The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-20

room. where 1t Is hanging peacefully
over the mantel-piece. So much for
the sword-Tack Sing is temporarily
employed as janitor Of the Club. and
eating and sleeping within he has es-
capped any public attention. There has,
you see, been no murder. no kidnapping
and no Intentional theft for the man
was practically out Of his head when he
took it and consequently not amenable
to the law. blind to his DOOM would
describe him in the words of Con-
fucius"
LOG-CABIN
PHILOSOPHY
BY M QUAD
Or nebet VT could tell a robber from
an honest man by de cut OBJ his
. coat or the shine OBJ his shoes.
att seems foolish fur roostefs TO crow
az thfee o'clock In de fnawfiih', but you
must remember dat he has no clock to
go by.
"Aii men agree dat de nevis bray
am de most, discordart sound dey eber
heard. If de nevis was consulted, dey
would prob1y say de same thing OBJ a
mans singin'.
"a barn on which dar was no insur-
ance, an which stood next to mine.
burned down, de odder night Ny barn
was insured fur twice what II was
with, an wasn't even scourched. De
good am not allus rewarded in dis world
Ten vars ago, I had lots OBJ frens,
but dey has all dropped away, one by
one. Till de last have gone. All did
to scatter dem. was to lend dem dollar
apiece. You can't carry anodder mans
money in yor pocket. an be his best
fren too.
~De ole woman breaks her needle
while SEWN. an she cries out in anger
dat must run of to de store an buy
some mo-. 1 walk long an finds two
dollars on de sidewalk. I neber should
have found II in de world. IL she hadn't
broke her needle. No calamity is as
great as we think fur.
"when my naybur was sick. would
sympathize wild him. 1 stand at de doali
an finds dat his steps has Jest been
painted. De woman who Gums to de
doah, don't keer fur my sympathy but
she does keer fur my tracks. Darfo'.
1 don't go to see my naybur.
DE man who won't fight fur his
dawg may feel contempt fur himself.
afterwards, but he don't feel half the
contempt dat his daws does.
"''Rastus, de coffee am OUT" says
de ole woman to me. as she gifts de
breakfast. an dey won't trust you no
mo- at de grocery
| You speak truly. 'Tilda,' says I.
| but you needn't be alarmed. Oar am
still one naybur left dat we hasn't bor-
rowed OBJ. I will go ahead an Dc him.
Il go ober an git de eoffee. az dat's
what naybur is fur. De grocer Be
hanged!
Oar am times when want 10 make
my fellermen happy. At SIGH times.
take an ole wallet an stuff It full OBJ
paper. an lay It on de sidewalk. A
man GUMS long an Jumps fur dat wal
let, an puts IL IN his pocket an runs
away TO be happy. 1 haih't sayin' how
long fe1i be happy ober his ma. II
hain't none oh my bessness.
"Arter all, de world does kset fur ma.
has often proved dis to myself, when
de wood was out or dc -four barrel sr1ntv
In de one ease. a good man may leave
his Sidewalk otitdoahs fur me to take
home an in de odder. sofns grocer
would furgit to take in a barrel Oh
-four when he locks up.
''Ole Uncle Jeb came ober to NV
cabin de odder night, to argue wild me
as to whether de whale swallered Jonah
I or not I cut him short an went on on
I a trip Next mawnin' 1 had a busheI
OBJ 'taters in de house. an all he mad
was his argument. I has allus found
'taters an meat de best argument in
de world You don't have to 20 back