The sun., 1919-02-03
CAME SOME AMERICANS.
Intimate Record OF the Trials OF the
Keeper Of the Gate OF Peace.

heeper OF the tate OF fehce.
To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Shi Dye
know" remarked Eph Small the other
evening. as we sat slipping Our highballs,
aye know. what / specially like about
them Frenchmen Ia that they aln't af-
ficted with no moral spasms. Right OF
wrong, their actions allus seem like the
actions OF intelligent human beings,
Now in these ere States it's diff runt
Here we're UP agln a swarm OF penny
ante uplifters that no civilized country's
got any use for. We're asufrerin' from
plague O. that breed. an no plague ye
read OF In Holy writ is with mentionin
alongside OF EN-
you should be more len!ent in your
judgments. Eph,'' I responded, seriously !;
we're a young nation and 1t isn't fair
To- compare us unfavorably with the older
, civilizations. Give us time. We may yet
be able TO teach them thing or two.
We may even be teaching them some
thing at the present time" ] added
significantly.
up'' po's' "
| torted. grinnlng amiably
Ion We tnink' ne querieo' aI'er
pause that II would be great idee
10 send over 10 Paris some OF our
poplar magazine story tellers to give
| them French writer's course in
lltratoor?'
Were not claiming any particular ex-
ceilence in that field" replied. but We
90 oner the GA "orid ne" oipiomacy-
opioInHcy louhoeu upon open cove
nants OF agreement openly arrived at
! 1as. drawIed Eph' i see we do' an
us oeautful Idee 100 III say tnat
much fer 1t zee Them old deepiomats
az the Peace Coni runce amt got no
fauit 10 ma with IL, nuther' Iheyre
sNln out openly seen reports oil 'he'r
secret cohtabs as they ca4 iate we ought
10 know ABOUT LAS, eVryth'hss open'
inciudin the season. lie souinted an eve
AT the ceiIing.
LOOKS ike thar want Eoin TO oe no
CLOSE season Ter geese This year at ALL
ne added
FROM dun colored jar on the taoie ne
produced pipe. the bowl OF which he
slowly packed with a pungent, black
mixture
THAT Peace Cont runce Is agoin' 10
he humdinser'' he said as he searched
his pockets for match.
What are your ideas about it, l
asked, curious to know what conception
he could possibly have OF the great
gathering
wall. I'll tell ye.' he answered. i've
got sort OF idee consarnin' the
prelim 'naries,
"seein' as how we originated the moo
deep'omacy, one OF our delegates will
probbly be app1nted inside guardsen TO
pass on the credentials OF them as has
! right to sit In at the ceremonies l kin
see him all decked out in regalia and
medals. lettin' in the delegates from AL
parts Of the world.
Up comes three dark lookin' gents
the announcer looks EN- over. an arter
askin' a rev questions cries out IN loud
voice
The delegation from Chaldee.'
The inside guardeen consults the
Book OF Nations that's been prepared
fer him by n committee OF seventy-two
Americans that's been studyin' Cog
raphy fer more'n year,
"Rann'n' down oc,yu'n. his enger
stops in the middle OF the Cs. Chaidee.
he reads proud as bridegroom 'Chal-
dee-a country inhabited py the
Chaldeens
Hang them DENIED experts he NUT
tiers under his breath: why can't they
say what they mean an be done with r.
"A leete further on he hnds wat he's
lookin' fer.
Cha!deenS ne rends: the !nhao'-
'ah's OF Chaidee' race Nersed N the
innocence OF the planets on TIE dest'nles
OF men.
Jehosophat an the PROPHETS" he
casps; what 4 find Welcome. seers.
he cries shak'n hands with each OF EN-.
'Pass UP front an take yer place on tie
committee app lhtec 10 draw up plans
Ter League o Nations. we been
~allh ier you aS'ro.osers an sooth-
sayers mats what the committee needs
more AWNING else' WIN you gents
10 forecast the desun'es OF the human
race me only s'uino"n' DOCK IN the way
OF the committee Is removed innejetely'
AS 'hey pass INSIDE aho'hef de!ega-
non draws near
VINO goes mar: demands the
announcer
headsmeh from lhoo-Chinee Is the
/ reply
Weieome' brothefs' cries the INSIDE
Euardeen pass 10 the r'Eh' an take
SEATS heAl 10 tne ue'esaHoh from ICE
| land yen each nave ohe-'enth or vote