The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-26

mites" On tn contrary. they seem to
be PLACED with Billy Baxter. 1t is too
bad.
Again l am rayjooced to tears be
what amuses people. Wan Nv tn worst
things that can happen to people
is to be aisily amused. Iddycation has
made us too ticklish. We stop to hear
band play in tn sthreet, go to variety
shows. an laugh at jokes. 1t is dhread-
full to think Nv. Laughter shud be
used sparingly. People shud on'y be
amused be seeryous things. / am
amusin'. So is scenery. / have not
laughed since l see Pixies Peak
But why go on? Iddycation is a
failure. II hasn't suppressed sthrikes,
v hasn't previnted people firm losin'
their tempers, II hasn't subjooed their
passions. an worst Nv all, II hasn't
made thin sad. It's a failure. I
looked forward to tn day whin gin'raI
iddycation Nv tn masses wud give all
tn wurruld a crouch: whin tn eye Nv
youth wud be bedimmed be a tear an
tn brow iv age cracked in seams be
MELANCHOLY whin laughter wud be con-
filmed to dumb animals, an man, Idly
Gated man, wud walk about tn wur-
ruld with quiverin' undher lip; whin
tn theaytres, tn saloons, an tn gam
bin houses wud be closed, tn hurdy-
gurdy sileneed, an life wud become
wan perpetchool sad, sweet moan. Alas,
II amt So TIL grave presints no at
thractions to me fellow men. Though
iddycated they continue to be human.
" all tn men ] know, / alone have
protited by iddycation. In me We see
tn EXCEPTION to tn rule. am always
sad, always downcast. / defy amy
wan to tickle mel
so that's what tn prisidint Nv Har-
ward thinks Nv iddycation. It's gone
wrong. 1t amt helped us amy. We
mus close tn public schools an hang
Grape on tn dure. Do think so? Do
think poplar iddyeation is a failure
Faith, l do not. l don't think amy
thing is a failure. Some day whin
get good dale Nv money together, I'm
goin' to hire a hall an invite all tn
prisidnts iv colledges an I'm goin' to
give thin an Entertainment. TWILL be-
gin with little music an they'n be a
turn be teams Nv naygur ejans
number on tn PLAINLY, an a hum
rous recitation. Thin / will sthep to
tn front Nv tn platform an I'll say:
Ladies an gintlemen, me object in
gettln' we together on this occasion is
TO ask We to cheer up. 1t amt as bad
as it seems, boys. Things is pretty
good afther all. 1t is thrue that We
haven't cured all tn wrongs Nv tn
Wurruld but nobody asst We to. tn
throuble with we is that ye'er lntilli-
gence has soured on we. Intelligence
| whin they'se a good dale Nv 1t an We
know it's there. is sometimes a form
iv milancholya. l suppose We wake up
in tn mornln' feelin' CHEEKY but afther
awhile We tire iv life, we have fears Nv
approachin' danger, people around We
| don't seem quite right. Ar-re those tn
symptoms? Well, like Doctor Bunyon
I hold that we've been gorgin' ye'er
mind with too much thought. Ye have
a form Nv mental bilyousness. Brace
up, me la-ads. All is well. Ye need a
change Nv dite an air. Wipe tn chalk
dust firm ye'er sleeves an come out
into tn sthreets an mingle with tn
people. Thry a little lighter readin'
we've kept ye'er eye on tn pot too
( long. If we look away a little while,
/ it'll begin to bile. If we take me advice
in two months ven be new men an We
can rayturn to yeer thought refineries
with glad hearts an tache tn young
idee how to shoot. Itll larn to aim
afther it laves we. Kappelmeisther
play us a chune an I'll ask Prisidint
Eliot to sing Nancy Brown" >"
Dye believe in poplar iddycation?'
asked Mr.. Hennessy.
81 do said Mr.. Dooley, but not as
a dhrug."