The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-23
The Diary of a Pale Blue Ass

| / q pale blue ass;
Eve always wished to ono
Meanwhile 1 do levol best
| EadeaEsrins to be one
| Dec. 15-Up and at the Office as usual To
| the "Y" at :15 where we of the editorial de-
partment cleaned up the business office on the
gym floor. They claim they defeated us at
basketball but we refuse to admit it Called
at the Bolingers at and they and T. l. W. H
t. D. M S. escorted me downtown to view the
Grotto Mardi Gras parade. Our enthusiasm
about the crowning of the queen was bit
dampened by the rain Home at 10:3O.
Dec 16-Another day Why wasn't born
with the Edisonian idea that IS hours daily
labor is pleasurable and not painful? Out to
a lunchroom at and ate several things l did
not like and later T. l. W. H t d. m s. met
me and we went to Franklin school to see
"a Little Clodhopper. 1t rained all the way
out, it rained while were there and rained
admirably staged and 1 enjoyed it greatly,
particularly the characterization of George
Chiggerson". 1t was most complete.
Home at midnight
Dec. 17-Up at 6:45. closely followed by
The Young Ruffian. He is much concerned
nowadays concerning a certain mythical gen
tleman he calls Santa Claus, although 1 can
not that his behavior differs from that of
midsummer. To the Office at 7:45 where
labored diligently until 5, when The Lady Who,
etc, came and Shanghaied me to Davenport
We visited various marts of trade, someone
probably Ring Lardner) has nicknamed them
In one we met most engaging young man
behind the counter, who, contrary to what is
known as business ethics informed us we
could buy a certain better and cheaper article
elsewhere. 1 was so intrigued (another good
word) by his frankness that / stayed and did
my trading with him
Among other secrets of his life impaired
to us was the fact presumably that he writes
poetry. l invited him to submit a sample to
the colyum But in spite of his confession
about the poetry have not met young man
in years that liked SO well. Giving first
aid to Santa Claus is a trying and expensive
task but probably we shall be rewarded Christ |
mas morning. Home at forget when |
but not so late
Dec. 1S-Up at O'Clock and started Daugh- |
ter and The Young Ruftian to Sunday school, |
after which 1 took little exercise by running |
the electric cleaner over the rugs. 1 very |
helpful and handy about the house-sometimes |
T. L. w. H. t. D. m. S. informs me. Read the |
Sunday paper and in the afternoon took The |
Y. R To the office with me where managed to |
keep him quiet long enough to finish the col
yum-an achievement of which I am justly |
proud Had to work in the business office. as
number Of gentlemen we're cleaning house
upstairs Home at 5. Early to bed.
Dec. 1s-Up late, but by hurrying managed
to reach the office at 8. In the afternoon was /
given tickets to the Capitol, where the Musical /
Club was putting on a varied program in con-
nection with the alleged film version of Star
DUST Phoned T. L. W. H. t D. m. s. hopine
she would decline to go, but she didn't Nine
O'Clock found standing in line at the
theatre 1t was damned. While waiting for
seat we saw enough of the film to know that
Fanny Hurst never would recognize it as her
story. At $3.50 We got a seat and the musical
program began again. Some of 1t was good |
My compliments to the young violinist intro
duced by the facedous manager as "Jascha
Heifetz, and to the young lady who sang the |
closing numbers. We did not wait to see the
picture. Probably the producers know their
audiences. After seeing the film version of
Hall Gaines "The Woman Thou Cayest Mo
should have known better than to e1nert
anything save the W. k. "happy ending" to anv
picture. any
Dec. 20-"Another day, another dollar
-. al; AT nome TINS evening The Young Ruffan
insisted that we get the North Pole on the 6
phone and communicate with Santa Clans 50
ms SISTER called the old gentleman and gave 6
him the message he had been waiting for OF /,
vice 1eilow: Santa-if one uses bit of diplc-
macy To bed early. -. How do VIM r,asr
eariy'?", The Lady sometimes asks me We'll '
pressed for reply 1 should say any time {
after twelve O'Clock W 4
D rec ZI-osual morning procedure, includ- 4
ne me l.; II winter officially arrived today. v
was told The temperature confirmed The I
'fflcial report Probably the cold weather IN 7
splred The T. r. to play bear and hibernate for #
,r,* IN tne afternoon, hearing muffed 2
sIunIs or glee his mother came to the front d
D the house to investigate and fonnd h., i
'urroWeq under the rug to the middle OF the
ooln ne was rescued and properly reproyed h
Inc coiyum Santa Claus fund has provrn I
o $lo-and only portion of the contrihs WI n
epresented They'll might do as 1 did: borro,e n
collar borrowed dollar looks as good ~ Ii
santa Claus as any other. . ComniIe6 nv, |,
harry tonight and went to bed at-weII 1a ny
ee; make it IL 80 iA' iets >,
IN
AND the falling in the river of an e
tner Whom the police say was crazed with is
'4rU' Extract from Peoria dispatch. t.
To wit to who, to whom "
ONENMAN cars for our village have been 81
uthorlzed by the commerce commission sen Il
citing the role of Santa Claus. as onr revara5 T
aren't sheet puts it -e'e'eu N
NOT the role of Santa Claus. that k;ru u
ia gent never would wish anything on ms A.
lat resembled a one-man car n
R E. MIG