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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-04
A Tnle Ont of France

OUR own Henri Ba2in, VINO writes g,
" have just come from the Somme
where I saw evidences of certain victory
around the corner" is having a great
time in France. In the course Of a long
letter he says:
am vislonng that sacred thing the
soul Of a whole people Many of those
aiding in tine barring are unconscious
of the treasure they reveal. 1t is cN-
emplifed in so many countless ways!
Among the cultured and among the
uliterate the rich and the poor the
whole gamut that comprises "A nation.
After the war this sacred beauty will
be covered again. 4 few poets win
have noted it, written of II. Only these,
and those who note without the writing,
will have been privileged to see. 1
could cite you countless instances, and
will tell you one.
1 talked with a simple soldier tho
other day; indeed, / talk 20 many, both
of the rank and file. This man had
been born in Paris. lie had never Wis
tied the village In the north where his
mother was born, although frequently
promising himself 10 so do some time
Not long since he saw it's ruins as part
Of a conquering battalion, who, with
their blood, had redeemed il from the
barbarlans There remained not one
standing house, and the church wherein
his mother had been baptized, con-
firmed and married, showed one jagged
corner of tower reaching up toward a
gray sky. Beside II was the village
cemetery, which had been the scene Of
a bloody battle. He found among the
wreckage of tombs those Of his grand
mother and his great-grandmOther. To
conclude In quoting him, he said
Monsieur. / lnelt there and prayed
for their souls and my dead mothers
soul, and for my body's preservation as
le bon Dieu might will, that It be
longer able 4, serve France. The
broken tower o. the church stiu held in
perfection the face Of its clock 1t
was stopped at twenty minutes to nine.
Just below II, without a scratch was
the niche containing Notre Dame de
Lourdes that Mama had often told me
Of / prayed to her, Monsieur that
when was rebuilt it's church
tower would show two Clocks--one TO
mark the time and the other 10 record
al twenty minutes 10 nine now Ger
many had destroyed Gods house with
IRON"
And as he spoke / thought this young
F'renChman In his reverence for his
ancestors, his country and hts Gods
house was not only typical OF the thou.
sands and hundreds Of thousands IN his
land in their work OF driving evil out
Of France, but that. comrg from q
trench, covered with mud and blocd, his
prayer beside the tombs would not only
be answered. but that the act OF prEy.
ing carried his spirit veFy olozs Z 81
High.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-04
COMPARATIVE VIRTUE
lie Editor Of he EUcutng LedgcI.

% tue EutO' ~ '"' EttHtHg LCdgCE
Sir-"Keep immigrants out" is the ad-
vice of A. Liston Townsend but where
would we and America have been had it
not been for the immigrant? Consult re-
liable statistics and see that here in Amer
lea crime Is committed by ative-horn-yea.
two and three generations Americans-in
greater proportion than the combined for
eign element. Look over the records of
your poorhouses and see what a large per
cent of blue-blood Americans are inmates.
sean carefully your insane asyIums and
see who holds the greater proportion of
space in such institutions Go into your
TendcrIo.ns of all your big cities and see
who's who In regard 10 their nationality.
and you will find Americans win, hands
dowu Render 10 Americans the things
that are Americas and TO the foreigner
justice and equality They can't be worse
than some AmericaGs. c. c, BLACK.
Philadelphia, December 80.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-04
(.IIlIS


The first was named Amanda, and
She came. and saw ana went;
The next was Lucy, she was canned
Before a week was spent.
Tho next was sue an awful lump,
Who wanted two DAYS on
II took Adele n week To jump;
odessa had a cough.
Marie was elegant and fine.
But she ten bones required,
And raised her brOv's 10 find no wine,
50 she was duly fired
But now we have a slayer but
She's deaf and almost blind,
And can't tell steak from halibut,
But then, she doesn't mind
The babies and the babies clothes,
Our worn-Out range and sink,
And stops with us at night and those
Are bad traits-l don't think!
A. A
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-04

Tariffs for revenue only" have the
disadvantage OF bearing hard upon the
poor without providing the protection
which is the chief reason for a tariff.
The duties ON tea, coffee meats and other
Administration, tax the poor man with
out helping him. lie drinks coffee cup
for cup with the rich man, but the latter
would not care if the price We're doubled.
'Necessities" are the smallest items Of his
expenditure, but they eat up the poor
mans entire salary.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-04

The State of New Jersey, through
IT'S duly appointed authorities, has de-
cided that "A boy cannot be made to
apologize to a teacher he has insulted,
but must be reinstated il she dsmisscs
him or, in plain talk, must be allowed
ito get away with it, The much-her-
aided public school course in the prin-
ciples OF our political system has cvi-
IDENTIFY been inauguratcd with a vengeance
In JerseE.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-04

