Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-25

Fr'en's drop tear fur Temperance Tim
Fun he has flew de coop:
Dey wuz'n emmy flies on him
But frequent in his soup.
n CuS oRV dead cock sure tChere at
he's bUried at
I'd make monument tur Tim toit sentt-
mentS ike dat.
But Gee! dc odds is ten ter one, since rs
dcceaSt las tdH
His poor ole bones IS bHockin roHn' icit
out no grdUe al all,
Fur people amt a-cdrin' much fUr com
mon Sodks tr'ah crodbS.
Like ,rdt dey'd do iur Gen'ral Grant an
Ndder noted bIoteS.
An pet he had is schemes an plans ,0'at
meant as much ter Tim
As all GRANTS ,Odr campaigns an nights
an Uic'trieS meant ter him.
Pore rim! dey called him "Temp rance"
list because c uSeier Soy
Dey 'couIdnt be no stch a ring " e
could hare is 1CdV.
he didnt hare no steady home. 'cept
tccn de JHdge'd shout:
Reform tchcn Vouse gifts out"
wen rim tUUs not "at home" he uSeter
tcork his reOldr beat.
A-teHin' hdrd-luck stories ter de sor
mugs on de street.
De hi0h-toncd 1cdy he'd make n touch,
tChy SAP. IL looked HhC rim
WWs hon'riH' youse be Iettb' UouSc cough
up per dimes ter him
Foist time I met dc guy he comes inside
our cafe an sat
Across dc edtm' counter dere. tChere
rue 1corEm' at.
- dish o. soup" SCI e. so grand. yerd
think e oiCned dc place.
BHt. san. e didnt lose much time a-teed.
in Of is face.
Den suddcHIy "Whdrs diS?" he ycllcd
an den seen i'm Stoop,
An ,cir is fumb an finger pun horse
IN trtm is soup.
"Scc here" he cried. an frowned at me.
"dm ter undcrstan
Dia here's dc hiad O. stUG yousc git.e ter
cr'rB gcntlemaHo"
81 ordcrcd food" seq he. "ae' dis ainI
foiri. HUr meat. nur uSh.
NU is II good red herrtu', so list fctch
dHUdder dish"
AD' doUgh bc'd eat most all his soup
aforc de NJ ,cds Eetchcd
We didar kich at dat an 50 anudder
dish ,rdS fetchcd
No,", strange ter say. t,Cicet more r
come dfore de reeb tcUy done
An foUn' more flies, an got ttro soups
tUr jist dc price o. one.
Den sUddintID rim disappeared, an tree
tong monfs had passed
Bet,cecn de time tC'en e got back an
1ccH I seen i'm last.
"HelIo," seq e, "youSe Heed'n fear I met
tUir dny harm.
IRE jist bin out d-uisitin dc ole folks on
dc farm"
did'n' make no tuHny crack, but youse
Kim bet hat .-...
tru:n sich jay but 1c'at / kno,Ced
ichere he'd bin at. ......
"Dc ushaI dish O SOUP Sc. e, q;,cinkin'
M is eye. .asv
An say c 1cusn hall 1cdy frough dtore
e toWn' M. a..
DC manager e happened By tU'en Tim
began ter kick.
"Ddt's mighty strange" seq e ter me, "I
haU suspect trick:
An den e turned ter Tim an see, at
strikes me kinder queer
Dat VoUse should find a fy so late as dis
is In dc year.
We dbI had none since summer, so J
mink pipe ger game"
Pore rim got 1chite an cried. an seq: AZ
must confess iCit shame.
played Bouse fer a sucker, an regard
in dis here HV
foUH il in me pocket. 1cHere Pue ken
II since JuIy."
Right of e started t0eepin as II rs heart
1Ouz broke:
De manager jist pitied i'm an took It as
a Joke.
But Tim, e took II diD'rent. Youse see.
is pride tDus hurt
Ter find hotC little all rs schemes an
crafty plans touz tCorf
An alter dat e had ter pay jur erery-
Ting e ct,
An fore dnudder tCeek tcHz out e drum Il
hiSSelf to deaf
Frens drop a tear fur Temperance Tim"
Fur he has flew de COOP
Dey wuz'n emmy flies on him
But frequent in his soup.