The Prescott daily news., 1913-08-20
THEIR POINTS OF VIEW
By SARAH E. HlPP.

tno DTlHl., t1eT CHeekS WeIe dS piHh do baby's. The headgear of her male companion had a little bow at the rear. His trousers had cuffs at the ankles and he had not shaved often enough to have acquired the whitish- gray complexion of a grown up man. The two fell into the chairs at the lit tie table in the confectionery store and ordered chocolate sodas with the exuberance of youth.
 "Goodness!" said she, following with her eyes middle aged couple who had entered and taken table in corner. shouldn't you think when people were as old as that they would have got over caring for soda water and ice cream?"
 T should say so,' agreed the young man. His expression was distinctly pitying as he watched the newcomers. The man was getting portly and. while the womans hair was arranged in the latest mode, it was sprinkled with gray and she had decided ma tronly look One could be certain that she had tucked all the children in bed before she and-dad started for their evening stroll.
 Wouldn't you hate to be as old as that?" said the young man. What do you suppose people find to enjoy in life at that age?"
 Goodness knows!" said the pretty girl. "They can't go to dances any more or have any sort of fun! l should think it would be perfectly aw- ful! 1 read about woman once who was a famous beauty and, wlsen she found her first gray hair she died of bro ken heart I know just how she felt!''
 You'll never get gray!" comforted the young man. Not if you live to be 100. But 1 should think people like those over there would envy young foias Ike US When they saw them Cetting SO much enjoyment out of life, Why, they aren't even talking to each other only now and then! They're just bored with existence. I don't wonder"
 'I should think" said tho pretty 6ili SilC lOlSCu utI cDOOn and watched the persons under discus sion. that they'd feel kind of silly coming in here and ordering anything so juvenile as sodas It seems funny. somehow! You never think of old people liking such things!"
 wen never be as cid as that" said the ycurg man meditatively. We won't let ourselves get so old. I can't magine you getting old. anyway. You'll always be just as slim and girl ish as you are now-'
 And think of you as fat as thct man." she trilled with laughter. T suppose they have grown so apathetic that they don't cave Poor things!"
 Meanwhile tho middle aged man in the corner was saying to his wife: That's a pretty girl over there with the funny shaped hat"
 "Yes," agreed his wife q may get enc like it for Milly. How callow the boy with her iooksl Somehow it d. ways makes me want to cry when I zee two inexperienced young things such as they are!"
 q know" said her husband under standingly. They are so beautifully sure of themselves and their knowl- edge of the world! When you think of Gll they've got to so through"
 And all the disillusionment and hsaataches." said his wife, And it takes so many years to get to the point where you can begin to under stand and really enjoy life I sup pose they fancy they're having a good time!"
 Silly children!" smiled her hus- band. They're only playing with tops and dolls yet! I'll bet they haven't exchanged one sensible re- mark since they sat down there!"
 She's got an engagement ring!" said his wife suddenly Think of in- fants like that marrying! Why, it's terrible!"
 You were only eighteen when you married me-" her husband reminded her.
 That was difrerent!" said his wife, quickly. We had more sense than those two They are so terribly inex- perienced! Life must be so empty for them. really!"
 But they think they're having a good time," said the man as they rose. They don't know you have to be as old as we are before you're really happy Poor thingsl"-Chicago Daily News.