We arc diverted and entertained bv a,
editorial in the New York sun, in which
II is said:
what shall we do the young man mae
be asking. IT, coordinate the chaotic b,,nt,
cr progress which industry BRINGS TO tSo
surface of scrambled continent"
Desiring TO reply in the true academia
form We may say that we do not Enor
IL the first place we are not at all rannls,
with chaotic hunks Of progress, nor bays
we any definite knowledge as to IN,
scrambledncss of continents We. therefor.
hesitate and refuse to answer
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-04

From the moment that Pershing's
troops were known 20 be unable to cap
ture villa under the conditions the Gov
esnment accepted as controlling their
movements IN Mexico, their retention
there has been nothing more than do
mostic political issue In the United States.
Their impotence satisfied paeihsts Their
remaining GA MeXiean soil silenced mill
tarisfs. The alternative 70 leaving our
troops b Aexieo lndeHnitely y @ prove
: tHss eauntrs tf1at lta tioYerpInenf 3 Co.
eaefatas eonetfacaTeat Nt1a IeEFanza
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-04

Nothing shows more clearly than
the murder of Rasputin the remoteness
OF Russia from the civilization of the
present time, Russia emerged from bar
barism "a century later than the rest Of
Europe. It's autocracy at the close OF
the nineteenth century resembled the
autocracy of France at the close OF the
eighteenth. Rasputin, a lay monk OF
humble birth, exercised great influence
over the mind Of the Car He was used
by politicians TO secure their ends. lie
was charged with German sympathies.
Possibly he had been bribed by German
money But whatever reason lay be.
hind his activities, some patriotic Rus
SLAMS decided to put him out Of the way.
The influential court favorite and the
plotters against his life might have
lived in the Middle Ages when Govern
ment was matter Of privilege and ia
vorltism, and the methods used to end
his reign might have been employed in
the times Of Peter the Great or OF
Louis XIV.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-04
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

l. 4 sngn &. 9, amt of iincal mcusurymcnt six
tuphre iu .tIEIu
.. Tnum-, ". Lawson {, u Boston Grtinn
UTitrr and inlH"inr. tie first litsI,ird
national attrHt,"u thrUUEh articles EttuCk-
ans thc standard OIL group OF hnancicTs.
3. BismGrcI, Is the capital Of North Dakota
4. From PHILADELPHIA to Melbourne by way of
san Francisco l. l2,265 miles,
3. Tho t'.rrg Trrlncnu rulers who are both
,iupcrars ruI king~ are the King Of Eng
lIIu timuprur of ludial, the Emperor
al Germany tklag Of prussiu) pud the
Emperor or Austria -Hungnry (ElinE of
G. II. |a!,y wro.c "oIr. PritIing Sees 1t
:. TIE H.. o. the present Congress- ends at
<. MrHic" h1, h,, 5ot a VcoasItutlopaI President.
(uTrauEl not hnVins been elected. He II
Trcsllcut de fuCto Gin faCt'D, having
seized the Government,
.. puriuEaI declared war ON Germany March
10, 1916.
taat Of switzerland I5,D5d square miles.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-04
QUIZ
/ What +. The bEFc,t office building in the

what Is the biGrc,t office building in the
wGridS
.. How many state Senators ana Representa-
tiVar are there in th" PENNSYLVANIA Irgis-
laturn and what Is thrir political align
WgnJ'
3. who WAS Simrod?
1. what Is the derivation Of tho word
"rriticc""
:. Wl!y g., i:pston called thr IIub?
g. Is lhcrr eyer any in the regions about
the rgGutUr!
:. Who t. Eaat0n VII?
3. What was tha famous "Pony ENnrcss"?
.. what l. pizzicutn?
10. What r. "suuuttnr sovrrclgnE"?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-04

selfish and material age, are rare indeed
All congratulations TO the ancient and
worthy house Of Drexel &c Co.. of Philadel-
phia, New York. London and Paris, for its
recent royal and bountIful appreciation Of
the services of its employees.
ERNEST ISITT
philadclphia Jan g.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-04

Lord Rosebery would be most
welcome British Ambassador to the
United States. lie is the kind Of man
who could easily become the Ambassa-
dor of the Allies to the American people,
FOR he has the gracious gifts of oratory
which persuade while they entertain,
If a change is TO be made, no better man
Eprin Rice
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-04

