Nome industrial worker., 1908-02-21
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Editor Industrial Worker:

ouu tuo 11ko, WlCn t00 result that have an overwhelming number of requests for copy. So if you see fit to publish it in your paper it will save me whole lot of writing ''at this time." Yours, J. P. F.
 For the benefit of the women pres ent I will give an illustration of what humor is. Women, you know, are supposed to know nothing about humor. Of course, some can see humor in the idea of a revolutionist trying to be funny, but to come back to the illustration. A little boy was walking along country lane eating green apples and singing "nearer My God to Thee.'' Those who see the humor in that are there, those who can't are nowhere.
 Jamestown, you know, is on mouA- tain, and naturally it is quite cold there. We had late spring anyway. When was there late in April it was about down to zero. One day said to fellow: "Do you have winter here all the year around" He said, 1T don't know; have only lived here Il months! !'' was determined not to get stung again, at least not in the same place. So to make sure 1 said to the next man: "Have you lived in Jamestown all your life?" He said, "not yet!''
 1 went into restaurant and said to the girl: "Do you serve Holsters here?' She said, "Yes, what will you have!'' I said, "Give me cup of coffee!''
 While in New Bedford I met fire man off boat. You know I used to fire on the lakes, so thought would talk shop" I said, "Hello Jack, firing on some boat around here?" He said, "Well, I'll put you wise :; Pm stoking on the flagship" I said, "How does she feed?'' "Ob," said he, "she IS the bumest chewings you ever ecoffed." Said 1, ,"Is she warm?" He said, 'Warm? Nothing to it. She's so hot your sweat turns into steam and blows holes in your clothes!'' And 1 said to myself, ''These fellows around here are a lot of sharks. I guess I better move on before I get whaled.'
 On the boat from Providence to New York some of the passengers got sea- sick. said to an Irishman who was leaning over the rail- Whats the matter, Pat, got weak stomach?" Said he, "Weak hell! Pm throwing it farther than anybody else!''
 On my way east l went into mis- sion to hear the mopes give the Lord his orders. There was a railroad man there who had just got converted. This fellow could talk English, all right, but his talk was most slang and when they called on him to pray he prayed thusly-there is nothing the matter with it only the slang:
 "Oh Lord, now that I have Tagged thee, lift my feet off the rough road of life and plant them safely on the deck of the train of salvation. Make all couplings in the train with the strong link of thy love and may my hand lamp be the bible. Heavenly Father, l pray thee keep all switches closed that lead off on siding, especially those with a blind end. And Lord, let every semaphore block along the line show the white light of hope, that l may make the run of life without stopping, and Heavenly Father, 1 pray thee, give me the Ten Commandments as schedule, and when have made the run, and have on scheduled time pulled into the great dark station of death, may thou, the superintendent of the uni verse, say with smile, we'll done thou good and faithful servant, come forward and sign the pay roll, and re- ceive your check, for eternal happi- ness. Amen.'
 We'll, was rather interested in this fellow. I thought he was quite gen. uis in his way; so I put the propo- sition of industrial unionism up to him and he took to it like a duck to water He joined the Industrial Work CTS of the World, and on my return from the east I stopped off at the same town to attend an I. w. w. meeting, and behold, who was the speaker but MT. Railroadman When he was introduced he spoke about as follows: "Mr. Chairman and fellow wage slaves, you mopes may have it all doped out that this is your coun- try and that you are free born Amer ican citizens, but I'll tell you now, those who sing that song are the big gest marks that ever came down the pike. In the language of the greatest N mo 7apA o, tho c%ooo tVo, oro xuo -