The Greeley tribune., 1909-07-28

medicine and they've mighty good
memory, The squirrel ia the boss OF
two coons weighing about Afteen
pounds apiece.
mo l didn't get q postal from
George today" exclaimed young
woman with 4 dimple at the post
office yesterday.
And Charlie didn't send me =
postal either. said sher companion.
They both left the office with rue
full countenances although each of
them had received at least . half
dozen picture postal cards. And
each OF them usually receives about
six picture postal cards each day.
but each day there is wall II some
one person has slighted them. No
matter how many cards they re-
celve. there's always someone who
has slighted them.
The two young women are only
representative OF other young women
in Greeley and the postal card habit
is becoming . mania. Probably their
grandmothers considered themselves
most fortunate II they received a few
scrawled lines from friend once
in a month. In those days when the
pony express carried the mail there
were delays Of sometimes two months
without letter. But how different
To see a winsome young thing with
half dozen picture postals in her
hands and couple OF letters tucked
under her arm. complaining that
George didn't send me a postal to-
day" In the words of the preacher
verify. all is vanity.
Here's a suggestion from man
about town who watches the tide of
affairs with his fellow men. He
thinks it would be a wise idea to
have the street railway company
build its track embankment along
side the ditch that recently created
havoc by overlooking into the city
streets. He says 1t would be = pro-
lection to the city besides enhancing
he beauty of the new line. making
i. sort of scenic railway as 1t we're.
Two men were lolling on the grass
in the city park yesterday evening.
At intervals they would slap them
selves viciously about the ankles.
Becoming more animated they would
arise and pace one of the walks.
Then both would sit down again.
Soon pipes would be lighted and
they seemed to revel in the fact that
they resembled a miniature factory
town ON . smoky Monday. Suddenly
one of them exclaimed:
I've got It,"
Got What?" suspiciously asked
his companion as he edged away .
couple of feet and looked for q break
ing out.
why. a remedy for mosquitoes
to be sure" said the first one.
What 10 it," inquired the other
with a relieved look.
We'll. get = damp tea leaf Catch
the mosquito and roll him up In It.
He'll catch cold from the wet leaf
and die. 0se?"
These are vading days and the
happiest kids In town are those who
live convenient to an irrigation ditch.
What soothing balm wading offers,
the srownup person will never know
because he has never tried It. but
to the little sAavers. life in the
days to come will never be % sweet
nor Joy SO sheer and intense a. II
IL right now when It IL the keenest
Of pleasure to plunge their toots.es
into the cold trickling water and
just wade.
It's worth while for even staid
dignified grownup folks to stop a
little while and watch the kids as
they splash and splatter about; to
get the thrill oil their laughter. Per-
haps even grownup folks. worried
with many things OF everyday life.
can draw lesson In the enjoyment
that comes from free. happy-hearted
abandonment to pleasure, as the kids
do 1t. 1t won't do any harm. Try II.
TWO women screamed and Ave or
Blk men made frantic efforts to break
into the hero class during the band
concert in the city park last night
and IT all happened because haby
carriage was started by small child
down the slight incline leading to
Eighth street. 1t was dark and the
perambulator had been given a hard
push. Visions of the carriage up-
setting at the curb and of some moth
e's little darling being hurled to the
hard street loomed up before those
who witnessed the incident.
The women screamed and the men
grabbed frantically at the handles
OF the cab to stop it. 1t stopped.
iheh the men wanted to see the
baby they had so nobly rescued and
they pushed back the top of the car