Judge — May 3, 1919 — page 29: what you’re looking at

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May 3. 1919 Losing Friends By Waut Masox HAD a much beloved chum, who borrowed fifteen dollars, to buy him- If some chewing gum, a shirtwaist and some coll He used to make himself at home around lowly cottage, and listened while I 1a pome, and shared my frugal pot- He'd sit around and read a book, ¢ narrative majestic, and sometimes lirted with the cook, or joshed the blond imestic. But now he seeks my shack more, though others there are throng- zg: I long to see him at the door, and ake it out in longing. I long to hear his joyous tones, his anec- so clever; alas, he borrowed fifteen and I shall see him never. I would forget the fifteen seeds, forgive the debt quite fully, if he would come and my screeds, and tell me they are I miss him when the bright stars ine, I miss him in the gloaming, when underneath my vine, my sorrel whiskers combing. 1 miss him in my every mood, and have since last October; I miss him when I’m half-way stewed, 1 f him when I’m sober. Until the chickens swim like ducks he never more will greet me; alas, he borrowed fifteen bucks, and he’s afraid to meet me. Oh, what, I ask, are fifteen scads and t avails such treasure, if they will ve away the lads whose presence is a easure? If one must lose his dearest end, the prince of kindly joshers, what ofits treasure in the end, what good are hfteen washers? I had a friend who came and said, “I've written this here sonnet; I made the blamed thing in my head, so help me Pete, doggone it. I wish to read it out, by James; then tell me, plainly, truly, if I am built for rhyming games—or is my muse unruly? Be honest as the day is I want your true opinion; now en while I read my song, my trip in dominion.” He used to be the dearest friend! The thought of it is killing; he always seemed so glad to lend a doubloon or a shilling. I never had to plead or beg, he shelled out ‘oin with laughter; [| merely paused to ill his leg, and got what I was after. And now he greet: me with a sneer; I told him that his sonnet was evidence t something queer had lodged beneath his bonnet. The cow may nest in yonder :, the pigs may fly above me, but never, ever shall I see the friends who used to love me. Dunno History repeats.” “Think we'll have another whisky insur- rection?” No Gastronomic T. N. T. We $s a question whether the most rabid an- t would dare blow up the cook. | - or some of us the war will never be over AYBE you'll be going to the country in a few weeks to see the Straight from green of the new leaves, and maybe, too, you’ve got tickets for a corking show to- An advertisement wees the ve. night, where there will be lights and t Liberty Loa by riembers of the colors and gay costumes and a American | Expedi- = happy crowd. tionary Force. Well—perhaps the war is over for you. But for some of us-— Can YOU rest or work or play or live until you have finished the work we started — before the light went out? See it through! It’s a big American job. Unless you finish it up in the old American way the battles we fought over here will have been won in vain. VICTORY Liberty Loan GOVERNMENT LOAN ORGANIZATION "his space is contributed by the Second Federal Reserve District . syne LaBkieY Lo AMERICAN ‘TELEPHONE AND . ‘TELEGRAPH COMPANY 120 Beene "New York PAY AS YOU CAN any Diamond of other article you sak us ip to you. noey. Your credit ls good, We trust y nything you want, ‘ON DIAMONDS Ly ALITY —pettect cut and pive-wnlte, Every Diamond In our stock YEARLY DIVIDEND OFFE srantee Sou ® yearly wee nee t_ Low Prices ‘You incur bo risk. You examine carefully— purebase price and Keep it: balance 10% Irn at our expense.” Don't pay a cent until you are Let us explain how to bulld a solid JM ON & CO. 1Ma en ne, NewYork comicbooks.com