Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21

We're doing il again today. fans
giving a lin rick prize TO line that
some Of YOU will say does not rhyme
because it ends with the same word
as the first line.
That's correct, so far as it goes, but.
as we have pointed out before. strict
rules of rhyme can be broken in lin
rick writing when Il IL necessary to get
point. We quoted, the other day. one Of
the classic limcricks Of all time-the
one about the young lady who smiled
as she rode on tiger-to show that
the same word may be used at the end
Of two lines IL the thought Is good
enough 10 justify IL.
Mind: it isn't q good thing TO do or
dinarily. In fact. We usually discourage
1t, because so many of the fans object
to it-and we are trying to run this
contest 10 please the fans.
In the case OF today's line. we
thought the idea good enough to be en-
titled TO place on the ballot and the
Jury at the Brill car plant did the rest.
So. evidently. there are a lot of people
who believe this is legitimate form of
lin 'rickin'
The winner today is;
Mrs. b. II. Reeves
1893 Spruce Street
The verse that wins the ONE HUN.
DRED DOLLARS, with Mrs. Reeves
last line. is:
The tellor ,rh0 goes out to Mdys
TIL midnioht-or much ioter--siuvs;
He keeps the light dim
TIN her pa yellS At him.
"Wutch the hands on the clock, and
not Mdy's."
wazzat? You say a woman can't
keep a secret? Well, Mrs. Reeves, who
carries of the one hundred shekels
awarded today. says that they can.
And what's more she's goin' to prove
it. Yezzir.
You see. it's this way. She's going
to spring n surprise on hubby. She's
not goin' to say n word to him about
winning the 800 prize and Is goin'
to let him fnd out about it when he
picks up the EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER
today. We're willing to bet that it has
been some surprise to him. by the
way. his name Is Beauford II. Reeves,
an he's an engineer at the Fletcher
Works, manufacturers of textile ma :
chinrry, at Second street and Glenwood
avenue.
At all events. Mrs. Reeves said yes
tcrday that il was a good thing that
she has no heart trohuIe. because other
wise she would have had some shocf
when we told her that she had won tn
500 prize. She added that since III,
lim'rick contest has started. her favor
tie book has been the dictionary ant
that her line about the young lady from
Wayne that had such bad attack o
the movies. was among the ten pre-
sentcd TO the jury from which thu
winner was selected. So YOU can SCI
TINT Mrs. Reeves has the real lin rickin
swing.
Mrs. Reeves is from Ann Arbor
! Mich, graduated there from the Uni
versity School of Music and at tn
! present time il taking vocal lesson
| from Edwin Evans in this city. Sh
! had given a number of concerts in vari
! ouy cities in the South before she wa
married and also took part in variou
/ musical comedies produced by tn
Junior League. in Detroit.
She says that she has lost her ambi
ton 10 continue her concert work sine
sno vas married. because she knew the
her husband would object. We ar
sorry for that, but anyway wa'r
sure he's had a surprise today. It
a great life.
Mrs. Reeves limerick was No. o
the ballot. The other lines were:
No. e-It'. apparent "a parent
whose sleep he delays.-Mrs. W, !
Sicmons. 40 Mccartney street. Eastoi
Pa.
No. 3-When he rises and raises
the rays.-Miss Louise !. Calhoun,
Enst Mount Pleasant avenue. MOuI
Airy, Philadelphia.
10. 4-"My light bills aren't ligl
hills these days. William s. Ssvag
Room No. ~. 1921 Arch street.
No. Meet her (meter) out; e.
costs money these days. Mrs. a,
Levy. 5l51 Wayne avenue, German
40. 8-"Stop 'gassing.' light on
meet her (mcterl days. Mrs. G. |
PARSONS, B22 North Spring Gard'
street. Amber. Pa.
No. It's one after two, mel
,, YOUR ways. Captain William Tr'
ienvrn. army otice. Midvale Steel al
! Ordnance Co, Nicctown, Philndclphi
No. s-"When my foot lights, you
! leave BY its raise (rays, flames v
Banham. zoo South Fourth stree
DARBY. Delaware county. Pa.
No. 0-"It's time you worship
/ were shipped) other ways. Nj
. Ncttin Calian. II Perry street, Ian
, brrtvilln. y. j.
so. IO---''Son rise. See rhe risil
suns rays. ."-E. HAvaner, Marlbo
ough Blrnhcim, Atlantic city, y. j.
Now, yon fans Sis whc 90 90 not %s4.r',, hayG & t.
q snd have thought TINT hn rickers no
. out Of town have litDe. or no chance
Y win in this contest, wen all you need