THE PASSING SHOW.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 153, 1 July 1938, Page 6

THE PASSING SHOW.

(By THE MEN ABOUT TOWN.)

I don't know M-ll -il iiiioil! > i !i'.- nil.!. !'l fact. J ii iu ■! \ - ih' i'!' ; !ii--m w '-.' i .1 !••■ j in\ 11.1 l ••••I ! : •■!. : '•■• ~ i:,i SINKING FUNDS. :.■<••. \\'!:. n -■■• ~ 1.. ' cif hanks ill lii- "i.:l !■:'.! i'' 1.. i ;•• i .. - . .'•. : •;• -illeere i- VIII | ill lil V. 111 An.-- ;.-;i . .'. . . i ' ...,.- <! t seem t..' '■•■: 1> Hi" -.!••••.. ■ .;,-■•. They -cmii In riiii i ml i i .<■ <•■:■.; :• ■ ; i. ,■ • :i.i ■ I'm,ii 11n- |iiii)lic'- |i"in* "i \\ ■■,'. . j ;..••.! ,•: one ra.-p w here :l i'H- :!.'■.'-'- !i :i Ii :■• <■'••.. I a i'l km | lie ill |i:i VI I ■ "I .in il' - •■■"' ' . I ! i' ■■■ ' it. lint nr\l day I in- .■!:■■ jM" - ' '■;■ >■ !."' '■'■■■■ marked "Not r-nili-ii'in 1 1 ." A :"-n' ■ !.r ■ In- amain hanked ii. lull it •■ i :i;<' '■ I--;. <■■ I '■ "Xii fluids.'' In 'li-|«-|-:Hii.n !m m..'<i ■ .1 Mil il attempt. Mini tll ir— Time 1 !)•■ "he.pm v..i - :i n 1. . d I.uldly. "Nn ]!;im!.\" Thank - — !•!"-- i.. :h!n" like tllH «-illl liapJM'll ill N'eW /.-ail': I now tliat We 11.-lVi- 'Hl!' "Wll Jle-eive ni|.'. !'..i .11. The days of our youth wmili] be reeilh-d >} hv "Tonehs'lonpV reply to "No SVhokir" on : . ITidav litJ-t, for ir. n-"<l to he understood that :l :i!l hM,. r , to ~r from i LETTER ENDINGS, "ir;.,! pa ■ t i-ml a r 1 v - c..\,-:i. ,; ~■!;.'.,'■:. had ; t.. eonelinle wi'h .1." w.-rd-: 'I T : ; > v. • !'-.■ :p- ':■ «■• >■'■■ > • o-.....i;..,,i .- -~„:. .1 .:.■. - .•••>,.- . I This .lid nn! !ii: 11'\ die '•"!" •- ■ ' : • '<- '■!''' : Wiir. tn tli" i'i-1 "!' m\ '■>■ '•'■ '■' "i '■•■■<' '' • : ;.■■.,;,•!,,!,.■:■- tlin r-hadow ih: •...'• . •■,.:, •..-.■. | A |.-:.n will -oil :.■■'.• v.HV -I ■•,,.■ ■ ■ ;... ...■:■ ■ to ;»... ymir, Iri.ly. .1 , ::•- I!" .wi " ... •',■•.■';. , mi-sin;.' Hi" w lio!i- i-<i:i: ;iJi jih-ii: impl ■ ! i.\ I .-■ wmil- "Vinii- ohedient -■■r\ :i !•» " ii ■ : ii. v , seems t«» In- ;i l.rave .t • t >-!ii ;•: to .!-,•:,. : '.-.I I : | tli in;.'. I'U ti 1" niWiiv- look- funny. !.'..■ t in- cmi! • ' ; moil ll*e of ''i.e." wlm-m it slum! I ..■ "".'.'." ; "vice vcr-:i" for '•infer ;iii:i." ami - : mi!ar i-h".-| < eufs wlici'e file «.w„| old NiiL'l- -i\.i>, Aoilid In' safer mill jn-t ii- expih-it. s-li'i!.ir. IToro is a eautionnry tain for '_ r .irdetierr. '. For iiKrf=t hnekyard ».'i r/ieiier- if ju-l ilm-n'l ajijily. Init only to tlm-r n.irileneiv in j he , 11 ** -. -11!• ur!.r-. wliei'e nm - ;i ml DARKIE. tiling- iiw. Jir.Avn li.ml ii ' liomo in- one -..-:, r-iil, in.. Tlioro wore fow le.ii~e~ nml i■•: 11 ■ \ n.nl-1. •■■■]; ■. At tlio hntfom of |si-.>« n - - \., .1 i!,<re v,;i~ ;i j I'iHlilo.k. anil in tliat |~i !!'■!. il-.i.l D.i-l-.1.-. tlio cow. lii'ou n iitnl I):i!l:i' ','.ee v '.if :'i'-. j fur 15i-i.w-n iK kiml to ;i ni-.e., !