The Penn's Grove record., 1919-02-28
"Murt's" Swan Song

"The best of friends must part"
And now | come to say goodbye;
So let us part as friends and
If the Ego in my system
Did engender unkind thoughts
Or breed inimical attitudes,
Forget them. | meant nc wrong.
My motto always has been merry
And sometimes when my heart was
saddest,
/ still did try to make you smile;
And so l want to leave you;
Not as one, who drifted across your
horizon,
But as the Sun, rising with the dawn,
Spreading sunshine thru the day
And softly sinking with the twilight
of your mem'ry.
It's hard for me to leave you all,
Much harder than you know,
But | will treasure thought of you,
No matter where | go.
I am going down to Washington,
Their gain CD is just my loss,
They'll put me in a uniform,
But that won't make "Red' Cross.
And now I'll speak of those I'll miss,
While my mood is poetic,
Just let me think of those l leave,
1t will not be pathetic.
There is Parker, and there is Quinn
And H. V. Thorn, whose single sin
Was that he danced so much with Ida,
No other chap could get beside her.
Young "Hurry-Hurry" Healy, he
Has set us all at times in glee
For no one better could compose
That phrase Hamburger on the hose"
And | will miss 'mong other things
Anna Cooper losing her Goat"
Mildred Sparks vel welcome smile.
Elizabeth Clouser's wonderful hair.
My reticence toward Emma Green.
My good morning" bows to Miss
Agnes Justice.
My "jollying" of C. D. Miller.
My friendly chats with A. Norman
Hand.
ICY" Perkins trying to master
mathematics.
Lester Happy" Evans getting
"Cy's" nanny"
Howard Borden struggling with re-
ports that a Philadelphia lawyer could
not match up.
Captain II. D. Warren's "Mur-
laughs rule.
"Hatless" Barry Good.
Dean Warmers troubles, big and
little.
My frequent visits to "Tom" Hunt.
"Chandy" Pierce's nonchalance to-
wards the dance.
Capt. W. NJ. Films fondness for the
terpsichorean art.
George Schultz's trousers.
Clinton Sails condolences.
c. J.. Gaskin's love for Philadelphia.
Hazel McClintock balling me out.
Bertha Myers taking me in.
Charles Proctor McCoy's dry wit.
Harry Johnson's daily calls.
Marguerite Clark's charming per-
sonality.
]. Edward Welch's kind heart. He
always could be touched"
Merton Wallace telephoning.
"Sam" Raymond at the dances.
Alma Rademacher on the Pedrick-
town road.
Passing the buck" to Mike Quinn.
Ralph P. Denny's experiences.
Harry Woodruff's "Tm waiting on
yer"
Fred Shepherds conservatism.
Paul Rudacille's bellies.
1t. Handsome" Herbert McNulty's
"Hello Murt."
Harry Bushman's aversion to goose.
T. v. Whites love for Chicken"
j. S. "Adonis" Wells trying to
"duck" ~notoriety.
Tom McGuire's disapproval of any
thing foul.
Tom Melarkey's desire to always
pay.
Charlie Nagle's cheerful manner of
giving you a hearing. He is a good
auditor himself.
Frank H. Moore, the handy man of
Penns Grove.
Fred Gassert's regard for Indians.
Ida Titus, the pride of Paulsboro.
The famous duo, Eddie Hamburger
on the hose cart and Jules Samuels,
his pal, on the "end."
Freddie Tugend's worries.
Agnes Speidel's beauty.
Agnes Hendry's silence and fun act.
Pauline Speidel's speed with the
keys.
Miss Mary Hopkins affability.
1t. c.. w. Quimby giving Hooseir
candy to,the girls.
Lena Karp's wedding.
Francis Leo Fitzpatrick's good ma
ture. 49,
"Pete" Mcdonald at Broad and Main
Streets.
Marie Cravin's Titan hair.
Ruth Firestone tickling the worries
NV home at cart" Denny's.
Isabel Busmman's birthdays.
The Captain of the Arctic and his
mate.
Nellie's waiting-and mine, too.