The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-31
The Diary of a Pale Blue Ass.

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The Diary of Pale Blue Ass.
Aug. 3s-Up late. walked to the Office.
Passed house which sported sign in a win
dow, Sewing Did Here. Next 10 men, the
English language is the most abused thing in
this world. Yet l suppose If l could write as
we'll as the author OF that sign can sew should
not need to concern myself with signs and So
called wheezes. -. Stopped at Pats Place
for my morning Trib and box of cigarettes,
OF which (the latter T. L. w. H. t d. m S.
/ says l smoke far too many. Doubtless she Is
! right. But like the once famous Eva Tanguay,
81 don't care. Home at noon. At the colyum
all afternoon. The rest of the family went to
| bed early but l stayed up to read few pas
| sages from-no, not the bfble-"As You Like
It" Doubtless Rosalind was charming but
| the philosophy of Touchstonei The more
pity" says he that fools may not speak wisely.
what wise men do foolishy" Since that was
said. however, we have colyum conductors.
| Aug. 27-Up early to get my colyum to the
composing room, if not on time, at least not
more than As minutes late. T. l.. W. H. t. D..
m s. phoned me at the Office to tell me that
lady friend COR. properly, friendly LADY,
had phoned to congratulate me on a poem from
The Argus being reprinted in the Literary
Digest, assuming was the author OF 1t. The
honor belongs to contributor. Binny Koras,
who Gas the Digest puts it ventilated"
in the colyum :. Downtown in the evening
with Sister and The Lady but came home early.
There are serious objections to some of the
things L write in this diary. Who's writing
this daryl" l demanded. You are" She re
torted, but if you don't stop telling the world
about every little thing do I'll tear it up"
Well don't want it torn up because that
would make me sadder Budweiser-and there
you are.
Aug. 2S-Up very late. Did not go to church
but went to the office and spent an hour>pol-
ishing up my desk in order to make it a more
pleasant place for the orthopterous insects
that keep company when I'm working.
Went to the postofice and in the mail found
atOjp Of ird obi rv
PONIES which some people seem forced to write
and some editors seem to think they must
print Unfortunately, l lost the blamed thing.
Went to the Capitol in the evening where
we saw a most amusing picture, AIS Fair in
Love, and heard a songbird (who might have
been Galli-Curci, but wasnt) sing. Later, on
the ferry three itinerant musicians (brunette)
entertained US. both vocally and guitaricaily,
mandolinically and bassvioently. Home at
1890. Battled mosquitoes awhile and then
to bed
If Binny Koras will get in touch with this
colyum we shall be glad to send to him a COM
municatiOn from New York which (probably)
contains something Of absorbing interest.
LETTER Delayed Thirty Years Posted
Again. The Argus.
thirty years ago? OF course he should be
blamed for it,
Note to the Business Office; Subscribe for the
New York World at Once, Please!
Syndicate service clipping)
Haywood Broun is going to the New
York World dramatic editor from the
New York Tribune and Percy Ham
mond, the Chicago critic, is to take
Broun's place the Tribune. Another
change is rumored along Park Row.
Franklin P. Adams, the pungent para |
grapher of the Tribune. is said to be
planning to move his typewriter a few
doors north to the editorial rooms of !
the World. Adams has the largest fol-
lowing in town.
WHAT would B. l. It's freshman class in |
col-conducting say about the nuptials OF Miss
Gertrude Jackson of Chicago and Claude H. |
Moment OF Hastings, Neb? Doubtless some
thing along the line that it's the little moments
in life that make it worth while.
TODAY'S prize in the Oddities in Orthog-
raphy contest goes to a movie reader for
its reference to Doug Fairbanks "harisute"
adornment. The United Press is given honor
able mention for "discressionary'.
TRUTH is MIGHTY AND WILL PREVAIL"
Sir: In answer 10 Hesy fancy may say:
Those girls Of bygone days?
Today you cal chickens. L.
Perhaps We can't bake pies l.
But we shimmy like the dickens. L
And all those lads so true? Il
Today each drives racer ,
And as in bygone days
Each ia q chicken chaser!
MISS TUE DAY.
IF girl goes riding with a boy would
I be proper, puzzled happer writes to Heart :