South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-07
THE MELTING POT
COME! TAKE POTLUCK WITH US.

Willow queer:
Paints the petals of the Arbutus SO
sweet:
And challenges the dear little streams
TO meet
Old Robin though stricken TO the
heart with wintry blast.
ProphesIes fair earth, and bright sun
ny skies at last.
The Brooklet sings all day long, 10 the
meadows glad ring;
The leaves clap their hands and say
it's beautiful Spring.
WE are sacrificing much space to-
day 10 an explanation by J. Axe. We
don't know what it is all about. Per-
haps il does not matter
j. Axes Explanation.
Kind Sir: Before taking up the
main subject Of this epistIe to you per-
nit me to first send my regrets be-
cause Of having neglected contributing
TO your valuable and entertaining cru
chile. should have sent these re-
grets sooner but truth of the matter
is that l forgot where | put my re-
grets the last time after using them.
l mislaid them and for a long long
time L simply could not remernber
where. l hunted and hunted a long
time but for the life of me I could not
find them. 1t hurts me terribly too.
| knowing full we'll that in view of my
recent neglect of the crucible YOU
were expecting them. Furthermore.
] pride myself especially on always
sending In my regrets on the first of
each month just the same as my coal
and laundry bill. / always lay my bills
away as they come. in my dated file
! where l keep my daily tasks so ar
ranged that as each day arrives
have all neatly arranged. In the first
of the month I always put my bills
! and along with them my regrets. Now
L am almost certain that I did this last
month but / think my wife got into
! this file some time during the month
and mixed things up bit. Anyway !
found the regrets in a place where
| don't think / put them. But ] am
happy that | found them once more.
first because I think you will be glad
to receive them and second. because
/ prize them very, very highly. / think
they are as fine a set of regrets as
| there is in captivity. Wonderfully
marked and such clean, 1.-THE strong
limbs. Don't you think so? Please
accept them.
Now in brief to the main part Of m
letter. | am indeed greatly surprised
that the cruciblc continued to exist
NlIlOuI my support | nave thought
over this considerably but cannot eX-
plain the mystery anyway. But as i'm
the case of my recovered regrets I am
! happy that the crucible continued on
/ the even alto of its way
But Row that Torrcon mas fallen
! the tolls bill has passed the house
and we are again in organized base
ball. ] shall have more opportunity ia
| address the crucible. The afore7nen-
/ toned society events have kept me
/ quite occupied from my regular du-
| ties and naturally the crucible suffer
! ed. However. these events thank
! heaven. are over for the present and ]
| shall have more time especially with
| the Lenten season so near its end
! If TorreOn should ever fall again I
don't know what I shall 10. especially
| If it reels and tOtters as long as il did
/ this last time.
Yours. regretfully.
J. AXE.
The old Sassafras man
Is around again;
! He has come 20 relieve
Your aches and pain.
| He will cleanse your blood
| And purge your mind
! And make YOU more pleasing
| To all mankind.
G. y. z.