Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-03-25
SAUCE For THE GOOSE.

SAUCE FOR THE GOOSE.
However tragic Jimmy's woes may
lave been to Jimmy, Wilmot evidently
was rather amused by them.
My dear fellow he said, when jim
my had finished speaking "Of course
yor love was like no other. Every love
is Ike no other-to the fellow CON
ccrned"
but could have taken an oath she
loved ne" jimmy's voice was full Of
misery.
His friend smiled. eve take great
many oaths there's no possible ground
for he said. Have a cigar!'
lie pushed the box toward Jimmy.
who took one with gloomy Indifference.
Cigars are excellent for wounded
hcarts-and vanity" his friend went on
cheerfully Got these over in Cuba my
self | keep them in reserve for special
occasions lie looked at Jimmy, as if
expecting some show of appreciation.
Have a match" lie said, prollering the
one with which he had just lighted his
own cigar.
Jimmy took it, but let it 90 out with
out using it. His friend smoked awhile
in speculative silence.
Success i'll love is a queer thing,
Jimmy" he observed, following a curl
ing line of smoke upward with his cigar
a very queer thing The deserving are
not always the successful, by any means
Now, i'll most human affairs the gods
have fixed laws so that usually we can
anticipate the consequence of most of the
actions Of the men, but in love the gods
/ play at kind Of toss-up with the hearts
| OF men and women. If you are lucky
/ the heart OF your choice may fall to YOU,
but it's an uncertain game at best"
she gave me every kind OF encom-
agcment,' Jimmy complained with dole
| full voice
His friend was studying the vanishing
lines Of smoke. Given the same circlm.
stances and two love affairs" he went
/ ON musingly, as if he were following
out his own line of thought, rather than
addressing Jimmy; he had not noted the
latter's remark. Given the same cir
cumstanccs and two love affairs. one
may be a succesS-that is. success as de-
fined i'll the lovers dictionary; while the
other may be an absolute failure defined
also in the same dictionary. 1t all de
ponds ON the final toss-up of the gods"
our ideas have a sound grumbled
Jimmy, but reasoning is not an anti
dote for woman's No To argue how
things come about isn't a cure for any
thing"
Wilmot pushed the match tray sug-
ge,tWely across the table. Jimmy took
no notice of it.
Speaking of reasoning" said Wilmot.
not in the least Disconnected that re-
minds me. | know man. He's one of
| the Workmen III our factory. 1t paws to
know ones Workmen, Jimmy This fell
low is in love. too. Her name is Mandy.
and she used to work in the factory.
/ That's where he met her. She lives
down in llogan's place; and she's got red
halr, and the accompanying hecklcs. and
| she's slightly cross eyed lie paused.
much taken up with his own reflections.
Jimmy remained gloomily silent.
| Presently the other resumed "YCl
they say that Mother Eve was won
drously fair. and that sin brought all tie
/ hideous things into the world It's not
much wonder we are SO continually ad-
monlshed to hate sin, considering the
/ sights it has thrust upon us"
jimmy moved impatiently in his chair
| And the howell She lives int" the
/ other continued. What a downward
| evolution must have been in progress
! from Paradise to that! You've been in
llogan'S place. haven't you. Jimmy?"
No, returned Jimmy shortly Man
| dy don't interest me"
/ His friend looked at him in some sur
! prise. No. of course not" he said re-
/ hcctivclY. There's such a vast differ
ence between Your love for Your angel
| lady and lcems' love for his Mandy"
He laughed little
I'm sure | can't see any relation
Jimmy returned. resentfullv
oh, don't be impatient. my boy. Let's
talk it over. There's nothing like req
soning thing out. Philosophy really
can be used as an antidote for love. !
substitute. anyway. You know what
Dante did,"
Did What?"
did Use it for a substitute WI.
mot was evidently surprised at Iinmy's
hack of comprehension. AS | was sa,,.
/ ing, there is Il vast difference between
/ Your love and Jcems'. hut it's only of
caste, ct caste, Jimmy ,1eems talks foc.
/ tory gossip and slang to Mandy. He
takes her stick candy and lS.cent choco.
latcs ON his regular nights. And takes
her on excursion boat rides ON the
Fourth Of July; then they have peanuts
with popcorn and lemonade. For Christ
mas he gives her celluloid hand mirror
IN which to admire her peculiar type of
| beauty"
You seem to know great deal about
the affairs Of your factory people"
oh, | don't know any of the details.
I'm not interested in mere incidentals.
[ only know tbp unt,1rn of tb,zo -