Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-03
SEEN ON THE SIDE
By HENRY EDWARD WARNER
The Strike Of Wives,

| Did ye ever hear the story OF the waikout In
Kildare.
OF the strike of all the wives of tyrants resi-.
Dental there?
Well then, listen: Twas trihe. but 'twouid
serve-I don't recall
What is nor how ii happened. but at
Mrs. Casey's ball
Twas announced the women present repre.
sentinE all their kind.
And they struck for shorter hours and more
allowance do ye mind;
And they swore by all the saints they'd never
work another day
Till the Pats and Mikes OF kildare fixed fair
hours and fair pay!
There was nothing doing in Kildare when the
whistle blew that night.
Not kettle boiled. and not Kildare Kitchen
showed light
And the children ran neglected, and the broom
stood by the door
In the homes OF all the women who'd not pusb
it any more.
Up and down the streets they wandered, women
swearing they would win,
And in faith yed nigh believe it, by the way
they held the chin:
And Good cvenin, Mr.. Murphy" and "Th' sam.
to you he said
But for. dearin' and dariin's. Why. they might
AS we'll been dead:
Their came named Timothy Casey and he
Whispered this and that
AS he went among the men folks nussytootins
And wherever Casey whispered Their. were rim
pies like the wake
or joy boat making records on the bosom Of
lake.
We'll, that night they put it over: Some one
passed the little call
That the unrestricted husbands OF Kildare
would give ball
For the daughters OF the mothers who were
striking the street
"ith"a prize in ready money for the liveuest
2jr of
Twas glorious night In Kildare at the
Orphan Daughters Ball, -
And thousand lights burning in the
roof of Clancys Hall;
And the rafters they breaking with the
laughter in the air
When the husbands gave breakdown to the
daughters of kildare
There was not married woman on the invita-
ton list,
And between us and the doorpost. not one
of them missed,
And when Tat and Mike got home Sir. as the
morn began to pale.
There vas chicken on the table with 2 nitcb.,
81. full OF ae
Murphy" said Mrs. Murphy. we must hav.
peace in this home" as she hurled frying nan
at his head.
Il agree wild ye, Nora" said Murphy, reach
ing for the fatiron. Wan on tn car dar,n,, =,
rs he tossed it.
Halt a hour later. over a small tin bucket of
10 they discussed terms OF peace, and the
people in the 'ne1t nat below said:
"They's more black eyes when tn Murphvs IS
hEhtn, but be tn Saints Heaven whin
they're arransin peace terms tn racket is some.
thin awful!"s ~
These Days.
The Butcher Boy-Boss, do ] send two mounds
OF steak around Smiths,
The Boss-One minute: Mary call up Brad
street and ask m about Smith. I'm little un.
certain; he bought ten of coal last week
The instability OF airplanee doesn't worry
Scoggins at ali; he's dcep-sca diver
Most poets write about love.
That's because they are tho only people who
can contemplate love ,as it really is and keep
living
The former German Crown Prince Frederick
William has been given permission 10 move
from Wieringen during the winter, on The
ground that he finds it cold there
If he'd just wait a while. maybe-but no, Til,
suggestion is too obvious!
These Times.
The motto OF the horny handed son OF toll;
l?oo-l-abor ipSe vo!uptas
l3lo-Labor omnia vincit.
And the objective OF Labor:
Otium cum dsnitate!
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