The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-26

notony and drudgery and the social
ostracism entailed. The following
poem, picked up at random, and
which is an epitaph on the tomb of a
poor old tired English woman. will
meet with a signing response in the
heart of every woman who has ever
done homework. even if just for her
own family:
Ere zleeps on old CONAN who always was
Cos 'er lived in 'ouse where no charings
'Er last zayings on this earth was, Zee
voolks now I'm goin'
Where they don't do no washin, nor
sweepin'. nor SEWN:
l be goin to a place that will just suit my
For where volks do no eatin', there's no
washin' dishes;
be goin' where loud anthems be always
But 'nvin' no voice. sha'nt join in the
zingin':
Where angels be standln' with arp and
But me bein' no player I just shall got
down;
70 don'tee weep now-no nor don'tee
I be goin' to do nothin for ever and ever.
= y. y.
If IT ONLY WOULD HAPPEN.
In a dream last night 1 had more
fun, than I've had for many years.
There were eight of us, just sitting
up, around a silent bier. There was
MacKallum of the Highlanders, and
Flynn from the Emerald Isle; there
was Jack Pierre. a French Canuck,
and an Englishman, named Kyle; a
little wop, dubbed Toney, a French
man they called Farjean: and a Yank
that came from Missouri, think his
name was Mclean. We were all
guards of honor" around that body,
last night. And we had more fun
kidding eft ~ gosh If q ciphf
MacKallum told what he'd do, il that
| son-of-a gun were alive, he'd make
| him stand upon his head, till the end
of the world arrived Flynn believed
he'd do more than that, if he only had
| a chance. he'd lead him around with
a ring in his nose and make the old
fool dance. Pierre was a bit more
brutal. on its head he'd put a hall
ter, lead him out in the ocean and
teach him to walk on water. The
Englishman, who was a doctor, said
he had a great idea. he'd fill his blood
with those itchy germs, that last for
seven years. Toneys idea was very
good but it wasn't so awfully mean!
he'd tie him on the end of propeller.
of the fastest flying machine. Frenchv
thought it would be rather nice to let
him slowly die. by starving him with
one meal a day. and then cut it dowa
in size. The Yank from Missouri was
things, he wanted to cut off his
fingers and toes, and run them all
thru on a string. He'd knock out his
teeth, chop off his ears, no mercy
would he heed. he'd string them all
out on his wind pipe, like a beautiful
set or beads Then I took one look
at the body and / felt 1 was satisfied.
For i knew the world was rejoicing,
that the Kaiser had died.
NSA
Miss Frances Taylor is coaching the
following pupils of the ninth grade
of the junior high school of Summer
for the Princess Chrysanthemum," to
be given at the high school auditor
| ium May 27: Miss Martha Owens
Miss Regina Buchanan, Robert John
ston, Percy Harvey, Jr.. Carl Martin
son, William Ware, Allen Bentley, Miss
Virgilene Wiemen, Miss Mabel Hults.
Miss Leah Affron. Miss Charlotte At
from.
THERE'S A RETURNED YOUNG
OFFICER IN OUR TOWN
Who confessed at the party Saturday
night at the Elks club, that he was
only asking those girls to dance who
had gone with their brothers, since II
saved him the work of writing two
names opposite dance.
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Mr.. and Mrs. A E. Currey were host
and hostess to the following at the
Country club opening dinner Saturday
night Mrs. E. H. Bussing, Mrs. Harry
E. Bubb, and Mrs. Vera Currey
Gardner.
!. 3 y
Mr.. and Mrs. George Snyder gave a
dinner at the Country club Saturday
evening in honor of Mrs. Lee Rich
mond and Mrs. Louis Groh.' of Roch-
ester, N. Y. Covers were laid for Mrs
| Richmond. Mrs. Groh. Mr.. and Mrs
c. w. Snyder. Mr.. and Mrs Harry
| Gavitt, Mr.. and Mrs. E. A Herbst Mr.
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