Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-07-10
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as it about you?" l asked,
"IJh huh!" she sweetly replied.
"Have you been away somewhere Z"
I came at her again.
ooh! YEAH" she cooed.
And as she went out the door, l
wondered if she hadn't left some OF
her clothes out of her bag when she
packed to return home. She certain
" gave evidence of her intention not
to succumb to the heat this summer,
if the styles lasted that long she
was dressed a la mode.
And l also just wondered who II
was that started that "Uh Huh" and
ooh! Yeah" business. 1t has spread
all over the country like wild fire. |
really believe the people think they
wouldn't be real nice if they couldn't
'M-m-ump" and "Ah! Ha" the one
they are lacking to, and / know they
think they would be awfully behind
the times if they didn't. Just like
smoking cigarettes. Lots of people
do it Just to keep up with the Jones.
Why, when was a kid, if / used that
BIZ of lingo to my dad, he would have
slapped me into the middle of next
week. BY the way, don't anybody
ask me where / got the words kid"
and dad" from. They are not as
old as some l might have used. l
don't want to be accused of keeping
up with the Jones'.
But, what's the use? 1t doesn't
matter what appears in this column;
the moderns will have their way; |
seem to hear the command to the
ancients: go way back and set
down." Yea, verify!
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Well, Sir, one day last week, anoth-
er member of the gentler GU sex,
who was not 'I1id," and who would
never of course, cause any undue no
tice by having forgotten to bring
along some of her clothes from her
latest outing, handed me a paper, in
which was an article about dogs.
Now, l want to ask you in all can
dor, why should she pick me out as
one who wouiS. like to read about
dogs? Can you splanify it? But, l
reckon she thought it might start
something. WE'LL it did, in way.
La arfioln in
ton put a new slant on the dog prob
lem, since the lady in question ex-
pressed the opinion that Pocomoke
was now prepared to furnish enough
material to win the war. Two thou
sand 10000 dogs, so the story went,
were wanted by the army to assist IN
winning the war. Two thousand!
Why, according to the lady that was
a mere bagatelle. She thought it
would be easy to furnish two million,
from this burg; and, for proof she in
yited any one who wanted to be con-
WINGED, to come around to her house
and sit awhile.
So far as numbers are concerned, l
think the lady is all right. But I'm
not so sure about the qaulity. The
dogs needed for war performances,
must be rather superior article. The
breed around here don't seem to be
worth the powder and shot to kill 'em;
they don't seem to be able to find an
owner when the dog-tax man comes
around; and when the garbage can is
overturned in the street, it's always
somebody else's pooch that does it.
Nevertheless, I saw in the papers
recently that the German army is
looking sorta tired and worn out;
maybe from lack of sleep. Now, if
something to keep alive that tire feel
ing is necessary, all we got to do is
let loose a pack of our "no-count"
pups in the neighborhood of the Huns
sleeping quarters, and I'll guarantee
there will not be found much of tired
natures sweet restorer-sleep!"
War dogs must have keen eyesight
and keen nosesight. | can't recon-
mend our dogs for much besides
"noise." If that will win the war
it's already won. l think the lady in
question will agree with me on that
line. But I wouldn't advise too much
war funds be expended in the noisy
dog. 1t might be that if he happened
to hear more noise than he could
make, he might not show the heroism
necessary. He might turn tail to and
run. All 1 got to say that dogs for
war purposes serve the best purpose
/ know of; and maybe the powder
and shot on the battle front are more
plentiful than here. And that's that.