Evening star., 1925-08-16

A P. T. Barnum, the Pres. &
~ founder of the Society for
Il Bigger & Better Bluffs once
4 \ said. The Greatest Show on
Earth isn't half the show that
the folks who come to it aret'
And how true that is was found
out only the other night by I and
George, that's my husband, when we
went out TO Cuckoo Grove Amuse-
ment Park with that Joe Bush of
the Hawthorne Club and his wife.
Geo. had come home around five
O'Clock, having left the Office on acct.
the heat. and then when he got in
the house, why as per usual when
off schedule, he couldn't think of moth
ing to do
II always strikes me a remarka BILE
where George will tell me evenings
while inhaling his supper how, just
as soon as he gets>a minute he Is
conner fix that closet door SOS it'll
shut good, put up them hooks in the
bathroom, make a box for Junior to
keep his toys in, paint the flivver and
etc. But leave him actually get a
little extra time home and. Hot
Bozo! all he can think of is to clean
up his golf clubs or look at some old
paper.
Well anyway. this evening he
chose the brown Sunday pictures,
the section that prints copies of all
the current brides, snaps of the Pres.
opening a address or a can of soup
or something, a siX-legged Persian
cat from Iowa, fur-bearing goldfish
that's just been presented to some
poor fish, and other novelties such
is distinguished visitors, good cooks
and Charlie Chaplin.
But this time what Geo. was look
ing at in particular was snap of
Coney Island, with the big amuse-
ment parks going full tilt, twist and
tumble. 1t was taken from the air
and it showed the crowds taking the
same, and Geo. called me to come
lookit this picture. And I says yeh,
] seen it already, and he says. but
just come here a minute l wanner
show you something.
And he kept 1t up, so l went and
looked. and Geo, says there! lookit
that! And they call that having a
good time, just lookit that crowd
all jammed up together, fighting to
get on them fool ferris wheels and
whatnots, he says, that is my idea
OF nothing at all to do, you couldn't
drag me to one of them places with a
ball and chain, he says
And l says is that what you drag
ged me all the way in here for, to
tell me that. Sweet Cookie! And then
"SHI Cii DdIh III tie hlICT6n 10
sure the frost was on the dessert.
X
RUT Hot Bozo! I hadn't been
there two minutes when who
would blow in only that Joe Bush and
his wife. At one glance I could see
where they was out for no good, and
the minute Joe Bush opened his
mouth he let fly one of them bright,
original ideas of his that he is all
the time giving away free gratis for
nothing, whether anybody wants them
or not.
Say folks. I've got idea, he says.
m full of pep tonight, what say we
all go down to Cuckoo Grove tonight
and play the roller-coaster and the
chutes and everything? l want this
to be my party, George. this is all on
me, see? Aw come on folks, let's have
some fun, what say?
Well naturally I expected what Geo
Tor we ladies to hear, but quite to the
other hand, George was at once all
smiles. Great! he says, I was won
dering what on earth to do, l come
home early and 1 just been moping
around trying to think of something,
let's go right on down now and eat
in the Noodle Gardens, l do love that
German Spaghetti with boiled dogs.
And l says then why won't you eat
them home, and Geo. says for the
luvva tripe, don't crab!
And after he spoke that menu, 1
says we'll I don't care TO go. my own
personal dogs is dog g-tired right now
And George give in to me just the
way he usually does. Believe you me,
have Geo. trained. One word from
me and he does as he pleases
So / Dut on my fighting c1Ot hes
we went on outside and George says
to Joe well old man where IS your
car? And Joe Bush says why the old
lady is in the hospital having her car
buretor removed, 1 thought maybe you
would like to use your boat, and