St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-08-17
The Way I See It
By Nell DOdsOn Russell


asking me- "How does it feel to be back?"
Frankly hadn't fallen fight of stairs
and almost uhered himself of this world would all prob
ability still be New York looking down the rest of the
world You get that after you've been there awhile know
You begin to have sort of idea that anybody who doesn't
live might just existing
he knows about Life life in New York is always spelled with
capital "L")
wasn't until the train flashed by the grey restless waters
Michigan actually Country
the sticks depending which direction you're headed Outside
depressing drze beat against the windows but inside blonde
with ribbons silver his
tun kept whoOpng minutes Yppeee had found
the night before the club people always find out things about
other people long Journey that he from small about
he hours out OF Ccago he was heaoed nome 1or e nsU
When he his first glimpse of the lake, he yelled the
length the here she isl Good old Mhigan Man. oh Pm
almost home" boredoOng sailor sitting the aisle from
drawed eff that guyd much have he wouldn't be
ALFRED ked" For part couldn't why anybody should
get excited at the prospect of returning to whistle STOP three
hours out of Chicago
Ny companion of trip Army
Madison Wisconsin, who returning home after spending
bakatiOn urough in New York with her husband She complained
81 don't why they always come into Chicago through the back
streets. 1t makes people think it's terrible town."
isn't ?" asked She looked rather peculiar fashion
Don't you like Chicago?"
"No! 1 snapped.
"WeI1" equally snappsh
That statement New Yorker absolutely ncOnceivabe and
ridiculous He shows off the visitors he had personal
part Empire Building
Radio City, he proudly displays night clubs and points of
he foot in himself from the next He
SUPERIOR and slightly plying when Cousin Susie from
gets subway slammed the
humanity politely called customers in Maces To New Yorker
Manhattan the beginning and the end of everything
pulled Milwaukee here
and then wished
After got
taxcab ridden almost half mile before noticed pleasant
unfamiliar smell waiting through the windows Suddenly
"My Lord, it's fresh air!
of the first things accustomed to in New York is
daily midst odors of all kinds New York long
the Battery Washington Heights There's the
that drifts from garbage stacked the sidewalks for
collection the STALE musy smell of hawashed Railways of the
wap There the varied smells that invade the Kitchen bed
living from the courts hafts which
every York There's the
smell gasoline and of perfume mixed with noooean
bodies packed sang subway There the pleasant
shops east side night clubs You get Whit of anything
New Yorkexept good clean fresh air. opened lungs
and shifted, gloriously, delcously.
got Hospital,
going the her her ssernaw.
glad Carsa she's always been fvore people
called her. and she turned and of those double takes
Bob specaes You knowok then look right
quick.
"Why-" gasped Clara, "Why, NelIie!"
really years
myself this business Nell Dodson. finally
the place where people actually read stuff and the mailman tossed
fan letter box in awhile Of just
about them Sgt RUSSELL who ordinarily patient finally
people saying "How-doyoudo Dodson
he the helpless rs in his platoon
whatever is e 'em Pm NOT Sgt Dodon" After
of darn causing internal disruption the ed
tora the working became Nell Dodson
Russell
Yet here Cassa saying, "Why Nele What price
years wo?but just good brass band and welcome
home sign.
the hospital little boys bicycles
the sidewalk with small black barking fran
York. dogs % docy along the end of They don't act like
dogs stood for minute looking the spectacle of black dog
ing like black dog white dog, should The little
boys looked like little boys should look too Healthy wed and