Evening star., 1927-09-14
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

/ YOU named John, whom every one
| had to consider first, his feelings and
whatnot, At the time l was engaged
| to a John with the exact disposition
of the one you wrote about, ana In the
| course of time l did do to this John
| the very thing you recommended
kicked him out Of my life, and am
| happy ever since. Have married the
real article now.
You have written several articles
since, one on the foods you llked, sew
eral on radio entertainment, one on
nv favorite fighter, Dempsey-boy,
was glad to see you also felt him
| good fighter,-and now the article l
am really commenting on is yours or
September on Sense Of Humor.
II came to work for the Govern
ment shortly before the war crowd got
here. and since then have lived, up 10
| the time l got married, with various
peonle. mostly in an apartment with q
number of girls, and from my ex.
nerience with them ! feel myself
Slightly qualified to talk on the well
known phrase-'sense OF humor.
"I think what most people call
sense of humor' Is really nothing put
witticism. The Irish are noted Tor IL
and usually have it 0he above John
NOT q sense of humor. and l don't
think YOU will find one man in a mil
lion who actually has a sense OF
humor-the ability to laugh at a joke
on himself.
""ro have n real sense of humor one
has to be literally educated-not along
one line, but many lines-very well
read. and then once in a while among
that type person you will find one
with q real sense of humor. Most all
enjoy joke or funny saying, so
long as it isn't directed at ones self.
Believe me, | use the word sense of
humor' sparingly, as God gave it out
sparingly among human mortals. but
l think you will find witticism aplenty
and it is usually directed at the other
fellow.
II guess this isn't a new idea, after
ALL perhaps hundreds have said the
same thing, but with those I have
talked with they usually have diff
ferent conception of a sense of hu-
NOR than l have. Perhaps even you
will disagree with me, but l won't
mind That Is my belief from my en-
periences, and If one doesn't have ex-
periences living in Washington as
good majority of girls in this city do.
when away from home, all bundled up
In a small apartment, then there must
be something lacking in the roof of
ones body.
II hope 1 haven't bored you with
this, but somehow 1 feel / know you
real we'll. have feeling / would get
lot of enjoyment out of an argu-
ment with you on any subject that I
feel a kindred spirit with you. and,
from your articles on human beings
and their antics in general, 1 have
lot
This is my first experience of this
kind, so I hope it will pass. You get
so many of them I know this can only
be given passing notice. Sincerely
yours, M. B. c."
Dear Sir: Your article in The Star
of September 5 In regard to stray
dogs and cats is exactly right and in
accordance with my opinion reached
after much thought.
Much as we may love animals, the
average person is not fixed for taking
proper care Of many of them. The
best we can do with most Of them is
to give them some food and some tenn
porary shelter, and then let them take
their chance at large. l never send
them to the pound or to any organi-
zation that believes in killing animals.
A good word for them in This and
That will accomplish much. Yours
sincerely, T. w. G.