Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-05-24
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10 bepinning to roll in. got one
ten-cent piece in letter last Tues
dav. and. on the strength OF that I'm
contemplating trip to "furrin parts
on or about the fourth OF July next
I may not get much further than fuo-
lie Landing, but that dime is mar
binger of prosperity. I've taken on
one or two pounds of flesh since II
came my hat is just little bit tignt,
or than it was; my smile has widened
out: and the depression with me IS
spoken of in the past tense.
You see, I'm "sittin' purity" Even
if I don't get any more, I've got my
money backbone hundred per cent
Now. if I can get one or two more TO
nav for stationery and stamps, Pros
perity" will have shown its head from
behind the corner, and my friend VINO
sent the first letter will have accom-
ulished the end he sought.
How-some-ever, I'm going to ask
you people not to talk too much ABOUT
the arrival of my ten-cent piece. I've
read something about these prosperity
letter not being so satisfactory to
these United States of America as
they might be, and instead OF my TAX
ing nv trip to Public Landing, mlgnt
land at Atlanta, or in some other OF
Uncle Sans free hotels. So l want
this to go under the head OF speaking
Confidentially" as Josephus Bush puts
it.
I am not very good at figuring and
I was sorta intrigued by some man
who reduced this chain lettering TO
mathematical formula and said this
country's population would have to
be calculated in trillions instead OF
millions, before the circles of these
chain things would widen to the Shore
limit. There aren't enough people IN
America to soak up the increase OF
these epistles, according to this car
culator.
Now, that may be provided no name
is used more than once; but If every
body had the experience 1 had, it
wouldn't have taken more than twenty
five people to have written trllllon
letters. 1 feel quite confident l re-
ceived enough letters to bring in mon
ev for hundreds. The population OF
the country would have been greatly
reduced had 1 doubled, trebled, quad
rupled and so forth, as the epistles
came in.
But, YOU know, that proposition is
going to fall by its own weight. 1t
"kivvers" too much territory. It's
like the Roman Empire. Stretching
over the whole civilized world, it be-
came unwieldy, and offered an easy
conquest to the hordes of Germanic
tribes sweeping down from the North.
So. don't think Uncle Sam need be
worried. Those chains are going to
have many a link broken and there
is an old saying that cable is no
stronger than its weakest link. It's
going to peter out soon and about the
only profiteer will be the post office
whose receipts in stamps sales will
be infinitely more than all the money
anaybody will get. So, the Govern
ment should worry.
But, amt it just astonishing how
we all like to take chance at easy
money? Doggone it, thought maybe
l could get enough in to reimburse
me for some stock bought recently
perfectly good stock, you know, but
turned out good-for-nthing. If enough
had come in to wipe that off the slate,
wouldn't that have been grand and
glorious? Well, maybe tomorrow morn
ing.IIl have to have a basket to bring
my mail from the office. If prosper
ity comes, TIL tell you all about it next
week