Dere OPPORTUNITIES.
you know. vas more limited. Dey tidn't
come in from dc oudside Ia IS ind standt
on de hot air rochester und tell vot De ter
mometer in front OF a. crug store inti-
Gated und how de fire IN the street car
vein down. ind how lie warmth ~ de o.
flee was only 50 No: day came stumbling
In NIT an armyful 81 snowy wood for de
fireplace or de FRANKLIN stove. IND dey
Kicked de SNOW from deere fleets. ind puiies
more or less affected by outside iufiu-
ences but IL toesn't take long 10 make
1t chronic. Ve may feel sure de beople
OF middle Africa are habhy iu derc way.
und a VERY goot way Gey consider II. no
doubt. Ind de Eskimoozers are habby.
too. NIT deere smoky huts und deere train
oil und deere bloobcr
He paused and laughed and looked
around at the dyspepuc conductor
of dc pig coats and de rnooferr und roob-
Cd deere ears tendcrlv ind bent dere noses
aroundt und day saldt IL was pooiy frosty
outside und let II go al dot bey tidn;
haf M vasser pipes 20 worry Offer. ind
no furnace o. 80 oud. und II dere vas a
blumber IN De neishborhoot we're lived
nefer heardt % him.
And yet ] have no Doubt they were
happy" said the man az the left
Sure dey we're happy. cried the phil
osopher "Hshb.asss is not gEcstiau q
dernperature Iiabbinsas cofnes from dc
inside Habbiness IS ike dyabepsia- q %
well" said the latter SHARPLY
Il vas shust about 20 say. the philos-
opher mildly remarked. dat cfen DIS
peptlc condooktoor might feel hsbby "a
times
DO sou refer 70 me- snapped the con
ductor.
The pbiiosophe- pnnei - bis pipe.
-Gif me draasfor 20 Detroit street.
he sai6
Yes. ! VII nee" cried the conductor.
xHh a strong sarcastic en5p.ssis
n toni want suy dfansfsr - Detroit
street said the philosopher gently 4
vas onh- trying yesr temper. my friend.
] am grievee 20 see DOT . = - scrasehy.
You let ne atone. asid the eon1Refor.
souriy u don't want ans GlstuTbanas oat
here. your have O. keep qsiei ~ get
Of
The philosopher tuned 10 his little susi-
enr~
You see h9s as bfogcs SAT claimed 20
ne SAID HahHness e. luGurncea -
ouGslee conditions - sonne extent. 4 man
may So easily irridadeG uli Fef deep
down ruiti1 hiH ipderi9F sls .srtrseuf ORE
stI may - D. true germs = enaufinE
habhiness End ! hsf nstsoea Dot SONS
men really seem - fnd hathfnsss sr a.
bearing unhappy
The con8uctor fry0nef farkif
Psblir squsre ~ shouted -CteFelaas
Pain Dealer