Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-06-18
THE WISE SKELETON.
IT SITS IN A WINDOW AND SMILES
AT THE WORLDS vANITlE9.

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AT THE WORLDS vANITlEs.
vtter~ No Comment or COMPATIBILITY
hap Little Short ON Flesh and Hood.
but Long on Bones. and Otherwise q
True Philosopher.
ITO what base uses we may return,
Horatio," says the gospel OF Bacon. no
eording 10 Shakespeare.
A man sits In the window Of store
ON Wabash avenue, who, II he would
consent TO break the silence he has fallen
into. could utter tho same sentiment
He has experienced all the depths and
shadows OF life and now smiles peren-
mini snllo at all existence.
Summer melts him into smile and
winter freezes 1t on him He IL really
the only Chicago III LHommo quirit"
The slamming door never seems to jar
his nerves. nor do wind gusts puff his
| Joints into rheumatics; the school girl,
passing. comments on his ugliness In his
presence; the ologue, extractor OF great
thoughts from small cavities. passes.
glancss vt him and makes memoran-
dunn suggestive OF Exekiel's vision; no
commentator hitherto has explained that
chapter, may be able TO throw some
light on it, sympathy embalmed In per-
fumo and guarded by fierce cane mp
proaches and discovers, through a glass.
the smiling philosopher. absolutely
abominable! Such beastly caricaturc
to be exhibited In public Even boot
black passes comments on him: "Stuck
on yourself. amt your Grin like II. any
way. Need shine all the same cause
you aint polished In your mannesE"
WATCHING TIIR HURRyINo TRRoSo.
All day the philosopher with nothing
but smile left on him hears the wisdom
and prattle Of all classesL
He still sits In his chair as the gray
pail OF the night falls upon the city, as
the moonlight comes over the lako he
and tho man In the moon smile at each
other. though his Is tho wiser smile Of
the two. The stars come out and wink
at him, but he has peered farther than
their tiny lanterns reveal. Hohas crossed
the bridge OF tho milky way and knows
~ s'"o 10 ~.'ue,
answer moro than preachers con ask.
Ho has hunted with Orion and found the
end OF the rainbow. Tho rags Of n comet
he Is indifferent to.
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