Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-08-17
The Way [ See It
RY Mi DOdsOn Russell


neapos absence people still
asking me- "HOw does it feel to be back?"
Frankly parent hadn't fallen down fight of stairs
and almost usherd himself of this world would in all prob
ability still be in New York looking down the rest of the
world You that after been there awhile know
You begin have sort of idea that anybody who doesn't
might just existing Moon for all
he knows about Life fe in New York always spelled with
capital "L")
by grey, of
Lake Michigan that realized actually back in Gods Country
the sticks depending which direction headed Outside
depressing dzz beat against the windows but inside blonde
with European ribbons silver his
un kept whoopng every two minutes ppeee had found out
the night before in the club always find things
other people long Journey that he from small town about
Chicago. He headed
year. When his first glimpse of the lake. he yelled the
length of the "There she isl Good old Mchg Pm
almost looking sitting
drawled eff that guyd wouldn't
ALFRED cked For couldn't why anybody should
get So excited at the prospect of returning to whistle stop
hours out of Chicago.
companion of trip been Army wife from
Madison Wisconsin, who returning home after spending
barkaon New York with husband She complained
don't why they always Chicago through the back
1t makes people think it's terrible town."
a peculiar
Don't you like Chicago?"
mol" l snapped.
"Wel" said equally snappish
That statement New Yorker absolutely ncOnceivabe and
ridiculous. visitors he personal
Radio Cy he proudly displays night clubs museums and points Of
interest he sets foot in himself from the next He
feels SUPERIOR and slightly plying, when Cousin Susie from
Podn gets subway door slammed in her face lost in the we
of humanity politely called customers in Maey To New Yorker
Manhattan the beginning and the end of everything.
When the Hawatha pulled into the Milwaukee station here
pared with Grand Central and the Pennsylvania and then wished
hadn't because there just wasn't connection After got into
axicab pleasant
unfamiliar smell waiting through the windows Suddenly
me- "My Lord, it's fresh air!
One of the first things YOU get accustomed to New York is
living daily midst all kinds long
Battery Washington
aroma that drifts from garbage cans stacked On the sidewalks for
collection the stale, musy smell of half washed Railways of the
waup flats There the varied smells that invade the Kitchen bed
bathroom living from the courts hafs which
of almost New York There's the
smell OF gasoline and OF perfume mixed with
bodies packed swayg subway There the
following the wake lovely ladies entering the Fifth Avenue
shops side night clubs You Whit anything
want New Yorkexept good clean fresh air. opened lungs
and shifted, gloriously detciously.
When of the Fairview Hospital Clarissa
Lawson going the steps her her ssernaw
glad Carssa; she's always been avore people
called her. and she turned of those double takes
Bob Hope pecazes You knowook then look again right
quick
why" gasped Clara, "Why, NelieT'
Then knew really home For years worked cufed
build myself in this business Nell Dodson. finally
place people actually my
fan letter box every awhile Of just
RUSSELL ordinarily finally
got little rked at people saving "Ho Sgt Dodson and
helpless platoon
company whatever is "Te em Pm NOT
toria department of the working became Nell
Russell
Carssa saying, "Why, Nellie" price
years wok?bu just brass band welcome
home sign.
hospital little boys bicycles came
tcaly after them almost did shiny the
York. dogs dociy
dogs stood for looking the spectacle black dog
ing like black dog white dog should The little
looked like little boys should look Healthy weed
expression knowing
eyes, the way many kids have in New York.
AS walked down the street the gathering DUSK the ampght
windows middle homes
service flags In the front yard pory looking
eman smoked and sprnkd the lawn Not bad thought
bad Anyhow didn't Sinclair Lewis who could have New York
jug, come all the way back to Duluth to live?
Ny friends this sugarcoating the pill that
us face it!