Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-25


II was his day off 4 he was feeling
fine wen he was Getting his breakfast.
He was reeding the paper 4 all of
sudden he sed to Ma, I.issen to this
butiful verse, deerest luv.
One kind word gently spoakcn, 30
Wen II friend il feeling glum
Can mend a hart that y broken
& that's going sum,
l think it is rather mecdioker, sed
Ma. | doant, scd Pa, the sentiment is
butiful, At any rate, sed Pa, am 20.
ing to start in this morning 4 cvvry
person wich Gums necr me is going to
have the gentel talk slipped to them un.
Ill thay will think | am q ray of sun
shine. | am not going to utter one
harsh wurd to anybody, sed Pa, not
cevn to you, my wife.
jest then the door bell rang & in cain
the grocer. Good morning, fred, sed Pa.
You are looking fine this morning Is
that so, sed the grocer, | am feeling
rotten. How about this bill. That will
be adjusted, kind friend, sod Pa. | have
always thot CRATE dcel of you perhaps
moor than you will cvvcr know. You
can go as far AZ you like with me, good
frcnd, Pa sed to the grocer. Well sed
the grocer ! am sorry that cannot
say the saim to you. Culleschuns has
been vary slow of lait 4 | want you to
kick in with fifty beeus.
All OF wich will cum in due time, sed
Po, | think too much of you to beet
you out of Il penny, am going to
have n big week next week \ then
will moor than Reward YOU. have
had It handed to me pretty hard lait.
ly but they cannot keep squirrel on
the ground.
Thny can if thay step ON it, sed the
grocer, 4 that's what l am going to do
with you il you don't get my coin now.
halt TO muik q seen In front of n lady
the grocer scd, but unless You unbuckel
the valces and slip me nifty things will
hccgin to happen to yurc rruna uprn
face, so Pa paid the grocer
Then the gas man cain. All, my deer
fellow, scd Pa, you ccrtinly are looking
spik 4 span this bright spring morning.
How are all yurc folksl | haven't seen
you in u long time.
That IN yurc own fault, sed the Gas
man. You know wharc Il cheek will
rcceh me, To hc sure, sed Pa to be
sure, woant YOU sit down 4 have sum
of this grupcfruite, You will find il
dcclishus
No thank you, sed the gas man. /
dident cum hecr TO cct, calm hcer TO
collect All of wich is pcrfccky prop.
or Sed Pa, you are entitled to yure
money as any poor Il honest gentleman
ts ! was Jest telling my wife last mite.
Ia scd that the next time that gentel.
manly gas man cOim he must have his
mummy.
DO get IT, OF do put the clamps ON
the meter, sed the gas man, OF coarse.
the gas man scd you wud look better in
the dark anyway hut for the saik of
yure good wife viii give YOU five min.
mts to cotf up, So Pa paid the gas
man.
Well sod Ma, after the gas man had
gone It seems 10 me that littei Sun.
shine Is Citing bowled out quite cousid.
. erobly, this a. m. Nure gentel wurds
doaut seem to git across Mmhow or
other Maybe wen the next visitor
Gums You mite sing him littcl song &
see II that wud not 40 littcl better.
i Pa was bccgiuning to git pretty mad
4 IL maid him maddcr wen Ma hoegan
to laff at him. Gentil wurds are a
CRATE thing, Ma sed, wen spoken Nv a
gcntil person but cumming from YOU
g thay are like SO many hyms sung by q
d porch climber.
! Jest then the buchcr cain 4 he sed