The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-13
By MICHAEL. KoLTsov moscow.

BY MICHAEL, kOLTSOV moscow.
HINDER this long title I should like to say
few words.
One of the most influential personalities in
the history of the human race, in my opinion,
is George Deviatkin.
Maybe his name is not SO popular as Confuzius
and Mary Pickford. But the influence of these
two notables on their contemporaries was alb
solutely negligible compared with the infalhble
:uthority possessed by George Deviatkn among
the disciples and believers who surrounded him.
George-the very name makes me tremble
With humility and respect! George was nine
ear old boy with knobby knees and his face
hickly covered with freckes up to the very eyes.
It the end of Georges nose there was always
peck of moisture But of what Importance are
;ternal appearance! All the prophets and great
mixers had forbiddng exterior.
George was preparing to enter the preparatory
class of the high school. He was filled with
7ientific knowledge of the highest quality. And
We seven ear-olds greediy drank in the truths
hich were condescendingly vouchsafed to us by
lie great George.
you hear thunder explained George, when
hey are moving the furniture in heaven. God
always moving from one house to another"
you can imagine what noise there must be
when the angel furniture removerS drop piano
or flower pot of aspidestras!
Doctors are devils" George taught U.s. with
my own eyes I saw tail on papa's doctor. They
yet castor oil from hell specially to torture little
boys"
"The Caucasus" George informed us, "is ex-
actly opposite China; and at the South Pole it
is so hot that everybody walks about naked,
boys and girls and no one is the slightest en-
barrassed" But the GROWING point of all the
popular scientific stories of the marvels of the
world was Georges information of the awful
Blue Jimmy.
The aforesaid Jim was not human but a
spirit. He lived in the brick works and drank
the blood of chance passersby who incautiousy
walked out at nights. George was the only per-
son with whom this evil spirit was on good
terms, and it even obeyed Georges commands.
We believed it. How could we, how dared we
refuse to believe the iron logic of our freckled
leader and teacher But once, not so much
gnawed by doubt as by curiosity, we school boys
asked him to show us Blue Jimmy, however ter
rible it might be.
"All right" indifferently answered George. "As
many times as you like. Tonight if you like If
only the moon does not come out Blue Jimmy
cannot bear moonlight. 1t gives him rheumatism.
Late in the evening we crept to the brick
works. 1t was cold and fearful.
"In minute we will talk to Blue Jimmy" said
George carelessly. II have lot Of things to
settle with him. II only there were no moon.
These spirits cannot bear the MOON"
We sat on the grass by the brick works till
morning. Blue Jimmy did not appear. And
how could he appear when the moon was shin
ing brightly all the time?
With chattering teeth we all crept home And
George gave us his triumphant word: well,
what did tell you'll Who was right?"
We did not answer. devastated by the infallible
logic Of the Great George. The moon was shin
ing and Blue Jimmy had not appeared That
means that II there had been no moon. That
proved everythngi George Deviatkin's authority
was for ever firmly established.
Where are you now my freckled seer with the
dew drop at the end Of your nose7 lost your
traces long ago. But who is this who has sud-
denly appeared Is years afterwards, not in a
quiet little Russian town but in the hurry and
hustle of New York, in wide brirnmed black
hat, with the gown Of Catholic priest covering
his knobby knees?
The newspapers Of the world inform rs thu!
Jesuit priest Edmond walsh has appeared BAL
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