Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-16
From the Sioux City Tribune.
Aucassin and the BepearWomaI

Both to ave time and to enjoy
nature, Atcassin and 1 went from
Broadway to Amsterdam avenue by
way Of the Columbia grove" My
emily in much OF a hurry. He espied
a couple OF squirrels at play behind IL
tree. and he stopped and beckoned to
them. One OF the pair saw him, and
without particular elaboration he
came tripping up to us. Aucassin held
out his hand. and the teantiful-tailed
little fellow approached To snin At
his fingers. But. Of course. my friend
didn't nave anything for Mr.. { or per-
.haps 1t was Mrs.) SQUIRREL, and there
was nothing left for the disappointed
animal to do but hop back to Join his
awaiting partner.
u shouldn't have done that .Au-
casstn said. AS We were leaving the
grove: 1t was cruel OF me. Now IN
have to como bach here tomorrow and
feed peanuts to the poor little chap
You won't recognize him." ] put In.
We we're on our way to luncheon.
Just IA We emerged from under the
elevated railway tracks. a wixened
little woman accosted u q. or, more
definitely. accostad Aucasstn, for she
was on his side.
"Oh. sir. Won't you help \ starvin'
woman"
Aucasstn seemed to pay no heed to
her. and we walked Oh.
A little later he remarked: " nate
to pass up a person like that. It's a
shame and pity! Blu what are we to
do? Here in New York we M give
to every beggar--unless we want to
become destitute ourselves. Eh?"
Isn't q middle course the best?" /
suggested. I'VE can't give to all. but
that is no reason for not giving to
any one. Pick out the deserving
ones
broke in. There. no end nc Of frauds ds
In the business, O know"
yes. ] know"
Still, ] suppose it's better to give
aims to a fraud than to- miss a really
needy devil"
II think So"
We had core NOW to our favcrite
t~obacconist's shop. When I turned to
go In, Aucassin excused himself; he
said that he would stroll about out
side. When came out my companion
was nowhere to be SEEN, SO l re-
entered the shop to smoke a cigarct
and to exchange a few words with the
salesman. Upon again returning to
the street. / found Aucassin awaiting
me. We continued our walk.
II couldn't find her" Aucassin re-
marked. quietly.
And l remembered her how he had
felt towards the squirrels in the grove.
"Kids.'
D'you think I've teen neslecting
you, kids? Hey? I hope not! Just
because I haven't before addressed
o directly rs no sign"-as the fell
lows would say. You see, in these
articles OF mine. ] am supposed to
write for that hypothetical parsonage
(never mind the adjective; IT'S neces-
sary. but harmless) known as the
average reader" But l really don't
know this chap, and 80 I always try
TO think Of you when l am supposedly
addressing him. Which implies no
d~iarespect for A. r., as you know well
enough. Who are the princes of Gre
alton. anyway? Hey? Kids!
l., l have watched little fellows playing
with sand in the Luxembourg Gardens.
In Paris, n l have seen kids go
through the self-same important oper-
atoms IN a back yard in LaWton. DO
you know where Lawton is? Well. 1t
doesn't matter much: but it's on the
way to Neville You can substitute
Leeds, or South Sioux City, and It
| will be just as true.
What I wish to bring out is simply
this: that human nature is pretty
much the same throughout the civilizel'
world, and that its kinship is best seen
In kids. l believe that a boy in China,
given the conditions. would attack a
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