Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-18
The Windmill

Now Marmaduke Blood was auda-
cious;
Pugnacious. ungracious was he,
His chest II was hairy and spacious.
He sought violent conflict with
slee;
His greatest delight
Was to start . large fight
Whoe'er his opponents might be.
His friends never ventured to Ques-
ton
The virtue OF things he called
good;
They followed his slightest susses-
ton
As quickly as ever they could.
Few ever debated
Tho often they hated
The dictates of Marmaduke Blood.
But Throckmorton Smack was neu-
rotic,
Exotic, erotic and thin;
He never required narcotic
To keep down his lust for the din
vi WILL Will lCic"s
Folk said he was yellow,
He heard them and gave a weak
grin.
His air was the air of a cleric,
He prated OF masses and classes,
His theories were most esoteric
He affected those tortoise-rimmed
glasses.
He was one Of those sharks
On the gospel of Marx
And free love for ladies and
lasses.
When war waged its wide desolation,
To quote from the lines of the
pome,
The valiant young men Of the ma
ton
Were marshaled from Tampa to
Rome.
Twas of course understood
That Marmaduke Blood
Would fight in defence OF his
home.
Do you think that this boastful
young fighter
Went forth at the presidents plea,
While Throckmorton, cowardly
Brighter,
Asked exemption Tor pains in MS
knee?
II that's your impression
Wen make confession
You've dopei il out accurately.
II see by the papers," says Uncle
Abimeleeh Bogardus, of Preakness
n. j., where Poland wants eight
billion dollars in gold as indemnity
from the bullshevikky. Gosh. II
there was eight billions in gold in
| Russia, there wouldn't be any bull
shevikky to demand 1t FRONT"
Modest indeed is our salary. but
until the income tax was instituted
we never knew the real meaning Of
spring cleaning.
| We're patriotic enough to hant
| over our whole income IL the gov
eminent, wants il. but 1t does make
MS kind of sore when they TAXI
that tiny remnant that som'
careless profiteers overlooked.
Wives, however, have the rea
ground for complaint against II
Think how many campaigns for {
new Easter bonnet are going to b
ruined by the tax this year.
TO A BABY OF SIX MONTHS.
You seem so wise! Those eyes O
| blue
Plumb depths no others ever knew.
AS darts of light proclaim the
Before the new days sun is born
They pierce the mortal darkness
| thru.
We sages play the clown for you.
We dance about TO make you COO:
You watch us with most solemn
/ scorn, p tlys.
You seem 30 wise!
oh, keep those eyes as bright a.
| dew! 800
No matter. then, what time ma,
| brew,
No matter how the world b
torn,
Your path will never be forlorn
Philosophers will wait and WOO,
You seem so wise!
The author OF 1.-THE Four Horse
men of the Apocalypse" has eschew
ed anything but automobile trave
for the rest of his days.
COMING! COMING! COMING!
A new novel by q hitherto ant
hereafter unheard of author with TIT
| social revolution as its background.
1.-THE Windmill" has obtained thu
serial rights to this production ant
will begin publication--just as sooI
as the editor gets up sufficien
courage-of 1.-The Last Of the Bour
geoisie."
ALLAH! OH. ALLAH!
20 give us peace!" the Turks i'm
! plore,
"And cause us not despair"
We've shot and tortured by tn
"But always with q prayer"