The Washington times., 1918-02-03

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which I have ever saw. since
was a yunE ESser, Sed Pa
That is choice langwidEs witch
you are using in front Of yurs
yung son. sed Ma You are going to
maIk Bobby slAnsy. Ma ssd. II you
don't git Wise to youressn-
never think. sed Pa Wen ] am
II excited. like about this Pressing
vether. Am liable to spill sum
Dose chatter. but mostly try to
spiel oorrsck in front OF my son
sed Pa sent that q true saying?
sed Pa.
I suppoas 50. sed. Ma How cold
It is without
How cold Il IL without coal, you
prubly mean. sed Pa Thare Is sum
thing wrong about this coal situa-
shun witch needs stratsning out 1
believe I will have to talk run
oaver to Washington. Pa sed, 4
have . littel talk with them See
krst servis men Ny long yoers OF
experience a. q setsktiv, sed Pa.
win help me to ferret out them
wSasels w1ch 81 overcharginE the
nashun for coal Thars has got TO
be q stop put to this, sed Pa
This winter reminds me OF the
Qan Ma.
You cain TO call on me In sleigh
wich you hired at a IIvsry. sed Ma
You looked reel hansum wen you
Jumped out OF that sleigh. ged ma,
& calm running up the gfeps 70 our
mont door. I reememhsFeyca sWero
fSnoaking q big blackesetg-f- seq
Ma :
Them was brits and butiful days
ssd Pa newer cared In them
days how much mummy I paid Tor
my cigars Now, ssd Pa have to
smoak my pipe moast OF ths-t'sns
bet you was glad TO see me wen
/ used to cum calling on you, sed
Pa. 1 used to always have a CHEEKY
smile in them days How littel does
Youth know about the wall0ps
witch wait a round the corner. sed
Pa.
But YOU are a much moar charm
ing man now than you was In yure
yunE days sed Ma You have wore
OF the run edges & dress better
& talk smoother now, sed Ma,
smoother & moar. You were kind
of bashful & retiring wen l first
knew you, sed Ma & you had no
conceet
have newer had any conceet.
sed Pa reeliEs my ability, but 1
newer speek OF It now any moar
than / did then Do you reemem-
Der the time yure old gent went
out with me to a Elk's ConVenshun.
sed Pa He dident cum hoam for
two days 4 yure mother was kind
OF cold to me for q long time after
that Speaking OF cold wether. sed
Pa, this cold spell We are having
now amt anything to the cold looks
I got from yure deer mother after
thata Elks Convenshun-
Father always had the hart or
boy. ssd Ma He liked a good time
Ill his life. He was good deel ike
3obbIe's deer father in that re-
peek. sed Ma But cold wether or
not, deer, she ssd to Pa, this Is
New Year & we are starting II
with our harts warm & brite with
luv & understanding, / do not In
tend to DO . thing this whole yeer,
sed Ma. wieh will bring you any
oane,' she sed to Pa
That Is fine, sed Pa I was Jest
going to ask you II L cud 60 TO a
wrestling match at HoopeFs Hang
out, sOd Pa A Terribul Turk is go
ing to wrsssel q Sensitiv Swede to-
mite, sed Pa, & all the boys will be
thAre.
No. sed Ma, the next time these
TWO charming persons meet sed Ma,
YOU may 70, but tonite thare is go
'nS to be a littel whist gain rite
here at hoam. the cumpany viii be
cumming most any minntt-
/ see. sed Pr this year ID going
10 be Jest like any old yeer, after
all. II reminds me Of what
shaksspeer rote, sed Pa:
The yesrs roll by.
Sum wild. sum tama
To a married guy
They~re all the same