Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-17
OUR FAvoRITE QUOTATION.
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IDeniSon Review
We have been invited to contribute
to the spread of religion and church
carpet by furnishing to a forthcoming
publication our fayorite quotation and
the Insignificant sum of 10 cents. When
the proposition was first unfolded to
US we took to 1t at once. 1t Is not every
day that one can, for such an inconsid-
cradle sum, link his name with one OF
the immortal writer's of the world and,
at the same time help in such an esti-
mab,e cause We agreed TO furnish
the quotation instanter. Then our
troubles began The most frequent and
favorite of our quotations would not
look well in u work dedicated to the
down laying of church carpet. 1t is
neither profane nor vulgar, but 1t is too
Light, trivial and altoge Their inAppropri-
ate Its publication would not at once
establish our reputation as Geep
thinker and a man of wide discernment
and 50 we concluded to resort To hypoe-
risy and book of quotations and palm
off something as our "favorite wiaieh
would at least be we'll thought of and
perhaps envied by the other contrlbu-
TORS.
From early childhood when in senti-
mental mood the lines beginning
| The rose is red
| The violets blue"
have been prime favorite not only
with us but with sundry maidens of
our acquaintance. 1t is needless to say
! who vetoed that quotation.
/ Hogs beautiful lines
20 love, love, love
/ .oye is like q dizziness,
1t Wilma let a poor body
4 Gang about his buzzness"
/ was also vetoed by the same authori-
ty.
Not succeeding in sentimental vein
we next bethought ourselves of Dry
/ denis sybaritic lines
War, he sung, is toll and trouble
Honor but an empty bubble;
If the world is worth thy winning
Think, oh, think it worth enjoying"
The same authority said we ought to
be ashamed of ourselves as the quota
ton might lead some one away from
high ideals and SO we wickedly suggest
ed two stanZas from the epic of Tam
/ O'Shanter
kings may be blest, but Tam was glo-
rious,
This did not pass the censorship by {
4 long shot Then we had bright idea
j we would select quotation from some
4 living author. and write him of the dis
/ tinguished honor we We're about to con
fer upon him and ask for his auto
4 graph. This idea was approved and ;
search through current literature com
.nenced. Magazine poetry was sooi
barred as too inane for republication
Ella Wheeler Wilcox's lines were ;
trihing too sizzling and Kipllng not a
all on the sacred order, and besides w
expected the book would fairly bristl
with
Lest we forgets."
To be honest, the quotation which
impressed us most favorably was on
taken from a recent editorial in tn
Review, but the censor, while agree
ing in the choice, thought some nigh
think it egotisticai, and besides tn
autograph would be of no value, eve
: on check.
: Not wishing to give place to any 9th
er living author we again searche
! among the writings of the dead. w
have found a quotation
There is room in this world for u
all; there is room enough for all GU
thoughts; out upon the intellectual sc
: there is room for every sail and in tn
g Intellectual air there is space for ever
9 wing."-Ingersoll.
S 1t is deep, sonorous and profound.
t ought to give us splendid reputatio
: as student and will doubtless do muc
t to revive interest in the works OF tn
: deceased author, but as a 'favorite
y quotation it is a black, living, mons
g trous lie, a sham and a hypocris.
+ Think Of man stopping as he turn
out the cat at night to spout seven line
about 'intellectual seas" and sue
stuff. Think OF poor editor receivin
the kicking subscriber with a CONNER
e about room for every SAIL" or shout
It ing at the Office devil about there bein
n space for every wing
8 Our real favorire quotation isl
o we shall keep that to ourselves; but "
It wonder IL any one else has put UP q il
Il on that quotation book.