Merry-go-roundelays . I pine for thee ^ -^ As for no other month I pine. The boundless joy thou meanst to me Thou never, never canst divine. In fervent homage do I bow To thee and for thy blessing give A thankful prayer; for not till thouComest do I begin to live. Tis not the glory of thy days, (Though glorious, indeed, they are.) That bringeth forth this song of praise,Tis something that to me is far More consequential; thy debutEach summer is the trumpet-call That tells me I dont have to do Friend Sisters lessons till next fall. 10 THE MOVIE-HATERS OUPERIOR beings, how they sneer^ When movie
Merry-go-roundelays . I pine for thee ^ -^ As for no other month I pine. The boundless joy thou meanst to me Thou never, never canst divine. In fervent homage do I bow To thee and for thy blessing give A thankful prayer; for not till thouComest do I begin to live. Tis not the glory of thy days, (Though glorious, indeed, they are.) That bringeth forth this song of praise,Tis something that to me is far More consequential; thy debutEach summer is the trumpet-call That tells me I dont have to do Friend Sisters lessons till next fall. 10 THE MOVIE-HATERS OUPERIOR beings, how they sneer^ When movies are the Miss Pickford and they jeer,Theres not a star they deem Worthy of praise, or photoplayAt which they do not balk. How do the critters get that way?Im weary of their talk. O Movies! I am different, IAm mindful that you bring Real blessings; till the day I dieYour praises I shall sing. You keep my family out at nightWhere they cant bother me When that I sit me down to writeMy deathless poetry. 11. REMONSTRATION Looking glasses removed from elevators in Bank of Com-merce Building because males block doors to admire them-selves.—N, Y. Sun, T NFAMOUS libel! I protest!^ Who says that man is vain?Ill slay the author of that jest! The fellow is insane!—Attributing to man, whos shy, Conceit and self-devotion,Because he stops to fix his tie. Well, what a silly notion I Why, I myself—and Im a guyWhos modest as can be— 12 Remonstration Wheneer a gum-machine is nigh, Gaze in the glass to seeWhether Im tidy; business men Have got to, or theyll rue isnt quite the same as when Those fussy women do it! A story like the one above Can do a lot of harmBy spreading false impressions of Us men, whose greatest charmIs modesty. It isnt fair That man should thus be , soon some folks will think that there Are men who are conceited! 13 AT THE HEIGHT OF A CERTAIN CRAZE IIOUDINI can wriggle his way out of chains, ?? ^ He laughs at a strait jacket, too. He can
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