Milford chronicle., 1936-08-21
THE UNHAPPY JUMP
FROM RAGS no RICHES


~ NcE there was 4 happy-go.
lucky Hobo VINO went whis.
~ Ting along a Country Lane.
He was bearing down on d
smiling Village and was rehearsing
a hard lnck ana weeping Narrative
which he hoped to exchange Tor a
Hand-Out
He had nothing to fret about, did
Bin the 30. Tie Income Tax had
never thrown a Shadow across bis
Life. Rent Day held no Terrors for
him. He did not have to hurry 50
as to be somewhere at 4 Certain
Time. AN be had to do was loiter
along the Highways and cadge long,
luxurious Rides IN upholstered Mo-
tor Cars and sleep In fragrant Hay
Mows and eat Home Cooking at
Back Doors and panhandle clga-
rettes from the Farm Hands. Soft
is the Word.
It is true that Society and his re-
spectacle Relations considered him
a Derelict. a Wastrel, a Sad Exam
pie and one Of the Dregs. Bill did
not care a Hoot. He was for the
Free Life and the Open Road. He
knew that he was intellectually SUI
perior to his kin because he had so
much more time for Reading than
they had.
AS he seufRed along a dusty Path
he saw a printed Card lying on the
Ground. 1t was quite an Enort to
stoop over and pick It up but he
took Chance, hoping that It might
turn out to be a Meal Ticket. In.
stead Of which it was good for one
Chance on a Fiivyef which was be-
ing raifled on BY the Legion Boys,
in conjunction with a big Street
Carnival.
Bill checked In at the Public
Square just as the Commander was
drawing out the Numbers. When
the Prize Winner was announced
and there were ioud cries fof the
Lucky Holder to come forward. Bill
took another peek at the soiled
Pasteboafd in biz Min and could
hardly believe his Eyes. for 1t
seemed that at last he had come In
to some Property, and was the own
er Of Lizzie.
In a few Minutes be was stand
ing alongside Of the shiny auto. try
ing to figure how many Hambargers
he could get for It. when 4 dip In
dlyiduai approached him and made
a tempting Proposition. he said
that invariably there was q Tide in
the Aifalrs Of Every Man which,
taken at the Flood, leads on TO For
tune. abandoned, an the Rest Of |
the Life sentence Il bound In Shall
lows and IN Misery and he viii not, |
have one Dollar to rub against an
Other. 50 the only Thing for Bill !
10 DO was to trade the Henry for
10000 Shares Of the Ballyhoo OIL
Company. q local Corporation which
vas down 5000 feet and momentari.
y expecting great Results.
CAR BUT NO OIL AND
VICE VERSA
Inasmuch as Bill could not move
he Car without first buying some
fas and oil. be said Il was a Trade.
provided the handsome Stranger
would throw 10 a Buck In real
doney. SO the Deal was made ana
he Ladies' OF the n. Il. Church. who
gere serving 3 full Meal Of Yictuais
or So cents, were out quite a Sum
fter Bin got through patronizlng
hem.
Along IN the Afternoon the Cham
ion Ride -Stealer was under the
Iaples. dragging at a Pin and read
lg q Newspaper which. previously,
ad been wrapped around q Picnic
luncheon. including Eggs, when be
oticed lot Of Excitement along
lain Street and presently be
armed that the Ballyhoo weli had
Dme IN and developed a Snouter
nd all those who held any Stock In
le Concern would be Mllllonaires
Id compelled to spend a Portion
( the Year in New York City.
Il seems that the Principal Pro-
OUR CURRENCY i