Myopia songs & waltzes : with Winchester and Hamilton chat . dispute over the pink and the blue. To be correct ones colors must bewell toned down to nature. The feeling towardsthe pink on the part of the well-toned, down-to-nature group suggests the story of the Englishmanwho, when his attention was called to the color ofour autumn foliage, said, But dont you think ita trifle gaudy? Though the pink may go theway of all things, many will part with it with is still the prerogative of the farm-hand who takesa short burst in the rear on the farm utility horse towear overalls, with gallus
Myopia songs & waltzes : with Winchester and Hamilton chat . dispute over the pink and the blue. To be correct ones colors must bewell toned down to nature. The feeling towardsthe pink on the part of the well-toned, down-to-nature group suggests the story of the Englishmanwho, when his attention was called to the color ofour autumn foliage, said, But dont you think ita trifle gaudy? Though the pink may go theway of all things, many will part with it with is still the prerogative of the farm-hand who takesa short burst in the rear on the farm utility horse towear overalls, with galluses, no collar, and his largebandless straw hat. Golf has been introduced as a Myopia sport. Itsdevelopment has been principally due to the effortsof Mr. Bush and Mr. Parker, who, in the opinion ofmany, have laid out one of the best inland courses inthe country. Myopians have now a new side to their charac-ters. They have taken to golf seriously. Surely no-thing can be more serious with us — except perhapsthe judges at the Horse Show — than the earnest. Red Room and Other Chat 31 golfer. Members come into the Red Room after ahunt exhilarated, enthusiastic. The golfer is usuallydowncast after a round. Evidently to him Youthis a blunder; Manhood a struggle; Old Age a re-gret. To check the risibilities required quite an effortas the first professional golf match was played, sodowncast were the spectators. The funereal proces-sion wound over the hills and through the valleywith an awful Hush ! Only the presence of a bierand the tolling of the village bell could have increasedthe solemnity. The following was overheard fromthe Pond teeing-ground : — I just drove over the pond with a putter! «* Why did you do it ? Oh, in the cause of science, was the reply. This is the only sunbeam that was ever known topenetrate the gloom of Myopian golf. We no longer have a coach; but a few years agothe coach Myopia ran from Manchester-by-the-Sea to the kennels on polo days. In another seasont
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