Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-21
Pi-LineS and Pick-UpS
Scotty's Role

Scotty's Role
Scotty's going on the stage;
Wants to elevate I'll
Cost a hundred thousand? Shoot
Won't even debate 1t!
Scotty's going on the stage:
Seeks the limelights glimmer.
Good-by Scotty; go ahead,
Let your roll get simmer.
Scotty's going on the stage
oh, amt he a wonder2
What's the role that he'll essay?
Why, he'll just play thunder!
A Boston paper is aroused because
Springfield is making a bid for men i'm
migrants. Kisses are much cheaper-and
warmer-in Springfield, 1t seems.
The Tribune wants to know what's
wrong with Chicago. What isn't?
Some plays are declared by theatrical
| journal to be incentives to crime. 1t is
great temptation to shoot bad actor.
Poppy (whose engagement is just
broken)-And yet he always said L was
| as sweet as sugar.
Magnolia--And now you are crushed
sugar
Japan owes one and a quarter billion
dollars The mikado ought to start a life
insurance company and catch up.
Those loud explosions you hear are the
puncturing, one by one, of the various
Republican presidential booms.
Orange-I hear Lemon has a bad d.
gestion.
Apricot-Yes; fellow made him eat his
own words tother day.
It's better to be born McCurdy or Nc
Call than to be born rich these days.
Our Mocha and Java coffee imports
last year were $4,000 pounds. and we used
$500, COO pounds. Grounds for complaint
| here, somewhere.
One New York store has been draped
| in mourning for a year. But think what
lot New York has to mourn over.
Pear--So they're man and wife now?
Prunes-No; woman and husband.
Germany is using the grape cure for
dependency Over here, we also use
the bourbon, rye, hops and malt cures.
as well.
French servants say kissing is unsafe.
So it is unless she's your own wife
and even then there's danger of alimony.
Plum-Clothes don't make the man.
Peach-No, but often they break him.
Hughes declined to run on the New
York Republican ticket. After his expos
ure of the life insurance CRAFTS he knew
he'd never get a campaign fund.
If 1t were Fairbanks, instead of Roose-
welt, going to visit New Orleans, that
stricken city would have to wait no
longer than his arrival for that needful
frost.
However, the chap with time or money
to hurn never makes much of light.
Why He Waits
BY the roadside sat he waiting, and his
form was bent with age,
While across his face were tracings of
the wrinkles left by rage;
Long and whitened was his beard and
| long and tangled was his hair;
He was marked by signs peculiar and a
wild, expectant air.
'Ah, why wait you here, old stranger?"
quoth 1 to the bearded one.
"An it's not because 1 want to-" an
| swered he. nor yet for fun.
Many years I've sat me down here, stay
ing early, staying late,
With an eager, patient longing and desire
insatiate.
But 1T seems that fate's against us;
last one am 1 of a clan
| That in years gone by was noted. 1, a
young and sturdy man,
Was it's leader. We'd purpose that we
| swore we'd never let
Pass until we'd won our vict'ry-nevel
we'd our trust forget.
Zone by one my fellows sickened, and
of old age they would die;
Day by day, 1 took their places, none so
hardy seemed as I.
But 1 fear me twill be useless; soon I.
too, II make my last hike,
And then who will watcH its coming?
Who will drive the final spike?"
''Tell me, stranger, why this vigil? What'5
the reason you stay here?"
Soft the ancients voice, and tender, as
he wiped away tear.
Friend he said, II keep my guard here
with brave but fainting heart
am damn tired of this waiting for the,
South Park cars to start!'
w. H. c.