The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-27
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A VOTE OF THANKS.

WI r or nANhos
We twlnc the laurel wreath today
Though myrtle may be due tomorS
For gas which kept the cold away
And shielded us from chilly sorrow.
We watched the mercury 20 down
70 zero mark OF very nearly.
And feared the chill upon the town
Might crab our celebration yearly.
We thought n lire NJ savage thought
Ot days which fel, In last December,
when pressure gauges stood AZ naught
Or hcrcabOutB as you'll remember
Recalling how the plumbing froIe
And burst and flooded many places.
We thought Of men with frosted toes
And Chilhlains on their classic faces.
That was n time Of grief and gloom.
\ doloiul season rad and drcary.
within N" gaSlcss living room
winch once had seemed 30 bright and
,hccry.
And men wcrc wnrblIng hymns OF hate
Ancut III" raslcss corporation.
WhicM seemed to lcnv" them to n fate
when caused a lot Of CONSERVATION.
And mercury again descending.
Finds EaH enough TO bake at nv
The grub fo- which We are cSpcnding
For which We give three rouslng cheers.
\ vote ~ thanks or other token.
Because We have no frozen ears.
And watcr pipes aren't badly broken.
In closing We express the hope
Which toll gnFlfuU eternal
That they maintain their gassy dope
lntil another season Vetnal
I'd ONcrholSer resigned, but mos, oi
the "ilu' conyalcStcnt can only feel
like It, and let it go at that.
Wherever snow falls. save IN few
metropolitan districts where a munici-
pal S,rcet-clcaning force attends 10 IT'S
disposal with promptncss and dump
carts II seems 10 bc the rule that a
lew people clean their sidewalks
while a majority are patient and will.
ing 20 wait Tor the sun TO do the work
! Usually there are ordinances rcqulr-
| ing the removal OF snow from the
pathways Of pedestrians, and some
times the authorities threaten TO en-
force the same. thereby causing other
| timld but lazy townSmen TO man their
snow shoycls, hut procraStination Is
/ such 4 popular paStmc that many con
| tinue their policy OF watcNiul waiting
willing 70 lc'.the law take its course,
! which il SelSnPf does. rather than
shovel snow. Shoyc,ing snow is fine
! exercise, and also takes one out ~
, the open air. but wherever fine eSer-
! cisc Is work, II IS apt to he neglected
Aitcr slipping down and Jarrlng his
! disposition and store teeth. man IS
convinced that there is room Tor 4
reform movement along this line. but
! by the time he gets It organized, a
| January thaw comes along. and en-
ihu,ilSm wanes and withorS; even as
4 promising corn crop in the path OF
A bot wind, and he IS left alone with
his grievance and a lame back Amer
! leans are an cntcrpriSlng and indus
tfious people. but they didn't attain
and don't main,aii that reputation by
shoyeling snow.
Although war forced us TO endure
number OF makeshiits and oonser-
yalion concoctions, we still contend
there is noStuoh thing as substl-
,u,c for maple syrup
There are still a few old-iashioncd
folk who seem 10 regard all fresh air
as a deadly draft"
The possibility that letter writing
may become lost art is something
else about which we don't worry.
| 1t is hoped the holly wreaths and
other Christmas decorations will be
taken down before they begin to re-
mind one OF a political poster on the
morning after election.