Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1933-01-26
The Fable of the
Feeble Squawk
g
By GEORGE ABE
40 Bell syudIcate.,-wNu service,

NUE. there was q Parent who
Mas SO heated under the Neck
! Band that he laid back his
Ears and lifted his Bristles
and vowed that he wouldn't stand for
any more Rough Comedy. He had
been the Angorn long enough. Papa
was fed up. Old Reliable was ready
to put on his War Paint and Feath
ers and lift a few Scalps
or course. you have guessed the
Plot. Ii deals with the Younger Gen
Grafton. Once 1t was known as the
Rising Generation. but that was be
fore II Rose TO such an Eminence OF
cussedness that 1t hit all of the High
Spots and could not be expected to es-
tablsh any more Altitude Records
without completely blowing the Lid
Off.
All of us know that any old-fash-
Toned Dad who hops into the Arena
and engages In Battle with hand
some and welLgroomed Hound about
10 years old or ht-blonmlng Deb
Ia licked before the Gong sounds The
old Folks have not q single Decision
IN the Western Hemisphere during the
last Five Years. Every time Verbal
hampton goes against bewildered
| Has Been. the result Is Foregune
| Conclusion.
Notwithstanding which. Mr.. Griv-
cts. still nursing the Delusion that
there was such Thing left In the
world as Parental Authority. got Wal
lie and Edna up on the Carpet and
| proceeded to lay down the Law
Barking Words That Don't Bite.
lie tried to win his Argument by
making a lot OF Noise. This Is Faded
Material. The more he vociferated
the more helpless he felt the Pres
enee of the titled Nose and the scorn.
Eyebrow. He started out us
Caesar and finished up as mere
Splitter.
lie pulled lot OF new Regulations
on the Offspring. For instances
Mo More Late Hours.
No More Using the Car Without
Permission
No More Charge Accounts.
Severance of Diplomatic Relations
with all OF the Caicimined Guties aud
desperate HinsTofers who frequent
i Hoofing- Ismpnriums.
/ No more Attacks on the Ice Boz
at A. NJ
No more inviting up to the House
those Jovial Acquaintance who look
rs II they were wanted by the Police
No more Breakfasts served at
r NJ
No more setting fire to the Bet
Clothes with Cigarets.
In brief. the Program which Mr.
Grivets outlined with scathing DictloI
contemplated a Return to Sanity
sobriety and Simple Living. with al
Incidental Endorsement OF the Cool
/ ldge Doctrines Of Economy.
After he had just about talked him
self hoarse without getting any Re
suits except few panied Looks, Edni
took a long Pull at her Cork Tip. AM
said: "Well, Pop, you are barkin
very well this Morning, but 20
haven't spilled anything except 10
OF Words. You must have bee
brought up back of Barn or Som
place like that. | never saw such
Doodle Heck. The Jaws keep mo'
ing and 1t sounds like somebody say
! ing Something, but the Whole Thin
to lust Gooseberry Marmalade. As a
Orator you are total Bust. Just
while. that's all. advise you
wash IN and get Off the Lot"
Hot zixzer Obtains New Coat.
.And If this Pickle Juice you ar
serving Ia meant for your perfectl
wonderful Son, you can deliver m
share of 1t to some Poor Famil.
spoke up Walter. What Fibgro
tle YOU turned out to bel Standin
there. right on top of Rug. and tr
Ing to tell me how to loosen Par
chute and make Jump Boy, I've r.
Medals and Speed Records that VIC
never even read about You're Ju
d Man that lives up at our Hous
You're what we have to explain
our Friends. You are just the Sea
on our Family Tree We have a rig
to be annoyed by you, but were n
because you are the unfortunate VI
tim of Flannel Pajamas and too mus
Cereal Food. You have the Boobltl
which means that there Is no circul
tion above the Adams Apple
"For the first time in the Histo
of the World. the Grivets Family
making the First Page suggests
edna. "Wallie and ! are putting
over, In spite Of you and the 9th
Handicaps. We are crashing In
swell Dumps where Yon and \
couldn't break In with Jimmy.
are a couple of hot little Iizzers al
YOU ought to he roofing for us lnste
Of trying to cheek In before Mldnlgl
WHY. the Bambinos we travel wi
don't get their Eyes wide open un
about II r. NJ
..yhaf,s more" chimed In Wall