The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-14
SWIMMING in CIRCLES
BY WfNiFRED BLACK

The goldfish appeared to be bored.
He swan very lazIly. and sometimes
he didn't swim at all. lie just lay in
In the bottom OF the great glass
bowl and knokced the filmy tail of
him against tho prettiest kind OF lit
tie pebbles and sulked, just Ike a
man who has done something wrong
and wants TO get mad first
I'll toll You said the wise woman {.
lets give him a change of scene and
some new IDEAS" and so we did
We took the goldfish upstairs. and
We filed the bathtub full Of beauu-
full fresh water. and. "P-l-u-s-hj" we
poured the goldfish into IL. And that
goldfish gave his filmy tail II languld
firt. and swan and SWAN and SWAN.
IN circle round and round. and the
circle was Just the size OF the glass
bowl where he lived when he was at
home,
Cant get away from luis bowl"
said the wise woman. and sho MAS
quite right. he couldn't. so he might
Just as well have staid in his bowl
after all.
The wise woman looked wiser than
ever. Goldfish aren't tho only things
that swim in circles" she said.
No" said l. Suiltiiy. and thought
Of the woman who came 10 SEQ me
the other day. Such Il lovely woman.
such II sweet woman, such n bright
woman, but she Was brought up to
n different way OF thinking from me,
and couldn't think OF thing. but
swan round and round in circles AL
the time. Just like the goldfish.
IT nave her for Il frieud?' said the
school teacher, tossing her decided
head very decidedly. why. she says
4 wouldn't wish any when you pass
her tho butt err.
Swish, swish-swimminG in circles.
arc YOU. dear teacher? Why, that 1T
Ito woman who doesn't say the right
thing when you pass her the butter
ar tho bread either for that matter
has forgotten a whole lot W things
that YOU never knew, and II YOU
should have o~c cf those sick head
achcy OF yours some evening, you'd
b. surprised Ia sec how many things
she could do 10 help IL.
And such "a kind heart saw her
stop and speak 10 4 forlorn do. the
other day. "How ugly You arc, you
dear. lxiud thing said The woman
who hasn't the best table manuors in
the world but what bright. faithful
eyes you have and she pattcd the
creature grew So delighted with him
SELF that he started tight with
dog good deal bigger than he was
right then and there.
II don't like this now neichbor
She's too conceitcd. and airs, Dear
nc. they say she uses company doilies
FOR luncheon every day instead Of
tublpcln,hs" Swish. swiSh-swinl-
ming In v"ur own circle, are you.
Mrs. Goldfish?
Wha, II The now neishbor does
have different WAYS from yours"
Maybc they arc better Ways. WHY
don't YOU uJ' some of them and soc"
AIRS" Nonsense. She Is worried
20 death because the ne.Shbcrs don't
seem 1" like her, and she hasn't
tho faintest idea that it's her crime
about the doilcs that is keeping
them away. Swish. swish can't you
Gct out or your circle and ask her
90 tcaf
"OE he's a poor stick. earning a
biz. salary all these years, and hasn't
saved II cent. Why. when | was his
age" Splash. splash--you make
a great noise IN your little part Of the
world. don't YOU. Mr.. Goldfish? But
aren't YOU swimming in circle.
too
Mdvhe tho other fellow can't save
money. but look AT tho stories ne can
toll He's n lot cleVcrcr thou YOU. for
all your money. why don't YOU al-
NIT II. and get the fun Of him.?