El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-04

MISTER RALF ROLLINGS was 10
w our house last mite; he used 10
know Pa in Feenix. Arizony. wen Pa
was out there with Dave Rose. OF
Milwaukee.
Well Ralf. sed Pa. you doant know
how glad I am to see You & heer yure
ringing latter onst moar. ssd Pa
Hs- Ia, Ha. sed Mister RoliinEs, we
sure did tare things wide open up
thare in the foothills. he sed- You
remember that little seeuyurita that
called you Careeta. sed Mister Roll
nngs- ] had a noshun TO marry her,
he sed, but she always looked oaver
my sholder into yure eyes. he sed 10
Pa You sure did hipnotize the gurls,
he sed-
Wa Is Roused.
Indeed, sed Ma. this is strangely
interesting. sed Ma. Tell US gum
moar about them wild. restless days
wen Life & Luv was in the air. sed
Ma
I guess I have sed too much as It
is. sed Mister Rollings.
We viii now speek OF yure deer
self, sed Pa Pa was looking awful
hard toward his old friend How has
the wurld treeted you?
Tip top. sed Mister RollinEs I
have been up in the mountaings
roosting high since I saw you last.
he sed. & I have struck Pay Dirt 50
thick that I can rite my check for
four figgers, he sed. two beefoar
the desimal point & two after it. he
sed.
Recalls Old Days
Ha- Ha. sed Pa. the saim old kdider.
Do you remember the time you shot
ont the lites in Cartright2
That was my friend George. sed
Mister Roilings- I cuddent see to
shoot that mite. Neither cud you he
sed TO Pa But I am happy TO say
them days has went beyond recall.
he sed.
I guess we are all happy TO say
that, sed Ma July the First will
be crate date this year. & our little
sons can grow up in safety. sed Ma.
away from the flowing bowl wich
flows down hill. always down hill,
sed Ma
But it is grand for 10 reneck that
we had ours first. sed Mister Roilnigs.
The memry OF them wet days VIII lin
ger like the sent Of a violet. sed Mis-
ter RollinEs. That is the crate buty
Of having RELY lived. Mister Rollings
sed 10 IA. & that old hoy OF yures
sure did live
am glad he did. sed Ma. I think a
man witch has lived fully is the best
mate after all, providing he settles
down in the afternoon Of his life.
like my noabel heero, sed Ma
ROilincs' Jests
He Is TO be envied. having such a
beautiful wife & such a corking llttel
son, etc. said Mister Rollings. For
me thare can newer be that supreem
erthly happiness ] married a singer.
he sed TO Ma. & she lost her voice
calling me down & after that we didn't
git along vary wen, so We agreed to
disagree, sed Mister Rollings- But I
shah ever remember her, he sed. as
the one brite lite in my life. She
orot out all that was good in me. he
said. d wen she found out how littel
good thare was In me. she pulled her
freight. sed Mister RolllngE
How sad. sed Ma Maybe another
littel woman IS waiting sumware for
You
She better not waste her time. sed
Mister Rollings. I am Ike a old oak
tree standin galone on q prairie. sed
ulster Rollngs, waiting for the Last
10 strike. he sed. 6 then he
sed Goodnite-
What lonesum old man, sed Ma
after Mister Rollings had left.
he was only joaking. sed Pa He
has wife & ten children out West
and thinks the wurld Of them He
wanted 20 see what YOU rud saw.
see scd Ma. jest another Of yure
co-licaal trends faIc to SIZE ans
humor in him. sed Ma