The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-28

when he was young and that she
had to fiirt with policemen 30 she
could be near him.
Pop said. "Sure. But why did
those policemen nail met"
Nom said, Law and order. You
was q barnburner.'
Pop said. Sure, BUT why did
i burn those barns?"
Nom said. 81 guess for the same
reason you make noise when you
eat soup. To amuse the children"
Pop said, mo. burned those
barns because loved you and
wanted to be near YOU"
Nom said, .sWhat? You're sillier
than the devil with 9 snow shovel"
Pop said, 81 loved you and
wanted to b near you. I knew
that you would come along with
the firemen."
That made nom so mad that she
turned pops picture toward the
wall and pop got so angry that he
tried to turn the whole house
toward mons picture.
Pop pointed out all Of MONS
relatives in the album and said,
IT ought to throw this into the
river with the other fish,
Then he started swearing loud
and NOM said. YOU'D better learn
sonne new words il you want to add
to my education.
Aunt Bella came home then
from work in the five-and-ten
store. where she was a trusted en-
ploye in the five department.
{ Uncle also came home from the
Penny Arcade, where they used to
watch him very close.
Uncle looked ut pops nose to see
II he had met any strangers, and
pcp looked at Uncle's combination
porcelain and natural eyes to see
II Uncle Ben had been looking on
the wine when It was red-eye.
Nom went out into the kitchen
to get supper ready and then we all
sat down to eat. if possible.
Pop said, Wow! This steak
tastes like you thought my life in
surance policy was a cooking
recipe
q Mon said, "Why don't you eat
down to the Glue Pot with Joe Jor-.
dan and those other friends of
!. yours who never 60 home
until tlisir wives think they're
= strangers"
Uncle Ben said, ST think I will.
don't think there 10 any ad-
vantage eating home. You've got
TO watch your hat and overcoat
just an close
Nom said, 81 wasn't talking to
you"
Uncle said, Excuse me. I
thought you were broadcasting.
Aunt Bella said, eff the shoe
pinches. wear plasters on your
bunions'
Pop looked at Uncle Ben and
said. You amt saying that I
would swipe your hat and over
coat, are you? When I want to
frighten the crows. I'll wear my
own clothes" -.
Nom said. Lets make it a
party. Ny bonnet would scare
'em white" go
Aunt Bella said, "Is there any
chance for q friendly relative to
get a chunk OF that steak. What
good 10 q vote II you can't feed it,"
Pep started to drinking his cof-
fee, out Of his mustache cup and it
sounded like Armistice Day in 1918.
Uncle Ben finished his soup and
then went out to the kitchen to run
his beard through the wash
ringer.
When they got to the finger
bowls, Brother Fred and me went
to eat at the second table and there
wasn't enough supper left to com.
plain about.
Uncle and pop had wiped the
supper 90 clean with their whiskers
and their appetites that the table
. was set for the next meal.
So Fred and me went down to the
movies where there was such a
good news reel of twenty million
starving Chinese that you could
feel your queue starting to sprout
on your head.
Well, good-by. and II you hear
anything good about anybody,
keep it 10 yourself
Don't forget to write.
Copyright. 1928. by the Star Coz