Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-11-20
POCOMOKE AFFAIRS
AND DAILY EVENTS
With Apologies To 0. 0. Mcintyre
Of Little Old New
York


stripes. Strangely different from
Nov. II, 1918! "Men were men them!
veteran exclaims: They are yet.
The test is different, that's all.
White wings sweeping pillows of
gold into neat little piles along the
curb. The trees are almost bare.
Spacious vacant spots in our down.
town section. GRIM reminders Of the
fire.. And some cheerful optimist
said the town would be rebuilt with
in year.
A manifestly hungry young busi-
ness man-married too-lunching in a
grocery store.
Evidence of fiuke realistic deal,
fallen fiat.
Philanthropical gentleman gives
gestureless, gutteral greeting to a
lady. Shades of shattered Southern
traditionl What would Congressman
Upshaw, Of Georgia, say. to that?
Young wouan, waving a splashed
hand, exclaims- -"I'm dyeing today!"
Passerby replies-"You,re right live
ly about it." t
A pretty brunette pirouetting be-
fore the plate glass windows of Har-
gis Department store!
Clever posters Of "The Meteor" in
the show windows. Original work Of
a High school student, / learn. Ar
fists should sign their work.
Grey skies shot with amber.
A straw hat above a nose pinched
with cold. Those liaerciless mirrors
A man with a pleasant voice and
cheerful smile: On crdtches. 50 H's"
An up-to-date mercantile establish
ment. A salesman therein selling
goods! If you don't see the point,
guess again.
A fourteen-year old lad in sporting
togs, striding manfully along swing
ing gun in one hand and a game
bag in the other. Not a sure shot.
Bags too light. That swagger is one
of hope and youthful make-believe.
Achievement seldom struts. But
blessed be youth with it's follies and
fancies-they follow us through the
years, sometimes. And it is well.
Maybe.
A white-haired man ignores my
outstretched, hand. grasp his, new
ertheless, and chide him jestingly. He
laughs, bidding me smite him on the
cheek the next time he is guilty of
such ungraciousness. He is blind.
A valiant soldier. Fighting for a
priceless victory. Health.
A financier industriously raking
dead leaves. Evidently enjoying it.
Recreation is often found in change
Of work.
The clearly defined pattern of ma
pie leaves stenciled on stone by the
artistry Of Nature.
Gashes, holes and mudpuddles on
the High School campus. Constant
wonder that the girls and boys who
play there escape serious injury.
A mountainous junk heap striking
discordant note in a neat little neigh
borhood. A pity. Injustice too.
Modern wife propelling the prize
of old-fashioned matrimony. Peram-
bulators persist in spite of bridge. And
the faces of those who push them
hold a beauty not purchasable at beau
/ ty shop or drug store.
Proof that Cupid is still on the job
A professional gentleman, long Ia
mented as invulnerabIe to that willy
little archer's dart, speeding happily
homeward with his bride.
A cottage, shadowed and sheltered
by wide-spreading naples from whose
leafless boughs chorus of countless
birds ring. out, hemmed in by an in.
closure Of massive masonry. Incon.
sistent--but I like it. Character there
Revelation of human nature. Wee
stay a long time in the same place il
consistency were always virtue.
Fine new brick building, credit II
the community, going up in the wrong
place. No protection provided pedes-
TRANS during its construction. I eau
tiously cross street. Value my sky
piece if the builder and the city faith
er do not. If one were accidentl,
"beaned" who would be held respon
sible,? Who should be?
EDNA BENTLEY HANCOCK