CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-04-09
.CANOERB0NE'S
APRIL FORECASTS

And water nevis, and other brutes.
And also pollywogs.
The brown thrush will return to
to sing its song at even hush, and the
kind-eyed COW will moult and rear
new and redder plush; the young
mans thoughts will love to dwell
upon his lady love, while he Is not
the one at all that she is voting OF.
The railroads, meanwhile, will re-
t. trieve
Their spirits and elate
Upon the Knockout blow the courts
Have dealt the two-cent rate.
They'll all rebait their hooks again.
And drop them in the pool.
And when T. R. gets after them.
They'll all cry April fool!"
And then there will be doings In
the presidential race. for everybody
In 1t will accelerate the pace. The
hoofs of Mr.. johnson will put up
cloud of dirt, and Mr.. Bryan will put
on q most terrific spurt The presi-
dental bee which has been up in Bill
Taft's hat will be removed by Roose- |
velt from that high habitat; and when |
1t seems the field behind imperils |
Teddy's bets. the bee will be slipped |
in the seat Of Williams trouserettes.
Whereat the very earth will rock,
And sod and bits Of loan
viii obfuscate the sky each time
The sting Is driven home;
And while to all the others once
They pass the grandstand twice.
Bills T. and B. will blandly ask.
Whom shall We run for vice."
April was named for Venus. the Ro- |
man goddess OF spring. She was the
mother of Aeness, and she attended |
the first mothers congress with that
young man in her arms. She was a
very fashionable society woman and
invented divorce. She was at differ |
ent times the wife OF Vulcan, Mars. |
Mercury. Adonis and Anchises. and
held the matrimonial record until LII
liam Russell. The planet Venus was |
named for her. as was the city Of We |
nice She is also the heroine OF
Three Weeks"
The baseball player will resume
With letters on his suit,
And the fan will sit out in the sun
And violently root
His supper will grow cold and stale. |
His wife will swear a bit.
And the cook will make a chalk mark |
The kitchen door and quit.
The straw hat season will come in.
and the oyster will go out; the last |
few hocks OF buckwheat cakes will |
sort Of hang about; the spring cleo
ton will reflect red fire against the !
sky, another good share of earth will |
suddenly go dry, and the congress |
will debate upon relief laws for the |
losers. and lay q reservation out for |
our unhappy boozers.
The program for All Fools day will |
be more elaborate than usual. Mr.. |
Roosevelt will give a dinner at the
white house to those who think he |
isn't going to run again. Mr.. Rock |
efeller will give q banquet at Cleve- |
land to those who think he 10 going |
to pay that 5000 900 fne. Senator |
Elkins will give a barn dance on his |
country place to those who thing they |
have any notion Of letting Duke Alb |
ruzxi get away. Mr.. Hartman will |
give a pink tea at the Waldorf-As-
toria to all persons who think he
Is licked. Mr.. Bryan will give 4 huge
lawn party at his home near Lin
coin to all persons thinking he is go
ing to step aside for Mr.. johnson.
Other fools will be cared for in other |
ways.
The milliners will meanwhile show
Those gorgeous Easter hats.
With large soup punches pinned to
them. sa--# - r
And various ding bats:
And while the ladies dance for Joy
Before this line OF goods.
Their lords will pack an extra shirt
And light out for the woods.
The national convention of the Pop
ulist party will begin at ct. Louis
April 3. wags have been asking why
II was set for DO late In the month.
The moon win look like Bill Taft on
the 18th. The big leagues will coon
be under way The American and Ma
tlonal viii begin about the 18th. but
the Anti-9alooa league win get START
Cd q wesk carrier. AAster win cccaf
on the 'lotA. AAds tAs; 3otAs win b g.