The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-27
TR FILES IN PROSE AND RHYME
my Judd Mortimer Lewis)
ALONG THE BAYoU's BANKS.


Down along the bayou's banks amid the
Where the jessamlne odors blow across
the lea,
And the fieldlark's song rings sweetly DER
the meadows,
There rose. Southern Wild rose.
blooms for me,
Twas there we walked In loves serenest
glory;
Twas there told the old tale, ever
new;
How | faltered how my heart tnrobbed
with the story.
TIL her eyes gave back her answer
sweet and true.
Chorus
My heart full OF rapturous longing
Goes out to the old trysting tree,
Whore beneath the cool shade
Our true love VOWS were made,
And where my sweet lass watts for me I;
Whore jessamne are bursting in blossoms.
And boughs with rich blooms are a-light;
Oh, she's fairer by far
Than the wild flowers are;
My sweet Southern lass, good night
How the jcssamlne buds unfolded just to
hear her;
How the night bird husbed its whispering
to its mate,
And the boughs beneath their blossoms
bending nearer,
With their rustling leaves a-quiver
seemed to wait;
How weak are words when true love comes
confesslng
The moons soft glory shone on us alone
And her lips were hushed beneath my lips
caresslngs
While her heart throbbed out its story
on my own.
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TRIALS OF THE KODAK GIRL.
Yes" the kodak girl was telling the
telephone Il had the peachest little pie
tute box that ever happened
Yes, past tense is proper I'll tell you
If you'll let me. We cant both talk over
this wire at the same time
"Uh huh, and you just ough. to see me
particularly my facet The color scheme is
green and gold, merging into purple undo.
the eyes and my upper lip! Say, it's quite
the hercest thing that ever ABSORBED d
kiss!
We'll, great goodness I'm telling you a.
East as ever l can talk! Y know | neve.
tried to do my own developing bu. | de-
ctdcd yesterday afternoon that | Nou d
Try, so l bought all the chemicals ina
the dealer told me were necessaIy--l thlnl
he saw me coming prepared whole gal.
Ions of ice wafer ana whole quarts o
yari-coored and strictly necessary sold-
tons, then l run the family out and o e.
and darkened the room, and lighted tina
cute little ruby lamp. Then rolled u,
my sleeves and taking the roll holder o.
OF the kode, | very carefully set ii,
4. 1. l.
the table and prepared for business You
know the directions that came with tn,
, kodo said that the quickest and most salts
factory way to proceed was to develop h
whole film without cutting the exp-sur
apart, and, you know, the best is none &c,
good for me, so | just told myself thai l
uureel that bally old film and develop i
In ragtime
: Verify the wise man spoke truly whei
he said that unless You crave a tumbl
II will pay you to be humble When
got the cheesey thing unwound /, wa
+ yards and yards long! Just think Of M
with my short reach trying TO hold tina
slippery thing by the ends and 20 pas /
e gracefully through a little four by hv
0 pan of sea green solutonl
Well. | took the old thing in one han,
and with the other l placed ali OF tn s.
various chemicals on the AJor, then On
more got the snaky old film In bath hand
and stepped up into a chair from ia re
! stepped on TO the gasoline stove at,
thence to the table, then the next thing
did was to put my foot in pan OF t.
water. and then ii was all off | gave
scream and a flop, and down | cane Tia
, on my ---." Say, did you ring o.
just then? We'll, don't care II cen ia
does hear | came down Nat on m
camera and, lol it is wrecked forever
for, verify, my name is Ayolrduposa
Then rolled from the table to the floor
bumped my nose on the lantern and yea
! orally covered myself with Dry in tn
shape Of many chemicals My left hand
u beautiful chloride of god red and m
right !s vivid ehromium green; rs 10
the rest mo l am green reaked an
speclded, land all of these colors are war
rantod iasti
"oh, I'm Just going out to the plant,
ton a-l stay with the other colored peo
pie until ! shed my skin. Wish you coul
/ go alcng
MOP Wen, I'll call you up as soon as
return; then you mus, come down AMI T.
show you all l know about kodakery."
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THE sHoRN LAMB
Al the signs are pointing fal-ward:
Papers full OF stovepipe ads
And the maids. who ut the seaside
Spent the dollars of their dads,
And displayed to eager chappies,
Shapely lengths OF sillSen hose,
{ Now hold up their hands in horror
II perchance y1u see their tees.
$ And the chappie. he who followed
II