Life — July 14, 1910 — page 5: what you’re looking at

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Egyptian Cigarette of Quality AROMATIC DELICACY MILDNESS PURITY 2 At your club or dealer's THE SURBRUG CO., Makers, New York. ay yA ac My Aeroplane I would not be a butterfly; I envy not the bird The wings that lift him to the sky; I hope to have some by and by, But that may be deferred. Mere wings, for all the poets say, Would be more toil than gain; But, when the thing has “ come to stay,”” When it’s quite safe, I hope I may Possess an aeroplane. The stranger beating at my door Whom I have cause to shun Would not annoy me as before; { should not shiver at the bore Or tremble at the dun. But lightly to my rooftree spring, Andon mine airy craft Screnely from their presence wing Leaving them there to knock and Till they were dead or dait And then, to sally far and wide, To see, as from a cloud, The haunts of privacy or pride, Places one wants to see insi ‘e Because it's not allowed; The grounds about the ducal ‘ail, The parvenu’s abode, The park, the palace—most ot all The nunnery behind the wall, So baffling from the road In truth "twould be a dear deliyht These hidden realms to see; But, oh, it is the secret nig When the advantages of Mostly appeal to me. There is a certain man I hate. With divers plot and plan L have schemed early and scheme iate, Seeking a just and adequate Revenge upon that Yet one by one they came to naught; Some were too gentle; some Involved the risk of being caught (Which wouldn't do at all); I thought My chance would never come But now—some night | hope to go In one of these machines, Armed with a go t bomb; and, oh, Rapture! with any luck I'll blow That man to smithercens. Punch. The One to Be Pitied A tender-bearted little girl was | a picture of Daniel in the | She suddenly began to cry, where upon her mother said Are you erying For Fine Correspondence or for General Business Uses WHITING PAPERS ARE STANDARD When you think of writing think of WHITING because the Whiting Papers have the qualities in tints, textures and finishes that make business and social correspon- dence easy and satisfying. These papers have been the standard for nearly half a century. ° AEG. v. 8. PAT. OFF WHITING PAPER COMPANY New York, Chicage, Philadelphia, Boston Saving His co comicbooks.com