The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-14
TRUE LOVES ROUTE
IS II ALWAYS THROUGH TNe
HEARTY
Sometimes "Py the stummiek," 40
eerdins to Philosopher Who Backs
Up His Assertion with Con-
elusive Individual Proof.

Max, the Washington Heights sa-
loon keeper, sat in his cheerful back
room the other night and defied the
weather. Being Sunday the chain
was on the door, and the presence of
two policemen in uniform, who had
dropped in for little something
warm to offset the effect of the un-
charitable elements, contributed to
the general atmosphere of security
and comfort. Half dozen of Max's
most neighborly patrons added to the
homelike tone.
Max himself smacked his lips and
| sighed a large and comprehensive
| sigh of satisfaction as he arranged
the trayful of delicacies which had
just been brought down from his cozy
fiat and constituted his Sunday even
ing meal. He had let the bartender
go for the day and was on duty him.
self; hence he could not join his fam.
lily at supper. He carefully preened
his long blonde mustache, hid the
brilliance OF the big diamond that
giowed like q headlight on his spot
less shirt front, and then when ap-
parently about to tackle the repast.
smacked his lips yet again and paused
to remark:
Lofe comes py the stummick. Yes,
mine friends, lofe iss not py der head
or by der heart, but by der stummick.
/ prove it IA years ago, und mine wife
upstairs. she would tell you der same.
Fourteen years ago 1 wass a bar.
tender, und for six monts / keep COM
pany py girl what wass der sister of
mine wife upstairs. / get Tuesdays
on, und ] take supper NIT mine girl
und her mudder. Dis vun, mine wife.
wass cook NIT private family, und !
SO for six monts / nefer see her on |
Thursdays. But We hat goot suppers;
mine girl. she cook 'em.
But yum Thursday find mine girl |
ISIS not home. Her sister, mine wife.
Is home, und she cooks der supper.
Ach, Colt; What a supper! She bass
all mine favorites-Hungarian goulash.
home mate peach pie and French cof-
fee init cream. Acr such a cook!
Such supper! Ply and py say:
Where ISIS your sister,
"'She's gone NIT girl by a play
she says.
Il hope she stage there I says.
well. mine friends, dot night I
propose to my girls sister, der cook.
Lofe comes by der stummick. She |
'ays: o, What will mine sister sayr
You tell her say for her to 60 by der
ievil.' says /. In one week we wass
married. und dot is mine goot wife
lptsairs dere IA years. II
Now, always have goot food, und /
am der boss. When / speak efery-
'oty in der house shuts up. say
ofe comes py der stummick." t
Good for you, Max" chorused the
But one ting 1 viii not do" con- !
inued the saloon keeper between
ites. II will not Wheel der baby car !
iage. will walk alongside, mine :
ants behint mine back, und smoke :
ny cigar. / will not hantle der milk 6
ottle. What does mems know about 4
UGH things? holdings. / am a prac-
lcal mans like mine fader and mud
er.
Plenty vifes send der husbands 4
udt on Sunday NIT der babies und I
er milk pottles. Der babies cry und q
er mems stuff 'em init milk. In der 4
light they get sick. On Monday d
ONES de doctor. All der week It y
likes to get der babies we'll again. II
III not push der baby carriage"
And the audience, in tones of con- b
Iction chorused: h
You're all right, Max, OF Teller; We h
ouldn't Observation-Disclosures Post v