Evening star., 1928-03-15

J. Henry Gearshift had to smile
quietly to himself as he eased into his
little bed on Sunday night. What
would the record of the days activities
look like in print?
Henry consoled himself with the fact
that. although the journal would be
entirely goddess. perhaps 1t would not
differ much from that of many of his
ncighbors.
The idea so appealed to Gearshift
that he got out Of bed wrapped his
bathrobe around him and sat down
with paper and pencil to enregistcr the
duties of the day just passed
When he had finished it was long
past the hour when he normally went
to bed. but he had the satisfaction of
putting the thing down in black and
white and the SNUG feeling that even
Samuel Pcpys could have been no more
honest
The log Of his Sunday ran something
as follows. with the reflections which
the various activities gave rise to-:
"6 a.m.--Got up.
This being the only day in the week
when / might sleep as long as pleased,
l found myself wide-aWake and pining
to arise at this hour
"On weekday mornings invariably
hear the alarm clock. then turn over
and go to sleep again, to wake up just
IN time to make me rush through Shav-
ing. breakfast and catching the bus.
To-day. however l wake up bright
and early. having nothing particular to
Go: but / will have plenty of time to do
1t In, evidently
"6:l5-Start to wash face. but do not.
Why wash ones face on Sunday? 1t is
all wrong. OF course, not to do so SIM
pie and pleasant thing and, no doubt,
one should be quite as scrupulous for
ones self as for others-but. honestly,
how many persons are?
'6:20--Start to dress. but do not. All
physicians recommend at least one day
of rest week. and many go so far as
to prescribe complete rest in bed for
those who have worked hard during the
week.
X X X
"625-Go downstairs, open front
door and see milk bottles, but no paper.
What. no paper as yet? One may get
along without milk on Sunday, but
surely not without the Sunday paper.
"6 26-Shall l, or shall l not. secure
the milk bottles by stretching. or shall
! calmly walk clear out on the porch?
Well. guess most people have seen a
gentleman In a bathrobe-surely not a
very startling sight. Here goesl--Come
here. YOU quart! All. there you are!
Is 628--Take a look at the furnace.
Well. 1t ought not to be long now: If
this good weather holds out. maybe
can let the furnace go out in April
The experience Of the past five Springs.
however. tells me that / will be lucky
II l can stop running the furnace by
May /.
why. one year I ran IL clear up to
June; shoveled coal for eight solid
months. October through May. What
has happened 10 the old-time Springs
when 1t got warm in April and stayed
warm?
The tulips think 1t is Spring: even
the rosebushes are getting anxious to
go: let us hope they are right. Ger
tainly the world longs for Spring, genu-
Inc Spring. at this time of the year.
Spring is not so much a season or
time as 1t Is state OF mind It lives
In the heart OF mankind and warns
humanity to renewed life year after
year. The Spring poems do not tell the
half of it.
"6:45-Well. I am ready for break
fast. What are We going to have for
breakfast this morning? Popovers! !!
Great, I like popovers! Don't get the