The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-11-18
WHAT MAGGIE SAID.
DIARY OF A YOUNG MAN.

knocked out Of the whole concern I
thought the brick Vas 22-carat and Il
amt even q Roman-gold plate. Lies 9
phoney dollar bill pushed back over the
. bar. It's the morning after and no wa
ter in the fee pitcher. Ny pipes gene out
and the chink's soaking the clothes in
, the laundry.
; II was the worst Jolt! / thought /
was solid as lump Of pig at the ioun-
! dry. I'd figured II out We could get one
Of them four-room flats and meet the
payments on the $3.50 layout and
could sit in a reversible Morris evenings
and read the evenin' paper by the light
Of an art pottery lamp with a hand
painted rocker opposite. It's all on.
though. mot on your crayon enlarge
ment," she says. I've a notion to turn
on the gas and forget to light it. There
amt nothing to it. Or might take the
morphine route. If knew which was
the quickest and easiest I'd sure do il.
Shed get her picture in the paper,
we'll.
III go to sleep on It.
August 13-I've been to see her and
got turned down cold. Ed. Herman was
out on the steps with her and 1t got so
chilly my teeth chartered when ducked.
guess it's no use She can do as she
blame pleases. | was one first-class,
blue-ribbon chump to have any truck
| with her. She amt so such-a- much.
either Anybody that'd take up with a
skate like Tiernan! oh, gee! What's |
the use? l didn't sleep none last night. |
The way feel | amt going to sleep none |
tonight. I'm hypnotized. that's what's |
the matter with me. tried to eat bite |
at Billy's cafe this noon-pork chops |
and French fried-and l empied the |
Worcester in my coffee instead of the
cream. Milly thought I was sick be-
cause | didn't eat. What's the use of
eating, anyway?
August 14.-Im sick, sure enough. I
don't take no interest In nothing. Food
don't taste good to me any more I'd
hit the corn Juice IL thought 1t would
brace me, but I'd sooner die decent
Honest, I'd as soon die as not. wonder
II she'd tend the funeral? They say
Herman is daffy ovel her / guess
know how that Is. Well it amt going
to last long. It's me for quiet little
corner where the daisies bloom and It
can't come none too quick for me.
What's the use?
August 15.-Sandy McGann started
5oshing me about her to-day. just
walked away from him and he gave me
the horse laugh. I've seen the time he'c ,
need set of false teeth If he'd got funny
with me, or any Of EN- They didn't have
to call no ambulance, though l just
walked away from him. Honest, don't j,
know myself. go around all the time !.
about her and then what she :
said comes on me all of sudden and :.
gives me feeling as If hadn't got no
insides. mot on your crayon enlarge
ment!" she says.
August 19.--It's fierce! guess I'm
going to lose my job the next thing. The =
old man gave me jacking-up yesterday :.
told me If had anything on my mind =
that didn't leave room for business I'd ;, =
better go somewhere wouldn't be dis :.
racted, as he didn't feel like paying me -
B14 week for meditating on my past.
There was one thing about that had
10 hustle, and while l was hustling
Iuit thinking of her. wish he'd stand a.
and watch me all the time-honest, l do OF
d sooner hump myself little extra ae
sandy got gay again this evening but :
let him go. What's the use? II
August 23.-I haven't heard nor seen
othing of her for over week walked
lown her street Sunday. l thought If
net her I'd just tip my hat and walk on tn
sort OF as If wasn't hardly acquainted ~
nd didn't want to be. hung around all tit
fternoon, but guess she'd gone to the IN
ark with Ed. went to a show last
light. thought 1t might pass the time
way. There was an old guy there with
ray whiskers who was sort OF backing &C
p the heroine and one place she throws BIO
er arms around him In a strangle hold de
nd pillows her curls on his shoulders. DE-
Why are you so good to me?" she says.
e puts his hand on her head and his
dice got on the tremolo stop. Because.
e dear" he saws. when was young 10
loved your mum-mother." Say, that he
roke me all up. wondered IL when | ste
1t old ia,
Aug. 25.-Gene Palinski and me went
} another show last evening. 1t was
ot performance all right. | went To
Illy's cafe this noon and Billy tod me n
I'd fired Milly and was going TO have n .
IS niece from Ottawa up to work for tbs
m. He put up the best boiled dinner dia
day ever eat. Lots of rush orders in
the factory. 1t keeps me on the move.
I'd I'm about ready to pound my ear a
sht now. Gene wants me to join the ,re
wiling club. I've a notion to. but roc
hats the use? No,
Aug. 2S.-Sandy McGann got what
Is coming to him tonight He Just
n the thing into the ground and it got A
|. hit him belt on the nose and we wo,
nched and went to the floor 7 oot