The Raymer enterprise., 1922-09-28

>@ss~.a speech.
In q horn you
would commented the ho;eIkeeper.
You think you pai up fine line Of
English when you are talking. You
are satisfied you neTer make any bad
breaks. 80 feed safe In saying you
goald welcome criticism, but If some
sharp who Is wise 10 all the fancy
curves Of the language came along,
and showed you where you get of, you
wouldn't wiring his hand in an ecstasy
Of gratitude. No, doggone II. you
would Climb on his person and discolor
one of his eyes.
IF there's any man makes me tired
and sore. it's the one who calls me
down when am speaking a piece, and
tells me ! am making Lindley Murray
roll over In his grave. ! don't mind II
there are only two Of US present al the
time, but when there are innocent by
ISLANDERS around | get all worked up
and insist upon hand to hand con-
flct. No good sport would do such
thing. II you don't like the way /
talk. you can pass up this hotel when
making your daily rounds. II yon
must hand me package Of criticism
or admonition. send II by mail. Then
! can read II In the privacy Of my OWN
bed room, and there won't be anybody
around TO raise horse laugh.
my education was sadly neglected
when ] was young. | went 10 school
only few months and everything |
learned was wrong. for the teacher
was farmer who took up educational
work ns recreation when the weather
| prevented him from cnltiyating his
beans. The little | know accumulat-
ed by reading the newspapers and
few dime novels.
consequently ! am always taking a
fall out Of tn, language. ! never could
wise myself To the fine points Of gram
mar and IL Wis only recently ! quit
saying I done H. and I have went.
Every now and then an aleck stops me
In the middle Of discourse and shows
me where | am wrong, and II there Is
any wny Of getting even with thai man
I always do. There was a drummer
for shoe house who used TO frequent
this place took a liking TO him. and
always gave him the best room and
saw that his eggs were fresh from the
vines. and looked after his comfort
generally.
zone day was telling him q story,
and he stopped me just when ! was
approaching the perOratlon. and began
to explain the difference between
shall and will II seemed that | al
ways used one OF these words when
should have used the other, and In the
goodness Of his heart he explained the
whole business 10 me. When he had
made everything clear he asked me to
finish my story, but told him, In bit
| Ing SUTt vi way mat might houub
him 10 the quick by misplacing few
more words, so would spare him that
infiiction.
''Then he saw he was In bad, and he
began telling Inc how he always liked
to be corrected. and he took Il for
granted that others felt the same way
gbout 1t. and the more he talked the
less use had for him.
''Iie registered here many times aft.
er that, always got the worst room In
the house and II there was partlcu-
| larry tough steak on hand, II went to
him. He tried his hardest to square
himself. and was always looking at
me, hoping to see a winning smile on
my chaste lips. but he never got any.
thing but the arctic glare, and ! sup.
pose he's kicking himself, even to this
day. because he made that break. And
| If you want TO queer yourself with all
! your friends, you'll keep up this thing
Of telling people VI their Mistakes