The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1904-04-02
STREET-CAR PHILOSOPHY.
sage Reflections of the Optimistic
German Passenger Irritate
the Conductors.

t The philosopher of the Broadway ca
S looked up at the leaden sky, relates tn
I Cleveland Plain Dealer.
WE'LL" he said, I'm glad don't hat t,
5 DO it for living"
: DO what?" queried the man at hi
) left.
watch de weather." He paused ant
puffed at his pipe. Il see de Oldest in
naDltant Is ringing in de cold winter O.
90 on us. He can do it nit perfect i'm
poonity. | vas some we're aroundt yer
} DAT habbened, but you can't Drove nod.
ding by me. I'D bet tidn't see a single
thermometer during de indire shnap.
wouldn't hat known a thermometer in
dose days from side-rial penoombra
II somepody hat given me vun VERY
likely would hat brought oud my ham,
mer and cracked open de class tube to see
now de leetle red streak got insite. So
oere is no use of talking oop de sc coldt
spell NIT de expectootions of rousing any
dim oldt recollections in my frosty mem
DRY. Ven dey are vunce gone py, all vim
tiers look alike to me-"
| i've 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"
The philosopher shook his head.
i don't pelieve It," he said. "Dey
we're tougher in dose days. Tougher in
enry vay-except morally. Dere obber-
tunities, you know, vas more limited.
Dey tidn't come in from de outside in
DO and standt on de hot air rochester.
una 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 GO. No: dew
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 Dig coats
und de moofiers und ROBBED dere ears
tenderly und bent dere noses aroundt
MAYBE, to see if dey were nipped. und
DAY saidt 1t vas pooty frosty outside und
let 1t go at dot. Dey tidn't hat no vasser
pipes to worry ofer, und no furnace to go
oud, und II dere vas a plumber in de
neighborhoot we're lived nefer heardt
Of him."
And yet have no doubt they we're
happy" said the man at the left.
Sure, dey we're happy" cried the phil
'sopher. Habbiness is not a gwestion
of temperature. Habbiness comes from
ae inside. Habbiness is like Dyspepsia. It
Is more or less affected by outside influ-
snces, but it toesn't take long to make It
chronic. We may feel sure de beople of
middle Africa are habby in dere way. und
VERY goot way dey consider It no
loubt Und de Eskimoozers are habby.
90, init dere smoky huts and dere train
III und dere bloober."
He paused and laughed and looked
Iround at the dyspeptic conductor.
Well" said the latter, sharply.
Il vas shust about to say" the phiIoso-
her mildly remarked, dat efen a dys-
optic condooktoor might feel habby at
INES"
DO you refer to mel" snapped the
onductor.
The philosopher pulled at his pipe. Z
elf me dransfer to Detroit stree" n
e said.
Yes, will not" cried the conductor.
18th a strong sarcastic emphasis.
Il toni want any dransfer to Detroit
rect said the philosopher, gently. IT
mt rant any dransfer anyvere. vas I
lily trying your temper. my friend.
n grieved to see dot it is so scratchy."
You let me alone" said the conduc- n
r. sourly. II don't want any disturb
ice out here. You'll have to keep QUIET
get OF the car" :,
The philosopher turned to his little r
dience
you see how dis proves vat
limed," he said. ''Habbiness is int1u-
ced by oudside conditions to some ex- o
nf. A man may be easily irridaded und O
deep down mitin his inderior depart- az
INT dere still may be de true germs Of az
during habbiness. Und l hat noticed
some men really seem to findt hab- o.
less in abbearing unhappy"
rhe conductor frowned darkly. OF
Public square," he shouted.