The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-11-30
BY ESTHER GRIFFIN WHITE.
This is the last call for supper.

Kind friends often write this col
umn on postcards and otherwise.
Among the recent communications
was one signed ''Veritus."
Veritus is seemingly constant rea-
der.
This column is deeply flattered by
the evidences of respectful regard IN
which she is evidently held by Ver1tus!
Come round some time, Veritus, and
well show you how we do it.
In the meantime these few last re-
marks
Veritus said that this column said,
or that the writer of it stated, that the
reason everybody went to "The Spring
Maid" was because the writer said it
would be the best thing here this
season."
While she cannot believe that the
influence of this column is SO vast
and far-reaching-complimentary as 1t
sounds-the truth is that the writer
never said anything of the sort.
No doubt she said that it was one
of the best things.
Because it was and is.
The opinion of Veritus, writer of
postcards, may have been cleaned
from the Amusement" column.
For such portion of the local public
as is interested, it may be said that
the matter in the amusement column
is prepared by press agents and sent
through various avenues, to this paper,
as it is to all other papers round the
country.
This matter is edited" by the dra-
matte editor, but not written.
1t is a mere medium of theatrical
publicity.
Nothing which appears under the
head of "Amusements" is prepared by
the writer or anybody else in the Of
flee.
Veritus further said that some said
"The Spring Maid" was rotten" and
that Christie Mcdonald wasn't here.
There are always these wise ones
round and about.
They are so theatrically sophist-
Gated, you know.
You can't fool 'em.
They know all about it-thank you!
But, as a matter of fact, instead Of
sophistication they merely give an ex-
hibitiOn of crossroads verdancy.
You will find this frequently in
burgs of this size.
People want to appear so canny, SO
cosmopolitan, so up-to-date"-beastly
expression,
It's the attitude of the suspicious
ruralite cityward bound, who, riding
thither, kills dull time with the peru
sal of the manuel entitled:
Hints to Farmers, or, How to Side
step the Greengoods man."
There's no attitude that gives you
away sooner.
And your attempts to show that you
can't be gold,bricked generally end In
a gold-brick ambush
The things you fear are going to
walk right into and round which you
are so carefully making detour, are
the very ones that catch you on the
fly nine times out of ten.
There aren't half the things going
on that some people think there are
You will always find these latter
wagging the head, batting the eye-lfd
and whispering in the offing.
And looking wise.
Always looking wise and saying
significantly
"Ha. if you only knew what I
know"
But they never tell
Because, when mashed right un
against the wall they can't cite fact
or an authority to save their lives.
History is made up of tissue Of
such stuff
And the wool of daily life shot
through with its glitter
Half of what you hear and two
thirds of what you think you hear and
most of what you see-or think you
see-vanishes into the tabled air
when given one good puncture with a
fact
To return
So far as Christie Mcdonald is con-
cerned anybody with half sense
knows she was here.
But for the information of veritus
and other local Thomases it may be
said that the writer talked with Miss
Mcdonald.
Also that a well known woman resi-
dent here and who has been acquaint-
ed with the actress for years, talked
with her.
AS to The Spring Maid being
rotten"
It's according to what you call rot
ten
That is a term tossed of lightly
about many things beside a comic
opera.
1t almost invariably emanates from
the one who makes snapshot judg-
mentS based on some lack.