The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-06
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+ THE STROLLER !

Sunshine is thing Of glory, and we
welcome it by day,
And the moonlight is some "punkins'
just before we hit the hay,
Both the moonlight and the sunlight
are a hit when in their place,
But they surely have a rival in the
smile on Growers face.
Even when they call him porter" and
then beat him at throw,
He will laugh and show cOntentment
SO that every one may know.
Even when the bets on baseball are a
frost and on the bug,
1t matters not with Grover and the
smile upon his mug.
In little German Village, up on
North Third street facing Main,
Where the best of fellows gather both
in sunshine and in rain,
Where they have a man that fiddles
tunes with fingers made of steel,
That is where you find our Grover
with the smile he can't conceal.
Deutsches Dorf, the shining beacon of
our WatertOwn's Broadway,
You have the goods to serve us, SO
we'll visit every day,
Drop a nickle in the fiddle, make a
noise about the place,
But this combination withers side the
smile on Growers face.
When it comes to the real thing in
the pitcher takin" line, AL, or more
popularity known as Mig, Preusse, res
ident of Watertown, Wisconsin, holds
the gum-label prize. Most persons
think that all that is necessary to
take a picture is to press the button
and we do the rest This is not fact
The artist must have a personality,
and the "poise." Whatever that is we
do not know, but you have got to have
it just the same. Mig has the poise and
personality all o. X, for no one would
be selected as official photographer of
the Liederkranz if he did not have
both. We suspect "poise" is the faculty
Of keeping from being upset out of
the boat when crossing to the club
house grounds, and it takes personal
ity to paint up a face so that it will
show up in high lights when lying in
a flower bed, eyes closed This is not
an advertisement for Mig, for Mig
works on the basis of art for arts
sake. Those who doubt this article
should call at Preusse's place and see
the pictures which Mig has taken. We
venture to say that King Solomon in
his best days never saw anything like
them, and that should the King of the
Cannibal Islands catch sight Of these
views, he would at once commission
Mig to take picture of all OF his
tribe
1t will soon be time for the high
school graduates to peck open the
shell. Look out for orations and
poetry and SIGH. Remember times
have changed, and one must hand it
to 'em little stronger than in the
days of Ma and Pa. AS a suggestion:
Twinkle, twinkle little star,
How / wonder what you are,
Up above the world so high
Like diamond in the sky.
This was all right about fifty years
ago, but it won't get by any more.
Hand it to 'em something like this:
Scintillate, scintillate, globule critic;
Fain would l fathom thy nature spe-
cific,
Poised in the ether above us so spa
ciOus,
Strongly resembling gem Carbonace-
eOus.
Take heed therefore, and govern
yourselves accordingly.
Pa" said Willie, "how do you pro-
nounce sometimes
Nov, Willie, said Pa, don't you
see that 1 am busy looking over these
latest statistics of the depreciation of
mud turtles in the Crawfish river dis
tr1ct? However, my high powered in
tellect cannot fathom your query. l
Will not waste time on that question,
as it is doubtless something which
your Latin teacher has propounded.
Perhaps at the same time your Latin
teacher gave you the answer. 1 will
spare you moment if you have the
answer ready to give. What is the pro-
nounclation of sometimes if it will
not take too long to explain?"
sometimes, said Willie, as he dis
appeared out of the door just ahead
of Pas right slipper.