New Britain herald., 1924-08-16

q Coin fer a swim, Tenryear old,
 The long hike to the old sgimmin hole, The hurried undressing. Has one ms a fool" The first in. A loni
 leap from the baak, splash. iiisinl 10 the surface with a sh0nt of vic tory, Other leaps more or less grace ful, The kid brother stands on thu brink and howls amidst commands ts
 "eome in the water or shut up,'
 iittle fellow feels his way gingerl,
 down the slippery bank to the water
 Slip, kerrehung. Rises to the sur
 face and howls Thoroughly fright
 ened, His rescue by older brother
 who administers sound euff on the
 ears. Sits on bank looking hurt the
 rest of the afternoon, The water
 games. Surface dives, Cool water.
 Trees hanging over the stream, The tearefully constructed dam. 4 shower, IThe warmness Of the water during the
 rain, Ouch. sammy's cut his foot,
 Retirement for the day. The search
 for broken glass bringing forward an-
 other game. Time to go home. The
 last dive, All get pompadour
 Dressing leisurely surrounded by the
 feeling Of comfort which comes only
 4ter having been in for a swim. The
 long walk home punctuated by cries
 of "Im tired" by kid brother.
 Mosquitoes. Beastly little things.
 Slap! Always in the way. Sock. Ex.
 asperation. Desperation. Profanity.
 Madness, even. On the front porch.
 citronella. Terrible odor. Mos
 auitoes thrive on 1t. At the beach.
 Attempts to be romantic with "her" when these little needles of perdltion play the Chimes of Normandy" on your legs. Itch. Scratch. Slap. That peculiar singing noise they make that drives men insane with fury In bed. Singing (the mosquitoes, I mean). Right near your car. A ter rife swat which does no damage 10 mosquito, but much to your feelings. Outlet moment. Perhaps you may he able to trap him. Ouch. A bite. This time he neglected to sing. Rise In frenzy. Turn on the light. The mosquito caught. Extreme pleasure in grinding it to bits.
 The expected phone call from out of town. It's been expected for two days. And you so much wanted to hear from "her." A matter of life and death. Letting you know wheth- CT or not you can see her on a cer- tain date. A long day spent in happy anticipation. Not so happy when end Of day brings no word. Maybe you didn't make plain in the letter that she was to call! Maybe she didn't get he letter! Maybe she doesn't want to i zee you! Maybe-Thoughts play tag through your medulla oblongata, or it is that you think with. nervousness. Sudden starts when the phone rings Not your number, how 'ver. The suspense is awful. Thirty seven times the phone rings and hirty-seven times you hasten to it. to Ind that it is ringing some other lumber. Hurried walks around the house, knowing that if she doesn't call n an hour you went hear from her. Half hour does dilly-dallying into his- ory and phone takes on dumb atti. ude. Maybe the phone is out of or Ter. Phone rings some other num- Ter. Maybe she has the wrong num- { Ter. Methodically answering the phone every time it rings, only to be old to 'get off the line." Two min- II ties to go. The phone rings. Your s lumber! It's she! Hello! Gee, I'm { lad to hear from you. T. just this T minute got home'" t
 Traffic signs are becoming as com- t Heated as the motion of traffic off, t even more stubborn. You { rive your car to the curb. Staring d ou in the face is a flaming red sign a "30 Min. Parking" from il 8 perch on a pole. Although 1t has " n analogous effect on you, it does not ? lake you feel exactly bully. Your il IT again slides up to the curb. This g me yellow No Parking" sign D 'sts its sickly jaundiced hue into h 'ur consciousness. Why do they put e lese abominable things in the best h aces for parking? The revolving ands at the corners. turned valiantly s om Go" to Stop" at your ap- a 'oach. are gleaming white, matching s' e officers short at the start of the fl ly's grind in the sun. A new stand i'd box at busy corner are green. So D. the flashing light at the foot of the e iangle. If you are color blind, you a Iss half the fun of autoing and get rs fly the shocks which come from W ading the Inscriptions on the multi m lored directors of humanity. a' Not satisfied with filling the air with if rections. safety first seekers are be- tF ming to use the road itself. Long Tl life lines all sha noa q nd ,.a ,.ia.ia-