Judge, 1924-10-11 · page 29 of 36
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The Rest Nowhere (A contemporary has invited corre- | spondence on “the finest sentence in the English language.””) s from the Swan of Avon, f youngster I'd engrave on My unformed and unsophisticated mind, In the “pomes” of Keats or Shelley, And the tomes of Miss Corelli, Many sentences of beauty I would find: At some burning phrase of Swin- burne, I have felt my tingling skin burn; I have sighed o'er some Byronic cri de caur, Later on, an ardent stripling, I began to quote from Kipling; And (like Oliver) I'd often ask for Moore! yw I'm old and disillusion Forces me to the conclusion That the authors that I've named can’t stand the test. Nay, if you are wan and weary, If the way is long and dreary If you've walked for twenty miles without a rest, If your sluggard feet are lagging, And your knees are sadly sagging, And you see a signboard over open doors, Then the sentence that’s divinest, And incomparably finest, comrade’s homely question: “What is yours?” ery A lady is in the habit of taking her cat, clothed in a little coat, for a walk daily in Hyde Park. This is sure the cat’s pyjama —Passing Show soe A protracted match in the South- port Chess Congress was played until a late hour at night. We hear that one spectator who cautiously un- crossed his legs to relieve a severe attack of pins and needles was severely reprimanded for rioting. —Humorist se She—I showed father the verses you sent me! He was pleased with them! He—Indeed! What did he say? “He said he was delighted to find that I wasn’t going to marry a poet!” —Tit-Bits sas X.—Well, how are you, old fellow? Y.—In an awful m I hardly know how to keep the wolf from the garage door. —Answers “What a whale of a difference ° just a few cents make!” —all the difference between just an ordinary cigarette and—FATIMA, the most skillful blend in cigarette history. | The boys at the Three-in-one Ranch punching the time clock. 27