The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-08

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But we don't blame him. We almost split our
throat when the first touchdown was made, not
to mention barely escaping the fond embrace
of the deliriously happy Mr.. Hasbrouck.
"Ex-MAYoR Chosen as Past Master."-The<
Argus
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The Diary of a Young RuHan.
Nov. Gee, it's been a long time since, dad
asked me to give him stuff to put IN my diary.
guess he's been too busy to write a DIARY.
He said he was sleepy this morning. That's
what he's been saying every morning Tor the
last week He goes away most every night to
practice for play or something, he says Moth
er goes with him sometimes and she says
heaven only knows he needs the practice, what
ever that means. He went away again tonight
over to Franklin school. He said there was a
dress 'hearsal and everybody had to be there,
| don't know when he got home.
Nov. Al woke up early this morning and
l heard mother say do you know it's a quarter
to seven and dad he just grunted and that's all
he said. Then after awhile we got up and dad
said he didn't get home till after / o clock this
morning and mother says, how did the hearSai
go, and he says, oh, guess Wen get by all
right and then he got up from the table and
went to work in a hurry. He came home early
and l was all dressed up and had my hands
and face all clean to go TO the show at Frank
lin school
Dad he went earlier than did. We went
with the folks he calls The People Across the
Way and after got there pretty soon cur
tain went up something and / lot OF
folks on the stage and they sang song. 1t
wasn't very funny but lots of folks laughed.
And then they went away and left Paul
Schubert and another fellow and they talked
about something and then pretty soon Rosie
Wright come in. Then Paul and the other fell
low wanted to fight but Rosie wouldn't let EN-.
Gee, wish he had let EN-.
After awhile girl they called Lizzie come
in and she talked sassy to EN- and give EN- the
dickens and they just laughed. Then after
awhile some more girls come in and Rosie he
went and set down with one of EN- and told
her she had pretty eyes and she acted like she
was glad he said it
Then pretty soon two big tall fellows come
IN and one EN- awful tail and they
both had on funny clothes and pretty soon, gee.
knew the shortest one was my dad! Ana he
called the other funny fellow his paw, but l
don't see why cause 1t wasn't his paw. linen
after awhile the girls went away and the TEL
lows danced around dad and called hlm Aaron
and said they wouldn't do thing to him And
| was glad of it for l don't want any body 10
hurt my dad.
But then il got kind of dark and l couldn't
see very well and the girl they called Lizzie
come back and talked to daa and tried to get
him to go away with her but he wouldn't go
and then it got darker and then Some fellows
run in with rope and said they goin' to
throw my dad in the lake and | was scared.
But mother told me they didn't get dad she
said they got Paul Schubert And then after
awhile when the curtain went up again Paul
he came in and the fellows laughed at him
cause he got throwed in the lake and he got
awful mad. I'd be mad. too if somebody
throwed in the lake,
l don't know very much what else they
done but all the people that was there laughed
and clapped their hands awful loud. Pretty
soon dad come in and started to talk to Lizzie
ard he took hold of her hand and asked her
If she liked him and l thought that was kind
of funny for a dad to do, especially when moth
er was right beside watching him But
she just laughed, so guess it was all right
Then after awhile Rosie and the girl he said
had pretty eyes they was making some fudge
in big tin dish on the table and | thought
maybe l could have some when they got it
made but the girl she said it was all burned
II she hadn't listened so much to Rosie tellin'
her she had pretty eyes N everything she
wouldn't of burned the fudge.
Then after awhile dad he held I.izzie's hands
again and they all sang another song and the
curtain went down or something and mother
| SAID the show was over / guess it was a good
show but wished l could of had some of that
fudge 1t was pretty late when l got home and
guess it was later when dad got home 'cause
they mad party at the church after the show
Nov. 81 didn't see dad this morning ,causa
dldn wake up in time He was gone TO
work when l got up. 1 went down to Billy's
and Billy had d new football and | told mother
would sne get me one, too and she said she'd
see She went downtown in the afternoon and
when she and dad come home l was asleen hut
woke up in the nighttime and mother got mn
and turned on the light and, gee, there was
my IootDau on my pillow and | Wanted IN gat
up ana play with it but mother said Won %
TO sleep and you can play with it in the morn
ing ana then l saw another football on sis
| . . pillow and said, gee, there's two of en-
ana mother laughed like everything and then
saw 1t wasn't a football but only sisters head
a1o mother she went back to bed and laughed
so hard she woke dad up and then he laughed.
100 don't see what's so funny about il Her
lead did look like football "
Nov 6-Today is Sunday and l didn't have
time to give dad any dope for nv diary
went TO Sunday school and then BilIv and mo
had to hurry home so we could NAV with o t
1ootbails' l bet they're the best footballs in
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a headline says
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