The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-29
/. The Diary of a Pale Blue Ass.

June 25-Hot. Day most unsatisfactory.
Colyoming slow. Attempted to c0mposasa ball
lad ON the Lotus-lattice theme this afternoon.
Riming scheme very difficult and my success
was negligible. the result being one OF those
poems Willie Green would call rotten. Took
dinner" tonight At q serve-yourself-eatery
Back to the office and finished the colyum. then
home and TO bed.
June ze-The vote this morning (unani-
nous. of course) was for Central Presbyterian
church. Very hot and very sleepy. Should
apologize to the pastor for my not remember
ing the text Of the sermon? A friend called
this afternoon and fivvered the family and ne
out in the country. We were held up Is min
utes at the Hennepin canal near Milan while
three men laboriOusly turned the drawbridge
to let spluttering little launch through.
There were score Of cars waiting on each
side when the bridge was once more made part
OF the highway. Went over Milan's famous
main street, tho worst road in the United
States. they call 1t. 1t is. On the outskirts
of the town is sign which is as full Of subtle
irony as b. L. T. ever was. 1t reads: welcome
to Milan But the Speed Laws Are in Force.
We forded on to the farm of another friend but
found no one at home. so sampled the rasp-
berries and left an impudent note. The berries
fortunately for him, perhaps) were not ripe
|. HomA at s, had bite to eat and started
merrillee nivvering again. Home late. Tired.
Bed.
June 17-Up early but it profited me moth
ing. The day dragged and 6 o'clock found
the cclyum unfinished Hurried home to take
the Young Rufiian and the Diaobedient Damsel
to the circus Do not recall much except the
heat and the headache. THEY enjoyed it great
", however-the circus. ] mean, not my head
ache. Home at II. Colyum iniahed at
1880 Decided to make . night Of it 70 wrote
two letters and read the papers. Bed about
l:S0-or later.
| ION Oct 10. 1874" relates an Argus edi-
torial. the country was amazed by the first
balloon wedding. This took place over Gin
Cotton"
! What we're you doing in 1s7ls
A SONG OF DAWN.
C'weeping may endure for night, but 10Y
cometh in the mornins.',)
Oh. sing me song Of glad. new day,
That comes when the rain has gone.
When the storms have fed and the dark il dead.
Ptsreed through with the shafts Of dawn.
Yes. sing me q song of . crystal morn.
| AL radiant, fresh, and sweet,
OF hopes revived with day reborn.
That live with the nights defeat
With many cloud and thunder lopd,
| Tia dark was time Of fear;
There Vas never . song the whole night long
Bat morning At last broke clear.
Nov TIE thunaer's grovl and Aeros winds,
howl
Arc only . memory;
They have swiftly goas 1t the break OF dawn.
Gvsn % shall my troshlas hee.
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