Judge — May 31, 1924 — page 24: what you’re looking at

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The second gereration. Sy ae ies FEN. Ss Er THE GLITTER OF BRASS 1 covtp wed that luscious ma exclaims the young and sighing scout, “all troubles in this life would fade, and joy would hedge me round about. ao She is a queen, she is a peach, and with all charms she is supplied; I'd give my collarbon sh the bliss of making her my bri “If she were mine I'd be her slave, all sorrows from her life ['d keep; for any man would be a knave who'd make so fair a woman weep. [id work my fingers to the bone to get her all her heart desires; she'd ha own, equipped with all the The years roll on, the young man wins the lov damsel of his dreams, and finds that all his griefs are twins, and all his visions merely screams. I hear them talking o'er the fei their shack is just next door to mine; I hear him say, “You have no sense—I long to put some coin in brine; but you burn up the i make far faster than I earn the you fall dizzy fake, bargain ame. Oh, whiskers! Who'd have thought on see- a timid maid, that you would aman distraught by blowing money with a spade! I to rei Fevers counter Caesar's ing you, driv thought that you, gentle soul, would help me save my hard earned | would help accumulate a roll, to keep the well-known wolf away. But you go drilling through the shops and buy false teeth and jardiniéres; at every step a kopeck pops, a useful ruble disap- mare a tightwad,” she declares: “L feel like preaching in the kirk, to warn all maidens of the snares that in this married bondage lurk. When you were courting me, James J, at. Teapot: Dome. in those old days times an hour I heard you say that you would make my’ life a pome. Nine made your vow, you'd make where are those tinhorn pledges now? Where is my Easy street? I get a nickel at a time, and giving it you have the you insist it isa erime when I buy for my And now we'll quit welll you measly wage a nine times an hour my whole you existence sweet home in blues, and shoes. separate retain may your 1 nail your pennies in a crate—and I will elevate the stags We always think we will be blest if we get something we desire, a lovely wife, a chest, a phonograph, a poet's And when v it we behold the the thing that looked so much like gold is but a ten-cent grade of brass. The rich old had their dreams; they'd pile up millions and be ; and so they worked their moral schemes to salt the good old rocks away. ‘They salted them in ample bins until they had a goodly store venal that th dollars more. treasure lyre. luster of the blessing pass: hoys once and even fell for might salt two And are the rich old boys so gay that they would pass for Sunny Jims? Do they go whooping through the day on springy and exultant limbs? Go talk with Crasus where he and counts his guilders in his booth, and he will throw some dismal fits, he'd give it all for youth. young and broke agai sits, and. say “Let me be the rich man’s nd you may take you find Weary words resound these iron men, and any more around.” Waur Masoy. ttt That justice was a in Chics terrible miscarriage of wo where a bandit held up a cabaret and robbed the waiters. The robber was caught and sent to jail. ey A Slovak peasant held back a flood which was threatening his » by filling a gap in the dike with his body. i y of doing things on alarge will be nd of the welcomed to Dutch boy's thumb, tots . Morgan has pledged one half of 200,000,000 loan to Germany if the Dawes reparations plan is accepted. Americans visiting Europe this summer are expected to make the raising of the remainder quite easy. comicbooks.com