Smyrna times., 1933-04-19
ABOUT TOWN
Jay Dee

This column starts this week
with an humble apology. Last
week reported the failure of Bunny
and Glenn to bring home the bacon,
or rather, the perch. It has de-
veloped that Bunny did make a
haul in the form of one fish. A
sadly undernourished one, but a
fish lust the same. We have no
definite proof of this feat because
after one glance at the thimbleful
of scales, Bunny, in a frenzy Of
pity, tossed the Ill one back to its
mamma. Sorry, lad, better luck
next time. Says mamma fish:
Merits to you!"
Last Thursday a group of the
more devilish of the Towns caper-
cutters decided to harden them
selves to the bumps of life, and go
roller-skating. The hardest knocks
will seem like gentle love-taps from
now on. Eight of US rented the
hall in Woodland Beach for the
night, and in the highest of spirits
drove down. The big evening was
on Take into consideration that
half of us had never been on the in
fernal things. In complete ignor-
ance Of the possibilities we donned
skates. That is, all but the scribe.
1 Due to the dimensions of his pedal
| extremities (hotcha), the pro-
prietor suggested he bring a pair
of Austin roadsters along the next
time. After a lot of searching a
pair of skates were found that fit
ted, and they looked like glorified
express wagons. If you haven't
4 skated for some length of time you
will appreciate the peculiar feeling
of placing your feet on the floor and
have them slide in different direc-
tions to ports unknown. After two
hours of hysterical rolling we gave
UP. The score was as follows
/ Maggie took the most spills and
suffered the most damage to her
well, suffered the most damage.
Betty took the hardest bumps, but
always came up smiling even if she
did have to grit her teeth. Bill
took the funniest because his dig
nifty always was more injured than
his fms. The most spectacular
goes to yours truly by sliding
twenty feet, crashing thru the rail
ing, tearing up two chairs and al
most going thru the walls of the
building all at practically the
same time The gang that gaily
dashed into the hall, slowly and
painfully hobbled back to the cars
To sit down on your own accord
and on something soft at that, was
like a gift from Heaven. Never
again-until this week.
The gay blades and their lassies
gathered at Gees to be initiated
into the fine arts of 'scavengering
Here's the way it works: Everyone
is given a list of things that have
to be gathered and brought back tc
the fold If you think it's a cincf
to find old bones, ostrich plumes
and barrel slaves, try it sometime
Bill and Laura copped the prize by
being first. A nice pink and white
bunny for next Sundays dinner
Of course my date and I came il
next to last, which even eliminated
US from the BOBBY prize. That wa
because we got lost in the cemetery
looking for a date. No foolin'. W.
may have been gypped out Of tn
rewards, but we wrecked our re
/. venge on the food later on.
could go on for hours about tina
later on.
D The Duchess of Duck Creek go
t a scare the other night. She wa
:. sound asleep and dreaming of Les
5 lie Howard; the dream was so rea
e that she could feel him stroke he
r raven tresses. Les finally becam
too rough, and she awakened wit
a start to find a mouse nonchalant
ly nibbling a bit of her dandruff
That was the cause Of that un
; earthly screech you heard. Eve
the firemen started TO man tn
d pumps. On, to be a mouse!
Z A ruby ring has left the hand Q
> Smyrna's fairest youngster, and re
e turned to its owner in Clayton
: Now the gal is as popular as pret
( zels at beer feast. All the smitte
are rivaling again. They're stop
ping at nothing to gain her atten
: ton, and we may expect some plai
and fancy dirty work in behalf 9
her fair hand. Somebody made
terrible mistake. Now if / wer
ten years younger.
G Last week something was said {
X Rube's wit. That's one time I wa
n, only half right.
lg Bury me not on the lone prairie