Evening star., 1925-04-26

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your dreams"
And what a wonderful thing It was
how he could sing of the future like
that when the trains didn't amount tc
practically nothing in that day and
even Pullmans hadn't been invented
although why they call them Pull
man when they pull women and chill
dren just as much, to say nothing OF
throwing them about. is more than
know. Maybe because this is still a
mans world in spite of all we ladies
have done to stop il.
Well anyways, 1 was only the other
night remarking on this song to
George, that's my husband, when he
was discussing a little trip we had
last Fall.
We had took 1t, on account George
before he was allowed to express any
preference in the matter, was born in
town out West called Lasthope.
Geo. didn't mention whether the town
was named before, or just after, he
was born.
But anyways, that is where he was
raised. And 1t seems there was some
property in the old home town which
needed attending to, and him and his
brother wasn't able to get a decision
by radio, so Geo. says to me 1 tell
YOU what I believe I will get the
NO''S - ~ iiiO OlI AOA q NSch dllI
run out there.
Well, l says, running all that way
will be quite a coupla Marathons, and
he says for the luvva Lucy, lay off
kidding. Why don't you and Junior
come along with me, he says, my
mother amt never seen the boy and
here he Is growing as fast as a taxi
meter fare when you're short of cash.
/ d like to take him out to the old
swimming hole and get him familiar
With the scenes Of my childhood be-
fore / kick the old oaken bucket or
something. he says, I'd like you to
see the place, too, Jennie, come on,
there's nothing like your own home
town.
Yes, I says, somebody else's home
town IS never so good, but never mind,
will go, I am always willing to ac.
company you, whether on the train
the piano, or even to the electric chair,
If necessary.
Well, George thought we would go
on out to Lasthope without giving
any notice. see, and surprise the folks.
he figured where we would stumble
upon his dear old mother sitting in
the shade of the old apple tree, mur-
murinG to herself where is my wander
ing boy tonight, and after stumbling
upon her, why as | got it, we was
70 pick her up. when she would cast
her steelrimmed spectacles to heaven,
throw her arms around his neck, and
pass some remark about her prodigal
son and mention baked veal.
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a CCORDING to Geo. there must of
been a wore out spot on the grass,
she had been waiting there so long
for him. As for lamps Of the brand
especially constructed for setting in
the lonesome window nights WHY
their manufacturing Co had prob
ably paid out many a extra dividend
on the strength Of the ones she had
used up lighting for him. Or SO I
gathered from Georges talk
Well naturally, after all the songs
that have got written about such
things l was anxious TO see the orig.
tnal. And when Geo. went on to
speak Of his brother, that sturdy
plowman with a will as strong as
iron bands who was now pres. Of
the Bank of the Warbash far away.
Hot BoZo, I give in completely and
got all enthusiastic about the trip.
OF course Geo. didn't use just ex-
actly this language in talking about
his folks, but l got a impression to
the above effect.
night soon after this with our reser.
vations. which looked all woody and a
yard long. / had never give one of
them things the real double ephis be-
fore and believe you me they was real
Interesting.
On the top of the heap was little
green slip which says Section hands,
Lower 3 fat, Car c Key or G. Track
1892 sailing P. S. St. r. S. v. P. AT
least that was as near as l could make
it out.
But Geo explained where this was