The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-04
DRIFTWOoD

| DRIFTW WOOD
/. When a mans wife and her cooking
both disagree with him he Is in bad
way.
June bride crop has all been har-
vested.
Ice man 10 King these days.
Up to the hour of going to press
Leon Ling had been captured again for
Boston editor says that American
humor Is on the decline. It certainly
is declined by the editors II 1t isn't up
to the mark.
Spanish minister at Madrid proposes
to make bull fights less cruel. We
would suggest that the matadores hight
the beasts with boxing gloves.
New York woman who has been un.
lucky all her life triea getting married
to change her luck. aha 10 now suing
for divorce.
Dustin Farnum will have no trouble
In getting solid bookings from now on
:. Swarm Of bees lighted. on 2 New
singular about that. There Is always
some bee buzzing under the bonnets of
those New Workers.
Between the natural heat and
the hot air Of Congress poor Washing
ton is to be .pitied these days i"efe
than censured.
Senators have been taking off their
coats to discuss the tariff, but they
didn't take the duty off many things
that were desired.
Birmingham Is fast filling up with
outsiders. says The ledger. The ques-
tion Is. brother. are the outsiders fill
ing up with anythins.
Pittsburg woman. in an effort to kiss
her husband goodbye. thrust her head
ting herself. This public osculating. it
will be seen, is not only disgusting but
positively dangerous at times.
Montgomery policeman heard
sound like cow pulling her feet out
OF the mud the other night. and on
young man from Union Springs kiss
ing his town girl goodnight He
hadn't had kiss in so long that he
went after those ruby lips like a black
bass going after q n.y.
Maud Muller on a summers day.
Raked the meadow sweet with hay,
Married the judge-in wealth she rolls,
Now doesn't she rake him over the
Goals?
Mr. Roosevelt has killed a cheetah.
So have others and pronounced it that
way south of Mason's and Dixon'S line.
The sweet June bride, the sweet June
bride has had her hearts best wishes.
She's keeping house, on forty spoons
aud twenty pickle dishes
The Literary Digest says whiskey Is
not good for snake-bite. We print this
because we live in prohibition COM
munity.
How soon doth. a girl change from
novel-reading school girl To cook
book reading June bride,
Somebody has DEFINED New York as
an unfinished h--l. Why unfinished?
The job always struck US as being
pretty complete.
Wright brothers aren't sore as long
New York city telephone directory
contains 100000 names. Here is u
talking machine that beats any woman
alive.
Epicurus, the ancient philosopher.
boosted that he often dlned at cost
OF penny. we nave nedTu OIL bTluBelS
who dined at the cost of a copper.
The prodigal Sou had just made homo
And he drsa med ,f the fatted calf.
When he looked at his own that was
just skin and bone.
He couldn't do nothing but laugh.
Across the Fields of Yesterday.
Across the fields of yesterday,
My fancies seem to roam today,
Old scenes old faces call.
around each place fond memories cling
The same how'rs bloom. the same birds
seem to see it ALL
Across the fields OF yesterday,
The south wind blows my thoughts
away,
To half forgotten days.
The old pinks blooming by the fence.
The clover blossoms sweet incense.
Bird songs where rosebush sways.
Across the fields of yesterday.
With one / loved again L stray,
Where whispering lilies stir.
l pause to brush a tear away
As tenderly a rose / lay
Upon the grave of her!
P. II. A.