Ogden Daily Standard | 1918-12-07 | Page 4 | Yank Would Rather be Wart on Nose of "Liberty" than Eiffel

Yank Would Rather Be Wart on Nose of "Liberty" Than Eiffel PARIS, Nov. 31 He was spluttering with tho helpless indignation, of tho man who wants to tell foLks what he thinks of them and can't pronounce the words, when he came Into the Y. M. C. A. headquarters. Two gendarmes gendar-mes with ferocious mustaches and friendly eyes shepherded him into the room. "L'Americaino" they announced" simply, and turned away with the air of those "who have done their duty ! They had learned that the Y M. C. A. would always look after the American 5 soldier in France. "What's the matter?" asked the secretary. sec-retary. 11 ' "Matter? There ain't anything the matter with me," said the American I soldier angrily. "You better. ask them policemen what's tho matter with them! Say, they couldn't hold down a job ten minutes in New York! They can't even talk just make noises." "What did you want to talk to them about?" inquired the Y. M. C. A. man. "Oh, I just wanted to ask the way back to the station, that's all. I loft my rifle and my pack in the corner, and came up to sec Paris. Now I got to go back to catch my train." "Where do you live back home?" asked the Y. M. C. A. man. "Brooklyn," said the American soldier. sol-dier. "I'll just telephone and find out where you left your rifle and your pack," said the Y. M. C. A. man. A few minutes later he was ready with the desired information, and with directions di-rections for getting "back to-the station." sta-tion." "Thanks," said tho American boy. "I sure am much obliged. But, say, Paris is a funny place, ain't it? A little cleaner than New York, maybo, but' say, I'd rather be a wart on the nose i S i of the Goddess of Liberty than the let whole Eiffel Tower.'" J ? He turned abruptly and went out. I H