The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-08
LAMENTATIONS OF AEASTASIA
COBBLEST0NE.

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1 want to do some Battenburg, but must fry
the steak:
1 want to make an Angel-food the rest want
DEVILS cake.
l love to see the sunset from fathers old arm
chair,
And wander through the twilight without q
single care.
But must set the bread-sponge, and put the
clothes 20 soak,
And help with Marys history, and mend her
! winter cloak
long to 60 away out west and climb the bills
and GALES;
But the men have finished milking, and must
wash the pals.
| l want to wear creations, with lingerie to
match;
1 feel l was not born just to sew and cook
| and patch.
1 yearn to wear a diamond upon my lily hand.
And patent shoes that hurt me SO can hardly
| stand.
l want to dance the "Kitchy Koo", and play
| the mandolin;
1 want to paint on velvet, and watch the tide
| come in.
Instead of these there's ironing and scrubbing
| to be done,
And countless other duties tween rise and set
! of sun.
On every side I'm thwarted, my budding wings
are clipped;
My every aspiration, like leaves in fall, is
! nipped.
But still I'd not change places with any one
I'm glad to have the bookings, and glad for
cloth to sew. MRS. J. l.
MISS JEAN SUMMERS, the youthful
daughter of Representative J. w. Summers of
Waila Walla Wash, reads dispatch beneath
picture in the Peoria Journal, who said
God bless you as Uncle Sans newest battle
ship, the Washington, took TO the water
Thursday"
! Will the class in disarmament please rise
and explain why God should bless a battle
ship?
ooh CAS- We Said Before Henry!"
[From the Annawan QIL) News.I
Last Thursday night "Wennie" Mum
ford with an appetite equaled by few
and capacity for chicken pie excelled
by none, started for Fairview. At 9
| O'Clock the same night he limped into
| neighbours house with his little broken
Ford under his arm, and asked for
handout Sure there's many a slip
twixt the Ford and the chicken pie
supper.
NEBRASKA first to have frost" says a
headline. But Nebraska finally got rid of him.
He's established his residence in Florida.
sHHHH. DON'T TALK so LOUD. T. l. W. H.
T. D. o. s. MIGHT HEAR YOU.
Dear Mac The other day l heard a fellow
rom the sunny south explode to a companion
mo, l did NOT eavesdrop-I merely over
HEARD:
Say. lisn heah, DO. When All comes to
youah town All suah thought Aid see some
thin. Huh! Abs only one thing AN
didn't see tub home. They was big sign by
one of them garridge places what done said
Free Air''i Shucks! s if All didn't know that
afo' All come MOTH"
Poor chap did he ever find out what il
was? Hoping l get to. be regular Cactus
remain yours-till l find a better cclyum
well, guess Ill just be always yours,
MERRY MAGGIE
OUR Handsomest Reporter, who reports oc- |
casionally for this colyum reports this sign in |
the local high school:
All nonresident students must meet in |
room % Immediately after school
Note-A nonresident student is one whose
parents do not live in Rock Island"
Nowadays they not only teach the voung
idea how to shoot but insure a buIlseye by
hanging the target on the end of the gun
The Enraptured Society Reporter.
From the Galesburg Republican Registerl
On Friday evening, Aug. &C. at the
beautiful country home of Mr.. and Mrs
Z. l. Mecum occurred another of our de-
ughtful social gatherings, with Mr. and
Mrs. Z. !. Mecum and MIR. and Mrs c. E.
Mecum as hosts and hostesses On &C.
count of Illness and pleasure trips a
number were unable to attend but as it
was a company of 20 were present in
Guiding Miss Edith Cooper of Mon
mouth, former teacher of the Hedge
peth school, Miss Gertrude Mcdonald of
Chillicothe, the teacher for this wear and
Mrs. Alta Artzandbog of Rio. The eve
ming was delightfully."- filed with gpe-
clal program of music, elaborate games Il
and conversation. About IL 80 deli Il
cious two course luncheon was served l.
consisting of bread and butter fried /
chicken and pickles and melons alter II
candy and cigars were passed and at a
very late hour they all scattered to their
various homes, voting the entertainers II
royal at their work II
GENERAL PERSHING directed a wiley ~
neated remarks at Mr.. Gompers because the K
gin raj thought Sam1 had inferred that labor Il
won the war How foolish when eyervhodv
KNOWS that George Creel won the war.
We ARE PAGING HERCULES To nIs1NEEr~r {
THIS AUGEAN WHEEZE
SIR: Speaking OF horse racing which Won
Seren I but might at any time, reminds us of
ne little story about the young Englishwoman
ne daughter OF wealthy London Sportsman
9eing very fond OF horses like her father
me could always be found in the stables and Z
u course. all the horsenen knew FER but L
Odnt seem to make bit OF difference bsr
trends said; she liked the animals so waIJ c
mas may seem q bit thick, ole ton hut that
tory ETE ~. E 1s iisn h
ILLINOIS, determined to excel in all t,i, i
,oth great and Small, now attempts tn erJinss /
ne glory OF West virginias mine VA br I
tarf1ng one OF her own oS /
saekesfsfste isIiEht, RE.M MIG. =