The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-01
HE WANTED
AN AUTO

TO Mrs. Colt: well, I've ABOUT ue-
cided to do it."
DO what?" asked Mrs. Goitt, look
ing at him queerly; have the plumb
ing fixed in the bathroom? | really !
think it's about time. | haven't been |
able to get any hot water for two
weeks"
oh. no, no, no" corrected Goitt,
with a slight frown of annoyance. |
I'm not thinking about little trif1ing |
things. I'm having thoughts now on
a big, broad basis, An automobile
that's what I'm going to buy. Yep
I've been riding around with some of
my friends lately, and blamed If |
haven't caught the fever. Things are
looming up pretty good for me In a
business way. considerin' that the
panlcs so recently over with, and I've
just about made up my mind that we
might as we'll have one of the things
as anybody else. There's just this
about it, thought buy an auto it's
going to be one of these big ones about
the size of railway coach. want
a great big one thatll make people
clear out same as when a passenger
trains coming along, or else none at
all That's me. None of this half way
business in mine"
The next night after Colts surpris-
ing announcement he came home and
told Mrs. Goitt they would hike down
to the automobile show-said he want
ed to get line on the prices.
They went. Goitt walked clear
around the armory twice and then
stopped in front of the most impress
sive, pompous appearing machine he'd
found and asked the man how much it
would come to, including a good tire
pump, monkey wrench, oil can and
screWdriver. The man, in that non
chalant tone auto agents use in quo
ting prices, told him how many thou
sand dollars it would be and offered
to wrap up and deliver it right at the
front door without extra cost.
DO you know" he remarked to Mrs.
Goitt, in low tone, I'm not sure
that we wouldn't be making mistake
to get one of these great big 100000
horsepower cars The more look
around here, the more | get into the
notion that the car to buy is one of
those long slim boys like that'n over
yonder" He pointed to machine with
a drab abdomen, built along the lines
of fyupthecrick and called a chassis
because people can be chased out OF
the way with it just as well as with a
larger machine. Goitt sauntered over
and asked how much a man had to lei
go OF to add one of these to his chat
tells. The man told him. Colts face
fell with a crash.
Honestly" Goitt said to Mrs. Goitt
minute or so later, "the more think
about it, the nearer come to the con
clusion that the handiest little car fol
man like me who isn't an expert
mechanic, is one of these real neat lit
tie runabout boys that you can buy fol
mere trifle. | don't seem to care fol
these larger cars so much now tina
I've made a careful examination of The
working parts and talked to people
thatve owned EN- and had experienc,
with EN-"
They walked down to the other ent
of the building and Goitt put inter
negatives to a man who had a trim
, little car that he would sell for onl.
a few hundred dollars
Goitt looked at the little car ono
, more, twirled his watch charm thre
or four times and drifted along wit
l.. the crowd. by Jingo," said he to hi
} wife, did you read what that docto
3 said the other day in one of the paper
/ about people not walking enough? In
S a son of a gun if don't believe he
i right That's one trouble with automt
u biles If man owns an auto he
e want to ride in it, and won't wal
u enough to get sufficient exercise t
r insure proper digestion and goo
| health. I've heard several doctors sa
g that same thing and believe there
a lot of truth in it. Why"
II But" interrupted Mrs. Goitt, "thes
] automobile agents and the rest of tn
u folks that ride in machines and neve
u walk step don't look very unhealth
k They're the ruddiest, healthiest loo
u ing lot of people | ever saw. I've jul
been noticing them this evening""
IS Well" replied Goitt, these docto
1t that say people don't walk enough mu
d. know what they're talking about
10 else they wouldn't say such thing
Why would a doctor tell people to tai
W more exercise and get big and husl
ut and full of good health If 1t wasn't S
le Well, seems to be about time for e
he to close up here. Better hustle
as street and catch our car before t
re crowd all gets out Of here"
l On the car Goitt added two
a three supplementary observation
or After all" says he, street car ridi
nd nas its advantages. Here we sit fl