Judge — July 1933 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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We'll Have a Democratic Party! “ TITTERS,” I plaintived in a mourn- ing mood as I tucked away another heaping bowl of strawberries, “Belly- cres isn't all it should be!” Why not, sir. You are picking be from your bushes; you have e from your chickens. You can even have chicken from your chickens, There are peas, beans, lettuce, sorrel, and other roughages greening round your garden There will be grapes off your vines: apples off your trees; nuts off your boughs; and frost on your pumpkins before you know it. You can embed yourself in plenty all winter if you don't care for the city season. Why, sir you can go right on being a High Hat farmer—beholden to no stock ticker, office seat, filing cabinet or pretty stenographer,” 1) “That's very very future vely, Jitters, but Bel- lyacres remains as it was —in a disgruntled state, I rebutted. “Look at tl walls, The paint is peel- ing like a Coney Island sunburn, both inside and out. The roof needs re- ling and the rain gutters are shot. e barn floor is jittery and anytime the station wagon is liable to phy thru to the floor The picket fence has been seized in patches by The field next to the is a mass of weeds. There is need for new awnings, a swimming 4 a new putting green. And how the new cold cellar to keep the brew 1 and the cider from working mother into vinegar, And you know that the could have a few new lead bones grafted into its veins. It’s been durned faithful these yar 60 year haint it, Jitters.” hat’s all very sad, sir. be fixed.” You mean, you sly fellow,” I hap- pied, feeling like a policeman who sud- denly hot below. souvenir seekers, house about water system odd, = But it can comes on a beer sign during a parade. “You mean you know where I can get the money for all these IGH. all K sundry irkings 7” is no n know why head about It is like yes- arded quantity. It Nobody has any; nobody I know will ever have any body with any sense wants any! Jitters,” I lowed “that sounds uneconomic !” Not at all, sir, True we all need a little cash and I don’t doubt that we will all get it. Otherwise my theory is cally sound. Think back, ‘sir money was supposed to be as around as a Minsky chorus ankle you were usually stony. friends.” “[ do not, sir, There money and I don’t should bother your M sir, is obsolete te s Times, a dis is & wornout symbol. very When thie As were your “ H!” I cried. “True. But think of the credit I had in efore the Crash. Why there was one time when I owed 1200 high balls to Frank & Jack; a Marmon to the Marmon Co.; a frigidaire to the cold control people, etc. No, Jitters, we took the credit and let the cash go!” “That, sir.” rex tugwelled Jitters “was unsound economics. Now think how infinitely better off you are, You (Page 27, please) BELOYACRES AS REPAIRED BY THE FENCING ~ PAINTING — SHINGLING - QUILTING PARTY comicbooks.com