The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-21

where firm of collectors flying on
the wings of Pegasus accomplishes
the results that was brought about by
a firm of attorneys, Marks 4 Marks OF
New York City, the way ought to be
easy and others ought to take this
method rather than the hard, cruel
method usually adopted.
The Household Guest had been sent
to Mr.. Shaw's address for some time,
the paper had been taken from the
post Office. Finally the day of recon-
ing came and the genial Tom r. Shaw
of Pembina received a letter from the
attorneys to pay up at once or they
would sue him. He had forgotten that
he ever had or received the paper, and
on the back of the letter he received
he wrote the following:
In reply to the snide on the other side
And surely the game of SHARKS;
1t is NATURAL true, they should get to do
Their dirt, couple of Marks.
mode no request for The Household
My order is not on file:
defy the Sharks, by their hired Marks
TO prove ought else the while
So therefore state, if ,you'n only wait
For that dollar and seventy cents
Until !, IT pay, you'll have passed
With your hides hung on some fence.
The Marks not to be outdone in the
poetic game, came back at him with
the following:
Mr.. 7. h. Shaw, you were rather raw
In the letter you sent to us;
But considering the source, it might
have been worse,
And We'll pass it without any fuss.
The Household Guest. to you was ad-
But when asked to pay in a courteous
You kick up a hullabaloo.
We have this advice. pray read it twice,
II is given with best intentS-
For those who refuse to pay their dues
OF Il dollar and seventy cents.
When a paper you take and the wrap
per break
CThis point should be impressed)
io CIV vii . have t to pay If you let it lay
Now, don't get hot, for we did not
There are troubles enough, dear
friend,
And the matter will have an end.
This response struck Tom in the
right spot and he inclosed check to
the Marks with the following:
In reply to Marks; though hired Sharks,
=. your work is not all coarse;
1t is understood your answers good
And worthy OF note perfOrce.
I'm willing to pay, or night or day,
All honest debts l owe
But when a Graft, sticks in it's shaft
l refuse to cough my dough.
You offer to split the amount, were
And made in cold hard way;
| But since you fly with Pegasus high,
| For the doggeral l will pay.
| The Household Guest is not my quest,
The game-sheet of rotten Sharks;
| But j checrfully dive for this eighty
five.
For couple of decent Marks.
| Tom thought that this would end
| the matter, but in few days the oblig-
| ing Marks sent him this farewell
letter:
| Your draft received. We hardly believed
! Our success would be SO great.
! For the very first time our genius for
Has resulted in something straight.
| That cighty-tive will keep us alive
| For couple of days or more.
| You have no idea of the worry and fear
| One has with the wolf at the door.
We are pleased to note. although no
| ''pote'
You've. "A touch of divine afflatus;
| And we'd come right back with another
| But we've busted our apparatus.
| III in later days our devious ways
| TO the Great Northwest should take
| Where the River Red oerflows its bed
Wen be glad to call and shake,