Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-10

minutes YOU hear voices that Rrc At
least luNtN. essHyinR the ups and
downs Of TIN the sands ~ the Dcs-
crt Grow Cold The rcst ar, iinI
toward Friends church whore ser
les OF revival meetings. are being
held.
II IL only ,a0 and hardly dark,
hut the stores are closing That H.
all except Buzz Hawlcy'S drug store
which STAYS open as lRto as o'clock
and 9:so on Saturday nights
YOU live IN the edge OF town, and
the FOLKS drove the 1888 automobile
In and YOU load In aud start home.
Now n h. your turn 10 ask questions
How IL the Mace IL the hirod hand
satiSfactOryf Are the children get
ting along all right in ~ hool How is
the wheat looking7
Btl the old hound bays when the
car drives In the front gate The
old dog remembers YOU, even with
the strange looking clothes and tho
correct mustache that YOU somehow
feel does not meet with approval Of
the home town folk You 90 through
the barn and pat the noses Of tho
horses. and the little sister shows
YOU her new calf that IN only three
weeks old and when the small
brother tells you about the pigs YOU
promise him that you win view them
In the morning
There Is n little more talk and
YOU are taken into your room II was
your room when YOU were boy. and
It was unchanged Through your col
lege days and the folks stlll keep
the little things YOU gathered YOU
feel clutching about the throat AT
this and II you weren't grown you
might cry little at the sentiment
expressed ~ the trcasurlnR OF your
trinkets and the perpetual readiness
~ your room for your infrequent
visits
The feather tick " Judged un-
sanitary hut II eases tired body
and YOU drop into trcatrileEs slcep
thatSis disturbed early the following
morning ny tho strong voiced rooster
and activities In the stern of tho
house whore the kitchen IL located
You eat with unaccustoned appe-
t,te at this and every other meal
There la an art To mothers cooking
that no chef can Initiate
The day begins win inspection Of
the piEA The little broth0r In on
hand early to remind you ot the
promise. Then YOU go up town and
loaf around. meeting all the friends
ana swapping news Now and then
YOU drop into reminiscenccs ~ tho
swimming hole and the time YOU
went hSa l,unting and the memorial
cccasics when the town team defeat
ed falrNiew for the baseball cham
ptonship of the county.
You learn that the town has an
Rcthe council OF defense and that
tho women held box supper and
cNllected 1895 for the Red Crurs
Nineteen Of your chums were draft.
ed into the army and nearly as many
volunteered Little May Miles s,haa
purchased So worth Of ThrSs,
stamps
Then YOU begin to feel ashamed
OF your superior Judgment ~ Ia the
narrownes ~ your people and YOU
feel a pride IA the town ana tho
cynical attitude Nanishes Whom
Sou get hack home. YOU take or the
correct clothes and find some old
thhgs and put them on. hut YOU
can't get the courage 10 hanish the
mustachc And tho town notices
the change and seems Ak though YOU
are more one Of them than you we're
hcfure.
Tn" two daNs pass quickly and
before you realize Il. you are pack
inr your grip and preparing To
leave The folks haul YOU TO the
depot You are 20 minutes early
ard the train Is 20 minutes late. bnd