Evening star., 1949-11-15
This and That
Bv Charles E. Trace,reII

Templeton Jones is quiet man with an
odd sense Of humor. l.,e.. .,F. .-.,s,zT1 b..
For instance he has taken no part in the
music n-public- vehicles dispute, but has his
own way of solving the problem, neverthe-
less. II al .. .--. .-.,.s- $780,. "a -s, u~ty,
He just wears ear stopples. ass4ara-
Ear stopples are contraptions Of wax and
cotton the people in New York City In
vented to save themselves from the clanor
there.
One rolls stopple until 1t is SOFT then
deity inserts it In the ear.
That is what Jones does, and he swears he
can hear nothing he does not want to hear.
Jones removed one of his stopples, when
the elderly man spoke to him.
young man." said the oldster, can you
recite the first Psalm?"
mo, SIR said Templeton JONES' grate-
fully. He likes being called young man,
as who dosent.
"I can." said the other, rather smugly.
Jones thought.
And he did, at first to the amusement of
others. and later to their evident satisfac-
ton. as the beautiful lines rolled out.
The old man didn't miss syllable.
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Blessed Is the man that walketh not in
the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in
the way Of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat
Of the scornful.
But his delight is in the law OF the Lord:
and in his law doth he mediate day and
night.
"And he shall be like tree planted by
the rivers Of water. that bringeth forth his
fruit In his season: his leaf also shall not
wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall
prosper.
'The ungodly are not so; but are like the
chaf which the wind driveth away.
Therefore the ungodly shall not stand
in the judgment, nor sinners in the con-
gregation of the righteous.
''For the Lord knoweth the way of the
righteous; but the way of the ungodly
shall perish"
BY this time, Jones was rather doubtful
about bringing out his paper book.
Everybody buys EN-, everybody reads 'em.
But Jones present specimen was one which
reminded him, somehow, Of the ungodly.
He waited until the gentleman got OF,
then he rather hesitatingly pulled out his
book.
It was Erskine Caldwells Gods Little
Acre." which Jones could not recommend
for children, but which was lot Of fun to
read, just the same.
Several attempts to ban it have been
made. with the judges always deciding that
1t is not what those who dislike it say it is
Well, there was Temp Jones, with Gods
Little Acre" held in his lap.
The human milling in the vehicle had
subsidized by this time.
There was new gentleman next to him
now.
Jones hadn't paid much attention to him.
except to note that he was reading book.
But after time, Templeton Jones had
that uncomfortable feeling we all have when
we realize some one else Is looking over Our
shoulder, or casting Sleeps eyes" sideways
at what we are reading.
Jones has often wondered about this feel
ing, why it should make one uncomfortable.
After all, we should be glad to share sorne-
thing good with others.
The man was looking at Jones offering,
Gods Little Acre"
So to get even, Jones looked down at the
mans book.
Il was a magazine. rather than book and
it was entitled Gods Harvest" or some
such title.
Goods Little Acre" and Gods Harvest
side by side, whirling together down the
crowded Avenue. It was q sight for the
Gods and it made Templeton Jones smile
inwardly all the rest Of the way downtown.
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