Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-28
SHE SAYS

He was bareheaded on Sunday
afternoon at this certain time, at the
orner of State street and Western
avenue. Augusta, and i. might have
been that he had just left the dinner
table. after having eaten his little
tummy fun Of Sabbath day treats.
Another small boy and a little girl
were with him and they stood and
sat on the corner Of the Lawn at that
particular point. watching the steady
stream Of automobiles and seekers
after fresh air-eyeryone was hurry
ing as if 10 get 70 some special place
and the youthful trio was interested
in The spectacle. But the little lad
who might have wandered away from
the dinner table. vas evidently both
cred by no after pangs Of indigestion,
he was full of ambition and the lure
Of the road called him as well. He
wanted to be up and doing. He start
ed UP. every little muscle and force in
his body working. And he said, "Ah,
gee, let's git" The expressiveness Of
the English language:
1Cd0l1lAl "do lnS 1ditn OF NES.
Hawker. which was SO clearly exem-
plifed when she refused the prize
which should have been her husbands
had he made the trip and when he
was thought loEt in his trans. Atlantic
trip. She said Il cannot and will not
as o know. believe that my hus-
band 10 not alive" were her words to
Lord Eorthcliffe when she refused the
prize which they wanted to divide
among the heirs Of the supposed lost
aviator. The workings Of the faith
Of a woman are mysterious but every
woman understands. The human in
terest light Of the attempted trans
Atlantic trip by Harry Hawker, the
fact that his wife was waiting for
him. that she kept the light Of hope
burning brightly as a beacon. and that
her faith also kept watch. caused the
endeavor to be watched by many a
mother and many a wife throughout
the land. 1t was a common bond of
sympathy and understanding.
Whose fault is it? On the State
road between Augusta and Winthrop.
SOAI6 10 Vll4tIlIO Ps lIC lISl
electric railroad crossing is the worst
thing that ever happened to auto
mobile tires. The best idea is to go
slow owe that particular part of the
track which crosses the road. for il
you don't your tire bills will increase
in leaps and bounds. The track
sticks up worse than a sore finger and
about as sharp as the prize big knife
IN mas pantry array. It's death on
automobile tires. Whose fault is it
and who ought to complain and who
ought to FIX it? Answer from the
bright pupil at the head of the class,
in sequence. the railroads the auto
lists and the railroad.
She wasn't very tall and she could
just reach the slot in the mail box for
letters. She stretched up and started
to place the letter in the box. This
was right IN one Of the main streets
in Augusta. Monday evening and she
wac a petite French maid-French
because the ribbons on her hat were
brighter. because her brown eyes
we're 80 sparkling and SO responsive.
because she wore an extra jewel
adornment on her white dress. and
French because her disposition was
so plainly shown In her wee charac.
terlstic. But before she put the letter
into the slot. and without looking
around to see II anyone was observ-
ing her. she placed the letter to her
lips. seal toward her and kissed it SO
prettily. SO prcttily and 81 feelingly
that the lad-for of course 1t must be
a lad-must have felt it somewhere
along the course Of the physic thought
circle. a short way OF Or . long way
of.