Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-09
nY A TRAyELlNn MANI

VII y lNNAN islstN't MAsNI
Did II ever occur To you? Did you
ever ride u train all day In company
with those who poured into your pa
tlunt ear continuous line ~ conve-
satlun about na interesting M open.
INK q tcwnrttc IN Sahara. and whSu
you at last unlondcd In u hyway town,
where you were a. work next day. YOU
wndcd two blocks 1T mud o. light.
less. flreiors, clorsless hotel rates 80
per dayl aud aroused sleepy man To
gethor with his resentment because you
had interrupted his slumbcrg
After a scant direction To 80. ~ on
second iloor you are left alone to 10
cate your room. which yuI do after
disturbing a ricl6ty chair. the guests.
the skin an your shlns aud the few ~.
naming threads of good disposition ycu
hs"r lcft. You strike match. locate
an oil lamp window stick. and com.
t. wnlcn seems tn be- padded with
NANCY dog wool going into it, second
dccad, ~ service You spread Il on
the he'd. prop up your window only 20
catch q whff at the blended odorfics
W wv NNlfiF lH'Nf fAAN Wv AN.NNN : " AN''A
Ut u modern sewer system. You 10
down unlike the slave, sc,urRed 10 his
dungeon. In that you are not exhausted
into death like stupor. You run
nfcul.a your mind thnt worry only
adis Ia your trouble and geek to com.
munc with Him IN whom W. have our
b, ing. only to discover "a heavy throh'
hing IN your temples. NJ a result ~
the hash and hard boiled eggs which
yuu hurricdlv consumed M the railroad
eating house on Your way up.
You risc. search yom pockets for u
match. your grip for AN aspirin AMI
after finding same YOU discover YOU
have no water IN your pitcher. and no
glass e. drink II " YOU had The water.
Next you get down on your hands an
knees aud pceh under the he'd IN search
OF n Jar or mug In which a. deposit
. the non .digc-tihle hash. You locate u
I next io tho wall under the bed. which
l haa NO oilers IN, succeedcd IN getting
/ u out IN time to dcpusi, an fiftyfiftS
/ l,asiS. between inr and the floor the o.
/ tending hash.
Due tn the laydcn scent from th7
great cut IT doors YOU let yoar window
down. erase with handkerchief the
fragmen, ~ hash from your pajnma
legs and instcp aud lie down again ~
/ about IN, frame NJ mind scaslck man
~ often tries 20 express
At last YOU dream YOU are going
/ over a prcclpicc IN an automobile hut
/ finally fail into q stiipor which Taste
I IN a. M. az which time YOU arise,
wash In the public wash In the publis
wash room. using that tabled role:
towel which has exceeded It's five thou
.Sind miles.
After cup - coffee which would
d. good service IN u leather tanncry.
tow eggs fried hard w rancid lard. twn
slices ~ salt pork and half cooke
biscuit. YOU ~ cut Ia see Mr.. Crouch.
who has his shelves covered with off
hrnrds IT goods which h. must seal
before he can buy Your line. lie tells
ynu that drummorS are n nuisance and
add to the cost ~ the necessities oi
4 life. His goods are IN his private labe'
from mail order houses and this is why
he has hnd them since the peak oi
prices and will not he able to huy stapl-
lines for another nine months which
usually rids the commercial world ~
him. who would rcvolutionize the or
der at commerce.
Hut lcsi We he called n pesslmist lei
us turn the cloud for brighter lining
We next call On Mr.. Goodiellow VIII
meets us with a clad hand and smile
says hia business ~ good and gucssc'
yours IL. toe, NJ which he IN mad!
gladdef. Ne tells YOU To invoice his
stool, an your line and send him Whit
he needs You know better than
how much | have been using"
tie asks abuu, the improvement, IN
your town aud others In your territory
where crops are good and lands are
rciliug. lie asks about the Improve
mont brought about IN u certain count,
where hard surface roads were built
etc. hut you feel you are imposing
while customers are waiting and III
him good bye with feeling that No'