Show I WHEN THURBER WAS SMALL dents Private Secretary Private Secretary Thurber has always al-ways been of a very inquisitive tarn of mind i all matters pertaining to religion re-ligion He will forsake a FeT h novel at any time to discuss theology His 1 research has been great and ho delights de-lights in nothing so innch as to rescue some old divine whose mental eyesight being dim has permitted him to stray from the path and set him in the right direction once more Thurber feels that the day i which ho has performed such a deed has not been wasted His friends expressed much surprise at his accepting accept-ing his present office Those who hud known him from childhood were sore perplexed that one so religious 3 he should voluntarily venture into the de vions path of politics And theii1 per plexity continued until they Were able to appreciated truth of his declaration declara-tion that he accepted the position because be-cause ho believed it to be his duty to his country They tell a story of the first recorded search Thurber made into things pertaining to another life Hew He-w s but a tot scare out of petticoats but quite precocious withaL The canary bird of a little friend had ded and it bad been buried in 3 tiny coffin with much honor Two or threo days later the owner ot the bird on reaching the grave to drop her tears surprised sur-prised young Thnrber before tho grave which he had opened and with the bird i his hand Why Harry Thurber she cried running up and shaking him what do you bovl mean You naughty wicked bad bovlWhy the naughty wicked bad boy replied between shakes II only erwant terseeiifi theittlebirbirdieahhad QOeto t heaven Chicago |