The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-10-25
STUNTS.
BY A STAR BoARDER.
WRITTEN FOR THE MIDLAND JOURNAL.
THE PLAY GROUND OF THE FUTURE.

Wien the age of man ripens, he's up in years.
The future departs, and the past appears.
He's child again. as nature decreed,
From the cares OF man-life nov he is freed.
Sweet memory floats back to childhood days,
When the babble OF song held full sway,
And fairy-like hearts knew no care
A singin' "Johnny's so Long at the Fair"
And "King William was King James son."
l'"The days are far spent an the nights comm
on
When snitzen and huskin bees were all the rage,
An words for the speilin bee took many page
In the old log school house where folks in droves
Squatted in comfort round red-hot stove
And women in bonnets an 60 cent "callicker,"
Were far and away great deal happier
Than folks now-adays in silk, lace and fur,
Who to put on their backs, deep debts incur.
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This vision, ali may be, its only dream,
But toddlers, come long into my flying machine,
Well take trip. way. way, way so far.
To theIsun and mo IN and yonder star,
To the play ground of the future, away wen go,
And take slick ride down the shiny rain bow.
Out of the stars we'll make fiery pin wheels.
And lightning for sticks and see how it feels,
In the shades of night times pale quiet gloom,
To play ring round-arosie on the ring round the
moon.
Well visit the sun and take in the spots,
And see what makes those funny lookin' blots.
Wen catch comet by putin, salt on its tail.
And harness the thunder that it may not assail
And scare your little ones clean in fits.
And out of your senses and out of your wits
Well seize the hurrican' and upon it will ride,
The whole jolly bunch of us sttin' astride.
Come on dear ones, we'll now go round
Meath the dome of Heaven, our future play
ground.
You may as well place flowers on an empty
tomb as kiss your mother.in-law.
People who chew the rag say much and mean
little.
Blue feelings are usually of an off color.
Money makes the mare go, which is perhaps
why some people haven't horse sense in the
method of using it.
Self praise is most frequently bought.
One glance at some men is sufficient, but at
woman. yea, without number.
some men get broke according 10 the law, Iof
most, in fact all of the laws go broke.
Most women would never faint it they didn't
have mans arms to fall back on.
When there is something up some people never
let up.
Life Is full of disappointments. but the flask is
still fuller.
The devil never paddles his own canoe,
Men frequently receive cold shoulder in en-
deavoring to freeze on to warm hearted girl
Jail birds of feather are frequently plucked
together.
People often bask in the sunlight and are not
satisfied because the colors are not varigated.
Unkind words are rotten eggs in the feathered
nest.
The devil is hot after you.
Don't expect to cover your sins by the spread
ing of your wings
A capitalist is one who has more brains than
money
Cast your bread upon the water and it shall re-
turn unto you in roll.
Money is bliss. IT'S folly to have otherwise.
The finger of scorn may eventually shake hands.
When man begins to take NIGHT caps it isn't
long before the old woman puts on her thinking
cap.