-■. an ! r,.',! i.in-j v. ill . ! nt-|.niiil Lot lev 1 iiiin a ■■ .v. •■. : '.•<■ ri.-iu -..:■' j~f l!-e:itm<oit. •)•!,!■ e;,:!\ -■,•. :, ...• v. :lr . t ;,,. .'■, .■ ! that Jirow n ami Da: I.e. ... ,; ~,, ~..-( ;.-:' ,• 1 ! weil fueeii,,.,-. \V)ii.n ii-. i ••■.'."•! I.i- ' i'.\ .' If he law n i-|j;.|i \:,:-< un,' :., Il ,:!.;. . :*, !.., il'.-i ! them. The ~ .nn-! ..f ! ; i" .•-.-..'. •:• w i.-L-llUil\« f lllli--i<'l|l 111 !.!•!!,•_• 1'..!,'- e\ lilllt I'|In tl'll' I'ellee. Till' fe.ie,-. 1,;. (he u.I.V. \V!'- ! jn-if ii plain wire fem-e. morniir.' \v i~ iilway- ii t>>>|iii!ar oe.-ar-'oii. for lii.M u i'.•■ | f linf* ili.it lirow n tiiiniHHl i'i- l'-t 1 'i'- •. of " 'ii i !he liail [ilanti'il viviit .i. ,-'„-. 1: the:e u .„- join- thin- Diirkie iike.l :, ::, , ih:,,, 1.,« ~ ,!!•. jovorilu Jliir. :,u-"m "t M.al.in • ■■■:.- v il.i 'a i-ow. a, I! -..wii - ,: -- .-..■ e.l. I!.. •,•.,- ,- " | over i,ne \\ e1: eml. I)m in-, i '..■ •■ " [ ■ ..-' • ' ,: : time he ili.liM i-'.en '..n ■•■ thli,;. , i I I.i : ... lint Diirkie tliomjhf a w lm!e !.,i ~f him. -. ■ ' took her ii—ii.i 1 <!iinlay morui; / -t:ni.| .it : h • fiTie<'. Hut 1 !iere wii - i..i I'.: n« n. an! n■ : off(M-iii."> of ynllli;' letfll.e. '1"..-,, D-si-ki.. i"., •i•, •! tliat it nan' p.»--ii,!e to -a :',_■-'.■ :!,,-. ii-li :',.■ . | fiMieo. She iii.l c. W'-.-n 11.-oai, return. .I | home ]ic found Darkle ;„ hi.- he kyanl. nn<l 110 Siliil sho W.'lt- till' niii-t f-.ili-lhl lookili"- i-iiW lio !ia<l over *i'Pli. The n;ir<leii ha-! ju-t to Thorn lnul keen !e'lm-e ami voihil' ami |ie:ir-— 1. .f - ~f l' - .nil Darkie hail liinl a real l.a ii'jui't..-- IkiiW. ' ! Tt ii PaliT>ath morn in a N'cw Fm-.O n-5 villapo anil ltu-liard JofTrev i- \ir~. ; Denni* make renly for ;i vi.-i!<. . i. •;• • nia-t'-r mariner, iMAROONED (V.). this <lay fr..vi Salem: her own man i. <lue liome from flio sea. too. liiri phi|i inn•' . oven now lx> in MaM-ueini-a'tt* l!av. Ak >!ie . liustlos around, "fixin' tiling--." her miml travels Lack to ju«t sueh nnnfher morn, two | years before. Little ha<l <-lic flnniL'lit then, as plie prayed for tli(»=e in peril ~ii the <e,i. ! tliat tlmt parne ni"rht would !,rin;_' to her it* ■ pil't—another son for the one it had r0!,!,e.; Ilier of. Hit first-lmrn had <«n,.- down with jlik sliiji. anil lier i>ii.t lior"- heart iia.l "one mil !to jictnr. frail l»eiii"- tliat the r-i-a hid e:i-1 ■ii J»- lleinei liy the •',h]lv f.,!k al.-uit Iht. -'~■ lnul done nil a mother eluild to hnihi :::■ : ! ..'t : frail Ihhlv ami snot lie that .1 i--1 r.i u-h- mind. it li.icl liern niihill work _.\-|.«. e-|>eeia '! \- \vlip:i i the wild ueuliir-D flew r.veVhe:id. her.,' i;,,., i',,. storiniJ tlmt pweep uvi-r t'i if iron 1,..un.| .■,■, :. , And wiien file heavy rain f.-l! a (-'rati'."- «*••,- : >-.• hiwoke in liim to ru-ii out into it. an 1 , rt'i!pin« his liamls, drink ~f it—as !k» ;,.|.