The Lamar register., 1908-08-26

In the old Roman calendar Sept
ember was the seventh month of the
year. This brought Labor Day around
in the heat of the summer. All the
unions said it was too hot to march
far enough to make any impression
on capital. Like every other politi
can, Numa was afraid of the labor
vote, SO he pushed September along
to the ninth place in the calendar an
had Labor Day fall on the first day
of Autumn. The unions were thus
enabled to march twice as far. and
Numa had to refuse third term.
The old school bell will toll the
knell of youthful summer joys. and
the girls will meekly get in line. to
gether with some boys; but the gam
er youngsters will hide out few day
in descent, and later on the last one
in will run for president.
The summer girl will get her coat
and Merry Widow hat, and journey
homeward from the sea uncertain
where she's at; but the widow easily
carressed because she stuck to toque!
will bring a mollycoddle home and
show it to the folks.
The tourists who have been abroad
on fashionable trips, will homeward
their grips; and thrOnging in their
wake will come a never ending flow
of busted immigrants to see where
they got all the dough.
September is when the autumnal
equinox the mosquito out. This Oc-
ours on the 22d, when the sun goes
over the equator for touchdown Oh
the ice creamgigglery and summer
goal, and Mr.. Roosevelt, leaving Saga
more Hill, will turn to Washington
and the serious business of loading
some more shells for lions.
The touch of fall will make the ripe
And falling acorn thud,
And the crawfish will throw up his
And burrow in the mud.
The dread mosquito will depart
From this terrestrial scene,
But he'll die, as well becomes the
brave
With his face against the screen.
And then the fall enlivened colt
LIN
roads will return the folks they foun,
too tough to kill; the fat and idle
plutocrat will close his summer place
and the candidate will mount the
stump and run off at the face.
After the 23d, September will be
under the influence of Libra, the sew
enth sign of the zodiac. The sign
of Libra represents a pair of scales
held in the claws of scorpion. 1t
Is of Chaldean origin, and is suppose
to mean that about tn e23d is where
the ice man gets stunghimself.
People born under Libra are incap-
able of pretense. the women never
kiss women they htae, and the men
play a wretched game of poker. Lib
ra people also have no ear for music,
generally play some particularly loud
instrument in the village band.
The swallow will desert the cave
And start the movement south,
And the farmer prime himself to spit
Through early autumn's drouth;
The pumpkins will grow long and
gaunt
With dragging on the vine,
And when the time shall come for oil,
John d. to get in line
And pay his months installment on
That thirty million fine,
Well hear horse-laugh that will
give
Us shivers down the spine.
The moon will be full on the 10th.
and the American fleet will make the
Society Islands about the 18th. 1t is
expected that it will remain there
permanently, society having become
its long suit.
With the advent of autumn, vice
presidential whiskers will begin to
blend with Natures general color sch
eme, and both Mr.. Sherman and Mr..
Kern will run little stronger on the
tails of their tickets.
And then October will return,
That gladsome time and rare
When the pumpkin-pie will answer
Here"
Upon the bill offare.