Evening Star Newspaper, March 29, 1925, Page 93

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C.—GRAVURE SECTION —MARCH 29, 1925. GOOD INTENTIONS BY W. E. HILL (Copyright, Obicago Tribune Syndicate, 1925.) If a certain place 1s paved with good intentions, then surely there must be a few cozy nooks for those people (of the best intent At in_the world) who regard soli- taire as a sort of free-for-all Those terrible people who jump out of dark corners and yell, “Cover that ace!” And then there is the kindly person who wants, oh, so much, to help with the cross-word puzzle. “Some- thing with fur in four letters,” she murmurs. “Some- thing with fur in four letters!” Fifteen minutes go by. Business of dallying with a dictionary and a book of synonyms. “How about ‘antelope’?” she asks Oh, I won't forget; I'll mail the at the corner.” With the finest inte tions in the world, Bessie sets « with the family letters. Maybe remember them—mavbe left: One of those beautiful, but dumb husbands who, though well inten- tioned, is no good around a house. Slips on things and messes up burcau drawers One ot the best in tentioned persons we know is the lady who just will finish out peo- ple’s sentences for O 7 Somthing should be them Suppose Mrs. - ! A iy done about those well Brown meets Mrs . £ intentioned people Smythe out shopping ‘= who never can re- “I went to Olp, the . member right from butcher’s, this morn- p o left and are always ing” begins Mrs - e . giving directions to Brown, then a speck 2 S passing motorists gets in her eye and she . “Five blocks down. has to stop. “You went i then to the left, then to the butcher's this e = to the right on the morning? [ know, to 2 X 4 . . next turn” directs tell poor Mr. Olp how / d kind Mr. Bottler, who sorry you are about | i 7 et > ] has forgotten for the his wife's illness!” . -4 moment that he al- says Mrs. Smythe, tak- 4 f 7 3 ways pictures “left” ing up the tale. “It's | & \ § . as “right” so dear of you to show 5 ¢ so much sweetness to people!” Now Mrs Brown was all set to tell about how she went to complain about the chops, but it's no use correcting Mrs Smythe “Well, I think she’s in z s i E “My «Ilcar: you look the bathtub, but if Ia e - . ; % terrible! Why, you're you'll hold the wire I 73 s P ¢ the color of.ulhal think she can come and ¢ t % green wallpaper!” The talk to you!" Some . ? 5 : : well intentioned visit one’s well intentioned g 5 - X ’ 4 = to a sick person husband saying just the wrong thing. Kindness itself is the good intent of the young man who always insists on a pillow at the back of each and every elderly lady in the room.