Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-05-20
"Chirps" ~
from the
Democrats Pen

Well, Sir, | see by the papers tha'
some thirteen or a dozen postoffice
buildings are to be erected in and a
round sundry and several locations
About every place except Cross Roads
is mentioned, and if the people OF that
city will get hustle on EN- before
the primaries and general elections
come on. they may see Federal Build
ing on the principal corner OF Good
Will. l notice the people OF the Up
per Shore are hustling for that Fay
Bridge. but I'm little doubtful about
the power of political campaigns to
cash in on that proposition, and I'm
thinking we'll see clear water for
some years yet between Colchester
and Mencken Land.
About Cross Roads post office, tho
if the Goodwillians should not sue
coed in securing one through the &C
customed channels, think I'm safe IN
saving that Pocomoke has one to sell
at q bargain price, small payments
and long time notes. There will be
no extra charge for the pip-Simmie
(spelling not guaranteed) on the roof
nor for the large supply of water still
on hand in the cellar. They can have
the flag pole and I'll advise 'em to
hitch the ropes to the building, haul
it up little further out of the
ground, and block it up with mine
props before throwing it open for
the rush of mail. If Pocomoke should
be so unfortunate as not to get an
other one, in case of sale. why, Mr..
Ellwood can move around to the top
floor of the Municipal building. There
would be, at least, an attractive ex-
terror.
see that our sister town, Snow
Hill, wants one and seems in a fair
way to get it. You know, in some
localities where tragedies have been
caused by collisions of automobiles
and railway trains, the people have
erected raised platforms and placed
the smashed-up cars on top of 'em, as
a warning for other motorists who
might come that way.
Now, before the good people OF our
county seat allow the first stone to be
laid in their proposed structure, I'd
advise EN- to drive solemnly by the
Pocomoke pile and-take warning. If
they want something that resembles
a goods box, turned upside down, and
a joint of stove pipe looking toward
the skies, why all o. K, get our blue
prints. But, otherwise, get something
else.
How-some-ever, there's an oft-re-
peated precept that says a man must
not be judged by the clothes he wears.
And on the other hand, contrariwise,
there's another maxim which teaches
that the apparel makes the man. The
world is full of contradictions, and
one is put to it to keep on an even
keel.
I have not as yet been inside this
architectural beauty. generally
steer my course down Linden to Third
when / want to head out Market way,
so as to look at some real attractive
ness in the way of houses and, at the
same time, relieve my eyes from a
sight so uncanny as the P. O.-(poor
orphan, some one has named it,.
But, some of these days, of course,
I'll have a letter to mail or a stamp
to buy, and I'll shut my eyes to see
if can't get inside before open
'em. They do say it's real coy in the
interior. If it is, wish it had been
constructed like some of those coats
they used to make-you could turn
'em inside out and wear either side.
I don't know whether I'll venture an
interior view, for fear I won't have
the courage to come out again.
But, this ''beaut" is like the poor,
we'll have it always with US, and |
guess it's one of those thinks impos-
ed upon US to teach US humility and
forbearance. We're humbled, all
right; but as to forbearance, most
everybody I've seen and heard are
saying things that would not look we'll
in print; and l am quite sure that if
one could be behind the scenes, those
same unprintable words might be
heard from the man who's learned
something about quicksands and
quagmires, native to these diggins'
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