Show I 1 LIKE THE depression 0 by HARRY ANSLEY globo texas writer I 1 like tho the depression no anoro prosperity for me 1110 I 1 leavo had moro more tun tin since the do da ossion pi pl started than I 1 over hail had in fit my life I 1 hail had forgotten how to live what it meant to have real friends londs fr what it wu like to oat cat common ovary day food fact la is I 1 was getting just a 0 little high hat three bearg ago only ono one man of tho the nolys globo organization could bo be of tow town at it alnio 1110 and lio lind had to leavo leave at tho the last and got back as soon an na a possible many times I 1 havo have driven miles to a banquet sat through three hours of bunk in order to inako a civo manuto speech and then doivo tho miles back so 80 as aa to bo be ready for work tho the next morning nowadays Nowa daye as aa many news globo aro invited to make inako phoso trips ami wo we stay as ag long as aa wo we want to tho the cholo outfit could leave tho the office now and it make any difference I 1 IWO tho the depression I 1 have tinia to visit violt my friends londa fr and to ninko make now ones two when I 1 wont vent to a neighboring town tomi I 1 always stayed at the hotel now I 1 go liccio with my friends londa fr stay oil all night and enjoy homo cooking I 1 havo ovon even allo weekend with some flomo of tho boys who havo lava been kind to inai to ill ino 0 its great areat to arop drop into a store and feel that you can call spend an hour or two or or halt half a day visiting and rold not fool feel that you aro are talu able time I 1 alike like tho the depression I 1 un am getting acquainted with my mx neighbor in tho the last six months I 1 have become acquainted with frolks who havo have levad next door to mo me for tho the last three years I 1 am following tho the biblical admonition lovo love your neighbors ono one of my neighbors has hag ono of the beat looking wives I 1 have over ever soon seen shee Is a dandy I 1 am getting acquainted with my mk neighbors bo and learning to lovo love them three years ago I 1 ordered my cloth es as a new mew york tailor two or three suits at a time I 1 was always alibay s crossed up but ow I 1 bought a suit in 11 two years I 1 am mighty proud of my sunday go fro to to clothes when I 1 dress dresa up I 1 am dressed up tip and I 1 dont mean maybe I 1 like the depression throe years a ago go I 1 was so busy and my wire was so busy that we see much of each other I 1 never wont went homo home to lunch in rich about twice a week I 1 wont home for dinner at I 1 never had time to to go anywhere with her if I 1 did go on a I 1 could never locate her bar for fortiere there always was a blonde or a redhead red head and I 1 worry much a bout it my wife belonged to all tho the clubs cluba in ill town she oven even joined the young mothers club wo we dont have lave any children but she eho was waa studying and between playing bridge and going to clubs she was waa never at home wo got stuck up and high we oven even took down the aid ld family bed and bought a set of twin twi n beds on the installment I 1 whon when I 1 would come homo home at night if my wife was waa at home sho eho would already bo be in her bed and I 1 would crawl in mine if I 1 came in first it was vise versa we like the depression we havio have come coma down oft off our ped ajtal astal and are really livin living grit nt my house now the twin eda ads are stored la in the garage and the old family affair Is 19 being used wo are enjoying lire info instead of taking ahot water bottle to bod bad these cold eights she sticks her heels in my back just as ag she did before hoover elected I 1 ben out on a party in 18 months I 1 have lost my book of tole phon numbers my wife has dropp pd od most moat of the clubs I 1 believe wo aro are falling failing in lovo love all over again I 1 am pretty well satisfied with my wife think I 1 will keep her at least until she ahe Is 40 and then it if I 1 feel like I 1 do now I 1 may trade her for two twenties I 1 am feeling better since the depression I 1 like moro more exorcise exercise walk to town and a lot of folks who used to drive cada llaca are walking with me I 1 like the depression my digestion la is better I 1 been to see a doctor in it a year I 1 can oat anything I 1 want to I 1 om getting real honest to goodness food iford three years ago wo we had filet mignon once a week now wo we have a round steak with flour grovy gravy then we kad had roast breast of guinea hen now we are glad to get sow bosom with buttons on it I 1 like the depression three years ago I 1 never had time to go to churchil I 1 played golf all day sunday and besides I 1 was wag so darned smart that there a preacher in west texas who could tell me anything now T em cm go ng to church regularly nover never miss a sunday and it if this depression keeps on I 1 will be going to prayer mooting meeting before long I 1 li kethe depression |