The Raymer enterprise., 1921-10-27

Only this morning
! heard you saying that the housework
never would be done II you didn't keep
after the hired girl all the time, and
l Assume that you don't keep after
her with kind words. In fact, have
heard you say to that languorous
damsel that she isn't worth the coal
oil It would take to blow her through
the root.
Il am partial to kind words, and
use them whenever the signs seem
right, but they don't always work out
as they should. On my way home
this evening, l stopped to witness q
dog fight which was In progress In the
middle Of the street. A great crowd
had assembled, and the street was
jammed, All the beauty aud chiyal,
ry. fair women and brave men, were
there. 1t israther remarkable. when
you come to think Of 1t, that 4 dog
light has 4 great fascination for our
leading citizens. They wouldn't 60
ten feet out Of their way to listen to
Z college glee club, or hear an elevat-
ing lecture on the regeneration Of the
race. but they'll sprint ten blocks at
the risk Of apoplexy or heart failure
to roe q couple Of misguided bowwows
chew each other up,
"Mr Junkman, the banker, was At
my LETT hand in the crowd this eve
ming. Everybody knows how polite
and suave be 10 at ordinary times,
but he was greatly incensed because
he couldn't get good look at the
wrangling pups. A man with q tall
hat stood right In front Of him, and
shut on the view, and Mr.. Junkman
Knocked his hat down over his ears,
without q word Of apology or explana,
ton. Why js a dog fight thus ruin.
ous to our veneer Of civilisationl
~ large man with q truculent face.
was right 10 front Of me, and l tapped
him gently on the shoulder, and In.
formed him In the most courteous
terms, that he was standing on my
foot and doing great injury to my
favorite corn. Nobody could have
broken the news to him more gently
than I did. II kind words were what
they are cracked up to be, the large
man would have apologized and moved
Oh. But he gl0wered at me In the
manner Of one who is willing to meet
grief half way, and proceeded to argue
the question. He said he wasn't stand
Ing on my foot, that was laborlng
under a hallucinati0n, and II, by any
mischance, he was standing on my
foot, It was because that foot was so
large be couldn't do otherwise. And
In any event. he finally inquired, what
was going to do about it7
y didn't see that ! could do any.
thing worth while, for the man was a.
large as an ordinary cottage, and he
seemed impatient for trouble. l was
just explaining to him that ! rather
enjoyed having people stand on my
feet, when the crowd shufiied around.
and he was pushed to one side. In
his new position, he was In front Of
another citizen as large and danger
ous looking as himself, and presently
this second citizen took him by the
ear, and twisted his head around,
and said, Say, you big loafer. get
Oh my footP
"The truculent gentleman hadn't Q
word Of argument on this occasion.
He sQuirmed away, and the second
citizen gave him q prod In the small
Of the back that made him gr0an,
and be didn't indulge In 20 much a.
q reproachful look.
"Thus we see, Mrs. Jiggers, that
kind words don't always bring home
the bacon. and 90 I'll trouble you for
the stewed apricots"