Show WHEN THEY WENT BACK H OME HOME humorist records some surprises that attended the occasion of popular celebration during a recent old home week in an upstate up state village the following never will amount to w were ere in attendance john wilson clarke who was always too lazy to do the chores came up from new york in his big seven passenger car on account of pressing work he could stay but a few hours ex ganv silby kirkwood who was naturally thickheaded thick headed and half baked in his youth stopped over in his private car to see his old home dr willus G dyer one of the best known surgeons in the country called ili the town tow fool when a boy dropped in and left enough money for a town library ilass caroline jensen atwood too stupid au pid to learn in the old red schoolhouse now a popular authoress and playwright visited her relatives charlie druke the spendthrift shut up his wall street office long enough to attend one ot of the most noticeable features of the whole celebration was the absence of the men and women who gave much promise of originality and worth during their youth lack of memory in their old age accounts for the fact that not one of the old fogies bogies present ever said anything but good of anybody including the successful boys present don cameron shafer in judge |