The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29

WHEN you read the pome on Mabel put the
accent on the liable" else you'll think it's all
fable and the poet slipped his cable.
The writer's choice of very able" is happy
one We shudder to think Of the consequences
had he written variable.
Proving That One Is &Only as Old as He Feels.
[From the Clinton 0a-) Herald
Mrs. Chris Lanenberg, an aged resi-
dent Of the city, is confined to her bed
at the home of her daughter Mrs.
Charles Ross, and appears to be failing.
Old age is partially due to her condition.
MRS. ATWATER At Life's End At Age of
S7".-Canton UllD Ledger.
AN ats at" McEyoys an irreverent re-
porter.
ALAS! POOR RORY: WE NEVER KNEW
HIM WE'LL
Sir notice you PACED Rory in your colyum
the other night: also the lad Rory thrun tie
dornick at mentioned Rorys last will and tes-
lament. 'Tis thrue, Rory isn't with US any
more. You remember he himself finished his
last with Guess I'll stick a period to this
fracas", and you, blasely and with infinite
weariness, wrote, "Oh. stick a hatful of pc
RODS to it." -. Well, it was the hatful of
periods that did the thrick His intellect was
never very strong and he Just folded his men
tai hands and quit functioning. an put that
"misogamist" lily (you remember it?) on his
breast. One white flower, purity, simplicity
he was very simple. Rory, while Irish, was
left handed Irishman and the pitcher of
health. Any baseball authority will tell you
that left-handed pitcher can't help being err
ratio. The only word we have had from
him since Is that the Boss down there is all
burned up. Says he deals in hot stuff but
that gag about the woman Of As and what she.
etc. signed "Lucifer", is too hot for him to
Ia
it; it sounds like it came from an Insider
Rory left manuscript think he meant for
you but it is in Gaelic. As soon as translate
judy MAcAN.
1T is our idle fancy. Judy that Rory would
be astounded could he but know the identity
OF Lucifer. Colyumistic anonymity covers a
multitude Of sins, but to the colyumist, alas!
goes the odium.
Was He Injured by the Pelting?
lFrom the Davenport Democrat
Harry Sterling, 1920 East Eleventh
street. was hailed into the office of Com
l. missioner A. 6. Bush today, and re-
leased on $500 bonds.
NATURALLY enough Miss Nina Teach ia a
schoolmarm at st. Augustine, Ill. But what
do you make OF the nuptials OF Hattie Nav
Butcher OF kenwood Park and Edward B. Cook
| ROO0 IL
ward should see that they don't 90 hungry.
what what?
TRIBUTE" TO MOTHER
1 tell you. pard. my life was hard;
My mother was q smarty.
Every day she'd 60 away
To play cards at party.
Then il I'd pout it put her out:
Shed spank me till l cried
And did roar she'd turn me DER
And spank the other side!
It's PLAIN 70 see-quite plain to me
And plain to many another
That social dame. though in the gam.
Should never be a mother
Il SEE. sees Merci Beaucoup. atb.t A,.v-
ander, The man who knows. lost his entire
equipment IN the Burtis blaze. Do you sunnose
he really knew and was unwilling IN t.Ie 20
vantage OF his advance Information. or shonld
he ought to have seen Parma, ! tbinI ho
shoulda." 1inA nc
DON'T KID poor Alexander He knows the,.
was q dfe. He Maid nnA eAeA