Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-26
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


i really think that Slamhok SHOULD
De IN the asylum" explained Magenta,
mes as nutty as a man can be. Ue
ihia6lnes all sorts of fool things. liz
mas the idea that people are pursuing
MIN, intending TO take his life, and
ne s quite sure his neighbors are plot.
tins and consplring against bim When
mans wheels 90 turning backward
mat way it's time to round him up and
Tile him away in a large stone bald.
ing with an iron fence around it."
Maybe you are right" conserya.
lively admitted Fishpaw. Il suppose
1t indicates insanity when a man is
troubled with Authorizations but il
we began looking up all people who
see things when they aren't there I'm
afraid there won't be enough Of US al
large to vino. the town clock.
There goes Kersmith. driving his
old buckskin mare. lie has plenty of
money and could afford to own an
eight cylinder limousine, but he
spends all his spare time arguing that
horse is more satisfactory and more
reliable than anything propelled by
gasoline. If he had good horse one
might understand the position he
takes; but that old mare has the collie
every night and he has TO 20 out and
nurse her and feed her dope out Of
bottle when he ought TO be. enjoying
"a few samples OF tired natures sweet
Testorer.
"Kersmith undoubtedly has flying
squirrels in his dome, but his mania is
harmless and nobody suggests locking
him up
Il have been dealing with Scantling.
the grocer, for long time, and he Of
ten tells me he could and would sell
goods cheaper IL he could cut out the
credit business and sell for cash only.
He actually believes what he says No
doubt he couldl Soll cheaper il he did
an exclusively cash business but
when he SAYS he would do so It's
sure sign his mind is affected, and if
we undertake TO lock up all the loonles
he will be in the first draft. But would
1t be advisable to seQuestrate him?
He is good citizen and II would seem
rather hard to take harsh measures
merely because he thinks he would
sell cheaper for cash.
you can't walk for five minutes in
any direction without meeting a man
who has Authorizations. There goes
Samovar, who imagines that his
daughter Matilda il destined 10 be the
worlds great prima donna. If you oh.
serve him closely you will see that his
raimant is seedy and his shoes run
down at the heel. His hat did service
in the Harrison campaign.
HE is spending all he can earn on
Matilda. Her musical education is the
one great aim and dream of his life
Now Matilda has voice like a guinea
hen with a sore throat. All the teach.
ers in the world couldn't make a sing
er OF her. aaG the roighbors con- plain
bitterly OF The uproar when he is
practicug, but they feel sGrrY IL he:
dad and hate to say anything.
1T micht be a good thing for him to
be locked Up in a padded cell for
while and give him q chance to re.
cover from his delus.on, hut in such
matters nobody likes to take the mi,
tial step.
Il have my oW6 shrfacinations. EE
cry now and, then | get the idea that
can entertain crowd by making
speech. although know in my lucid
that | am the worst talker
In the country. Only last night a man .
threw a dead cat at me when / was !
discussing the living issues, Yet | /
would vigorously protest if you tried |
10 railroad me to the aoob depot"