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'&r$0MwG'' SUSS- n& '" sum, '?X!ny5r2AmSZrJv " w "- Maajaaaaajaai DECEMBER 6, 1907 The Commoner. 13 rf!i drfyHifc L r M v V As Ik Irzkr Hrf7 Jr LjjLJ-r c-"y mmonerj(o( 'THE LOOKOUT MA NT (Republished in responso to numerous requests.) Now listen, little chU'run, an' I'll tell a story true, An' better you remember, 'cause it means a lot to you. An if you heed th' lesson, then when Chris'mas time is hero You'll git-a lot of pleasure, an' a lot o' ChiiB'mas cheer. Th' Lookout Man is walkin' when th' stars begin t' peep To see if little chil'run air in bed an' fast asleep; An' all who act up naughty an' don't mind their ma's and pa's Th' Lookout Man is watchin' ran' he'll tell 01' Santa Claus. I knowe'd a little feller wunst who got real bad an said He didn't care f'r Santa Claus, an' wouldn't go t' bed; Said that he didn't have t' mind O, he was awful bad, An' didn't care th' leastest mite 'bout makin' folks feel sad. But when it come t' Chris'mas time he didn't git a thing 'Cause Santa Claus had heard o' him-an' not a thing he'd bring. He knew that bad boy's record better mind your ma's and pa's; Th' Lookout Man is watchin' an' he'll tell 01 Santa Claus. I also knowed a little girl who wus just awful bad. She wouldn't learn her lessons an' she alius got so mad If anybody told her t' be still an' hush her noise Well, she was alius wishin' f'r a lot o' Chris' mas toys. But when 'twas Chris'mas mornin' to her wonder an' surprise An empty stockin' hangin' In th' -corner met her oyes. You see, she acted naughty better mind your ma's an' pa's; Th' Lookout Man is watchin' an' he'll tell 01' Santa. Claus. Th' Lookout Man Is peepin' thro th' winders ev'ry night, An' countin' up th' chil'run who air alius actin' right An' goin' off t' bed at wunst when told it's time t' go, An' never poutin', not a bit, or takin' clothes off slow. He puts 'em in his good book, but th' bad ones in th' bad; "An' -when he write's a bad one he looks, O, jus' awful sad. 'Cause he knows they won't git nothin' better mind your ma's .,, and pa's;. Th' Lookout Man is' watchin' an' he'll tell 01' Santa Claus. The Difference Artisticus "I don't think much of those new ten-dollar gold coins." Realisticus "Gracious alive, man; I think of them all the time!" The Realistic Drama "What makes you think you can make a success of a summer tour of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' next year?" "Goodness, man; I've arranged for real ice in the famous escape scene." Just" a Word Dear Sister, if you. live in the country, or in' a comparatively small city, this is not meant for you. Other wise it is. Do your shopping early enough bo you will not be ycompelled to take the street cars in the evening just at the time when tired worklngmen and women are starting home. Re member that' they have worked hard all day, and they are entitled to the seats in the cars. More Interesting "I see that those astronomers who went to South America to make photographs of Mars claim to have secured proof of the existence of canals on that planet. Do you be lieve it?" "What do I care about the canals on Mars? What I want to know is how I can get hold of some of those Panama canal bonds." Frank "Can you support my daughter as she has been accustomed to be sup ported?" inquired Gruffly. 'Tin happy to say I neither can mor will," said Frankly. "Your daughter is marrying mo for two reasons one Is because she loves me, and the other is because she de sires to escape all that she has been accustomed to with you during the last twelve or fourteen years." Eternal Fitness If I was just a boy again My goodness how I'd laugh If in the summer I'd a neck Just like a tall giraffe. For then the candy and ice cream Could slowly, gently float In cooling, lazy langour down About ten feet of throat. . And then at Merry Christmas time I'd take a different slant, And have my legs built on the plan Of some big elephant, For then old Santa, when ho came To fill my sock, would say: "Gee Whiz! I guess I must unload Another Christmas sleigh!" Nntural Result The time had arrived when every body followed good advice. "Look here," said Mrs. Bahgln Push to her husband, "you advised me to do my Christmas shopping early and avoid the rush." "Yes." "Well, I took your advice. Now I've got to have a new dress, a new coat and a new hat." "Why?" "Because everybody else followed the same advice and the crush was the fiercest I ever saw." Worst of the It Here and now, right at the begin ning of the Christmas season, we want to assert, emphatically and without reserve, that the worst "na turo fakir" Is not the man who writes pretty animal stories and at tributes to the boasts reasoning pow ers boyond that of a college profes sor. He Is not the man who anonilH a week a year in the woods and thon writes long and learnedly about our four-footed friends. The worst "nature fakir" In the bunch is the mean, contemptible, scheming, conscienceless follow who first substituted squash for pumpkin and called the concoction "pumpkin pie." He Is the Grand High Mogul of the "Nature Fakirs;" ho Is the Mot Illustrious Potentate of tho "Amal gamated Ananias Clubs;" ho Is tho Chief Grand Sachom of tho "Unde sirable Citizens," and ho deserves the most lingering torture Imaginable which would bo to compel him to eat imitation pumpkin pies until ho starves to death. Leaves havo their timo to fall, And flowers tlielr time to die; But thou hast all seasons for thine own, 0, Pumpkin Pie! Mean "Of course wo can make this loan If you can put up good security," said tho banker. "Well, ray security Is not the very best, I know. I want $1,000 in gold, and I am willing to put up fifteen hundred silver dollars. I know thoy contain only fifty cents' worth of silver each, but " At this juncturo the former "do fonder of the national honor" grew so angry that ho forgot to bo diplo matic, and he said things that lost him tho chauco to make the loan. Brain Lealcs Determination and . Doubt never compromise. But you needn't put off returning thanks for a whole year. A man is always willing to listen when he Is In deep trouble. Some people demand personal lib erty and then insist that it is a license. But, after all, those who aro only thankful one day in tho year aro supremely selfish. When a man wants an excuse for meanness ho usually begins by criti cising tho churches. Christmas kept with tho pocket-, book spirit can never equal tho Christmas kept with tho heart. Wo are just hoping that Santa Claus will bring us a pair of sus penders that a nineteen-year-old son can not wear. Talk about bravery! What's the matter with the courago a young fel low musters up tho first time he gets Into a barber's chair? A whole lot of trouble would be avoided if people merely kept going straight ahead Instead of dodging around to see where trouble Is. If it is lying to tell tho children about Santa Claus wo are going to be a liar just as long as there are children who will listen and believe. When buying Christmas presents worries you It is a sign that neither you nor the recipients are going to get much good out of the presents you send. It Is easy to advise people to "buy Christmas good3 early," but who of us can refrain from joining in the Christmas rush? That's half the fun of Christmas. This Is the timo of year when a lot of crabbed old souls who want a chance to dodge their responsibili ties begin telling us how wicked it is to keep up the old Santa Claus tra dition. 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