The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-15

1 T'were hard to tell. bu. anyhow
! could not tell, could only guess,
Whether his visage or his dress
Gave greater tokens OF dlstresn
ii5is toes were out: his beard unshorn.
Ills finger nails were long aud blue,
The dirt beneath them caus'd tho hue.
HIS race and hands 'twcre vain to hope
Had water known. or drenm'd of soap
For many day, but I must close
This category. and dispose
OF other things that came to fore
! was go moyd 1 asis'd him where
His Wife could hc: no gave stare
That forthwith made me realize
In asking this wae not wise
And thus he spoke: MY friend | see
But such question put to me
You've lost your bearings, latitude
So I will tell you. making good
BY explanation making clear
The strangeness OF SURROUNDINGS here.
some years ago band OF men
Got frightened by "A crowlns--hen
Presumd twas sign OF horrld luck.
So on proposition struck
To silence them IN ev'ry State,
Or else urge men to migrate.
And so. when woman stoutcr grew
For female suffrage also crow
The Zig was UP and here We came
increased by all who had 4 claim.
The woman haters. cynics blue.
The pe5simsts all looking through
Old specs that made them almost
blind
And twenty years ut least 5chind
Tho age in which they lived in short
We brought out men Of all this sort.
And then. to toll the naked truth.
But few were left behind, forsooth.
"of course we had no need OF schools,
For We were cducated-fools.
our theatres they did pay
Without a woman at tho play;
our operas not worth song,
No PATHS were allow'd along.
our refuge last, IL was the club
For In The land from which VIC hail.
The club was never known TO fall
To furnish refuge from tho tongue
Or which tho poet lately sung.
But here we are without excuse
OF any kind. but may cut loose.
Nor make prctensc we haTo call
Go when we please. come when we
may.
without regard to night or day.
The church and it's decline and fall.
OF course. We brought such preachers
AS were pronounced on woman's
who prcach'd that she should never
Rnt keep a home tho live long day.
Mud cook and darn and patch and
mend,
This vas splendid. world without end.
or course, twas scandalous for her
To speak In church. OF cen aver
She had y message to impart
That fairly flam'd within her heart:
Nay, more than this. our pastors SAID
IN church work women should not aid
In auGht or any other way
Except in raising preachers nay.
Well, sir the church began to fail.
The preachers rais'd dismal wall.
said tho they preach1 with willing
They comIdn', live upon the wind
Result: They quit, and church is
h!ock'd
and Cor year its doors arc lock'd.
'rhe members now no longer pray,
BAT fish and hunt on Sabbath day.
II makcy me sad. but recall
We have no Sabbath here at all.
We send no missionaries here,
For all the hcathcn folks are near.
Ana truth to say. ! will relate.
We've fallen back {" savage state
He paus'd: ventura to inquire; ;.
~" Iocly'd AZ me and made reply.
II nave one. will not deny
When YOU go back Will you not bear
MA beg the women. ono and all,
~: to forgive us Ia recall.
TEL thcm well put up with her tongue
Or any song she ever SunS.
Ave Ict her vote from sun TO sun,
Have amy fad she's set upon.
'Tcil her we've mot n place to sleep.
save rooms where dust IS ankle deep:
10 ulacc to eat. save restaurant.
We start sir tell them one and all
That men folks here, both great ana
small.
Wan, Referendum and Recall"
Cascade.
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