Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-13
EUerybOdy's Column.

Please TO meet you Mr.. Gresham
ha, ha- he, he, likewise no, no. Your
letter was the cleycrest solution ]
ever read. 1t was sparklcr, alright
old boy.
| wonder what kind Of guy II is
that writes such CboChCO as that
my he had happy ideas. to say that
we all ought To Of saved up enough
| money to buy, house and live
good. Gee, Mr.. g. II had enough
money to buy house, the coin would
look 80 hig that / would have to hire
a dray 70 haul II around.
and lay wife, are living in three
rooms. and pay $50, per month. and
she works and ! work, | make. 100.
and she makes $50 dollars per
month, and we can't keep are selves
in clothes enough to go to work y de-
Gently. when we lived in Kansas
! city, we rented a house $50, per
month, and she. didn't have to work.
| hut say can a man dress a woman
and feed his self and her on 500
! per month?
We have also bought Liberty
| Bonds, and donated To every thing
that came along wasn't very much.
but the same time 1t might of helped
| us out little, but we want to do all
we can for Uncle Sammee, cause we
have 4 boy fighting for us over
there, But | guess you Mr.. Gresham,
thinks / am as fortunate as the cen
tipede, that broke ninety legs while
practicing a movie act.
| think you certainly did, uncork
YOUR personality, when you wrote
that and stuck up your name, you
have started something that might
bring you a large following" for
such nonsense, as that. You make
some Of us salary men think We
had been flattened out by an cleva
tor or something worse, by saying
such mush. Permit me to congratu-
late you on your good luck, as the
way you have it in the paper ap-
pears that way.
guess you wrote that piece In
the paper just for mere professional
curiosity" or a gloom chaser. While
my wife and | go stumbling thru
life We try TO take things easy. but
We are sure they belong to us before
we take them, but times are so
darned hard now, that Il guy might
be tempted to take anything.
You might Judge that am an
old grouchy bachelor. but am not
as a bachelor is n personal insult,
TO a lady. Any way / am existing,
and that's all, everything has gone up
except my salary, and Airship,
which hasn't come in yet. got so
provoked at your letter in the paper
the other day | had to eat some
candy to sweetcn my disposition,
cause l never heard of remedy for
fiery temper. and I took to candy,
l certainly would admire to here
you speak, drop in some time
Gresham and let me hear your vocal
chords vibrate.
l think your cruel for meddling
in other peoples affairs and telling
what you think we ought to have
did in Tulsa, so you can notice Il.
They say that men are the nOblest
work Of god. but to listen and watch
you II would make one lose sight of
the idea and feel around for a club.
don't spend money on pretty
things, I stay at home where a mar
ried men should, and play with the
cat, and help my wife all can, for
she works, from eight thirty till five.
and we both have to he pals and
help each other / can't stand the
cost Of a shave or a hair cut, II would
break me for good Ny wife said
this morning that she couldn't kiss
me if she did, she would have to
operate on my face with a mower
and antiseptic II with sheep dip.
| will admit that I don't get a shave
often as / need one cause | amt
got the pyice.
If | would express my thoughts
In this letter regarding your highly
esteemed "hoche" they would send
me up for life. I would advise you
to chew every word OF this letter
50 the digestion will be good. 1t
helped my sore eyes to read your
letter in The World, you wrote
to your hairless-head. fuZzy-shined,
biE-domed. furrow-faced.. ancient
age. and brain-forsaken am not
permitted 70 say It.
have Ford, "a rattling good
car" and can not afford TO run It.
it has been locked up in the barn
for months, but | didn't buy It here.
got II in Kansas City, but could
never save up enough money here
to get one. This vocabulary I use
is not Of the best, but 1t is necessary
that I should use much more oX-
treme form OF poli'ness in writing
20 you? II did, | fear would fall
down ana dislocate my Grammatical
construction. I would better put the
chains on I am skiddin. there 20
displaying my ignorance again but
YOU Eo,to knocking on one cylinder.
and and the Another View" had
TO knock.
II Is alright TO he in a good humor
about the Tulsa "hoC-rentcrs" here,
but You can't expect one to wear
a fifty-centimotcr grin, II we did We
would remind a Kansas Cityan, OF
an Airodale pun for krinning in
hog m-up town here, I like Tulsa,
yes as much as do, the Kaiser and
I would like to polish the Kaiser's
head with brick. so sec how much
I admire this town, well I am not
staying here FOR the likes. but can't
get enough to get away from the
burge.
presume this letter sounds like
q headache tablet to you, there is
a new bone disease remedy. you bet
ter rub some of II your head. II this
letter makes you i'll. Your name
Signed does not imply your charac-
ter YOU better consult a physician.
r. l. wise? No. r. L? I have to
20 sporting a 1919 model mustache,
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