Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-22
Done Writer'S Going

.
Cy Logsdon. known to readers of
| the world as It's dope writer. whose
! column was eagerly perused every
| morning. will soon don an army uni
form and help keep his soldier
| friends In n good humor by his ef-
| fusions. He has been called In the
next draft and his characteristic OBJ
Servations arc contained In a good
bye letter to the managing editor
of The World. II follows;
Oklahoma CITY, April i6 MI +.
L. Stcenrod. managing editor. The
World, Tulsa. Okla Dear T.. L..--
J have ceased all sordid toll. | have
arranged reservations on the Rock
Island smoker and tonight. In the
midst NJ torrential downpour Of
! refreshing rain. drops that are al
legged TO be ever so beneficial to the
daisies. hOllyhocks. sunflowers stink
weed and other flowers that thrive
In the mellow sunlight and beck and
nod To the gentle careSs OF the May
zcphyrs, ! shall entrain for the pa
rental preserves.
Under the parental shingles. for
one solid and entire week, | shall
execute my snoring; under the very
same parental stating | shall con-
sumo copious gobs Of mas cooking.
During the day ! shall throw burned
| matches and ciEaret stubs about the
parental pnrlor ak / slap Jazz no
tons OF music upon the Nlctrola.
Then, after a week spent In ang-
| Ing about the aforementioned pre-
| serves owned. operated and CON
trolled by the mater and the pater,
] shall again thrust my presence
aboard Rock Island smoker, start
ing the first jaunt Of a Journey that
viii hurl me into the midst OF IA
group Of unfortunate youths who
will he Rroomed and pampcrcd pre-
paratory to being bumped Oft in
their prime.
Tho edict. bgosh, has gone forth.
Perhaps / should say has come
forth
At any rate, the persons who com.
prise the Tulsa draft board have ia
vored me with "a post card announce
ment that between the dates OF April
p and April 26 ! viii be called for
militOy service and that | should
arrange my affairs accordingly.
This | have done, There is nothing
like doing things we'll II they must
he done and as | expect to be en-
gagged In battling lll-fed Huns for
the next year or two | have soak ed
all my wearing apparel, borrowed all
the money possible and have nothing
TO worry my mind except the
thought that within "A week or ten
days ] VIII find myself engaged in
the pleasant task OF washing my
own dishes.
Looking back over the years that
have sped quietly, albeit rapidly,
down the byway OF time I have found
that from end 10 end OF my short
and mayhap checkered career Ill
luck has, for tho most part, been
my portion.
'Tis not bit different now. Just
when the bowling winds OF winter
begin TO howl and growl, the Borean
BLASTS start their pesky grooming
will be shipped across the moaning
ocean to the bsttlefields OF France.
| have no objection to the program.
you understand, except that / un-
derstand the trenches are not steam
heated and that II Will be too cold
TO stand on the prominent st: eet in
tersections OF some thriving village
and try to make love to some sweet,
Tetite French baby.
II Is hard. very hard. ] ve-y much
desired to make my adyen. into the
zone OF hostilities In the baimy dPys
of spring. But, be that a. II maEs
| expect TO be some Gnucks OF 4
hero when return
Some shucks, indeed.
lf the line doesn't change before
| get there ! expect TO get out and
strut about over No Mans land
every morning for a half an hour or
so that tho Huns may see Just how
keen | am goIhg TO look In one OF
those uniforms II the line does
change | shall have them move No
Mans land along with them, That
No Mans land sounds so all-flred
romantic that | would hate TO miss
an opportunity TO ankle about over il
for while each day.
However should my name ap-
pear some fine morning In the list
OF those who fail TO answer roll call.
by reason OF the fact that they have
Kicked the bucket, ! hope you will
lind a picture OF real swell look
IN. party OF masculine tendencies
and print 1t over my name. Put a
nice black border around II and run
n story TO the effect that ! was hap
py when IL happened, altho / hadn't
had a shave for some three OF four
weeks
Keep plugging for better and
bigger Tulsa
When ] get back ! expect TO find I
a city OF some five hundred thousand |
souls
Having thus unburdened my soul /
or lis pent up emotion. / shall cease
and inaugurate the vending Of a
weary, sloppy way TO the dehpo.
Sincerest best wishes to all
win laugh, "A sob and n deem
drawn sigh. ! am, absolutely and /
fervently yours, Cy LoEsdon.