Evening star., 1932-02-27
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

He likes the "feel" of a suit he has
worn for some time whether it has
been pressed recently does not worry
him in the least.
inns Is an attitude of mind, and II
WILL scarcely be understood by the man
VINO mas precisely the opposite attitude
| that good dressing is one of the main
a1alrS OF Life. that creased trousers are
more important than the state of the
mentality. that a new suit is Just as
essential as new dinner
We say that these are two opposed
schools OF thought, and that never will
a human being who honestly belongs tC
one ever see the viewpoint of the other
Iney represent the poles, the extreme
east ana west, the alpha and the
omega.
The typical farmer of yesterday and
To-Day cannot be sporty chap by the
with what we call the farmer outlook
might live in the city all his life and
never once aspire to look like Jimmie
Walker.
Just settin'" is another character
lstlc OF the city, suburban and country
farmer. up In the mountains the boys
gather at cross-trail cabin after q
hard day on their sloping farms and
make the echoes ring with "Comin
Round the Mountain" and blue Ridge
Mountain Blues"
They are just settin' there ENJOYING
life. On farms the world over, whether
| in the United States. or France. OF
wherever you can think of, they like tc
''jest SET"
The city farmer is the same
Bridge has no charms for him. It Is
not his idea Of work or recreation
He likes to talk things over in q
world so filled with interesting happen
ings and things.
He believes that wholesome CONVEX
sation, done In the right spirit. is still
one Of the finest things a human being
can indulge In.
Because he has a mind filled with
ideas. he finds no necessity for playing
any game whose real charm lies in the
TACT that 1t helps cover up the paucity
OF brains and interests Of those who
participate in 1t.
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Above all, 1t seems to us, the city
farmer Is distinguished by the fact that
he prefers uptown" to downtown.
He never finds it necessary tr
apologize for his interest in home
You see, he has always had a home
and he knows how to take care of one
and to treat one
| His memories go back to little towr
of home folks, where lilacs and mock.
oranges and altheas bloomed Those
| people knew how to live. Since, he has
sometimes been forced to wonder a
! the number of human beings who dc
not know how to live.
Then he feels thankful for his ovr
happy childhood, and the memorie.
which it brings him, and what il
| taught him The farmer in the city
knows that the real reason for down.
town" Is to make uptown" possible.
He cannot put much stock in the in.
terest of any one in a home which HI
merely returns to In order to leave
The real interest there lies back in thu
bright lights" And this Is all right
for such person-the city farme
wishes him well of his choice.
He believes that his choice is thl
better of the two. He wears his olc
clothes because he wants to, he goes t.
bed early because 1t is natural to him
he likes to "set and talk" because h,
| likes to "set and talk"
His is happy life, and we con
gratulate him on it. We congratulate,
the thousands of men and women, cit,
dwellers, but country people in minC
and heart, who mind their own bust
ness and do as they please, and Ilur
nobody in the doing.