Evening journal., 1912-12-23

lEtI lndI your ltE0 lAQ oRANNA gOu |
long enough. and you heard behind |
Nou the "plop. plop" of a horses |
hoofs. YOU would lock over your
shoulder to see what manner of We
hicle it was, and your feet would |
lag a little so that you might be the
sooner caught up with, because, ten
chances to one. If there we're room
for you in the buggy or wagon, you
would be asked to jump in.
The reason ] have spoken of Della
ware is because ! know of the coun-
try life only in Delaware, but ! dare
say this feeling on the part of the
tired pedestrian, this knowledge that
aid is coming up behind him is as
common in other parts of United
States, and his chances of not being
asked Just as rare. I dare say though
that theer is more good-fellowship
to be found in the East than In the
West-at least, more heartiness in It's
manifestation
The man who with room in his
buggy or wagon does not ask the
weary wayfarer If he won't have a
ride is rare indeed; but when we get
into the world of motor cars such
highroad courtesies are not as COM
mon.
ne OlncI udN llAiMW VI AnAiAN hth
a surprise. He had set out on a
seven mile walk to a railroad station
and had proceeded perhaps mile
when he heard the chug of an auto
mobile, and in a moment or two the
vehicle came along. He proceeded
to give it plenty of room. without
even looking over his shoulder at it,
although he had already walked sew
oral miles that day and his feet we're
getting fretful.
AS il neared him the car slowed up,
and then a hearty voice SAID; Golns
far? Want a rider"
He looked around and saw tour
ing car driven by young man, who
smiled very amiably.
"Why thanks, yes!" answered my
friend in some astonishment, for
such an invitation on the highroad
had never come to him before. Motors
with room to spare had almost run
him down. and had choked him with
dust. and the driver or other occu-
pants had sworn or jeered at him
or, like the Levite, passed by on the
other side but no motor had ever
stopped to take him in before, and
he felt that it was quite an adyen-
ture.
1T EIIldlMlN Mdo dl auNNhAAAN go
kindness on the part of the young
motorist who, after much mutual con-
verse. hearing that my friend was on
his vacation and not very flush, which
was his reason for walking The sever
miles to the railroa' station, tool
him forty miles further on his way
A most agreeable talk, a delightful
ride. and feeling on the part OF tn
beneficiary that this sort OF thinf
was most unusual, as | am fain Z
believe it was.
And vet why should a motorisi
hold himself any more aloof from
decent roadfarer thar he would J
he were driving a buggy and over
took the same pedestrian?
1t surely cannot be that motorist
as class are more selfish than ar
farmers.
foresee that aviators are goin
TO have great chances to perform III
tie helpful acts to people on thei
way.
A man in an areoplane on his wa
from Chicago TO Boston. and, OWN
TO circumstances uneXplainable, al
alone. yet with seating capacity for
passenger looks down on a dust
highway in Ohio and sees there
Young fellow rhythmically raisin
dust as he plods along ON his way
New York. where he is about to see
his fortune
OF course the aviator does not Sc
all this, but being good-hearte'
sympathetic fellow, he feels sure ths
tho wayfarer will be glad Of a lif
so he drops a little lower, and the ma
who is logging along is surprised b
n in tho mir uhnN
him. Hello. Off on a jaunt? Coin
far? Want Lift
Well, guessl Such a lift as tn;
has never before come TO tho youn
fellow, and he gladly answers: "fe
indeed"
Seated in the machine the cart
seems to drop away from him, and a
though he feels as secure as IT, i
were sitting on the front porch of h
fathers house out in Western ON
which he left three days ago to see
his fortune, yet, on account Of not b'
ing accustomed TO riding in a
machines he would have been moi
comfortable if sitting on the froi
porch Of the old homestead.
Going far?"
Going to New York if my shoe
hold out"
"Why. goodness. man. this is eith'
Ohio or Pennsylvania; I'm not qui
sure which"
"Its about ten or fifteen miles fro
the boundry of Pennsylvania.
And how long do you expect
take in going to New York;"
"Ten days or two weeks
''Why don't you take the railroad
Costs too much, and besides 1
need the money when | arrive
well, isn't it lucky we met? L
Going TO Boston but intend to ste
over few minutes myself, and | G
ncct to reach New York by dinn
time tonight I'll be glad of yol
company"
And the young Footsore, Fortul
Seeker feels that the world is all rig
and that there are just as kind peop
among the clouds as there are {
earth.
I suppose there are old-fashion'
people who would say "All wron
I The young man gets an entirely e
roneous idea of the world. Anythii
worth having is worth working fC
end here this young fellow is saw
over a week of hard work, and
makes no return"
There is no doubt that the YOU
: man is in debt but | think he Is
debt to mankind, not TO the aviatC
who was looking for no return.
II our young friend ever gets