| d'nik ko liitterly of nianV inhumanity. it w.,- ~•■ |one isuk-Ii Tiipht she had had hird w .rk to jsootlio him as he wrestled u ; :h some !p.-r ; .l ' tliirpr. al] arms and Iveak. a fion"- tliat rhi/' t to strangle liim; islie h.ad held him :■. '•.■■r ' the while lip rar*«l. and she had hid to promise tn help liim roll a lnu*- rm-k down on to it-an<l criiisli it. Divine serviee <<\i' r . she watchod Jiim as lie said lite Craee. ret'":i I 'u? the lia<l taut/h! liim. one teael-n-s a little phihl. His own name or nnirht of himself he knew- not —nor poiihl he read o;- write —all that was of the past. I n the afternoon Georjre ITaspel arrived, and Inter her own man and the two spoke fo'_'fher till the j dawn; and after that they =:tf Kkhar.l .lelTrev ■before them and wrote on a paper. They , lielped him to sirn a perawlinp er'vs theret.). | and then George Ilasse! went away. An.it I year lias passed, r.nd now thev are dri'i-.-imr Dirknrd Jeff rev in hV Siinda'v i-lothes and | tnUinpr liim nlio.-ird a shiti. \ sa<l p-n't i" •V ' Yes. Tf is o\e- at ]a«t. thondi. and the r-hlp sails. Baek in \nv Fnirhind. Mrs. Di-imi.; is bnstlinj round and "fixin' thimrs." l : -ten ; m_meanwhile to the wild sealiirds that flv overhead and yii-.-iy incr for those in peril on the sea. An<l TCiehard JetTrcy's mother there on Portsmonfh Dock is pravilifr. too. that thev will lirimjr her son l.nek to he-. \. 1 ,,i! 1 e'.mnment and he is with her. lli'lei'-l .1.-(T|-e\-h.as romp home —home from the sea.- M ■ lit-"..! . I POLITICAL ALPHABET. i I A stands for Arms-tronc who f.iit,...- :i >i i strikers: i D for Dob Setni>'o. who nabs liltrlnvnv liiker-- ' C stands for Coates, which lie tn-p not m : ! Hvinri-s: ! T> for I'liend wlio our I'.-::,:,. ■ | nrr.inirfs. FJ for l-.tnlr-,,,. who nhhors np'r.-i .■•..inh : F for IV Fr.'iser. with uraisi r r..ni!.- | 0 for (>„! t|l Forlios. .and hi- \:. w- „o■■ , ! \'iir\': j TT stnmlw for T 1 :iniilton--m n il;. 11 -■ -,t : .i •-.■ 1 for tii" foh- wlien re-urns \v :•! n. J for the Joke'- whose jo, •i>\ u ,. \\., •■ ... i | ~ .■ ■ TC for the K.isli :n «•! |.-i| n..w ...-.• ,o e- ' . ■■ (Millions ami milljo.-.s ; ,n.l '.••" • ■■ follow^ 1, stands for Ivinustom .wh . ■-. .-..-..|--- >• : " :■ " lis. (Also for T.:i\v. xvhii-h to r.iv w'ol Mine ' •■< M stands for Miikev. witli i.i.•.'-.- :.. .■ ...i . X stur.ls for Nash, win re ~i,r ! : -['■ '. is! O stands for Oh! wh'-n a man na •-.-•■ l- ! -. < 1* when in Par-idise I'ur,. |~. ~..■., v,... < > is the C)ins' ion in our I lu-i ■ . • .. . ■ ', U is fo>- MnnnitMr Si-.oe-s- >;• i. ■-• ,'.. . • S s'ilTlds f,,;. Sllllive, h ... .... .',, , ..... T for the Tronia.. v .-;.,.., ~., . Founder. I" is the l-oiver-o !'., • . A . ••■.. ...... ..; A' is y ,in- \-,,. r . r,,,. w'.i-h '. . •'■ idei'din:;-. AV hrim.js !,. i,,,ti, i,\- o, .• ~„ i X is os". "t • ~ :■: .| ..;,.. ■ V st.-.mi- !..,- \'. -~, ~.-.,, ~ , , . . '/.( ih-'ii- I- u',' .l:i:>- i ■,••■' ■ . •