Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-01-30
Man On The Street

Man I'm ne Street
Brother can you spare dime? I'd kinda like to have
a cup of coffee"
The world looked pretty good that day, but the
holding his hand didn't look hot We going to
lunch and this stranger with rather haggard look his
face included in we We thought pretty
fine day and things going along O. K. "1nsde u s.
A." worth seeing at the Metropolitan theatre. Next
week there will be the Ballet Theater Spring in the
air, there change of weather and pretty soon
wouldn't have to about the slush creeping into
Shoes There interesting lecture at the university
nice fine speech about culture The paycheck
ing in regularly and kept thinking about that $1,000
Nash pubiczed in luscious Life magazine Those ads
make you dizzy.
Oh, to heck with this Besides, had never
him before He might be cheap drunkard. Sure, give
him dime and he'll to beer parlor. Have good
time for dime By golly that rhymes Funny isn't it?
Funny the way this looks at you. He really
business doesn't he There's the pleading look in his eye
all right Maybe he's all right Sure give him dime Look
at him get overanxous when start digging into
pockets Look at the quick dartng of his hand
He looks like he knows how to roll dice So monkey
around in pockets The guy has Gained down now.
He's sort of resigned You can't help it. You sorry
him. Maybe he's all right Do unto others Think it
We wouldn't like be in his Shoes Every man to
himself. We hate that.
We took this along to lunch We asked him a lot
Of questions 1--WE certainly don't read much about you
guys in the papers do WEI" mot the funny pa
pers he joked. Where did you work? ooh, that
long time ago he said why couldn't you find work pr
well tried tried hard enough but know lot of
guys like me- had job few weeks ago, but the place
out of business. Maybe this bad weather makes it
that way. Nav pretty bad before that started,
too" he said.
, We thought he decent Nothing cynical
about him. Nothing wrong with his mind. We thought
he was like of That's the great thing about Amer
ca. You meet person, any kind of person.
and the next it feels like you have known him all your
life. Democracy for buns and mlionaires alike
How do you size things up, mister asked Hard to
tell he said Don't you read the papers," Nav there isn't
much that interests there except the ad section
right at least The conversation drifted What
you think of the cold war;, we asked. Maybe war
would do lot of good he said What do you mean ?"
Give jobs of course That's the way you look at it,
eh ?" well you know how during the war he said
DO you get mad when you're out looking for a
Job? we asked. Nope, not particularly. Why" "Oh
thought you might envy all those people who have Jobs
self We almost shuddered 1t lasted moment and
then optimistic again.
We'll things will be picking up again." said "Oh
Sure he said this thing will course pretty soon"
f'How?" were curious "Oh you know as well as do
that things have to change" Oh sure" we said Then
there silence the finished eating his fairly big
meal We got curious Where you going to be
when the change sets in" asked
;"Oh I'll be around" he said.
1t time to leave. He thanked us very nicely He
dnt hang either None of that drag along with
you stuff He just left We him disappear down the
street.
As stood there looked across the street and saw