New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-13
CHICKEN MAKES MEAT
BALL MARTYR WAIVER
Fresh Air Child Admits SUNDAY
DeIiCaCy Might Win Her,
Even on a Friday.
SOAP ENLARGES DOMAINS
we Have to Wash Our Necks
and Ears Thr, e Times a
Day Is Message of
Startled Bow.

The country is a queer place and fun
~ ruriosities. both I'm the way OF objects
and customs Every city bred man.
woman and child knows that. II takes a
Fresh Air yacationer TO discover the real
curiosities. however.
One OF these keenest of Judges a 20
what IS and what is not peculiar among
the non-urbsn population lately made dis
coverv OF shocking custom that pre-
vailed among tHe new friends he was Wis
nine and i'm which he was led by some
means 90 join. lie made known his dis
oovery i'm a letter to his mother Dear
mother" ne wrote. and continued in the
first sentence following. we have TO
wash our ue,ks and ears three times a
day"
Firinpiua lass whose name sufficient
ia indicates her nationality. thought she
vas going 10 find herself quite among
friends I'm the country one day. but had
bitter disappointment
She was sitting by the roadside in COM
psay with hcr teacher" and other girls
when there stalked out OF near by
barnyard and across the road a group Of
strange creatures Immediately up went
the cry. Teacher, teacher. what's
them
Guinea hens" replied the teacher"
little thinking what hopes she raised I'm
the heart OF lonely Fillipp'na
But Filippina was up and away down
the road i'm an instant with look such
as might have lighted up the counte-
nance OF Alexandev Seikirk when his eyes
first cazed on the Union Jack after his
LONG reign as monarch OF all ne surveyed.
Down 10 where the scolding hens carried
their speckled dignity across the road she
romne3. calling softly to them as she ran.
t'ngrateful birds, They took just one
look AT the approaching girl. and, without
heed to her calls. scuttled back To their
barnyard. Fillippina returned sadly to
her conpa MONS. remarking Indignantly
as she came near:
They amt Guinea hens: they don't un-
derstand when | call them in Italian
Then there was a boy who wrote home,
as OF a thing strange and uncommon:
we have soft beds here" His surprise
~ this fact was mild. however, compared
with the wonderment a girl OF ten put
into her voice when, in telling OF the
curiosties noted In the menage Of her
hostess she said: And would ye believe
II. she makes all her own bread
On another occasion. just as party
was setting out for the Tribune Fund
home. where they were to spend their
vacations. discussion arose among
sroup OF girls that was made up princi-
pally Of the McCarthys. the Morans and
the O'Rourkes OF the party. Just how the
discussion arose no one knew. but it went
something like this
Eat meat balls on Friday! I'd die
first"
"Me too"
Then from one who had been there be-
fore and knew:
Gee. you should worry; ye won't have
TO die; ven get salmon.
This touched a chord OF memory in an
other mind. and its owner helped TO
spread oil on the waters
"Oh. sure" said she; in ev'ry country
We alwus git salmon Fridays"
And Sundays" gasped another quick
ened memory Sundays ye git chicken
But this was country custom that
proved too much for the integrity even
Of the prepared-to-b e-a-martyr who
started the discussion going. and she
breathed softly 10 her neighbor:
Ooh, I'd eat chicken even on Fri
dayp