Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-12-05
"Chirps'' ~
from the
Democrats Pen

Well, Sir, did you ever notice how
a great many people indulge in GER
tain set forms of expression, which
have become so widely used as to a
mount almost to proverbs? Well,
they do; and there isn't any real harm
in their appropriating them whenever
the thought fits the occasion, but
it is sometimes laughable to hear
how the speakers apparently believe
they are the originators of these same
verbal explosions, and get them off
with such glibness as to indicate a
great amount of disqualification
and complacency.
You know, it sorta rifles me. l reck-
on that was because some one-l amt
mentionin' no names-got one off on
nae the other day. And l reckon it
shaved me against the grain because
it sorta struck my pocket book. They
say when a matter involves dollars
and cents, and one is interested In
those same dollars and cents, one be-
gins to sit up and take notice.
Well, this individual met me on the
street the other day and, as he halted
me, he said:
"My friend, I owe you little bill.
1 amt forgot it; I'll be in soon with
the money"
That certainly did sound very fam
liar to me. I'd heard that more times
than I can count, but, this man evil
IDENTIFY thought he was the thinker
up" of that little spiel; that it was All
indication of sturdy honesty of char
acter even to acknowledge debt; and
the creditor should feel it quite an
honor to wait several years more be-
fore the cash came into wait for
evermore, if necessary. He reminded
me of another proverb, not so fire.
quently used, but very timely at
times: "Time is money" and the
comment made on it by somebody:
"And a lotta people pay their debts
with it."
And there is another one of these
wise sayings which is original with
every one who uses it. There isn't
any harm it it's only amusing.
The other day 1 paid call; and, as
the weather was rather chilly, I wore
nay overcoat, and
"That's not so! You never wear an
overcoat."
Bless my soul, if the office boy
wasn't looking over my shoulder
when I wrote about the overcoat and
he pulled me up so short, was scared
out of years growth. told him to
scram back into the workroom where
he belonged.
Well, let's "tend like" did have an
overcoat on . l went in took my seat,
and my host so careful of my health
said:
won't you take off your coat?
You won't feel it when you go out"
just wondered whether had ever
heard that said before. I was almost
convinced had not, so evidently was
authorship manifested in every atti-
tude and expression of my friend, I
began to think I had heard some
thing new.
There is one that originates with
the weather. AS the summer months
begin to dissolve into the past; the
leaves begin to fall; and the clouds
lock laden with snow or rain, some
body will meet you on the street and
say:
Looks like fall, doesn't it?"
Just as if you hadn't noticed it, and
even if you had seen change of
season approaching, you'd never
think of giving expression to impress
sions in such refreshing vigorous
way. Well, there amt any harm in
that. There's no possible chance of
that little remark making it's way in
to your pocket book; it's simply a
method of making polite and friendly
conversation.
just can't exactly splanify why age
very frequently comes up as topic
of conversation, when / am in the of
fling, but it does. And speaking of
age, had picture taken not long
ago-at least, sat for one at the re-
quest of photographer, and if Me-
thusalah had been in front of the
camera, his counterfeit presentment
would have looked young along side
of what purported to be my pitcher"
If ever face another lens, it will be
after my face is lifted. 1 don't want
to look like that.
1 began to say something about
age. l was present with group of
people not long ago, and one in the
crowd in speaking of old people said:
"a women is as old as she looks;
a man as old as he feels"