The Washington times., 1917-10-21
HEARD AND SEEN
By EARL GOODWIN.

was tried first. He was sentenced
to life term. After he had received
his sentence and a. he was being
led away from the court room, the
bailifls were bringing In his pal
as you all oVer?S asked 'Rastns,
wondering what the court would DO
to him.
'rYas, Use been tried" 4
What dey do TO your"
"0h, dey convicted me, dey eonxie
, ed me-"
"What you meant"
'1 goes to de penitentiary."
go how long"
Fun now on, niggAh. fun now on
In the worldly little family Lhavs
in mind at this minute the comforts
Of life are placed above everything
else. The girls have splendid clothes,
warm furs, many pairs Of SIS shoes;
and the boys have unlimited money
for squandering on Saturdays. The
war, and the ominous lessons to be
derived from the rising prices and
the increasing taxes, mean nothing
to them
One Of the boys was having his
breakfast, alone, and at q luxurious
hour. A cute looking steak was being
served to him. One Of his mothers
friends, a woman Of sense and an
income much above the average,
stood almost aghast at the sight;
"You don't mean to say you are
having steak for breakfast IN war
timeslp she exclaimed.
"Why, George always eats steak.1
He can't get along without i, an
swered the doting and foolish
mother. II never heard Of peopls
starving to death just because Il is
war time"
That afternoon the husband Of the
sensible woman, who Is serving left
overs every other day and raising
Cain whenever her family wastes 9
crust Of bread, subscribed to chunk
Of the Liberty Loan. The husband
OF the othe woman was diligently
assailed by any number Of Liberty
Loan boosters, but each time he an
swered:
Il can't seem to find the money.
It costs so much to live these daYH
that I really couldn't buy even 2
fifty-dollar bond"
The two women travelling to Pc.
tersburg, Va, to see the daughterl
fiance, who was in camp there, had
never before been ON . sleeping ear.
They came from somewhere IN New
Jersey, and the novelty Of oyenight
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In the morning one Of them struck
up an acquaintance with woman
who seemed to know how to act IN .
Pullman. The two noviess were much
worried by the porter, who was
brushing people OF and going
through the regular motions. -
@Are you going to be brushed?
asked one Of the New Jersey trav-
elers.
%oh, yes" answered the much
travelled woman. "A broadcloth suit
gets very dusty, you know
"Do you have to pay him !" asked
the other woman.
"Why, you generally give him
something whether he brushes you or
not, SO you might as wei be brushed
of"
aBut he does not do anything for
|it?"
The Travelled one smiled, as she
answered:
@0h, yes, he does. He fixes your
berthA and carries your bag in and
out and cleans your shoes at night
The Jerseyite was indignant:
~But that is his regular business.
He gets a salary for that; and be-
sides, III bet If he brushed me on he
would want at least ten cents"
So the travelled woman had to slip
the porter a half dollar for the honor
Of her sex, indicating that It would
be slight recognition for his serV-
ices 70 her and ~her two friends
The other two women refused -
be brushed and stalked maiestieally
out Of the sleeper and never even
looked at the porter.