Show didactics by our editorial philosopher amm sm iu potatoes 11 we bad boarded the train together at san francisco I 1 and a lady in brown dress and hat and veil to match she was not especially pretty nor young yet she had some attractiveness tract tr heness about her the attractiveness ti veness of the foreigner and this made in me seek her acquaintance when the time hung heavily over my head in conversation I 1 soon learned that she was rather intelligent and possessed the greatest asset to aristocracy beautiful and immaculate hands bands I 1 also learned that she was english and just on a sightseeing sight seeing tour through our country of course my next question was how do you like america oh its a pretty but a very peculiar country she drawled how so peculiar I 1 urged oh its so so absurd so irrational I 1 mean the people she added raising her eyes and meeting mine like someone who is very convinced cf c what he says 1 I should think the people here are no more absurd than the people in england I 1 answered with a little heat beat 1 the mule has a kick that Is v vicious and moonshine has one that is worse but the home town knocker carries the bagget wallop of them all stand it its so crowded so thickly populated but theres no reason for it in this country its so big so vast so rich and it seems there are a very few honest people here the absurdity of it believe me I 1 started to feel puzzled perhaps this lady had me also registered among the dishonest americans I 1 quickly glanced down in in my lap A minute ago I 1 had picked up a handkerchief from the floor perhaps this arti ele cle of mine was hers when I 1 found things rill oil right I 1 asked more curious than sympathetic you must have had some disagreeable experience 1 I surely did you know traffie traffic and freight conditions are simply te terrible r since the earthquake in san francisco the earthquake had only been four weeks previous 1 I had an awful time locating my trunk and from my sui suitcase tease several pairs of new suede gloves and my new silk waist had disappeared people are surely dishonest here was was that all I 1 managed to stammer she did not understand the sarc of my question but kept on prattling about what had bedri stolen had d gi vr v r n e auty r in afke the dis aften grand we w thin h pa r bitted kahat go led a 9 reat than t hus you died P 01 old dog amur ria a au n ud ad d the u AU in u a beautiful lorje i triangle ulfat a beautiful news c combination om she makes A mana man who is henpecked tries to conceal it but a woman who ls is rooster pecked tells the world |