Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-08
WAR? QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
PATSY KILDARE,
OUTLAW
XXXIII-A New Ambition
By JUDD MORTIMER LEWIS

COMETIMES look at Rowdy and almost
~ wish that I was dog like him instead
OF n human being like me. When he meets
other dogs he either fights or is friends with
them right away, but when | meet bunch
Of human beings | either fight with them
or they don't have anything TO do with me.
Even IL a human being Is Irish like me she
doesn't want 10 fight all the time
When had fried my pancakes and choked
them down, which | have TO do sometimes,
! get so tired OF them--that's where "A dog
puts II all over n human being again. for
Rowdy never gets tired of pancakes--ws
rambed and went out TO the river. II was
very smooth and sunshiny. / swan over
and back one time more than I had ever
done before and on tie last trip back let
down in the middle Of the river and brought
up bottom.
Rowdy and stayed on the smooth sand
by the side Of the river and ! tried turning
over endways like the lady at the matinee.
1t is not as easy as II looked. | would put
my hands on the sand and Kick my heels up
into the air and II did not hurt when / came
down froutward but when I camc down
backward Il hurt. until ! backed up 10 the
river. and then when came down backward
! fell into the river and that did not hurt.
Rowdy got excited over it, but I could not
do that an day. So I am going to keep do
ing it TIL can do it right. for / am Irish.
Then We ramblcd TO old Maid Tompl,ns>
and she skinned her teeth at me and said.
why. whore in the world have you been,
Patsy"
skinned my teeth back al her and said,
Why, where IN the world do you suppose
we've BEEN"
Sho said. "T am going TO have fried
chicken for dinner and there will be enough
for the two Of us and the bones for Rowdy.'
So | stayed and | told Old Maid romp.
kins about turning over cndways and she
said, My gracious. No lady does auythus
Ike that ! said 81 know one lady who IA
going to or break her back trying She
said, YOU mustn't I never did anything
like that" | said. "No you never did. and
now lool, at you, Maybe II you had learned
how to turn over endways you could have
got married l guess Il man likes TO marry
a lady that he can be proud Of and that is
not dead one"
After Rowdy had finished eating we RAM
hled home ! think | was right and Ola
Maid TompkiLs was wrong, though she
would not admit it. An ladies' ought to
learn 10 turn over cndwayS.
We had just gone up on our porch when
a wagon drove up and man came into the
yard and said. "llave you any laundry" I
said. What is laundry?' He said "I.aun-
dry is things that need washing. Ask yort
mother" | said, "AIy mother is in heaven.
Will you wash all our clothes" lie said
certainly" ! said For nothng?" lie
said. mo, you will have TO pay nc when I
DilhE tncm bACk, | sad, II thought thCrs
was some catch about il. But wait here"
So got all the clothes In the house and hc
asked my name and | told him and then
had an idea and ! said. "Wait and / will got
you some more things to wash" / wen.
and mGged ont dishpan with All the dirty
dishes in it and he said, We don't laundry
dishes. but / must say you are certainly
some kid" | said "Aint that tho truth"
He said II will bring your clothes homo
day after tomorrow and you must he sure
to have the money"
When night came prayed. Dear mother,
/ have learned that feeling sad doesn't get
nobody anything. and | don't care if June
did throw me down on account Of the kids
face / pushed. When ! can turn over end
ways and she finds II out she will be sorry
she didn't stick. wish you would thank
God for me for being go good to my mother
and my father and making me such n good
little girl and ask Him to help mo learn 10
turn over endways. If lie is busy / can
learn by myself, but if lie isn't busy ana
will help | can learn quicker | don't Thnl
il would do any harm to teach Old Maid
Tompliins to do a flip in spite of herself
Amen"
CCopyriphtD
The next adventure OF Patsy Kildare will ap-
pear In tomorrow's Evening Ledger.