The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-24
From, Another Pointer NeD

Our old friend Doc, well-kliown and
nonnIar chiropodist, says that when he
roes to the market to buy chicken, he
selects one that has pin feathers on it,
because then he knows it isn't one OF
those that have been all picked over.
The following stanzas enutlea M NSn "a
Dream are by a young man on farm VINO 40.
mts that he il also good at short stories anu
rho .is ready to sign a contract Tor poem
day and one or two short stories, wnicn are
original, assure you, 80 far az KNOW
Twas on q nice clear summer oay'
Away OF by the sea,
mother sat upon the beach,
Her little girl by her knee
How often have we met this picture!
mother sitting upon the beach: her little giri oy
her knee. and the father. WHERE, The ao
sence of the father 10 clearly suggested. II not
at the ball game, perhaps the line suggests 2
divorce. and Of course. Q nominal sum OF All
mony.
The mother sat . looking on,
The girl played happily.
When OF a sudden there rose cry
The child rot too close to the sea-
tsn.t II lust possible that the mother had the
,.test movie magasine with her. that she did not
notice the child was close to the sea unui IL
vas too close. The tense situation mere COM
pels US. however, to 90 on hurriedly to the next
stanza.
The waves swept in and took her out
To where the waters moan.
The last thing the girl shouted
Was, Mama. take me home.
Neither the waves sweeping nor the waters
means drown the faultiness OF this verse, In
view of what takes place in the next verse.
"Mama take me home" were not the last words
Is we shall soon see.
The mother gave one terrified look.
Then closed her eyes on the sight.
And bitterly she told herself
Il cant take her home tonight.
The situation suggests that IL the mother 10
TO act she must act quickly. but for calm. cool
deliberation the mother has II on any bank
president we have ever met. She seems to
have considered there was plenty Of time. but
a to whether she had the right dope for the
occasion We shall see:
my little girl my precious pearl,
Can no one you nowT
Mama" the voice cried out again.
Come here and get me now"
But stranger and stranger than anything
The farther out she went,
| The louder did her cries grow. When
| II seems her strength must be spent.
How uagically these lines carry and how
strongly do they impress upon US the truth OF
that old maxim. Never put OF until tomorrow
what you do today. No doubt the mother
here began to all with regret that she had not
nut down the story Of The Life OF Mary Pick
child when she saw IL too close TO the sea.
or, at any rate, when the wave swept In.
| The mother stood there speechless,
With tears standing In her eyes,
/ To think that she must now give up
This little one to the skies
Just how indelibIy a situation like this i'm
presses itself upon a mothers mind Just how
1.-THE fact that her little daughter Is drowning be-
fore her eyes eclipses everything else for the mo-
ment In q mothers thoughts, In beautifully er.
pressed In these lines.
And still the call hung TO her.
n She couldn't get II OF her mind.
She looked for help for her little one,
| But no one could she ind
Mama. oh Mama"
The voice seemed to come from the
dead
Mama! oh Mama!
Wake up want some bread"
We feel sure that you are glad to learn az We
are glad to learn that II all q dream. W.
felt all along that IL was-or q nightmare, OF
something
II All the little girl wanted was bread. The little
s1rI who was cast upon the waters. What
Il beautiful Easter sentiment.
I Gasoline remains at %.
The duchy Of Lancaster. which has been
Drttish crown possession since 1899 when JohI
a~A S<S h. Sexvos.