THE COURIER.
of china. Nj matter, that was what I
wanted. Then the private secretary
wrote, th consul wrote, they consultod
U9 gravely as it 1 hid asked for a good
American slice of their Empire, and
still they could not comprehend what 1
should want with u little common cup.
Icjuldn't explain bjciuie I really did
not know, myself. So thoy pow-wowod
Eomo more, wrote somo more, and at
hist with further BalaamB and profuse
apo'ogio3 for the poornoss of the gift,
thoy prosonted me with the littlo cup.
Hut 1 folt as if I had been a conspirator
in a gunpowder plot. It was all the
fault of the porter.
"Oil in another magnificent apart
inont of the coach was the little twelve
jo ir bride whom the consul had taken
to himself in San Francisco. The con
ductor came to us and asked us if we
would not go in to see her, as she was
so alone there was no woman in the
party, apparently. We found her
crouching amid the splendid furnish
ings, crying her almond eyeB out, afraid
of the world, and refusing to be com
forted.''
Somehow, the flavor of my tea Beemed
changed. It whb bitter.
KIPLING'S NEW WAR POEM.
London, Oct. 31. Rudyard Kipling
has written a new war poem entitled
"bsent-Minded Bsggar." The verses
were printed in the London Mail
and Mr. Kipling will receive for them
81,250. This money will go to the fund
for the benefit of the families of the
resmviets who have been ordered to
South Africa.
Five hundred dollars is to be paid
Sir Arthur Sullivan for setting the lines
to music and 9500 a week is to be re
ceived by Mis. Beerbohm Tree for re
citing the verses ut the Palace Theatre.
All this goes to the same fund for the
benefit of which Kipling wrots the
verses.
The poem follows:
ABSENT-MINDED BEGGAR.
When you've shouted 'Rule Britanla,"
when you've sung "God save the Queen,"
When you ve finished killing Kruger with
your mouth,
Will you kindly drop a shilling in my
little tambourine
For a gentleman in khaki ordered south?
He's an absen -minded beggar and his
weaknesses are great,
But we and Paul must take him as we
find him.
He's out of active service, wiping some-
thing off a slate;
And he's left a lot of little things behind
him.
CHORUS.
Duke's son, cook's son, son of a hundred
kings
Fifty thousand horse and foot going to
Table Bay,
Each of 'em doing his country's work
And who's to look after their things?
" Pass the hat for your credit's sake and pay
pay, pay.
There are girls he married secret, asking no
permission to
For he knew he wouldn't get it if he did
There is gas and coals and vittlesand house
rent falling due;
And it's more than rather likely there's a
kid.
There are girls he walked with, casual
they'll be sorry now he's gone
For an absent-minded beggar they will find
him.
Hutit ain't the time for sermons with the
winter coming on,
We must help the girl that Tommy's left
behind him.
CHORUS.
Cook's son, duke's son, son of .the belted
earl,
Son of the Lambeth publican It's all the
same today
Each of 'em doing his country'-1 workj
And who's to look after th oi-1
Pass the hat for your credit's sake and pay,
pay, pay.
There are families by thousands far too
proud to beg or speakj
And they'll put their sticks and bedding up
the spout;
And they'll live on half o' nothing, paid
them promptly once a week,
'Cause the man that earned the wage is
ordered out.
He's an absent minded beggar, but heard
his country call,
And his reg'ment didn't need to send to
find him.
He chucked his job and joined it; so the job
before us all
Is to help the home that Tommy's left
behind him.
CHORUS:
Duke's job, cook's job, gard'ner, baronet,
groom,
News, or palace, or paper-shop there's
someone gone away,
Each of 'em doing his country's work
And who's to look after the room?
Pass the hat for your credit's sake and pay,
pay, pay.
Let us manage so as later we can look him
in the face
And tell him what he'd very much prefer
That while he saved the empire, his em
ployer saved his place.
And his mates that's you and me looked
out for her.
He's an absent-minded beggar, and he may
forget it all;
But we do not want his kiddies to remind
him
That we sent 'em to the workhouse while
their daddy hammered Paul,
So, we'll help the homes our Tommy's
left behind him.
CHORUS:
Cook's home, duke's home, home of a
millionaire
Fiftv thousand horse and foot going to
Table Bay;
Each of 'em doing his country's work
And what have you got to spare?
Pass the hat for your credit's sake and pay
pay, pay.
THE WAY TO GO TO CALIFORNIA
is in a tourist eloepor, personally con
ducted, via tho Burlington Route. You
don't chungo cars. You make fast
time. You noo tho finest scenory on
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Your car is not so pxponsivoly fur
nished us n palaco sloeper, but it It. just
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good to rido in and noarly 120,000
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In churgo of each oxcursion party 1p
an experienced excursion conductor
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Los Angoles.
Cars loavo Omaha, St, Joseph, Lincoln
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San Francisco following Sunday, Lob
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cojst, including n stop-ovor of hours
nt Denver and2lj hours at Salt Liko
City two of tho mo t interesting citios
on tho continent.
For folder giving full information, call
at any Burlington Routo tlckot ofllco, or
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to propose to my sister tonight?
Her Beau Why-er, why-er what do
you mean?
Oh nothinonly if you arp, you ain't
goin' to surprise her. At supper just
now she bribed me und my littlo brother
to go to bed at half-past seven. She's
hung four Cupid pictures on the parlor
wall, moved the sofa over in the darkest
corner, got pa and ma to promise to go
callin' next door, shut the dog in the
cellar, an's been practisin' "Because I
love you" on the planner all afternoon!
You'll get her all right, only if she gives
you the gag about its bein' sudden tell
her it don't go.
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Who braves the maddening whirl,
Could get a score of dandy points,
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