The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-30
ODOssuu in Store Window
N Madison street, just opposite the Hearst Build
Chicago, there is an animal store. Small puppi

Madison street. just opposite the Hearst Building In
Chicago there animal store. Small puppies roll
" around pensive monkey to reflect Rabbits
absorb the vtamines in lettuce leaves and hearbroken
opossum lies playing dead, the floor of his cage with
his nose in the sawdust. 8E
Even those that live in the city know SOMETHING
about the interesting opossum He is strange creature Of
the dark and the lady opossm mother of many children
She has long, pinkish bare TAIL little no hair on it.
When she goes for walk her little ones with similar tails
get on her back, wrap their tiny tails around the
mother TAIL which is held up toward her head And TINS
they CO. imitation of the hanging existence that most
of us lead-ony they hang the other way down.
The opossum fights if he must but he doesnt like to- In
he is like many human beings that would rather be
robbed by corporations than take the trouble to vote
organize intellgently
TIE opossums favorte way of meeting trouble to play
dead. =.
He does it WELL lying limp on his side lifting his lip sol
that his teeth show letting his tongue hang out to
though he did not what becomes of it. His BREATH
to STOP apparent moving of the ribs beatng
of the heart
Many man. not knowing the opossum has been deceived
by this playing dead and hunting dogs have passed
Indifferent when the opossum was fully alive.
As he lies in the sawdust in the animal store cage poor
Mr. Opossum is ptfuly like millions of human beings
Gagged for life in little job, and playing dead HALF
DEAD most of the time. The opossum makes effort
get out he gives it right at the start Most of us do the
same and that is why stay where started.
Music goes by to welcome Marshal Foch. The opossum
doesn't notice it. you cannot arouse martial ambition in him.
Boys and girls rap on the glass with their myers the
opossums eye does not turn he is playing dead and that
takes all his energy. Il
Deep down in his heart he is bitter with rage for he feels
that he ought not to be Gagged in an animal store.
He is right and the great majority that rebe
against dull fate and Gagged life.
The opossunn made to be out in the woods with
comfortable hole at the top of some dead tree for
interesting insects to be found under dead logs and
persimmons in their season, with perhaps occasid
chicken duck if convenient for the sake of the prot
value
We also not made to ive do Gagged in cities
stones under feet plaster around in homes
stars and moon shut out
Your poor opossum, victim of fate going through an
unnatural phase of his existence He will pne and presently
die He does not thrive in captivity ,
We human beings, much to be ptied the opossun
shall come through unnatural city captivity day
We shall live far off, somewhere on the mountains go
our work by flying machine in the morning. finish eat
Ay back again. Cultivate garden, old Voltaire sale
have time for reading thinking, discussing and LIVING
When that time comes shall longer "play dead
like the opossum Most of while think are living
are merely playing dead now