Life, 1919-07-24 · page 13 of 40
Life — July 24, 1919 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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**"The Last Drink" (top cartoon):** A figure in a boat offers a drink to a reclining person, with the caption "I'm not thirsty, but I'd better fill up before we land." The illustration suggests a satirical comment on excess or indulgence before some impending change or restriction—possibly referencing Prohibition or a similar social policy limiting alcohol consumption. **"The Call of the Hills" (bottom):** A poem by Perrin Holmes Lovekey celebrating mountain wilderness and outdoor adventure. The accompanying illustration shows an office worker daydreaming of escape to nature while at his desk, with the caption indicating he'll return in "only two more days." This reflects common early-20th-century satirical themes: the tension between urban work life and romantic notions of wilderness freedom.
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THE LAST DRINK The Shade: 'M NoT THIRSTY, BUT I'D BETTER FILL UP BEFORE WE LAND The Call of the Hills H, my truant heart is roaming through a width of tangled timber Where a mountain stream is flashing and the bright trout leap, Where the firs are sweet with balsam and the pines are croon- ing softly And the cafon walls are shadowy and steep. There's a little pathway leading to the golden rim of heaven, Where the haze is on the mountains and the winds run free, And my eager heart is faring out across the purple valleys— Oh, it’s summer in the mountains and the peaks are calling me! Now the grizzly prowls the thickets and the bighorn climbs the ledges And the sleek and supple panther lifts its weird and lonely wail, And the startled deer that scurry—slender, leaping streaks of amber !— Break the bushes as they crash across the trail Ob, my line shall whir and whistle as it cuts the foaming water, And the boundless hush shall echo to the quick, clear gun; For a tiny camp is waiting where the tang is in the hemlocks And the mountain tops are silver in the sun! Perrin Holmes Lowrey Binks (to himself): ONLY TWO MORE DAYS AND I'LL BE BACK AT THE DEAR OLD OFFICE comicbooks.com