The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-30
HUMAN NATURE STUDY
Some Observations Made While
Waiting for a Couple OF Hours
in q Downtown Rest Room.
BY LOIS RoBINETTE.

Human nature as witnessed by a
P. W. G. while waiting a couple of
hours in a downtown rest room on
a hot Saturday afternoon.
A sweet young thing. rafting on as
she applies the camouflage-"You
know George says he doesn't like for
me to use powder ard rouge"
'Oh. thats-What they all say
it listens good.-but I tell 'em to try
that onfsomehody elses piano.
Honest, kid, did you ever see one
OF 'em dating with a mug that looked
like bacon rind?''
A couple Of sorority girls effusively
greet each other,-"What are you
doing these days oh. neither am I.
It's just too hot to do anything but
sleep. Maybe I'll get caught up this
summer Say why weren't you at the
dance oJA-at the park the other night? ?
I had the SWEETEST date.-such eyes!-
and my word, how he could dance.
The only trouble is, he thinks he's the
only tin can on the beach"
Was All DoIIed Up.
Deliver me! But over there's Hide
grade. Just look at her u1ince along
She thinks she's all dolled up! For
Heavens sake. that dress is above her
knees, and then the scallops to BOOTY
~Oh, yes, she was at the dance
nothing DuL d mere 1uIdht-HS1y ASA
and Arts busted up. Why don't you
vamp him.-just show her?
Hello, Hildegarde. Gee. but you
sure look like million doIlars!"
Just then a voice is heard at the
telephone. Hello, hello. hello! Say
I dropped one nickel. Waddye think
this is, the baby's bank?" (Aside,
That girl sure gives me pain!")
Hello, Grace. say Grace, will you
please run over and turn out the gas?
I left the beans on cooking for sup
per. The keys under the ice-box on
the porch. Oh, there's smoke coming
from the windows right now? Oh,
horrors!'
Tired mother with son-"I wantta
blue balloon" walls son. Didn't I
tell you If you said balloon agaip to-
day, I'd paddle you? % (Takss him be-
hind door and son begins to yell She
Chaps her hand over his mouth and
threatens him with what the store
people will do to him IL he dare make
another sound.
In another corner two women are
earnestly talking over the merits-or
rather the dement's Of their spouses.
Generous When Tanked Up.
''Tom came home stewed the other
nightt-Oh, the Lord only knows
where he got it,-but I told him right
out he'd have to give UP that stuff
OF 1IlE. one SCD0 ABOUT LIlOs
he's the most generous soul when he's
tanked up sure can get any dough
he has then.-He said the other
night that If didn't quit chewin' the
rag so much he'd get bichloride of
mercury tablets and kill himself
Just told him to give me a weeks
warning, cause he's so onery I'd have
to hire the pall-bearers."
IT don't blame you one bit--You
know thar sweet thing I've got is SC
jealous. The other night we were
out riding and happened to wave tc
someone and he turned on me and
said, Who's that And said, !
dassent tell, you might tell someone.
Then he said, Do you know what Tn
] thinkin' about you p and do yoJ
know what I fired back at him2
said. Why. my dear, even scieuc'
/ has been unable to fathom the heaf
1 of a nut'-Oh, he cussed : little ant
I made some complimentary remark
| about how smart 1 thought was. AM
1 up and told him II he didn't Xix
| my peaches he needn't shake m,
tree. I sure got tipped For mercy
sake, would You lock AT that girl
She sure has q face that only
mother could loyeP'