Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-09-04 | Page 23 | Letters from a Home Made Father to His Son

I L' L Lell Letters r rF F From rOm a Horne Home Made Made- P Father th f to His His' Son SonI I I I By ByED ED STREETER I I. I I. I Dear Son t t 1 I Just been peen read readi In a a bO book about bout boutMans Mans Man's Mans Unconscious Mind That's a afine afine atine fine tine study fer for a young chap that dont don't havo to W work rk fer ter a livin See Seem In as ns ashow ashow how nobody knows anything about it you can say what yo you want without bein contradicted If you OU say Bay it loud enough you'll be an Authority When I I. I speak o 0 tho the unconscious mind you OU suppose Im I'm to th mental condition o 0 most most of or our friends to that great Pere ser Fraud man has two minds though ho dont don't appear to use either of or em One of or em he calls caUs your Our conscious mind mine That's th the thone one cne you use t l' make folks think you OU OUI I aro are what you OU think you want to be The other one Is la your unconscious mind That's what you ou really arc a are a alow low underhanded dog like I 1 Always suspected Its It's a minute when tho the Per Per- fesser tesser pulls off oft th lid an gives youa you youa O a look at what you used to regard with pleasure as Who Vho Is s that deformed little hunchback with tho the evil face tace round a knife In one ono hand an a black Jack in Is that th high priest that's been run run- nm my temple of a body bolly fer ter 46 45 years ears It looks moro more to me mo like out of ot a side show Put back th lid an lock th door If It th police wasn't unconscious they'd thed be th house this thia yer very ery Theres There's makes a man appreciate appreciate date tho the blessin's of or I Ignorance more than knowin elf to the latest rules Its It's to find out that as far as respectability goes oes youre you're neck an neck with yer re respected respected respected re- re what hung feet teet up from th tree tops without so much as asa asa a R shawl over cm em fer decency SOME HIDDEN FACTS Do ye e see seo that old gent in th corner corner corner cor cor- ner his white whiteboard whiteboard board beard lies He's one OTlo o o th pillows o 0 th church Ho He may look to you OU like the photographs of ot Sit Saint Peter but if IC you'd oud ever o read Fraud you'd oud know that when he strokes stroke his beard like that hes he's unconsciously his finger muscles sos so's to be able uble to choke old women an children if It he gets a chance See that kind faced old lad lady out th milk for fer tho the cat Keep out of ot her reach Call Can up th S. 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A an an warn cm em Fer like as as not she lies awake nights o 0 what fun It ud be to fry kitty alive In hot lard an an It If she or ever got loose her idear 0 o to do would bo be to string you OU up by th thumbs an nn an stick her ber needles into you ou Did yo 0 notice that stout gentleman corn at dinner Hes He's got sot a face like a man what's Just put a dollar doUar In th plato plate an a heart like a over his camp fire his chops havin Just finished lick In those of ot some tender missionary Not ln would give she him greater pleasure pleas pleas- ure urn than a Il thick slice out o 0 th calf calt o 0 your le leg ICK m medium done dono with brown grav gravy Hes He's learned d to control his hot emotions though by sl ln his Jaws a little relaxation from time to time on onan onan onan an car o corn COlon Like Liko as not you'll find U UON I ON o MANS MAN'S NS UNCONSCIOUS OUS' OUS MIND t t roff ro- ro f T l t 1 t r r jI r 4 i t I l wa w a- a as s I I If Deacon was to start cussin at the e folks that t was asleep an books at em a beef beel bone hid hill In his mattress An AnIn Anin in th meantime hes he's head o 0 th bible 80 slet cause he enjoys harm missionaries missionaries mis- mis mis mis- at hi his table even even though It aint practical to have em on it If It ye e want t. t t see j as you OU hope others never will t take ke a look 1001 at your our dreams Then done so 80 move to some sorn quiet place away from decent folk nn an keep yer black secret for fer everTh ever Th time Hmo Is past wh when n you OU can amuse th tamly at breakfast by tellin cm how you OU dreamt you OU seen a black cat down th street chasm chasin a hen henIn henin henin in a pair pall o 0 blue jea