El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-22

TN ROIHER WlLtRED says that
he wants to go to Mexico and
- fight for his country" said the
Manicure Lady. It's a cinch there
amt nothing stopping him, the way
his family ties feels about il. though
he keeps limiting that if it wasn't for
the old folks he would light out to
''How does he know they would take
him?' asked the Head Barber. The
army don't want no lOafers.'
We'll, when IL comes to writing
poetry and fighting, my brother ain t
no piker." said the Manicure Lady
'.He wrote three sonnets and had six
scraps last week, and that's being
kind Of busy, IL seems to me. l kind
Of wish he would go and join the army
Maybe he would do something noble.
like getting wounded in his right arm
so he can't write no more Of them
poems. and that way father would be
glad to welcome him back home"
4 would go tomorrow if l was sin
GLE said the Head Barber. a mar
ried man don't need to go to Mexico
7 guess you would go. at that
George" said the Manicure Lady, and
guess you. would make good sol
dier. too. 1 was reading where some
great general said not long ago that
the married men made the best sol
diers. He accounted for II ny SAYING
that when they went into action they
might have to stop fighting for their
country and go back to their homes.
and he said that made them kind of
rech less.
George Would &C. Too.
"Wen, II IL comes TO a showdown I'd
go anyway" said the Head Barber,
but somehow I don't feel that il will
last long. I often thought I'd like TO
be a sharpshooter if 7 enlisted. ] used
to be a peach Of a shot with a rifle
NJ hnu 7 a kid west If / had
n dollar for every squirrel I ever killed
] could buy this shop and the hotel
above it, The squirrels kept away
from me when 7 took a day off"
Il wonder what the wor is coming
to. with all them scraps all the time
starting" said the Manicure Lady sad
ly. Honest to goodness, George, II
Just seems as If nobody wants to be
peaceful any more. Even my custom
ers acts kind of snarly sometimes, and
I know it amt nothing but that old
war that is on their minds.
"A few years ago, when all the ma
tions was at peace, folks never
dreamed that they would be another
war. Now look at the terrible jam
we're all in. In the midst Of life we
are in debt, as father used to say
I'VE ought to have mighty good
times when it's all over" said the
Head Barber. I'VE can all have dough
Dough, Dough-" snorted the Man
about, George? You amt a patriot
you're a baker. 7 never seen a gent
that thought so much Of money in my
life. When you amt looking for a tip
on the races you're looking for a tip
from your customers, and your head
is so filled with thoughts Of money
that I don't see how you find your
way to the shop mornings"
Il never Thought Of that" said the
Head barber. Maybe I am getting too
hungry. I'll have to cut that Quit
amt my nature"
Money is all right to pay bills with"
said the Manicure Lady, but you don't
want to think Of it and dream Of it all
the time. George. Think of the beau
tiful things in life, like paintings, and
them old poets. Look up at the blue
sky more oftener. George. You amt
got to be watching your step all the
time"
"AlI right, all right" said the Head
Barber. Anything you say, kid 1
wonder II that gent / just shaved is
the gent from Egypt"
Mexican collections, see Lee Newman. !
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