Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-06
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MOMENT
By Roy K. Moulton
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The other tellerS went away anu
sought for pastures new,
And wished to make their fortunes
rs most young fellers do.
The news came back from all of EN-;
they got along first-rate;
The only young man left around this
town was just Bill Tate.
The years went by and other men
made fortunes by the score
But Bill Tate just set out in front
Of Tibbits' gruc'ry store.
The war came on and young men
went and fit for Uncle Sam.
They most all went except Bill Tate,
who stayed serene and cam.
The stories came back home of deeds
of yalour ON the field,
And when the home boys won q fight
how all the church bells pealed.
The folks at home were simply wild
to hear the cannons roar.
But Bill Tate just set out in front of
Tibbits gruc'ry store.
The time of peace and plenty came
and farmers titled the soil,
And artisans all bent their backs
unto their daily toll.
The busy milkmaid sang her song,
the driver cracked his whip:
The engineer sped with his train, the
captain sailed his ship.
Each one seemed bent with all his
soul upon his daily chore.
But Bill Tate just set out in front of
Tibbits' gruc'ry store.
The other boys are dead and gone,
their earthly troubles through;
But Bill just seemed to linger on as
loafers always do.
He amt got nothing on his mind ex-
cepting his old hat;
He doesn't worry even when the
town goes Democrat.
When Gabriel comes here to lead US
to the other shore,
He'll find Bill right out in front OF
Tibbits' gruc'ry store.
FROM THE HICKEYvILLE CLARION.
Mrs. Professor Jimkey says her
son Lafe is doing quite we'll down to
Louisville in the publishing business.
He has wrote home that he is now a
bookmaker Amariah Tilson, our
barber, has got q new man from
down to the city os the third chair.
Am says the new Teller amt much of
a barber, but he can play the guitar
divine and that is all that's needed
around q barber shop. Miss Amaryi-
lis Teeter tine new singer in the
meetin' house, has got a falsetto
voice and a false set of teeth. T. Egg
bert Peavey says he has sent down
to the city for a new pair of dancisg
pumps. Huh, who ever see "a pump
dance2
Deacon Pringle, our village attor-
ney and notary republic, is going
around the country on q spellbindin'
tour, as he wants to be elected
highway commissioner in the spring.
The deacon is a lifelong Republican
and has voted for Bryan only three
times and Wilson only once. There
may be some politicians on earth
whose wives don't take in washin'
by the day or week, but they don't
live around these parts. Deacon
Pringle is one OF our most highly
suspected citizens and ought to win
our providin' ne gets enough votes,
which is rather skeptical at his writ
ing. Miss Euphemia Perkins, our
poetess of passion, has written a new
poine which is entitled AN Ode to &
pair of Black Eyes" By gravy, she
must have seen Elmer Jones comm
home from the dance the other
night.
Amos Butts. our gentlemaniy and
congenial undertaken, livery, feed
and sales stables, also folding chairs
for rent. says business is so dull he
has filed his hearse with water and
IS running gold fish aquarium.
Bill Todhammer sent Preacher
Goodbelcher mess of cows liver
last Monday, which was thankfully
received and highly appreciated by
the preachers family. Uncle Bill is
widely known for his generosity, and
we need more Todhammers in this
community. Shorty Bixter and his
dishfaced sister. Sally, went over to
Bean Creek to the dance last night
and tripped the light fantastic toe.
They attracted much attention with
their high kicking.
Times must be piekin' Mp con-
sidble. 7 see Uncle Ezra Harkins
droppin cent in the gum machine
at Tibbitts's grocery last Wednesday.
Uncle Ez never CANDLES unless times
is good.
CAUGHT on THE FLY.
Laura Lean Jibbey says nine-tenths
of the girls marry for love alone At
any rate, love is about all that nine
tenths of them get out of it.
A new perfect woman" is d!scov-
cred nearly every day. and there IS
some question as TO whether there
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