The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-20
DRIFT WOOD
Back fin Boy Land
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pY PHIL H. ARMsTRoNe.

Goes a-trapsfn back today And l tread again the pathways can see again the wild flowers can hear again then the cat-bird % can smell again the fragrance of the clover blossoms sweet With my little brown bare-feet. oh 6f the ass ifsS; bgs;1iny liaFy bSHan agmmin bees Oh, the pecker-wood g drummin' Lazy. too, up in the trees. Oh, the tinkle of the cow-betls can hear across the hills, And the klingle. klangle, klingle rss Even .,s nov y my old e heart thrills; a+h.. Kept her milk and butter, too With the ivy running Ger itL, Ch. how often have I quaffed It's brimmin' ice-cold nectar iaurheS, s3m oown my necA anu Oh, the bFothsrs and the sister We ns1eS. never knsw ssts when iHsS pisymates ~. We would drift apart 30 far! The stern but lovin' father a Have long since gone that Journey That is far away from here. In a reminiscent mood. By my city window peepin' At the past. so rosy-hued. cannot help but wonder And cannot help but yearn- Is the dear old home still standingf On Al. iGnEln know to tss rstsrn' sua is shining Just the same as 1t aid then An I know the birds are singin' An, the flowers bloom againi But. alas-I wouldn't wander Back there now and see the change For perhaps there n;s Ire .saIn ether faces faces. An. I'd rather have, the mem'ry. And the old dreams-let 'em stand. For it isn't far Gin fancy) Back again to Rowland!
 Broken RefIectiOns. Too many cooks spoil the temper A Leavenworth man named Gong has just been married We hope he will A Pullman porter found loaded bomb in a sleeping car berth the other day. But this must be a mistake as ing on the bencses s < in the ; park You can't always keep promises pres '' - < % < A girl will seldom dispute your word if you tell her she 2 < E good looking Even a girl with swan-like neck can act the goose
 % % for IS isOsSs s' at S s47s, ,oOS metric net n tons. The dead-beat crop is larger than that
 SE x SS The other day a New York girl lost $335 from her nun while stopping to fasten one of her diamond-studded gar tera- Say. nun is no place for ,wom. value shouldn't be separated.
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 Discovery. When you called, did you find her dYes: I found her out because her maid said she wasn't in."
 < man from Houston in making run here yesterday afternoon to catch the s;2e train came very running over the train his speed was so swift However he made curve and ran in front of the moving train. and the cowcatcher knock ed him to side bruising him up con- siderabIy. The train was not hurt. con- sequently the railroad company has no damages.--Alvin, Crexas) Sun. In Alabama. men run like that for Of- flee
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 The Devils Traffic. The devil is never troubled by caS shortage.-Mlwaukee Sentinel oo-its only a motor-car shortage that bothar hira
 $ $ As May "Are you reading any excrtihs serials, these days. dear2" Fay: "Ob, yes; I'm reading the Thaw Trial and can hardly wait for the next instalment"
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 This FlirtatIOuS Weather Goodness me-goodness gracious This weather's so flirtatious. Sometimes the sun is shinin And it sets the heart pinlng For 1t seems like balmy spring, When the birds so sweetly sing, Where the dew-kissed roses cllnG. While their sweet perfume they hins. Oh, the weather's so hirtatious-- Oh, the weather's so audaeious-- When it's winter time like tnls, And the sun peeps out to KISS Little violets a-peeplpg, From their winter beds a-creepln6j oh, 1t trys to make believe. Time for cloyer-chains to weave.