Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-04-09

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CT lel thorns tore him and shredded
his earl"
They all laughed again,
And the lion, all red
With blood, only shuddered
And limped on ahead.
80, come" they exclaimed
AS they followed with haste,
I'VE know that you ate him,
But how did he taste?"
The lion turned round at the top
of rise, and his whiskers were mat
ted with tears from his eyes. Don t
taunt me, he begged, and I'll tell
you my woes. " And blood trickled
off at the end of his nose.
We'll do it they answered,
And husky with grief
And fear he proceeded:
My story is brief,
l did lay for Teddy,
Intending nay worst.
And jumped as ] promised
But he bit me first.
The first dag of April Will DO All
Fools Day, and it will be celebrated
much more elaboratsly this year than
it has been in long time There are
more fools than there used to be.
They nay be divided into three clas-
ses, viz: Common, or those who
think the cost of living will ever go
down again.
Preferred, or those who thought
prosperity would return right after
the presidential election.
D, or those who thought Mr.
Rockefeller would have to pay that
$29, 500, 900 fine.
The rain will patter on the roof,
and the colt will buck and dance, the
tickled calf will shake his hoof and
jubilantly pranee, the robin will a.
rise at morn and chase the festive
worm, the schooIboy will wish chick
enpox would spread and end the
term, the old feas will breed other
heas upon the itching pup, and the
dirt will fly with radishss and let
tucs coming up.
A fresh and sweeter oxygen will
glorify the days, the sun will tempt
the flowers with its soft and vernal
rays, the farmer will put in his corn,
the ducks will lay again, the mead
owlark will wake the morn with
ravishing refrain, the native will
moult all his wool and den his sum
mer jeans, and man will pasteurize
his blood with sassafras and greens,
Cheer up. cheer up, it's summertime,
Or will be pretty soon.
And yonder are the roses that
Shall burgeon into June.
The proud peacock Will strut around
And sprout another tail.
The quail will tune his tuba up
And whistle from a rail,
Aud we shall scour our lives off
With curly dock and kale.
The revision of the tariff will COZ
tinue without any of the excitement
whish attended the sessions of Con
gress when Mr.. Roosevelt was pres
ident. Art, which was proven by the
last crop of valentines to have ad-
compliShed nothing under protection
will be put upon the free list. A.
limited quantity of sugar and coffee
will be admi tied from the Philippines
without duty. The idea is that by
extending this privilege to the peo-
pie over there who are first to get
their crops harvested we may be a.
BILE to induce the lazy inhabitants of
the archipelago to get a move on
themselves. Our maxim is to be,
First come, FIRST served, and the
duty takes the hindmost.
Easter will come on the 11th. 1t is
too early to predict just what the
new hats will be like. From the few
young ones we have seen the merry
widow seems to have married der
by The issue resembles neither par
ent. The milliners were determined
to make something that would keep
anyone from trimming her old hat
over and they did it.
Primp, sisters, primp with care,
Use your own and other hair,
A white stuffed rat for light hat.
A welldraped rat for bellshapsd hat
A small, lean rat for tall green hat
Primp, sisters, primp with care,
Primp for the coming Easter fair.