Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-12-29
The Noon.
BY THE "FAr CONTRIBUTOR

BY THE "FAT CONTRIBUTOR
This planet borrows her light from the
sun, but is never known to pay it back
again. Like all people who live on bor-'
rowed capital, the moon is reduced to her
last quarter rather frequently-once q
month, at least. She Is d dissipated old
planet, up late at nights, and filling her
thorn" When the moon diminishes in
size she is said to be ION the wane." II
would be natural to infer that when
"full she is on the drink. We often
hear the weather-wise land pound foolish)
speak of a "dry " moon, and it is notice
able fact that drinking people set dry
oftener than anybody else.
1t has long been subject of speculation
among the scientific whether or not the
moon is inhabited. The only evidence we
have that it ever was inhabited is the nur-
sery rhyme about the man in the moon,
who came down too soon to make lnqulr-
les concerning the most direct route TO
Norwich, but there is nothing to show
that he ever went back again. He might
have been the only one there, and came
| down too soon to have any progeny
through whom to perpetuate the race.
He probably wasn't much struck with
| moon-or moon struck, as the books have
4
get there in the first place? There must
!, have been time when the moon was
4 nearer the earth than now So near, in
fact, that cow of tolerable agility could
jump over it. The nursery rhyme makes
| mention Of one who accomplished that
feat, to the inspiring music of
High-diddlc diddle
| The cat ana the fiddle"
IF new mich cow could jump over J,
how easy it must have been for a man to
jump on it.
Some crusty old bachelor has said the
reason sentimental misses anguish so much
| about the moon, and are SO fond of look
/ ing at it, and quoting poetry about it, is be
+. cause there is a man in it. Ii 1t would moi
| be unfair to make an investigation yot
4 would find that the man wasn't in the
moon nor nearly so far away. More likely
be is close by her side, with an arm arouno
her waist, gazing at the moons reflection
in her love-lit orbs, or walking arm-inarn
with her beneath the whispering leave:
through which the midnight steals. Catci
young woman signing for man in tho
moon while there are so many on earth.
1t isn't necessary to visit that distan
orb, either, to be forgotten by the tickle
fair A mile or two, or even few squares
will answer the purpose. Lovers must no
be away too often or too long. The Phil
ip Rays who are on hand always win il
the long run over absent Enoch Arden
Thissis " underline palm" mind.
The moon has been the especial deligh
of lovers from time immemorial, ant
moonlight nights and leafy bowers are in
separately associated with loves whisper
ings We don't know why this is so, un
less it is because love is sort Of lunacy
and inasmuch as people who enjoy thei
senses shun midnight, lovers and othe
lunatics covet tive remember when w
used to cart ii.
The moon is supposed to influence tn
tides, causing them to ebb and flow. Th'
ocean tide is affected by the moon; ant
there is dog tied in yard beneath GU
window, as we write, who seems affected
by it, also, for he is alternately howlin!
plaintively and barking viciously at tn
moon. 1t is an illustration of the moan
ings of the tied that we don't altogethe
relish RiCdqO IIerdI1