Jeans s. s Dont do 10 It unless you want to get set measured for Cor a ne Jacket jacke Per For they'll knoo right hl away th that t th black cat was you OU an anth th th hen couldn't a n been heen anybody elso else but yer Aunt Sophia Soplia that tl you ou so kindly Insist on livin with you OU not knowin what else elset t do with her Dont Don't breath a word of or It an try t live 11 out th rest o 0 your our life liCe as as best you jou ou can caro care not to be left alone with Hh tho the old lad lady KNOW YOURSELF Gettin acquainted with has some cheer cheery sides though in spite o 0 science I 1 spose you dat R t know that whatever happens to you U UIs is because you want it to happen Now that changes th complexion o 0 things aa roI th U colored lady says when she fell In th thO flour barrel It If you lose a game o 0 pinochle It aint because the other fellow is an any earthly good but because that's thal's what you OU was aim almin aimin In to do right along An he ho might's well wen know it sooner as later It If you OU fall faU downstairs Instead o o 0 was tin yer cr energy cuss cussin In yer er bad luck you can look up at th doctor with a happy smile an explain how it was a athing athing athing thing you'd oud been to do for tor a a. along along long while but you OU never neer got around to it before It was a fine In experience A bit uncomfortable goin over the ed edges es but th sort o o 0 thing every man ought to go so through at least once Th better I know m myself self th surer I 1 Iam Iam am that th most advice that was ever save gave a man was to Just act n teral The only place that's suited for tor Is Ig a a. padded cell Its It's m my on one fear teal that Ill I'll forget ferget myself someday an bo be bom m mys myself lf lt which is th last thing thins folks j really want Do y spose It if Deacon Slings bee was I Ito to get up in th an start cussin at th f folks that was asleep ep in th front pews an firm hymn books at em em that pe pe people plo ud say How delightfully lly unaffected Theres There's a man what aint afraid to be Certainly not They'd Shoo o him a life liCe Job baskets over oyer at th state KnowIn so much about this kind 0 though mal makes es it kind o 0 li hard rd to bring up children Wh What's ts t's th use se em cm fer that aint their fault They cant can't help heavin rocks through windows an plain hookey an any more than they can help their hair or their hands gettin dirt dirty dirt Its It's their unconscious minds that's heavin th rocks Watch Vatch that little chap blowin peas at th teach e e. e e. There Ho caught her right in tho the car ear Dont Don't scold him It aint his fault That's Just his hir n teral 1 instinct to commit commit commit com com- mit murder tle form o 0 pea shoo Un If It y you u lick him hell he'll get set an nn Inferiority complex and die In the poor house If It you QU dont don't hell he'll put yer cr eye eyo out Take yer chol choice e. e makes It-makes raisin children harder A HAUNTING FEAR When alls all's said an an a done dono ono a mans man's bad company tel for I used sed to y with animals but since I mot met I I myself I dont don't dare to go near em fe fer fear tear th temptation to hamstring em I II 11 get too strong I got ot considerable I pleasure an an carvin but J I dont don't take tako any chances now lest my un unconscious unconscious un- un conscious mind get th better of or me un 1 an anI I stab the hired man I 1 dont don't even feel comfortable about my head headIn In public cause cauSiO I read somewhere that its it's a no sign I 1 aint quite decent All AU I Ican Ican Ican can hope to do Is to to tolie lie low an an fool tool II my mv friends as long as I can i I Its It's right fer fel somebody to know about my unconscious mind sos so's to be able to l in case caso it gets I j out of ot order just as somebody ought I t. t t know about m my Innards fer similar I But nut to have ha I reasons er e everybody callin callinI I 1 it Jt by Its first namo name Is too much like Join Koin around with a plato plate glass window In your OUr vest I Our Inner Is wonderful things till tin you get conceited about cm em eman an then their but Besides who cares as long as they're all right Yo Youra rJ tel fer er AMOS tOS II 11 A Pat PatI Path Fath I Who Is that deformed little little hunch hunchback hunchback hunchback back with tho evil h face e 7 Copyright 19 1921 1 b by Ed Etl