My Son John Page #2

make it, John.

Too bad you couldn't

make it last Sunday

'cause we had the kids home...

oh, now, that's all right.

That's all right.

He sent a wire,

he said goodbye to the boys.

Dr. carver's in here.

Oh.

Hello,

Dr. carver.

What gives with you around here?

Oh, friendly call, no charge.

Good to see you again, John.

Looks like a young

Uncle Sam himself,

doesn't he, doc?

How are things down

in Washington, son?

Everybody's beginning

to see things as they are,

aren't they?

Well, some of us, father,

are not so much interested

in seeing things as they are,

as we are in seeing things

the way we'd like them to be.

Well, just as long

as you'd like them to be

for the old red,

white, and blue,

it's all right with me.

Well, Dr. carver,

nobody can ever say

that we weren't brought up

on those good old

American bromides.

Well, the bromides can come

in pretty handy sometimes,

can't they, doc?

Yes, even when our thinking

gets shaky,

there's nothing better

than good old bromides.

Oh, wait a minute.

Might as well keep it on,

I'm going to get mine now.

Where are we going?

Mass, eleven.

Unless you'd rather

go at twelve.

No, no, eleven is fine.

What church are you going to

in Washington?

Saint Patrick's.

Well, I'm all in a cloud

of bedsides.

Good luck, son.

Now, keep us going down there.

Doctor, you know in my

catechism and cookie days

around here, I'm afraid I took

you rather for granted.

Oh?

But I think you'll be

interested to know

that I've learned

to take my hat off

to science and to research.

Uhhuh.

Well, we fellas, that is,

fellas smarter than I am,

uncover a lot of things

that are new,

and different,

and progress making.

But more and more,

some of us are beginning

to realize

that someone put them there

for us to discover.

Someone put them there.

Yes, I know, father.

Uh, somebody hides things

around for us to find,

kind of like an old-fashioned

egg hunt, huh?

To discover something is great,

but the wonder of creation...

you know, doc, I follow you.

I see what you mean.

Columbus discovered America,

but he didn't put it here.

Of course, Columbus

is a great hero to us,

but I'll bet you

that the Indians

weren't impressed with him.

Well, how could they be?

'Cause they were here

before he was.

Did you ever think about that?

No, father, no, but I will.

Well, I'll see you all

in the bomb shelter.

So long.

So long, doc.

I'm all ready, Dan.

Uh-huh, well,

you better be.

Been having a little trouble

with your father lately.

You oughta hear him yak

when I'm late.

Is that so, mother?

Here's your hat, father.

Still active, father?

Well, you're darn right we are.

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