The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-11

around"
% yes, indeed they're fne."
Said to him, 20 yes, indeed they're fine;
I'm going through the park, and I'll get some
for mine"
Whatever folks may say.
Whatever folks OF finer tastes may say,
The dandelion bloom shall have its day;
And happy little lads
Shall love its golden glow, the little lads;
And some Of us will love it too. who're ciassed
as dads "A. NJ. 8.
MORE fortunate are We. We've = "happy
little lad" who calls US dad-as we'll as other
things not SO pleasing to the parental ear
Certainly the dandeliOn, execrated by lat least
B. PJ fastidious owners Of green carpeted
lawns, is the bestowed flower Of all boys OF
five years and under. Tother eve upon arrival
at our sleeping and eating quarters we were
importuned to come an see my purity flowers. "
In the place of honor on the buhet we found
an old glass filled with a sadly mauled "bou-
quet" Dandelions! OF course!
One Can Never BE Sure Of Ones Friends,
Can One!
From The Argus COe Correspondent
Miss Lille Misfelt who has been very
ill with typhoid fever, is getting better
slowly Her many friends will be glad
to learn of this.
CLOTHIERS ad in the South Bend und)
Tribune headlines that Prices Dropped On
Bottom With Thug, which leads Calliope to
conclude that there must be a crook IN South
Bend. THE rebound, according TO the same
dealer was an avalanche Of buying You
have seen an avalanche rebound, OF course.
"wHATLL VA HAVE, BOY OR GIRL?
TWINS? ALRIGHT NEXT"
Mon Ami: Once during my high school ex-
istence (eons since), when our civil govern
ment class was reciting, one Of its members, a
young fellow who was something OF fathead.
was called upon to explain the duties OF the
county clerk. Said he, The county clerk Is
sues all licenses for marriages and births. '
|. await with interest the heading you will
give To this contribution. -ALUMNUS.
THE author Of the following lines will prob
ably be astounded to read them here which is
our sole land mischievous) reason for printing
them. We might add that neither she nor any
one else sent them to us.
THE POOL
| In the forest is pool
/ Which pass on going to school.
In this pool SO very deep
Are the gray trout fast asleep.
| In the forest is pool,
| Which is very deep and cool.
| bait my hook and cast my line
| And feel the best OF life is mine.
| BY Beulah Harms.
"AH, THERE ARE OTHER BACKSES, BUT
| NEVER A BACK LIKE OURS!"
Sir: Lifting ashes puts fellow in q queer
lmood. Some folks actually say awful things
They do, indeed! But with me it is different;
l philosophize. As lift each smothering SHOW
LIE ~h khA A,xa< 7
itself over the world and in and about my
humble physiognomy, and gasp heroically, In
the scum and ashes of things, something al
ways, always sings" and them do
The last time lifted. sang q song about
an editor who returned one Of my offerings
The song went like this:
Mean old 1t, good for nothin' nit,
I'm as mad a. hornets! There you sit. sit, ut
You read my perfect poem
IPshAv; good things-you don't know en-!
1 wish were a hornet. You'd get bit, bit, bit!
recommend the singing OF this verse be-
hind the back OF each and every "grateful-but'
sorry-to- fnd unavailable" editor 1t relieves
lone. Especially when lifting ashes.
But there's Q thing ! can say about Mr.
Tomb Sumner. He reads my offerings and
lnobly keeping his sorrow to himself. publishes
tmy stun in the FIRST empty space he Ands.
never sing my song Of punk piqus behind bill
"A. CAPRICCIO.
THE hint to Csprech' has brought such
|quick response that We are minded to pag,
lothsr negligent contriha. Frinstanee. where u
tPeter, Who descended into the silence aftel
sending us that besyootiful valentine? Ant
Rory; Must We md someone with whom h,
can scrap: And the others? I've haven
time to refer to the hies for their pseudonyms
They should remember that while some offer
lings are mot suited to our peculiar needs y,
are always glad to receive and consider manu-
scrips from tho Same pen".
Perhaps This ID q Command.
| ITrom the Illinois State Register1
NrA Davenport will lead the a.
semblsd guests In singing In which all
win join.
Mr., RICHARDS announcement that tn
lpicksd must have been q vast relief to person.
OF our temperament In our anxiety We Nigh
have gnaVed on all our finger nails but for on
thing; ve couldn't do it for yavning,
THE OAitiibuns's inquirins reporter asks
Should men a. we'll as women wear wedding
ringsY'
handful OF wedding rings would Be no restrain
upon either q he or . she-vamE
rHN Evansville Journal Buys daily tn
biggest and hast OF the journalists Of tn
worlds Vsitia0"
}, including. Of course, Mr.. Taft
paD yos % to the big game today, Or di
lyoa stay at hc@sf
-loME AA.xas