The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-26
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HERE LIES MANS ANCIENT ENEMY.
DILL CARE
WHO ptsISryRs THE UNLovED cUss.
BEWAREI

AFTER reading our Garden Triolet" yes
terday Carl the Op. unburdened himseH Oh a
sage observation 10 the effect that lne oemi-
monde probably regret they did not have thelr
trademark registered years ago. Wnlcn was
as we look at it closely, wicked thing to say.
The Diary of Pale Blue Ass.
Oct. 20-Up early and to work as usua.
(Heavensi How long has it been since nave
written this daryl Colyuming becomes less
of an effort due to the generosity OF my con,
tribs, but l fear l shall never write goou
poem again-taking 1t for granted VI SC
that I HAVE written one or two good ones III
the past Home at $50 and then T l.. w IL
D. m S. and 1 hied ourselves 10 Central churcn.
Rather I took her TO the Bettses and went
IN the church to rehearSe the Endeavor play
@Aaron Roggs Freshman" which we shall at
tempt to put on at Franklin school NOV. 4:
CAdvt) The rehearsal went badly ana FRIEND
Emmett, who batted for Mrs Murphy as dl-
rector for one evening, chided the cast I'M
mercifully for their slackness in learning their
lines Rosie Wright appeared for the rehears-
al in a beautiful uniform labeled b. T. o. T.
He said the letters stood for beans, prunes'
cnione and eegsr After the near-rehears-
al started after T. L. w H. t. D. m s ana
the Bettses enticed US back into the mousse
where they gave coffee and fruit and cake;
intermixed with conversation, so mat we olo
not get home and to bed until 1880:
Oct FLIP early. though reluctantly. To-
dav flor mel was one Of those days that men
OfttimeS forget ana lHen regret IhSiA II
Gus memory-my wedding anniversary. Or
rather our anniversary did not forget, how
ever. Hurried home and T. L. W II. t. ID. m
S. fed me chicken for dinner and we congratu-
lated each other upon our extraordinarily
Youthful appearance after so many years. the
Murphvs skidded in about o'clock to add
their fluctuations on our having managed to
endure each other so long. Later we had more
coffee and finished the chicken.
A merry evening merrily spent. A year
from now think I shall invite all our friends
and some of our enemies. crystal wedding
should be celebrated in proper manner-and
heaven knows we need the glassware!
Oct 22-More reluctant than ever to get up
These late hours are ravaging my complexion
In the early morning before get nv makeup
on I am hardly fit. to be seen Perhaps /
shall he compelled to follow the divine Sarah's
example and have nv face enameled; though
have doubts TO the efficacy of that as my
extremely wrinkled grin probably would crack
the enamel At the office until 3 when T. L. W.
H. I. n. m. s. called and shanghaied me on one
of those weekly wanderings about the T1-
cities Having forgot to eat any lunch I re-
fused to go farther than restful restaurant
in Davenport where my appetite ruined nearly
a days pay before it cried Enough. After
that 1 went whithersoever she listeth unwill-
ingly perhaps, but cheerfully. Speaking
of eating reminds me to mention that Mr..
Hickey has replaced the broken-nozzled coffee
pots with beautiful new ones with never a
crack or a chip in them. Condo Meenan tells
me my plant was the cause of the crockery
reform. l am grateful enough to recommend
Hickeys tea room as the finest place-well,
west of Au ntic City-to get a dainty meal at
a IeasO~HUIe price Home at O'Clock
unusually early for US. The Young Ruffian
informed me that he and his Sister had gone
TO the "audeyVille" again and had lot OF nun.
1t must be great TO be five years old and find
fun at a "audeyville". To bed early.
Oct. 23-Up at 1920 and wrestled with the
ashes in the furnace before breakfast Why
doesn't some one invent ashpan attachment
whereby one shake the ashes down and
have them automatically carried to the alley?
They get in my nose and clog my pipes for a
week after l take them out with shovel. The
Lady Who, etc. and 1 walked to Central church,
starting at 10 oClock-a nice long walk a
beautiful morning. On the way home l
stopped at the office to write the neglected
coiyum, although nothing much along that line
was done until after the football game was
over. Next year l think l shall follow Ring
ling's circus away in the capacity of profess
siOnal balyhoo man Home at $50 and re-
plenished the W. X. inner man Afterward
sat UP alone (the family went to bed early)
intending to write my diary, but found more
enjoyment in reading what other folks had
written. Wallace Irwin on How 1t Feels to
Be FortyFiye', in the American, especially
delighted me. To bed at IL. 1
oct. 23-Reached the office at As and went
to work listlessly. A little later The Lady Who
Brings the Morning Mail brought also an erst-
while contributor to the colyum, atyoung lady
who has joined The Argus staff. This said
she, shaking hands, sis a great moment in nv
life" Which frightened my whole day-or
would have had she stopped there, but she con-
tinued, cycling me with an appraising glance
Il had thought you were much taller-rather
expected to see sort of Ichabod Crane"
And that-Well, perhaps everyone knows that
Icha bod even less handsome than ANDY
Gump. .Aloysius phones me tonight Gliding
me fer the error in his poetry and told me a
good story. Some time perhaps Ill tell it
perhaps