The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-11-03
Our Young Readers.


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by ,n " sl,eaaful msaecls % which he was Nd
Far he murdered ana robbed IN q horrible
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An. he was 4 scrr9r hy night " hy iay'
And mnnH hs bad habits hes siid q have ma
That ~ ' worse than he rest ana cruelty sai
And w" , when you hear il. win surely admit
That hf had not the smallest good reason
for Il.
III had an idea this vrry Ind man.
That he was the only right pattern anu pan
procrnStcs. or shorter. must eerlanly y"
| Too short or TOO tail. 70 nc sain' ie' IT.
ror M iii,,-nnIlt man uho i. taller Or shorter
M do what can, ior feel that orter
y rye hi the idea. III have me ahcd
That shall measure exactly my 'cng'n rom
10 ny lei. aud the man who don't Mt upon
Mus, i" 4 DOOR. miserable figure That's hat.
I And -. when they lack the proportions ~
I ! must '' set Them Alright for ~ plainly my
The MN ,,i that's 100 short must DC stretched
Ana the '' man that's TOO long must be cut OF 4
hit.
50 mi measure them M BY this bed and their
where !, iifcrs from mine. win quickly -
right.
In the way that mention" Yon cannot bnt
ny
That this was u very original way
\ To srfil. the matter. NJ TWO men Will ~
Exactly the same III Their stature An me.
hui M was Determined q make them agree.
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md hi- III, stronghold. A. quick al 4 thought
They were Isii o. that bed Ihc had wonHNFiu'
To scc II thry were ~ the requisite length.
such stretching saeh saving. SUCH TRIMMING
Did shcy W have % bear, the right length ~
attain. w
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Here's 4 man that's 100 short. stretch hin
cut. Stpsch him out
AMI when they arose frcm the'r beds "nn'
Twonld have made the heart aehc % hay'
seen their sad pAnnt:
For the worst 81 y w'ls tnat' wheu ~ wa
They VAN. NOT AZ ali like procriste= not one
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Wn- himself a. hi MaS intended Az he.
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How they hoped. how they limpcd. how thru
The man who VA Topped and the fcllos
procrusisS ionokod On and be said: with
nj haa; nut ms height 4 lust right %
And the h. man Il all wrong who don't III ~ I'M
hNi.
since that's beyond question, Il Int n
! II IL makes them all crippled and crooked an
halt
1 How long hc'd have kept AZ this work don
4 Isnf. ii lat. he encountered 4 powerful foe.
i Who cleycriy gase him the long-desHrse
tic met Ineseuz. u Athens on day. ana me
/, Ana frocr,istcs went down IN thc dust A. b
\ For Thcsesss most boldly and openly -ald
'.n n,nn. no y, er wv .,,arn uult.
4 rye rirht % be tall ~ BE short. n pleas
4 Pfocrnsics may grow 70 &c la. ~ MINT. = 'rn.,
= mct
(. He has made most needless and murde
on. fn,ther:
Il III st,tnre 4 GOOD for himself, ana ne'
q BcsdcS. while he's mangled and manned
In his pleasure
y Tia has u \ brought one ~ them ~ ~ }
T. Every man III, own fashion q growing mu
Ana ~ bed that flts him j. the bed ~ mi
sleep on"
y al not insist that thi~ happened inst N;
", Ii may ~ Il fciion: but This much know;
neat little truth Iies hidden behind IL.
n And think. II you look. you will certain
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