The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-03-18


glanced disconsolately at his favorite
newspaper, and his heart was like lead
within him
And even as he read a smile broke
forth from the gloom that overshad.
owed his face, and this smile was like
unto the first faint flush OF the waken.
Ing East and -he-aFese- with eeHfe sie-
some glee as does one whose mind is
relieved Of mighty burden.
And he communed with himself
softly, saying; Politics! IT'S a pipe!"
And Billdad the son of Jimdad
called his wife to his side, and he
spake unto her, saying Maud, the
soft Wilderness of thy cheek is fairer
than the bloom that loves to linger on
the lilies of the Nile! Thine eyes are
twin thieves. which by some sorcery
have ta'en the hight from yon poor,
weeping star. and now that light must
Turk forever In those dangerously
limpid depths! Thy smile, O Maud, is
like the scintllating sweetness Of a
summers sky"
And Maud, the wife of Billdad the
son of Iimdad, made answer, and said.
What talk have We, Billdad? Quit
your iOshing. or I'll haste you with tie
broom, Got to go ont again tonight,
| suppose. What is 1t this time? Tie
Inner Circle of the Royal Sons of a
krupp Gun? Oh Is 1t the Ancient Or
der of the Accidental Dollar Bill?"
And Billdad the son of Jimdad an.
swered and said; Nay sweet wife OF
my weary heart, It's none of these.
It's politics that beckons me forth
into the noisome night knowst thou
not that the two Great Parties will
soon have to grapple in the final death
struggle, and my uncertain vote still
wayers in the winds Of indecision?
Therefore, this night. o wife OF nv
weary heart, | go forth to join gar.
rulous group of statisticianS. astrolog.
lists, soothsayers, and seers TO the end
mat my eyes may clearly see the light
"AAN my WV Nouill upon the size
OF Right. Be thou of good cheer, be-
loved, for | shall sit at the feet of the
wise men of Egypt and imbibe much
wisdom. Wherefore. thou needs not
wait up for me, for politics is like unto
an owl-train for lateness. and the
soothsayers say not neither do they
sooth until the world Is in the dead
OF night"
And Billdad the son of Jimdad went
forth to sit at the feet of the wise men
OF Egypt. And it came to pass that
full soon his heaving bosom rested on
the onyx trimmings of the bar, and his
right foot was in tender touch with
the brass rail at the base thereof.
And a great JOY shone forth from
his eyes as he murmured; six beers
what are you going to have?"
And when the night was far spent,
Billdad the son of Jimdad drew zig.
zaggingly ligh unto his habitation,
and his knees were prone to wobble !
with much uncertainty of purpose.
And Maud. the wife of Billdad the :
son of Jimdad. stood In the open door,
and she made scornful conjecture
saying: "Ha! Ha! Thou didst sit
at the feet Of the wise men Of Egypt,
Ell? Thou look'st the part, for, me.
thinks. the wise men Of Egypt used
you for a door-mat. Thou did'st also
imbibe wisdom-from a stein! Bah, !
Billdad! Speak not to me of politics!
Come, now, stand before me, Billdad.
and with Straightforward voice say
after me these words: I simply stood
and heard those speakers shout"
And Billdad the son Of Jimdad
swayed gently to and fro In the light
Of the breaking morn. and he spake,
saying: Il shimply sh'ood an her
zoash sheekers spout"
And of the fretful finish Of Billdad
the son Of Jimdad let there be no cruel |
chronicle made.
PebbIeonthebeach.
And II came to pass that q certain
City Man looked upon the sun when II
was red. and he communed with him.
Self. saving: Behold the summer