The Washington times., 1919-10-16


gentleman with a hghstepping horse and S2S saddle
tas pretty mappy citizen.
Nowadays we use horses for slow traffic Crcuses and
Fus factories Anyone who wants transportation doesn't
Wish for horse BE wants an arpane or at least four
bylindered automobile
King Richard, if he were alive today, would never
tEclaim: ga horse, horse; my kingdom for a hOrss
BE would be more likely to wireless: A bplane a
n010pane ton Of coal two bushels Of potatoes, and
taH pound Of sugar for sn airplane!"
Mr. Coffman, The Times artist has depicted Mother
8ooss up date BE writes the picture: H wishes
we're divVers-.''
Mr. Coman might add that if wishes were all granted
5 would have tough job keeping up with Lot Of the
BheFs We would have to establish million two White
Houses to take Of the Presidents Of the
Dnited States
We would have millions of Jack Dempssys and Ty
pob and Walter JOhnsOns and Sergeant Yors and Gen
iIsl Psrshings
It's good thing that it takes more than wishes to get
gs these days. Aladdin's lamp in the hands Of few
Subscriptions persons, would send the cost Of living
higher than it is now.
Each Of US has within himself the magic lamp to accom-
hs6 reasonable wishes The Wright boys like lot Of
fher people, wished TO fly. But in addition TO wishing
hey rolled up their sleeves and went to work at the job
Some Of the people who wished but did not work get
heir mail By airpane.
Uncle Sam wished for long time that the war in
Europe would end But it did not end until he took of his
oat called in his wOrmen, and sent them to finish
Ihs job.
The German people for many years chafed under the
foe Of kaiserm They wished that they might have the
privileges Of democracy But the Kaiser stayed until the
German people rose and threw him out They could not
have gotten him his out Of the country in thou
Sand years by merely wishing at them
The other day big car rolled up in front of the Nun
Bsy building In the front seat was chauffeur In the
rear seat reclining easily deep soft cushions was well
dressed gentleman BE was smoking an expensive cigar and
reading newspaper
The little chauffeur stepped nimbly out opened the
door, and the gentleman walked lesurey into the building
young acquaintance Of the writer was standing by
he door. ee he said 'that bird has soft time Of It.
wish had bus like that and could ride around and have
hs driver open the door for me, and everything Pretty
ioftl"
At ten o'clock that evening the writer happened to
the Office Of the lesureY gentleman had removed
Is collar and tie and his coat His vest was open He
two pairs Of glasses and green eyeshsde His hair
rumped his desk strewn with letters books and
pamphlets Two stenographers grinding out notes
Bis secretary getting number for him the tele-
phone Business was going mile minute
BE answered the unasked question:
- When I work I work No fooling about it. I have
been the job ten hours now. In two hours I'll
hRye this job done. do this about five times week. Big
ouble is the strain on the stenographers Sometimes
bare TO keep three shifts Of EN-
my young friend who thought it was all pretty soft
could have the leisrey gentleman then he might have
changed his mind.
E Inc genuemen you see Ioulng ABOUT IN comparative
and leisure at play Don't get the idea that they
re always play Look at them in their Offices and their
hops Ask their stenographers and their secretaries and
their other employees You will find that they did accu
nulats anything by wishing They pulled down the eye
1lsds and worked.
If wishes were fiVvsrs most of US would own at least
But the wishing type Of would not keep his car
Eepair-WOud forever be running out of gas oil and
wishing that he had some.
The other typs-the Worker-Would take the hivver
hoe curry t down. and polish up and through industry
md effort convert it intoAa twelveCynder limousine
The next time you feel like wishing, hitch up your
Cusss, roll up your sleeves, and try working You'll get
here faster