Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-05
WHO is CRABB?

| (From the Well Country Journai)
My birth had a peculiar twist TO
| it. My creator had written an ar
ticle about Mr., Carl c. Masee, pub
| Usher of the Albuquerque Morning
| Journal, and after 1t was written,
| he was ashamed to sign 1t.
1t was then that ! was created,
! brain child, you might say. but
some are less charitable and nave
said it was a brain storm. such is
the price of genius
/ originated in room four OF the
, main building of the Presbyterian
sanatorium, but no brass plate
adorns the door to commemorate
| the event, even though my first an
lniversary could have been celebrat-
ed last spring and the unveiling
could have taken place then.
Perhaps they haven't given me
a plate because they think I have
enough brass without 1t. / accept
the nomination.
l have no schooling except a few
lectures at the University of New
Mexico, where l was Justly famed
for my stupidity and the creases in
my trousers. They had an article
in the college paper about the
creases. the other thing was not an
advertisable commodity.
was asked to Join no fraternity
while at the university, therefore I
do not approve them. Perhaps 1t
was on account of my age that I
was not asked I still feel. however,
that the Eata Bitta Pies were the
losers.
The thing that took me to college
was a taxicab. ! would tell you
which one, but that would be adj
vertising. After l got there l sat
In the journalism class. but soon
discovered that my style of writing
was beyond improvement. and I
dropped out after short talk with
the professor following the first ex-
animation.
I left the Presbyterian sanato-
rum and moved to Saint Joseph's
because had stayed at the Presby-
terrain after March 5th of this year
I would have broken a rule and
been asked to leave. Rather than
suffer this humiliation, departed
from thence. The institution APP
parently suffered no great incon-
venience thereby and is still O. go
ing concern. This Is totally beyond
my understanding.
NV creators name is Curtis r.
Isyter, who was born and bred In
Kentucky in either the city of Rich
mond or Madison county. Both
places claim the distinction. Rich
mond claims he was born In the
county and the county claims he
was born in Richmond. They are
thoroughly unselfish about 1t. each
being perfectly willing that the
other have the honor.
After being raised in Kentucky
he was seasoned in Michigan and
deteriorated in Chicago. He arrived
in Albuquerque, December 10, 1919.
fresh from the Windy City and has
remained SO ever since.
NV creators "red- FLOODED two
lunged" occupation, to borrow d
phrase from the man who runs inc
Roslington Rattlers. was acting as
secretary for some paper merchant
dising associations. He got real
money for 1t, but not much OF 1t.
Upon arrival IN Albuquerque he
matriculated at the Albuquerque
San and bears a reputation on the
hill unequaIed in the annals OF the
institution. An investigation may
destroy your ideal, so we would adj
wise against looking up the record.
And anyway, 1t was such a hot one
it burnt up. 1t was shortly after
he left the Albuquerque and enter
ed the Presbyterian that I was
born.
What am I going to do when I
get we'll? Quitcher kiddin'. dearie.
butcher kiddin'.
Do I consider this autobiography
n success? I most assuredly do not.
It contains only twenty-three per-
sonal pronoun singular. Twenty
three means "skidoo," dearie, 30
let's stop.