The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-20


flowers
Maids (hesitating shyly):
Gentle s.rs. you're just a wee bit bold. We
Men (again offering bouquets):
There are no such hearts in all the world as
Maids accepting the bouquets with cour-
tesies):
I'VE cannot resist you. sirs-you're all 20 dear"
And then all the men sang in chorus
each took the girl of his choice By the
hand:
Since this is a sweet Irritation,
With Its harmless fascination.
Be Ae our "s sweethearts He OF p1 december.
Smile upon and remember
There Is nothing in the world like
iovev'
AS seemed to be the custom during the
great carnival, everybody took up this song.
and while the chorus was ringing out the
six young couples promenaded UP the steps
of the clubhouse and disappeared through
the arched doorway of the building.
1.-THE Columbia Club has given a good
many vaudeville shows, but guess this Is
the best of 'em ALL" remarked the Genii.
I'm afraid we missed some Of the best
acts" he added ruefully. You see. it's
like circus-there's so much going on at
once that fellow, can't possibly see every
thing
The doors of the clubhouse. which had
closed upon the vanishing double sextet,
were thrown open again at this moment,
and down the steps toddled a big rhinoceros.
He walked on his short hind legs and car
ried a wooden bucket with one Of his stubby
fore feet. while his mouth was stretched
into tremendous grin-a grin so irresistibly
contagious that all of the merrymakers
burst into roars of laughter.
The CENT clapped his hands In Wild en-
thusiasm. ''Goodi' he chirped. his little
eyes shining brightly; we're going to have
a drinking songl-one of those jolly old
songs about Rhine wine
who's going to sing itT asked Scrooge,
wonderingly.
"Why, the rhinoceros, Of Counsel" the
Genii cried. as he began to dance his funny
little double shuttle in the delight of the
moment
And do rhinoceroses come from
THE Rhine?' The Genii finished the
sentence which the puzzled scribe had be-
gun. why, most assuredly they do. Where
did you study algebra, any way?"
algebra has nothing to do with it, said
Scrooge. angrily.
Hasn't, indeedw returned the Geni
sharply. Looky here, Scrooge, you're a
regular blockhead-that's what you are.
Now, let me explain. You take an r and
add an II and an / and an N and an to
Ii and what does that make? Why, Rhine.
of course. And If you subtract one Osceros
and bucket from the total, what is the
result?"
Scrooge scratched his head and looked ter
ribly downcast. He knew that he couldn't
do the sum In his confused state Of mind.
"Give 1t up?" cried the Genii, not without
a little sheer in his voice.
EYES," said Scrooge, sorrowfully.
"Well, there isn't any answer. It's a prob
lem play!' yelled the CENT triumphantly;
and he was just going on to give another
| example in his interesting algebra when a
| deep bass voice rumbled forth in a jolly
song-a voice of such wondrous volume that
| the tones fairly shook the earth. To his
amazement Scrooge discovered that II was
| the Rhinosceros that was singing. The
animal was holding his bucket on high and
| as some of its contents spilled over the top
it became apparent that the vessel was
| filled with Rhine wine.
The song rendered by the soloist had for
| a melody the drinking chorus from robin
Hood" but the words didn't seem the same.
| Scrooge thought. This was how 1t went:
''Oh won't We quaf with me. my lads.
| bucketfu of wine?
The water wagons in repair,
l So come and fall in line.
The night is all too short, my lads.
For us to paint the town;
| And II the wine you can't drink up
| You'll have TO drink ii down."
| At this point the Rhinoceros interrupted
his own singing long enough to below with