Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1927-11-18
FROM ONE OLD FRIEND
TO ANOTHER OLD FRIEND

rho Tt G. mail brings much tna'
&c instructive as we'll as that which
&c cause for thought OF the ZINE
which is rolling rapidly toWaIus
W. o1osing scenes of life with us
engrossing activities. A mlsslVs u
This kind reached the writer U.s.
last week, from friend Oh may
years who in the past conIrlDuCe 'l
5woolrIv letters from his home Town
~ EIIendale. to the Milford enron
iolo which letters have been
source of pleasure to those VINO Iol,
1o,,,ad them with appreciation anu
-,1oaenre From time to time II mas
been a Measure to just let soulS
1;tt1e noem. or written thought oA
otbers- carry our messages on MI
nate subjects, and last week Ine
following lines accompanied d PC :.
sonal letter to the writer WHICH 20
nrinted herewith, for those VIM Ln' es
he travelling along the hlghWay VI
iifo tn read in retrospect OF tneIr
oZyn exnerience. With this lntro-
auction we present the topic anu
+be subject. which seems to be
o1ose exnerience of many others, as
we'll as NV old friend, Joshua A. FL
1egood. of Ellendale, Delaware, as
follows:
SIGNS OF GETTING OLD.
cittin' old amt pain or sorrow ana 1t
AMI am ,, eMSf has his troubles, that
is lust as hard to pear; ,,,e. for 7
csi++in' old amt findin' wrinkles Aoi =
know that I've had mime II amt
Almost ever since nldIlASN' ~
>o+,,er c falts was always agein' around
me every day'. &c handy even
younger in a way; +isro amt the
And a touch of rheuinallsiA ''--
way it can be told; ,a nortents
17,+ there's other signs ana POi
when a man is gittln olu'
,,or ;+,s loolxin' for your glasses with
YOUR glasses on your heau, .1o+ Won
w. sSaI,iT1' somethin' over that yOu
lust already said, ,.,,ira and
And it's longin' for the suIlsiii4i0
it's wishing for the soutn; ,pben
a. feeIin1 in your pocket WHICH,
voTr pipe is in your NOUN. ,,o,,
,4,. yromemberin' a fellah that Sou
knew at twenty-one, ,,zl,ot on
I2,,t forgotten on a IuesuaS
Monday you have done ond the
~, H. Tssf is nearer to you anu ZIG
present hard to hold, 49,. ,,ben a
And there's other INDICATIONS
man is gittin' old
Tor it's callin' Johnny Jimmy Il us
fathers name was jim, +o,. and
And forgettin' it's ms youllsS'0-'
fine youngster isn't him. ,,,o old
And it's hidin' legal papers III s0iliS
ID la raramb erin you hid 'em but for
|AA- gottin' where or what, ora the
And it's likin' babies petIer'
,.f CO
And rs gittin' lots of pleasure lrolA "
,fellah with crutch, folks and
re complainin' of the young 4olFAs' civ
vet dom what you're toi Old svmp
vas there's certain signs anu Syn
toms when a man is glttln OH
Joshua in his letter said: i am
enclosing the above poem' anu asA
YOU if you ever feel any Oh tng
Symptoms? 1 must confess thaC l
have arrived at the age when at
different times feel about all Oh
them" o,,or-
After living for nearly three-quar-
tors of a century, experience mas
taught a lesson, part OF winch Is,
that it is not wise to answer rlgnC
off the bat, questions afectlng the
personal habits of ourself. Some Oh
these can D6 WGA5hSA SAAN SSEE :,
at an approximate value, but aICer
thinking over the problem, it seems
inst as well to not admit too many
of the pointers to the worn places:
hut let's not think over this part Oh
the program. Il. ,oods
avery man or woman who reads
these lines can solve the problem
for themselves, accepting or as
claiming as much as seems to De
Let us all see just a bit of sun
shine and feel the warmth OF hu-
man love and appreciation for our
GOOD deeds, and life will be crowned |
with peace and happiness to us
end. .,o. Co.,
the future, with expectation that
our work will make life better ana
home conditions more happy, LOT all |
with whom we come into contact.
Just keep on smiling.