Life, 1911-08-17 · page 7 of 40
Life — August 17, 1911 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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This page contains two distinct items: 1. **"The Small Hot Robin and the Large Cold Worm"** - A fable poem (attributed to Arthur Guiterman) about a bird and worm, using animal characters to teach a moral lesson about caution and persistence. The accompanying header illustration shows figures spelling "AL LIFE," likely indicating this is the magazine's "Life" section. 2. **"Here's to You"** - A birthday congratulations piece for Mr. Punch, celebrating his seventieth birthday. The accompanying illustration shows people at a seaside scene with sailing boats, captioned "CHEER UP, THE WORST IS YET TO COME" - a darkly humorous sentiment typical of the era's satirical humor. The page reflects *Life* magazine's blend of gentle moral fables and sardonic social commentary.
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H H Hy H H H H H H H H H H i H 1 | H H H H H | EH H 1 H 11 H FRNA TERN NR WRAP SRAWANL CAEN EY ENA EW NATOEES CATOUN CET The Small Hot Robin and the Large Cold Worm EARK to a Fable of the Recent Heated Term On the Smali Hot Robin and the Large, Cold Worm: Indubitably Hot, Worm did not. The Weather, you'll remember, Which the Bird seemed like’ , though The Worm lay off and chuckled in the Trickle of a Well As he heard Folks’ Comments on the Great Hot Spell. The Robin kept so busy with a Multitude of Things That he made Life cooler with his Flip-flap Wings. The Selfish Worm delighted in the Mercury's Ascent, But the Robin never bothered where the Darned Thing went ;— A-hustling for a Dinner kept his Resolution firm, And he looked most happy when he spied that Worm. He darted and he fluttered and he wriggled and he pried, And he felt Much So remember, when it's Torrid, that you mustn't fret and t with the Worm inside. squirm; You want to go and Hustle for a large, Cold Worm. —Arthur Gu Here's to You L E congratulates you, Mr. Punch, on the triumphant achievement of your seventicth birthday. Please accept our thanks for the number just received which celebrates that event; and a most interesting number it is, historical, retro- spective, abounding in wit and wisdom. Our sincere wishes for many happy returns of the day. CHEER UP, THE WORST IS YET TO COME comicbooks.com