The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-05-29

humble, when married has her dot
her little marriage portion. 1t is the
aggregate of careful saving of small
coins.
The French peasantry are the most
thrifty and most contented people in
the world. With an absurdly small
holding Of an acre or two OF land they
are independent.
We waste more thar we save.
Noting the disposition of the aver
age American to push pennies into
slot machines, a recent writer among
US makes this suggestion:
Why not each OF us own his own
machine?
Why note
Here is the opportunity for reducing
the high cost Of living or the cost Of
high living. Place a slot machine near
your front door, SO that morning and
evening as you go out and in you may
utilize your copper cents.
Think 1t over. Even IL you do not
install the machine, the suggestion may
put you in the way of thriftier habits.
Quit ~patronizing the slot machines
and begin patronizing yourself.
Tho Old Mans Comforts and How He
Gained Them.
You are old, Father William" the young
mar cried.
The few locks which are left you are
Stay
You are hale, Father William, a hearty
old man,
Now tell me the reason, I pray,
In the days of my youth" Father WIZ
lam replied.
Il remembered that youth would fly
fast,
And abused not my health and NV yigor
at first.
a l never might need them at last"
You are old. Father William the young
man cried,
And pleasures with youth pass away;
And yet you lament not the days that are
gone,
Now tell me the reason. I pray,
in the days of my youth" Father Will
I Remembered that youth could not last,
I thought Of the future whatever 1 did,
I might never grieve for the past
You are DID,, Father William" the Young
And life must be Fastening away;
upon death,
Now tell me the reason, I pray"
= am R1,, Cheerful s young man." Father
Let the cause thy attention engage:
In the days Of my youth 1 remembered
my God,
And He a t not forgotten my age"
Robert Southey.
Wynken, Biynken and Nod.
Wynken, Blynken and Nod one night
Sailed off in a wooden shoe
Sailed on a river Of crystal light,
Into a sea of dew.
"Where are you going. and what do you
wish?'
The old moon asked the three.
we have come to fish for the herring fish
That live in this beautiful sea;
Nets of silver and gold have we."
Said Wynken,
Blynken.
And Nod.
The old moon laughed and sang a song.
AS they rocked in the wooden Shoe,
And the wind that sped them all night
along
Rufhed the waves of dew.
The little stars were the herring fish
Now cast your nets wherever you wish
Never afeared are we;
So cried the stars to the fishermen tire.
Wynke
Blynken.
And Nod.
All night long their nets obey threw
To the stars in the twinkling foam
Then down from the skies came the wood.
en- shoe,
Bringing the fishermen home,
Twas all 80 pretty a sail 1t seemed
AS IL 1t could not be.
And some folks thought twas a dream
they'd dreamed
OF sailing that beautiful sea-
But I shall naIne you the fishermen
three:
sWynken,
Blynken,
And Nod.
Wynken and Blynken are two little eyeA,
And Nod is a little head,
And the wooden shoe that sailed the skies
Is a wee ones trundle bed,
So shut your eyes while mother sings
OF wonderful sights hat be.
And you shall see the beautiful things
AS you rock in the misty sea,
Where the old shoe rocked the fshnaens
three
Wypken.
Blynken,
And Nod.