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lEE 12, 1904
The Commoner,
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The Baby
(roly-poly, cunning little mite,
i smiling, aancmg, coomg, emn
te,
his smile makes .burdens
is love makes dark days
iter,
presence gives a reeling or
Slit
constant source of happiness
joy
rosy-lipped and hrown-eyed
boy.
I funny little language that he
L.Vr
fjgurgles, little coolngs, little
ihtfA&ch little intonation
IBjmt its bit of Information,
kUU U1B UUU-LUUJ) UtUU UiUiyiUU 4U U1H
cheeks,
Coming, going, like the sunbeams in
their play,
Heighten up my little cottage ev'ry
day.
ten I feel his cunning fingers on .my
face, 'u'' - r"
peel the little lines1 of love his fingers
trace, '..-
I With no vking, though high his
station,
Loyal, strong or wide his nation,
'ould I trade "for keeps" my humble
lot or place.
''or no kingly place could ever give
L Jfe'Jpy,. -,- " wi. . - u
tnat i ieei wnen piaying wiui ine
baby boy.
ien the angels hover o'er him as
ha sleeps,
id their loving care a constant vigil
I Irflnno
Who can tell the joy' I'm feeling
When the love light is revealing
r'ry smile that o'er his rosy visage
creeps?
Such a joy no kingly ransom "e'er could
B "i , . .
id we have it dally, darling, you
and I.
lod watch over you, my baby, every
day;
luard thy footsteps as you journey
on life's way.
Keep your feet from ever straying,
eEvery wrongful action staying
e thy life a life of service this I
pray.
fay your heart be ever loyal, brave
t and true
our hopes, dear little boy, are
fixed on you.
One Sided
FAb Mr. Crushlby crawled under the
fcno ho ventured to make a protest
fell, didn't you take mo for bet-
f, or for worse?" snapped Mrs.
shecly.
res, that is "what I did, moaned
Crush erly, gently rubbing as
ly bruised spots as he could reach.-
it the trouble is I haven't had any
ce of the first part of the bargain,
rdear."
i
none was moro emphatic than ho in
denouncing municipal corruption.
But on this especial occasion the
magnate sat in his private office, fum
ing with rage. The mayor whom ho
had supported had actually had the
temerity to veto a franchise ordinance
secured after hard work and the ex
penditure of much money.
"I'l go right up and see him,"
Spluttered the enraged magnate.
Seizing his hat he rushed to the
mayor's office and was at once ad
mitted. "You have betrayed me," declared
the magnate."
"But that ordinance was a deliberate
robbery of the people," said the mayor,
"and you were one of the chief men
in demanding my election because I
would stand by the people."
"But you forget that the gentlemen
who are associated with mo in this
enterprise are the people," shouted
the magnate.
"I must stand by my pledges," in
sisted the mayor.
O, If you are going to make this a
realistic performance instead of a
mere imitation, I might as well go,"
said t the magnate. "But I do hate to
see a man like you take things' so
.seriously. That'B the very thing that
is ruining the business of practical
politics."
Too' Realistic
te trust magnate who owned all
the public franchises and saw a
JL niore that he wantedr had long
talking, loudly about his desire
reform. On every conceivable oc-
he prated about "preserving
ionor of the mualclpality and
The Trouble
"What made you bolt Hussler's nom
ination? He Is an honest man, isn't
he?"
"0, yes; he's honest"
"And-' he'll carry out the pledges
your party's platform 'contains) will
he not?"
"You bet he will, and that's just
why I am opposing him."
A Vision
Talk about the joys of autumn
I am ready to relate
That they've got 'em good and plenty
Down in old Missouri estate,
Down In fertile old Missouri
Where the juicy possums climb,
They're a having lots o' pleasure
Pawpaw and persimmon time.
Mr. Possum in the oven,
Sweet potatoes in the grease;
'Simmon sauce a gently stewln'
While our appetites Increase.
Corncob pipe a waltin' handy
And the cider In Its prime;
Old Missouri's in her glory
Possum and persimmon time.
I have heard the tree of knowledge
Was In fact a pawpaw tree,
Which, if true, condones Eve's action
Couldn't help It, don't you see?
And the pawpaw, fat and luclous,
Now Is in its frosty prime,
And they're happy in Missouri
Pawpaw and persimmon time.
Statistical
"I tell you, Mrs. Bildad, figures are
wonderful things!" exclaimed Mr. Bil
dad, looking up from the sheet of
paper upon which he had been figur
ing for an hour.
"TJh-hub," said Mrs. Bildad, who
was industriously darning a sock.'
"I've just figured out how high- a
stack of tea thoasasd silver dollars
would reach, just how far ten mil
lion dollar bills would, reach if placed
end to end, amd just how many square
miles of surface the paper used in
a Sunday edition of our daily paper
would cover, and I'll read you the
results."
"Excuso mo, my love," said Mrs.
Bildad, laying tho sock aside. "But
beforo you do that just figure a little
more. You get the hatchet and flguro
out just how many licks it takes to
prepare enough kindling for morning;
then Just get tho coal hod and figure
how many stops It is to tho coal bin
and back, and while you are out just
count how many shovelfuls of coal it
tako to fill the hod. And whon you
got all that figured out you can give
mo the results of your "
But Mr. Bildad had torn the paper
into shreds, and what ho said as ho
started for tho kitchen was warm
enough to boat tho houso for a week
In midwinter if sorao one could only
Invent a way of storing and applying
tho heat
Brain Leaks
A bird on the hat costs a plenty.
Perfect faith moans perfect trust.
Only the foolish meauro life by
length of years.
The man who loves his work seldom
wants for a job.
Tho wise man will not put his trust
in tho labels on tho can.
Tho man who boasts of his partisan
ship oxposes his narrowness.
Tho easiest man to deceive is tho
man who thinks he knows it all.
The father who Is not a hero to his
children should hasten to reform.
Jealousy and true lovo never got
along-well together in tho same heart
Big successes, are never won by
taking little troubles homo with you.
Tho lover of the bowl who tries to
"taper off" is pretty sure to "toper
off."
Some people who imagine thorn
selves to be critics are merely fault
finders. People who cet to heaven will fiW
lliniTf 4-f ftln.1 4 t l . . 4 AMli1.1l1. J
uuw ia Bku.il. kllWUUliy UBLUUJIBUIUUUIB
down here.
The average man doesnot have to
go far from home lo find a place to
begin reform work.
Good citizenship finds better ex
pression at the ballot box than in
the street corner discussion.
Some people must think they are
paper mills, judging by the way they
are always chewing the rag.
The public always suffers when It
elects a man to office for tho sole
purpose of affording him a way to
make a living.
You may be able to postpone coal
buying time by thinking of the price.
It Is calculated to make the average
man quite hot
The young man who tries to be "one
of the boys" may succeed at it but
he is pretty apt to. bo a failure at
everything else.
A lot of men have been made mis
erable by reason of being forced to
try to live uo to an accidental reputa
tion for brilliancy.
The man who is always boasting
of his willingness to fight for his
rights Is usually the man who wants
more than is coming to him.
After you have noticed the way a
little wife can rule a big husband you
will no longer wonder that David had
such an easy time with Goliath.
The report that the California prune
crop will reach 110,000,000 bushels is
another bit of information that will
not be relished at the boarding house.
The most popular young lady In
our neighborhood is the one who is
equally as good at making bread as
she Is at playing the piano, and she
Is an artist at both.
Young man, If she suggests when
you bring a box of candy that you
would better be saving your money,
It is a sign that it is a good time to
ask the momentous question.
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