The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-01-13


would" commented the hotelkecpcr.
you think you put up q fine line of
English when you are talking. You
are satisfied you never make any had
breaks. 80 feel safe In saying you
would welcome criticism. hut " some
sharp who IL wise TO all the fancy
curves ~ the language came along,
and showed you where you get on. you
wouldn't wiring his hand IN an ecstasy
OF gratitude. No. doggone n. you
would climb on his person and dlscolor
one % his eyes
IF thcrc's any man makes me tired
aud SORE. us the one who calls me
down when ! am speaking a piece. and
tells IN. am making Llndley Murray
roll over In his grave. don't mind N
there arc only two - ~ prcs.n, n, the
time, hut when there are innoccn, by
ISLANDERS around I get all worked M
and Insist upon hand to hand con
nici. No good sport would do such
thing. II you don't like the way
talk. you cRn PASS M this hotcl when
making your dnlly rounds n you
must hand me package Of criticism
~ admonitlon send II by mail. Then
! can MAD u IN the privacy of my own
ted room. and there won't be- anybody
around "a raise n horse laugh.
My education was sadly neglected
when ! was young went Co school
only few months and everything .
learned was wrong. for the teacher
was n farmer who took up educational
work as a recreation when the weather
prevented him from cultiyatlng his
beans. III. little I know accumulai.
81 by reading the newspapers and a
few dime novels.
Consequently I am always taking n
fall out ~ N language never cuuld
wise myself to the fine points 81 gram.
mar. ard u was only recently ! quit
saying q done a. and 4 have went
Every now and then an ale,k stops the
In the middle 81 a discourse and shows
mc where ! am wrong. and " ther~ l.
any way 81 getting even with that man
I always da. There was drummer
for u shoe house Who used to frequent
this plac. I took liking 10 him. aud
always gave him the best RON aud
saw that his Eggs wer- fresh from the
vines. and looked after his comfort
generally.
zone day I WIS telling him story.
aud he stopped IN. Just when was
approaching the pcrprntiun. and began
20 explain the difference between
'shalr aud will Il seemed that I al
Ways used one of thes. words when
should have used IN. other. and In the
goodness Of his heart he explained the
whole business To- me. when he had
made everything clcar he askrd me 10
finish my story. but tald him. In a BIZ.
Ing sort II way. that ! mirht wound
him to the quick by misplscing n few
NOR. words. 81 would spare him tina,
infection.
Then he saw he was in bad. and he
began telling me how he always liked
60 Il. corrected and he took II Tor
granted that others felt the same way
about u. and the more h. talked the
less use had for him.
"ile registered here many times AFT
er that. always gut the worst room In
the house aud IL there WIS a particu'
larry tough steak on hand. u went To
him. He tried his hardest to square
hlms.lf. aud was always looking al
me. hoping to ser a winning smile on
ny chaste lips, but he never 20, any
thing but the arcti~ glarr. aud ! sup
pose he's kicking himself. even TO this
day, because he made that hr'ak. And
Il you want 10 queer yourself with all
YOUR friends. your keep up this thing
~ telling people Of their mistakes