Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-17

| CT ny ana DI,
There may even be three for me.
Ans.-Maybe so: you never can tell
Just keep jingling.
w. H. H
! This day there came a letter
| With a check for dollars two.
| 1t made me feel quite happy
And send my thanks to you.
| With ink and pen. I'll try again.
| Give three cheers for The Star
| Its cheerful light made my home bright
| Through many Il bygone year
| This doesn't rhyme. but it's true.
Ans.-1oure as welcome as the flowers
in May.
| O. G. P
| People are rhyming everywhere;
The merry jingles fill the air
| Let's keep it up: they are the things
| Which success to the merchant brings,
| Likewise to those who daily strive
| To carry off a good cash prize.
Write another l would advise;
It's good for mental exercise.
For the ten dollars l wish to thank
Tom Tucker and the strong old bank,
Hoping that at some future time
More cash will accrue to my rhyme.
| Ans.-"Ain't 1t the TRUTH
| Every day this week l have waited for
| your check.
| I'm all in a flutter from toes up to neck.
A. the thn, ,n ~ ~ my uoIy ',n a,
INV iinrIes ~
Please don't disappont me. If only you
knew
;o,,s az n,anao o,, an" iio" '
You would accept them, for know they
are good
nood ~ WV - -A @Ne
AnsNTr your mods.tv sver str,les l., i'm
hi yon " "
''' 'o''
That so much verse would come TO naueht
And when I sent Won iingles plentv
You'd publish ONLY one OF twenty?
Now. Tommy. you've a marble heart
R.t I will make another start
I thank YOU for your check TODAY.
Next time perhaps. there'u be more nav
At any rate, it's lots of fun
When truth and poetry together run.
For. without doubt. hese both do mingle
We'll better Iuck next time trust
For try and try again" l must.
Now au revoir dear Mr.. Tucker
iii take my medicine"-I'm no knocker.
Ans.-We've had that marble heart" re-
nothing in it, strive on. M 8.
A. w. P.-Inclosed please find some at
| tempts at jingles entered for competition
| for 81 prizes.
Ans.-We found EN-. Glad to see a new
| D. c. B.
| I stands for Tommy and 1ucker mot ne
of the supper
l mean the ch-"advertised' man of
Hope this little attention won't cause
| him to suffer,
| But only to send me at once that dollar
at par.
| Ans.-You certainly are coaxer, Della.
your brain is quite weary with the in
Vulnerable and in many instances poor
jngles which flock in in response to your
| invitation but here are few more,
which, like many others, will probably
find their way to the waste-paper basket.
! You say that initials only need be signed,
so to you only l give my name in full
| Ans.-You're safe. We have locked other
| 1. P Y-Inclosed please find seven
jingles, some of which hope will be &C
! copied
| Ans.-So do l. Could any one be nicer
than that?
NJ B-Inclosed you will find nv lin
paper. Hope they will prove satisfactory.
Hoping to see them in the near future. 1
| remain
l Ans.-Keep a-looking and a-i;nplinp
R L. C-Dear Tommy Tucker: In
| comnosed I hone that at least one will
win a prize
Ans-A natural hope Ruth. Here too
G. w E-Dear Tommy Tucker. Won't
Won be disposed to entertain these lin
Ans.-Sure! Entertainment is our long
suit
Jessamine-
For little Tommy Tucker
Whose mouth Is in a pucker
Because he can't make dollars whirl
Ans-Iu bet you're little Miss bright
Eras all right