Evening star., 1918-06-02
DOPEY DAN AND LON.
Give Until 1t Hurts.

drive just ended an srantin', also.
that nowhere throughout our fair
city; from TIL puzzy- willow marshes
o TIL Eastern branch. to tn smooth
rollln' hills o. Georgetown Heights.
could mortal be found who feels
prouder over our great city's big
showin' than me! (Cheers). Still. on
TIL other hand, an notw!thstandin.
hungry indeed would l be. aye. folks.
hungrier than tn wild wolves o
Roosia. before I'd lend presence to
; any costly feast while our brave
lads are sweltcrin' in tn hell-holes o
Europe! tGreat cheerinD.
Now looka here. folks. don't think
me a crab. nor do / wanta knock but
i ru1ly believe that we've gotta use
a ak in TIL end to make some kind o
people understand tha; our country s
at war. Give Why, We amt even
| started to give yet. An if anybody
| in this audience tonight thinks for
/ one picayune particle of second
that simply because he's gobbled up
couple o. liberty bonds. bearin'
extry good interest. an give few
] "0ucks" to help TIL Red Cross that all
| he's gotta do now Is TO cock his feet
on TIL stove an yodcl about banGuets
/ Well, they're addin' anneXes to Ana
costy every month in til year.
! Think. folks. just think we be
/, livin' in times when TIL crisis of tn
I world Is at hand-momentous times
| Why. twas but a short yesterday
that them immortal words rolled from
| tn lips Of our great chief. when he
said These are days when duty
stands stark naked. and even with
closed eyes we know it Is there.
'Them's history ymakin' words
folks. an tn only regret l got in
life is that ! won't be around this old
burg hundred years from now to
hear tn III school children reel!n
them off like they do with TIL Dec
laiation o Independence on com
mencement day now. An as for this
give thing, listen:
When shades o night begin TO fail in dreary
] mans land.
You'll find tn mighty dogs o war takin' notes
Of how they stand.
Til same holds good for them back home
who'd make their money tell.
So let'' rs do some clleckin' up in our short
/ brcathin' spell.
| You've bought three bonds, Well. that's
just fine. An helped Ill Red Cross too.
Good work. old scont. Hold up your head
| No one point at yoH
An say, therc goes III c:ie aiest guy that ever
trod III dirt.
i;ut when you gave yonr share to help. did
| you give until it frrt?
It's not much in what you give how tn
| act Is done
That inspires our brave aghtin' men to crush
III vicious Hun.
I or til snirit that's embodied In TIL gift makes
them alert,
An especially il they feel inside twas given
til it hurt!
TIL wounded lad on blood soaked fields, away
from home an love,
| With narght TO sooth his burnn' brow but
Gods bright skies above.
Don't figure On Low much it costs. nor does he
pay In spurts.
I;ut gives his nIl for you an me, an gives
until 1t hurts!
| Which s1uarely puts 1t up to us TO keep our
selves prepared
To come across at any time for those game
boys who've Cared
To sail TIL boundin' deep an fight on
foreign sod
For tn honor Of their sacred homes, their coun-
try an their God.
DOPEY DAN.
Note.-Lon says from tn scandalous
way some rabbits" are shown out
their snatchers they musta took tn
axiom to read, 'In time O war prepare
for peace"