Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-17
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perhaps he had not had a fai
chance 10 eNpound and illuStrat
DIS good Will
STRANGE COUNTRY
A. time went on and they 90
better acquainted they sat in ob
>cUanco OF our purely American
ways. commenting on them some
times in slight criticism. but il al
WaNS seemed IA q spirit OF love.
a British woman said.
I've encountered such an
extraordinary thing since I've
been here. People get on your
side oi the pavement when walk
INK toward Won. They get on
the left. Aud then when you
don't give way 10 them, but
you stand fast. they run In To
YOU. Tim they get furious, a. II
II were YOUR fault not 10 have
given lceWay to them. Don't
YOU have lAW here 10 keep 10
the right" Even in England on
the paNemcnts we keep 10 the
right. You can be arrested II an
accident results from being on
the wrong side"
YES. We have n law hut no
one ever obeys II" said the
native girl, reiterating her
thesis. eve have 80 few Ameri-
cans left here YOU know"
"Oh. well" said the English
woman with n look Of reflection
IN her eyes as if regarding more
serious inconvenience in a far
away homeland Its all very
amusing"
And So il was they regarded the
little inconvonlenCcS as amusing,
while they stroye 10 build up a
high co-operativeneSs.
4 NEW SPIRIT
They were achieving the spirit
IF good Will and helpfulneSS that
night just as successfully run the
Universe, they firmly thought.
Take my butter might as well
% transcribed into take my ter
Itory' with a nation speaking 10
another you can pay it back
II lend me what l need so pro-
oundly"
a new expression seemed to
'ome into their faces, a new lift
nto their carriage. and placid
ureneSS into their air. But
PRESENTLY som e j ing different
,egan TO register in their physical
manner. 1t lost a certain zest.
What's the matter. Hans"
said the woman from Monte
video TO the man from some
where or other in Germany.
Nothing Is ever the matter.
Why should II be with nothing
10 provoke 1t? Even IL there.
were something we could ward
IL off,"
And they all laughed in recogni-
ton and applause for the big
theory they were working out so
beautifully here in this blessed
land of the free. Then a new at
titudc began. in a spirit of Jest
Said one of them with a stretch
and a yawn:
II feel so SNUG and comfort
able l am afraid I'll go To sleep.
NO THANKS YET
II believe I'll 20 out into the
universe and whip up a little
something" ventured another.
You know l almost think I'd
like to 20 out To the Hungarian
Hotel that woman told about
when here the other day"
ooh, nonsense. There's moth
ing there hut argument"
Maybe l might get up a little
punch and wake up trifie IL i
took sides In one of them"
You'd get yourself all
flustered for nothing. For my
part I am through returning
thanks yet for being here In this
blessed land of the free and
exercising my freedom"
"Oh, but l do wish they'd give
more butter"
That was the theme that ran
through criticisms of this vast
generous America, Curtailing on
butter and marmalade.
Then they got so they were
more quiet about discussing either
the virtues or the woes Of this
earthly life as worked out on the
large scheme Of the planet or the
small duplicate OF II in the tiny
international roiunda of their.
They vcntured such little state
ncntS as:
You can't put group to-
gether that two of them won't
eventually get into scrap"
STILL NO BUTTER
Its "A part of human nature"
You can't grow without fric-
ton"
You can take care Of the big