The Holly chieftain., 1919-02-06

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Busy.
odds and Ends was the title OF
the toast assigned j. N. Wilkins, in
which he recalled similar gathering
some four or five years ago when the
club started out enthusiastically but
that interest was allowed to die out
and the work of the club was below
what it should have been. He pre-
dicted. however, that with present
large membership and the right
amount of determination the Holly
Commercial club could do great
amount of good for both town and
country.
Clark Mitchell of Lamar. one of
the big cattlemen of the Arkansas
valley, was in attendance and told of
his first visit TO Holly in 'S9, with
gallOus off his shoulder. He de-
clared that from the appearance of
our splendid school and other build
ings Holly people had been getting
together since those days. and com
plimented Holly and the Lower Val
ley people on our achievements in
the past few years. He declared We
had better future before lis than
we knew of in all industrial develop
ments, and that he considered irri-
gated land cheaper now than it really
should be, and that he considered it
the best possible investment.
On motion of A. p Knuckey The
club rendered rising vote OF thanks
! to Miss Burton and her domestic
science class for the spelendid lenu
of the evening.
Supt. X. A. Shanner OF the Holly
schools responded to "a Few Casual
Observations on Education" Mr.
Shanner declared that he was glad to
be identified with the club and 10 be
of service in building Holly He felt
sure the club should prt most any
enterprise over if the members set
about it, and also commended Ben
Franklin's admonition of "unite or
die" He closed with the following
little poem which was written hy a
graduating class pupils some years
ago, and very apropos on this occa-
SION.
The Fate of Two Luckless Frogs
Two gay young frogs, from island
boggs,
Had spent the night in drinking;
When morning broke and they awoke
Still their eyes were blinking.
Ere they could gather scattered
senses,
Or breathe prayer for past offenses,
The grandeur gave and guileless man
Had dumped them in the milkman's
can
The luckless frogs began to quake
And sober up on cold milk-shake.
They quickly find their breath will
stop
Unless they swim upon the top.
They kick about and kick and swim
Until their weary eyes grow dim.
Their muscles ache. their breathe
grows short
When gasping speaks one merry
sport:
"Say, old boy, It's pretty tough
To die so young, but I've enough
OF kicks for life. no more I'll try it,
| was not raised on a milk diet"
"Tut, tut, my lad" the other cried.
frog is not dead until he dies.
Let's keep on kicking, that's my plan
And probably yet we will see out
side this can
NO use, no use," faint heart replied.
turned up MS toes ana gently dleQ.
The brave frog undaunted still
Kept kicking on with real good will,
Until at last great joy to utter,
He found he had churned lump of
butter.
Then climbing on the chunk of
grease
He floated around with greatest ease.
MORAL
When times are hard, no trade in
town:
Don't get discouraged and go down,
But struggle still and never mutter
A few more kicks may bring the but
ter.
1t will pay you big to investigate
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