John Mccormack, tho Irish tenor,
IS reported to have paid $l5O,OOO for a
Rembrandt 2Oia by 1914 inches-about
the size Of one of his own records. As
the sales Of Mccormack records surpass
all others and run into the millions his
royalties on one fayorIte alone would
easily pay the bill. The question which
naturally suggests itself in this connec-
ton is: VIII a Mccormack record after
as many years have elapsed as have
passed since Rembrandt painted that
picture bring anywhere near $l5OOOO?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-04

So general is the neglect Of dentistry
I'm Germany that nationwide COM
mittec has been formed to supervise
the care of the teeth of school chill
dren.--Ncws item.
But what's the use, when the
Allies are boasttng that they will not
let the little children get any food to
chew
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-04
Things That Are Seldom What They
Seem

Tho sunny South.
An early spring.
Love at first sight
Clear today; tomorrow fair"
The coffee mother used to make.
a hrty.cent table d'hote, with wine.
A five minutes walk to the station.
Sending regrets" to Il o'clock tea.
Seventy.nne cents, reduced from 81.
The woman who will be ready in just a
minute. SAM S. STINSON.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-04

So Philadelphia has $4,000 more
population than the Census Bureau esti.
mate allows If any one doubts this ask
statistlcian Cattell in the City Hall. lie
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-04
Tom Daly's Column
ELNER CLAY

FINER CLAY
Sure / used to think pipe icas the glorv
Of a man,
Troth did HcH, Mary Ann.
Long before mn gears ,ccrc ripe urd Il
rattle in one ham
7Could smoke one, Mary ann.
An, thinks /. there's aothi gircs
To the Orandcst man that ircs
Such dni5h, Vc moy SaU
An us tCcH miHd the tcay
That u ncariy finished me.
BIT I tcouidHt let Il be
TW ! liked Il, Mory Ann.
Then I tound an ouid dudhccH tcds COM
fort to a man,
An none bctther HdrV iHW
For tcid mat mD tccih bctwccm II III
1rork tO do or PAIN
1t tras disV, Ndry lHn
an the more I smoked mn clGV,
Al the more ! worhcd 0iraU
an my thoughts wcrc bcca ar tony
when the pipe rds 0oi1 SToUg
For the i,rO of as. pc sec.
We're jugicd sHucd to q "t"
Wid each other. MoyV ann
So me pipc bccamr mn all, an mrscN q
loHelV man,
Grcir 10 lore Il, NrrV Ann.
BIT there's chaa0cs do bcfdH mat Dr
ncrcr HR'crStuli
Faith. thcy do, Hcn, Nd,U .i'iM
an toHight there's soWcthil 3TouD:
For Ire sat mere HHku i0ao.
But mn Hou0bts an pipe dOUt hL
For cannot tcap u H
Whdt Tm tclliu' Vc is true.
An ne hrOubic. dcdr. is yoli...
sure. irS jealous. NHrV iUi'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-04

we had n suspicion that we had tho b,
rlnning of an idea until we realized ,hs.
1t was a parody Of one Of Mr.. w. n tias
icys poems However. there is one nbtes.
m it that may get on your nerves:
In the heartless black Of midnight
When there isn't any shadow
Cast by chair or couch or pillow.
When the whole world seems so silent
Still, irrational persistent
Then ones nerves go racing madly.
AS when yarn is drawn through ,yooior
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-04
Dnn,t Belicyc in Sirns

There was a case for the $. p G. \.
yesterday \ Market street dog store
had a sign i'm the window:
SPECIAL FOR TODAY
PUPPIES CUT IN HALE
TEE ELL TEE.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-04

1t is pretty generally agreed that
Germany started the war, but the Allies
are apparently determined that she shall
not have the credit for starting peace.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-04

The health officer says he ia convinced II was
confirrr tins belief "A brother, woodrow WorthiuE-
ton, has been stricken with diphtheriR,-RocOrd,
Rather obliging of Woodrow, don't you
think? ). r. NJ,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-04
The Northeast Corner
Rub9iyat of a Commuter
XXI

My wife said to the Cook tho other a,r.
II wish you wouldn't COO; tbose MI
that way" ''sa
The Cook flared up and Threatened =,
would Leave. Sne
knelt beside her. She agreed to Sta,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-04
SAM LOYD's PUZZLE

7 Know u little tailor who is never
L satisfied He had just sold a suit
Of clothes and remarked: Il gained
ten per cent on that fine suit OF
clothes, while if / had bought It ten
per cent cheaper and sold it for
twenty per cent profit it would have
brought a quarter Of a dollar less
money" Now, what did he get for
the suit?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-04

