Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-19
Boating.

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When the sky droops down DER a filmy
And the world is a starry realm.
l am drifting on through the silv'ry Hight
With my sweetheart at the helm! i
All the craft l man IL a dainty sheN.
And the tide Is Il molten sea.
And fair is the course of the "Annabel
And fair Is my mate to me!
BY the shaded banks with their rus:ling
BY the island fast asleep.
Through the fragrant balm Of the idle
breeze.
By the course Of love. we creep.
All. the boat glides on through a fairy
land
Through a golden maze Of bliss
Witt. the tiller held in her dimpled hand
ON her rose-bud lips a kiss:
Now. side by side. in our dainty she'll
Meath the starry skies above.
/ guide her hand and the "Arnabef'
And pour in her ears my love.
In the star'it night on the rivers breast
Where the hues OF night are blent.
She does not reply hut she answers best
With a silent, sweet consent!
BY the shaded banks with their rustling
trees.
BY the island fast asleep.
Through the fragrant balm Of the idle
breeze,
by the course of love We creep.
All. the boat glides on through a fairy
land.
Through a golden maze OF bliss
With the tiller held In her dimpled hand
But I've taken away the kiss!
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Remarks.
Wise is the married man who takes
the striker OF the clock before he
leaves home for a night out with the
boys.
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A Kansas justice-of-the-p peace recent
IL raided poker joint and cleared SAT.
That Is a real safe and sane way to
play the game!
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When the coal fire goes out, the
lawn mower comes in. These are cas-
ual drawbacks to the simple life, but
it's better to build your own fires than
to freeze in a fiat when the janitOr
has gone on a bat" and it's nicer to
have some green grass. even If you
have to NOW it, than it is to sit on
dust-ridden porch and breathe coal
smoke.
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Emotion Is exhibited In strange
places. Some time ago / wrote
poem that knew would touch the
hearts Of thousands. II Ii did, II must
have been very light touch, for l never
have heard OF II since. Then one day
" hen l was feeling that way. wrote
The Weaver" and forgot IL. They
are still writing me about 1t. Not
long af.erward. I set adrift The Lips
Tha; Kiss the Tears Away" Last
night I learned that war correspond
eut and a copy editor on two Of Chi
cago's leading daii;es respectively.
are carving the verses around in their
pockets. The war correspondent says
they are exquisitely beautiful and the
copy editor declares he cried over them.
or course had TO buy, From this !:
will be seen that writing verse is not
only probiematical but costly, as we'll.
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Cheap.
An artist friend Of mine is enamored
O. a sweet enchantress Of about 81
summers. and recently he sent her by
his otfice boy. a picture on which he
had been al work for weeks. II was
an idcaIistic study OF dawn. with the
enchanrress In the center of the pic
ture. On the way 10 the young lady's
home. the ONCE boy undid the painting
To take q look at II. He vas Eating
candy at the time and dropped piece
O! taTy on the canvas. Then he did IL
up again IN newspaper and delivered
Il. Imagine the young womass sur |
prise al unwrappins the picture. 10
find pasted across her breast on =
tafy background. the words: Three !
for FIVE at the Fair" The tafy and
the newspaper had doae their deadly |
work
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Cure fer Love.