The Omaha guide., 1935-02-09
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Dear Friends:

an SURF yOu ItdQ my SIOry
on Friendship, and it made many
new readers for my column, and
/ can say that it brought more
mail to me than any of my writ
ings, except "Smiles." I must
admit that this surely must have
been my masterpiece. because no
Later than yesterday | received
five letters ON it. l guess l wrote
"Smiles" from the heart and soul,
and | hope to get another one
like it over soon.
Now the topic is asking you
and me a very serious question
and it is requested by Mr.. Thel
&. Mitchell Of Detroit. Mich. Well,
Mr.. Mitchell. this topic you sell
ected 10 speak upon may bring
you lots of comments and il may
not. But stick strictly to the truth
and maybe the truth will right
i.self.
As | see it, | can say that it
would be almost impossible to tell
them when 1t comes to man. Ii
has been proven, by the dog, who
stayed by man or his master I'M
til death took him. proving real
~ a friend until death. To do this
seems to be more than man a
DO. Only yesterday all papers car
rIed a headline like this baby
Face Nelson Slain" We read
where he had two with him. and
we don't know if his friends left
him before death came or not, but
we do know that they did not
take any chances with or near
the body, it meant their freedom
or death. Yet we must give man
credit for having more sense than
a dog and after man is dead. in
that game, he is useless. Because
it IS just one true fact, and it IS
MAJ or men against law, and the
law regards such as better off
dead than alive. So you see mr.
friends, III cases like this, ii is
hard to say how to tell a real
friend, but [ would say this right
here that any man that takes the
Law in his hands and does every
thing that the law Of this coun-
try forbids, and asks you to join
him is no friend to you and if
you are foolish or weak enough
to join him, you can't be a true
friend to him.
Have you ever been at d place
and your friend didn't know you
were there? This is a way to tell
them, sometimes. In 1892, my last
year in High school, | had three
girl friends in my class. One day
! selected a small room off of
one Of our study rooms to write
a piece and these three friends
came into study, and did they
pan he. l say they did, and if |
could have gone out some other
way, | would have been happy.
But | had to come out face to
face wiki them, and if you ever
saw the face on Judas when
Christ said Zone Of you will be-
tray me-" It was a reproduction
of it on their faces.
But friends, you can cure these
cases with kind treatments, and
real craftsmanship. Yet it hurts
you. There were 365 in my class.
and there were only seven colored
girls and no boys. So you see out
Of seven, three had to talk about
the other. You can he the Judge.
[ happened to listen to one Of
Bert Williams records today and
it really explained a friend. Here
is what it sad, "Let me- have 10
cents, won't you, Friend? The
reply "haven't got but $4,000
dime Of it to anybody" Isn't
this a small way Of finding out
a friend? And then was turned
down.So you see it is really hard
to tell you friend until they are
put to a test.
But remember this: they are
few and far between: No matter
how much faith you have in any
one there are some things you
should keep to yourself and it
may save you a great deal Of
trouble. Did you read what Mrs.
Hollis said about her son, who is
credited with killing Dillinger?
He never even told her Of his
plans and activities, and lots of
his close friends didn't even know
he was in this kind of service.
So, my friends, take a lesson from
this man, and you will be much
safer and feel freezer to act as
you wish, for to tell a friend,
may sometimes cause your life. 1t
has happened in almost every one
Of the outlaws killings. And it
seems to me, that women is the
most dangerous Friend. Take all
cases. and e If | am not RIGHT.