Seven eclipseS are scheduled to
occur this year, and some will occur
that are not scheduled.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-04

In tho blurb on the jacket covering Frarp
j. Wilstach's Dictionary Of smilesn wa
observe For the first time II is poss,bi'
for writer's, speakers, teachers and student,
to have at their elbow a work Of refer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-04

Which leads one TO wonder why works p,
reference are invariably described as beins
"at ones elbow"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-04
Answer to Yesterday,s Puzzle

Answer to Yesterdays Puzzle
TIME time was 1886 a. m, because
i one-quarter Of the time from mid,
night would be two hours and twenty
four minutes. which, added TO half the
time until midnight seven hours aud
twelve minutesl equals s;s8
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-04

OUR own Henri Baain VINO writes II
" have just come from the Sommc,
where I saw evidences of certain victory
around the corner" IS having n great
time in France. In the course of a long
letter he saws.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-31
FINANCE, OIL AND Gas

Rathbone tract In the first Cow Run
sand. 1t is a very Aght pumpeE:
On Pinch Creek, Elk district, Ban.
awha county, the Ohio Fuel OIL C6m.
pany has completed and shot no.
8 on the Isabelle Myers farm. The,
well responded to the shot with o
PREDICTION Of so barrels the ensuing
"a hours. On Bear Fork, Duval dis:
tTict, Lincoln County, the Big Creek
Development Company has started to
drill No. Is on the Oliver Hill farm.
On Little Creek, Spencer district,
Roane county, the South Penn on
Company has completed a test on the
NJ. F. Tyson farm TO the Big Enjbn
sand. 1t Is LOCATED 1890 feet east
of production and showing for a 4
Darrell pumper.
On Muddy Creek, Ellsworth dis.
trict, Tyler county, the Hope Natural
Gas Company drilled its second test
on the X. S. Foreman farm through
the Gordon sand and found nothing.
To make the test complete 1t was
drilled 500 feet below the Gordon
sand formation was encountered at.
ter passing through the Gordon.
Near Everett postoffice, Union dis.
trict, Tyler county, r. E, Rice & Co.
scored duster in the Cow Run sand
at a test on the I. H, Hess farm. In
Meade district, the Pure OIL PToduc.
ing Company has the rig completed
for test on the Riggs heirs farm.
In Robinson Fork, McClelland dis
trict, Doddridge county, B. A. Mann
& Co. completed second test on the
A. C. BalIou farm. 1t is showing q
very little oil. The Hope Natural
Gas Company has the rig completed
for a test on the George W. Ice farm.
The Carnegie Natural Gas Company's
No. 3 in the Bates heirs farm is a
very light gasser in the Big 1njun
sand.
On Salem Fork, Ten lille district,
Harrison county, Ernest Randolph &
Co. have started to drill a test on
the Edward Mathey farm. On Indian
Run the Independent OIL Company
is building the rig for test on the
Sidney Hickman farm. On Ten Mile
Creek, the sherwell Oil and Gas
Company Is drilling on the Amos
Cartier farm. On AnnamOriah Creek
Center district, Calhoun county
Martin & Crawler are drilling at 600
feet at a test on the Scott Mitchell
farm.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-31
Oil and Gas.

The week Of development work in
the Eastern fields began tame enough,
Blaskshere Oil & Gas Company drill.
ed q second test on the Ward H.
sattertield farm, five feet into the
Gordon sand. The well produced
6S barrels the first Is hours. AS soon
as it began to show oil drilling was
suspended to move the boiler.
In the Hughes River pool, Clay dis,
trict, Richie county, Imperial
Oil and Gas Products Company has
drilled No. on the G: NJ. Darnold
farm through the Big Injun sand,
Nothing more than a light gas pres
cure was developed. On Bonnells
Roam the Chalmers OIL and Gas Com.
pAny has drilled No. on the Nc
Ginnis farm through the Squaw sand,
It shows for a 10 Darrell pumper.
10 Burning Spring district, Writ
county, the Roberts Oil Company
completed aud shot No. 10S on the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-31
SPECIAL NOTICES
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

