New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
Shoes and Ships
And Sealing Wax
Rubaiyat to Woman Sufferer

Rubaiyat to a Woman Sufferer
Wake! For the times have scattered
into fight
The grace of women in the Public Sight,
Whose olden courtesy the lack
In sharp relief, as in a shaft of light.
Before the modesty of women died
Seemed they most gentle and most
gently tried
BY little arts and graces to make
Their keynote in the homo and exc
outside.
Now, whether in The Bronx or Brook
y-lon,
Whether you travel El or Subway on.
The dear things manners ooze, by
drop, by drop.
Their charms Of sex keep falling one
by one.
Think you'll How often in the subway
The guard shouts: Forward, Please!"
and shouts again,
"Step forward, please! The centre
holds more room!"
A woman blocks the aisle. He shouts
in vain.
Once to Railway Wicket made l way
Whereat a damsel did the line delay.
"Ah, take your change and let the
questions go"
My train departing drowned all / could
VI.
In the Rush Hour q lady hurried
whence
Her parasol, aloft, did almost fence
Out my right eye. All, many sweet
Must drown the memory of that inso-
lence.
And I remember in a crowd one day
Upon a bobbing head feather spray
That threatened to obliterate my
murmured; Gently, Sister, gently,
pray!"
All, Men! Coud you and I with each
conspire
To change this sorry scheme of Things
Entire
Would we not teach them, in the
Public Place,
AS In the Home, to be our Hearts De-
sire? c. S. RINDSFOOS.
Dr. Davis's articles in "The World"
explain completely the arrant Hohen-
zollernism of Wilhelm. Apparently,
the poor cuss always had toothache.
Frank is the happy faced "wop" who
has the job of polishing shoes in the
Offices in the United States Rubber
Building
Since the Italian victory on the
Piave Franks gait has taken on q
touch of aggressiveness and his con-
versation has assumed note of one
who speaks with authority.
Yesterday, as he discoursed, whilt
hard at work on shine, his talk ran
along the subject of higher education
Look at me" said he. 81 have to
shine shoes to maka da living I gor
no educaish
'But, my son, dat boy, he is going tc
high school, then to Harvard anc
Yale. He going to be doctor or law
yer. tell you he will be great man
He no have to shine shoes. He be-
His customer interrupted, "By the
way. Frank. how old is that boy now %
Seventeen MONTHS" said Frank.
Pigeons may be an essential in max
ing the world safe for democracy. bu-
+ the doughboy who has the care of the
birds wished on him usually disagrees
Bishop John Newton Mccormick
who recently returned from the front
tells OF one stalwart Yank who was
assigned to be bird keeper" for hi:
unit. His captain one morning stun
bled over something at the door Of
his billet 1t was the pigeon crate, anc
attached to it was the following mis-
sive:
Dear Captain-Please take bacl
your >. damned birds. I'm going tt
! fight
Almost every day now Port ROYAL
which is near the marine TRAINING
! ground at Paris Island, S. c., sees {
/ f1otilla of straw hats bobbine along or
/ the tide
Tossing their hats in the ocean fo,
luck was adopted as one Of the marine
customs when a gust of wind snatchec
the chapeau of a recruit while he wa.
crossing the bay off Paris Island. s. c.
the marines training camp. The did
sailed gracefully out into space anc
was soon bobbing merrily on tn,
dancing waves
Taking the accident as cue Gus
for luck" the remainder of the re
crults Immediately sailed their hats
out into the deep and the bay was
soon dotted with hundreds of straw
hats The boys "passed the word" and
now no recruit can expect to have
good luck unless he has cast his hat
upon the receding tide.
Frank Farrell a Suicide