The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1906-01-26
THE CLODHOPPER and The BALD.HEADED MAN.

THE CLUDHUPPER and The BALD.hEADED man.
IA story of love and business told verse and written expressly for
The RECORD by Robert Haynes author of Dark Days and
Bright
Continued from last week.
Just how it was done no one ever can tell
For tho over so soon twas done none the less we'll
BIN! BIN! bang! kerwhack! Thro the window Joe plan
As if kicked by mule crashd the bald-headed mani
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Another week pass d. and one day FOUNDER Green
He had just left his room and his writing machine
Walking down Middle street, was just going across
10 his home when he met the big bald-headed boss
Hows your health today, Green" asked the badheaded
Let me speak few words to you, sir if you can
Now of course what tell you will be without price
| Just want to drop in sir word of advice
1t appears to me- Green, that good man like you
Good on machine, and you're up in years too
Would be better equipped for the battles of life
II he had good al-round. business like wife
I've been thinking. continued the bald-headed man
ANA there's no one can down me in forming plan
That no girl would suit you so we'll Founder Green
As that bright little fairyifaced elf lmogene
a treasure more precious than gold she would be-.
No helpmate more willing or loving than she
girl who can pound on writing machine
Would make good wife, too for any man. Greenl
And I'll further say this Green for such is my plan
Just between YOU and me- said the bald-headed man
If you'll lose no more time and will wed mogene
II give you splendid new writing machine
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Well, I'll duly consider your words anwered Green.
nave always tho't well of the fair mogene
ANA VIII give sir due weight your words and your plan
for you are after all. kind bad-headed man"
Then out OIL and on went the hard-pounding Green
VINO was soon again punching his writing machine.
And tho on he kept punching his thoughts would 20
10 nice little home down on Middleton Row
I'm IN luck! hal ha! hal laughed the baldheaded man
! have struck now a! ha, on a sure going plan
10 get square with that cod-popping hod.totng Turk,
mat oy-tongued Green can most sure do the work.
1t was evening again calm and clear and the light
hemm of from the earth by the curtains Of night
faded slowly but surely. and then by and by
Inc stars. one by one. boldly peepd frum the sky
While the last rays we've fading away Imoyene
Who sat pensively, listleSsS watching the scene
Just as she had watch d the same scene oft befa-r
Heard footsep without then knock at the door
There : a visitor coming VINO would have tho't sog
Coming thus unannounced | u Just wager It's Joe,'
linen arising and crossing the room Imogene
SoiF open the door Twas the hardpounding Green
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My. What SURPRISE So It's you Mr. Green
When ! tho it was Joe smiled the fair Imogene
Just come IN, have seat sir. and tell me the news.
lou and !. YOU know always had similar views
That a fact am slow to forget lmogcne
Ana trust they may coincide still answered Green.
FOR to tell you the truth which should always be told
And trust you'll not think me unmely and bold
We been thinking to-day, and for days went on Green
AS pounded away my writing machine
Iwould be well, in fact best as the Bible has said
To quit living alone and. in fact to be wed
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What striking coincidence that MIR Green,
An Is not strange, sir, went on Imogcne
That our views run like parallel lines might say,
For l. too, have been thinking precisely that wayl"
What first set me to thinking this way Imoyene
was the falling in love with girl resumd Green
She so noble and sweet this frightened little elf
] Tell heels over head and in spite Of myself!
1t happened one day. went on hard.pouuding Green