Putnam patriot., 1922-06-30
RED, WHITE AND PINK

of the Declaration of Independence
 This" old man. is poster marked August IA. 1776"
 The young man was silent His eyes the old type the quaint wording lengthy charges against His Au gust Majesty King George the Third and down to where John Haneoeks sprawlng signature, like the Of Abon Ben Adem. led all the rest
 When in the it becomes neces Eary'-e the old A strong, voice.
 Yes" said the young reading aloud himself We hold these truths o be all men are created equal that they by their with certain n aienabe rights life liberty and the pursuit of happiness stuff old trooper isn't it? Bunk bosh and nonsense of it. He turned and licked dead cigar into the fireplace
 The old man was silent He still held the faded declaration in his hands eyes still fixed the words of nnon
 Life liberty and the pursuit of happiness! Hat roared young suddenly How about it. old un?" He wasn't very respectful you but he affection ate and very modern Life liberty pursuit of happi Life sure, you get job and keep it. Liberty, Liberty land where q isn't allowed to have brains enough decide whether he shall take drink not And the pursuit Of happne He repeated it. sThe pur- suit ef happiness What on earth the pursuit of happiness old thing?@
 The old man rolled ID his Declaration spoke he crossed the library and locked the parchment securely high chest of drawers Then he back o his chair reached for cigarette Ii it, and looked al the young 
 You're an ass Peter said but fortunately you you don't know vel You wouldn't be haf delightful you did
 He puffed al hi cigarette young grinned Then the began talk You my fresh young imp. he T haven't the slightest objection your assnnty when the praying done mg company alone only object To fl i'll public Then my dear grandson and heir you eanounded instance. the other night when ye and your shorhaifed ladies and hernzfimmeG peetaeed young making my dining reek wi cigarettes and that poison that thinks eussed into your systems. heard wonder the neighbors the next block didn't hear you. I wish they had.
 "Oh but that fine speech of yours Il liberty. If only that Cambridge with string of let behind his had heard you Probably he wouldn't h@ unked you last semester"
 The young man squirmed chair hid expres- by looking straight up at the ceiling and blow smoke rings
 But the old man went on. His quit his face grave but there 4 menaeng light aboat the eyes.
 Now" he continued. ." haven't the slightest objection to oraoy the dining and think it's rather admirable for young men to know as much a you young men seem to know How you dislike America and things American And how splen did you find other lands than o@n For instance that was fine compliment you gave England and all things English but what o know, is that, ii you like England the English much better than country, why th devil you don,t go there and live.
 Moreover my son. you don't like he pael llar brand o government that seems tu enjoy fair degree of popularity m this country just why don't get out and do something to better t? just talk s delightful pastme, but + aceomphes nothing and s frequently annoying your ed the love Heaven tell Us all about Pereles and golden age Athens Better down into the fifth ward and stop the Barney Murphy Perces dead Bar uey alive and he'll raise the devil in the August eaueuses don't look out As the Declaration you were born with naenabe rights One of them happens o be the right to that your government decent And you worry about stop talking about Athens and worry about your own home town.
 The young still regarded the ceiling.
 And now continued the old shifting his position.
 in the human events. the Declaration o Independence Of you've read before little have you2"
 Certainly. answered The boy. eoldy.
 Well then you should have read i little carefully make fun of free and equal l. doesn't my child just you think il does N free entirely. and are by equal That old scrap pa per says that The Declaration wasn't half much thing of the present thing of the utureand still is Il meant that lot o hardheaded thoughtful believed that they the wrong track and they decided switch They dd nj like the destination they headed for they chose boarded and started down the track and of the things they hoped be- when they had reached their destination, free and equal Those lived to