To Inez NJ. Amos, plaintiff, and Earl e.
Amos. Fairmont Building and Loan
Association, a corporation, Charles
E. Lively, Trustee, Peoples National
Bank " Fairmont, a corporation,
Fairmont Trust Company, corpora
ton First National Bank Of Worth
ingtOn, q corporation, Webb Amos,
George E Amos, Luther B. Amos,
Clifford c. Meredith, Thomas S.
Marley, jacobs Hutchinson Hard
ware Company, corporation, j. L.
Hall Hardware Company, a corpora
ton Fairmont Mining Machinery
Company, a corporation, Amanda
Musgrave, Zebeioa E. Musgrave, The
Kelly Jones Company, Standard
Manufacturing Company, corpora
ton, Fairmont Wall Plaster Com.
pany, corporatiOG. Troop Manufac'
turing Company, corporation, Trim
ball and Lutz Supply Company, a
corporation, Tobias Heater Com.
pany, a corporation, lawson Manu-
featuring Company, d corporation,
Century Stove and Manufacturing
Company, a corporation; also Fair
mont Mining Machinery Company, a
corporation, plaintiff, against Earl
G. Amos, defendant; and all known
and unknown creditors OF Earl G..
Amos. In the Circuit Court Of Ma
rion county, West Virgtnia.-In
ChanCery:
You and each of you will take notice
that in pursuance Of a decree of the
Circuit Court of Marion county, West
Virginia, entered on the 18th day Of
May, 1917, in the chancery cause there
in pending of Inez NJ. Amos VS.. Earl G.
Amos and others, and Fairmont Mining
Machinery Company vs.. Earl G. Amos,
and pursuant to decree
entered in said consolidated causes on
the 29th day of June, 1917, have fixed
upon Friday, the 10th day of August,
1917, at my law Office in the city Of
Fairmont, Marion county, West Vir-
ginia, as the time and place for be-
the discharge Of my duties un-
der said decree, an abstract of which is
as follows: 1T is accordingly ad.
Judged, ordered and decreed that this
cause be, and the same
IS, hereby referred to A. L. Lehman,
one of the commissioners in chancery
If this court, who is hereby directed to
take and state an account and so re.
port to his court, showing the follow
ing matters and things:
II. All the property, both real and
personal owned by the defendant, Earl
J. Amos, where situate, its location,
quantity and value.
20. All the liens existing thereon,
BY whom held, their respective
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SPECIAL NOTICES
amounts and prIorltIes.

amounts and priorItIes.
"3. What disposition has been made
Of the personal estate of the said Earl
G. Amos by the Special Receiver here.
In.
a. A complete settlement Of the &C.
counts of Webb Amos Special Receiv-
er, herein including therein his re.
Ceipts an disbursements as respecting
both the real and personal property OF
the defendant, Earl G. Amos, includ'
ing therein what moneys the said Spe'
Cial Receiver now has in his hands.
IS. Said Commissioner shall also
ascertain and report all the debts ow.
ing by the said Earl G. Amos the
amounts thereof, and to whom owing.
sc. Said Commissioner in ChanCery
shall also specifically ascertain and re-
port all specific parcels of real estate
owned by defendant, Earl G. Amos,
where situate, the quantity, quality and
value thereof, including the rental
value thereof, and whether the same
will in five years, rent for sufficient
to pay off and discharge the liens ex.
isting thereon, including the costs OF
this suit.
az. Said Commissioner shall also
report to this court any and all other
matters deemed pertinent by him
which any party in interest may re-
quest, and likewise any and all mat
ters deemed pertinent by said Commits.
sioner whether so required by any par
ty in interest or not"
At which time and place you are re-
Quired to be present.
Given under my hand this 9th day
Of July, 1917,
A. L. LEHMAN,
Commissioner in Chancery.
CURT E. AMOS and
JAMES A. MEREDITH,
Counsel for Inez NJ. Amos,
and
GEORGE M. ALEXANDER and
TUSCA MORRIS,
Counsel for Fairmont Mining Ma.
chinery Co.
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@TAii8 Nd7l71e'
FA6N6ttdettrl
6atoe Ahetn.
THE MOTOR Boar RUe.

THE MOTOR BOAT BUG,
Here he is-the sphynx OF bugs, the
motor boat bug. Nobody can fathom
this lad. He's in a field by himself
with the rest skldding behind on all
tours.
Twenty.s!x hours a day he's mani.
curing tie pulse Of his bark, 1t chokes
and dies 41.144 times before it ever
comes To life. He'll get the graduated
egg better in faint workins order so
1t will be able to limp over the aqua
without the aid Of clutches when we
are getting our skates sharpened.
Then he'll go home to spend the
Christmas holidays with the folks and
wait for spring to unlock Ihe snow
into young rivers so he can HE back
to the boat shed to cork up the crew
ices Of his schooner with chewing gum
and rub its scalp with paint tonic.
Then he's ready to spend the rest Of
the summer trying to inject the spark
Of gasoline life to get a chug out Of
the cast iron carcass.
Merrily we row along, past the motor
toat bug.