The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-01
MAGAZ ZINE
Carefully PreserUed Poem Of FOrty-Nne Years Ago. Penned For Eclectic Club By Late George c. Waldo;
 Trucy WaYen The Only SurDUor

That was too thin thing by half.
 they couldn't scare a mouse. Gould said, persuasive, he'd not hurt
 the feelings of a child,
 He had a way, quite eloquent. of
 putin of it mild
 But any gent that favored sich a mo-
 tion as that are Want fit to drive a hog or carry
 ln'ardS to a bear.
 Which Wilmot then sot up and purred
 and said he thought this thing Was gettin' somewhat personal to
 the members of the ring. And any fellow as denied that what
 he said was true.
 He'd put a French roof on him, and
 he'd tin it for him. too. Then Grinff1th said that he was tired
 of listenin' to such trash; He wasn't good at chawin' up this
 dictionary hash
 The arguments of friends of his was
 such as made him sick, And. up to date, none had spoke but
 he would like to lick.
 Then Billy Meeker toed the scratch
 and said with solemn face. Then tenor of the arguments was
 gettin' somewhat base; To trif1e with the subject so appeared
 to him a sin,
 But if there were to be a row he
 wanted to wade in.
 Then Allen Powers he spFouted and
 remarked it was no use A heapfn' on each other such torrents
 of abuse:
 They ought 10 be more dtgnffed' and
 keep their tone up higher, And any man as didn't was a thief,
 and sinp and liar.
 Then Thorpe got up to make speech, but just as he began A man as white as Keifers' dog came in upon the run And said he'd better up and get or else he'd break his crust For half the waterspipes in town had been gone and bust. And Captain Edwards he ariz and he surveyed the scene.- And said that such a time as this was what he should call 'mean."- Which Sidney Bishop sent him back, l a very quick retort- He'd like to saw his lief off, and he'd like to saw it short. Fred Nick rared up on his hind legs and let an awful yel1,- He said he felt alloverish, but why he couldn't tell;- He argued that it was not bad to l sometimes have some fun, But buying houses was a job much better not begun. George Noble got his dander up and l struggled with the theme, He dident like the way it looked noe | how it seemed to seem, He said the beats as run this thing l had better go and hang ElSewise thee Tub might sell it's dudds | and close up the shebang. And Hurd which was the Councilman 1 as run the city streets, Eaid this 'ere thing was just a job 1 to help a lot of beats | And as for settin' quiet by to see the l thing put through, He'd fight it till the crack of doom l and all was black and blue. Nick said he thought the room was l hot, and so he raised a sash, When Seymour fastened to his slack | and hove hom out kersmash! He lighted right side up with care on- l to a heap of lime, And there he Sot remarkin' some con- 1 siderable time- 1 Then Perry GoodseT rose and smole | and quietly begun He couldent tell was this ere thing Tn earnest or in fun | He'd tended Welles lottery and Bar l nuns circus too, But work like this is such as him was sudden like and new . Then Adams asked the chairman II these ere blasted bills
  their precious wills? If money was the thing as stuck, it i could be got and spent; He knowed a man would lend a lot at only cent per cent. He said they could effect loan, twas | easy to be done, l And on the marEey put some bonds 1 He hadn't got no funds himself to l put in sich a stock, For he'd got busted buyin Rapid | Transit to Black Rock! And Burroughs said, (the railroad l man as takes care of the pence) He was astonished to behold the l general want of sense. We should remember in this thing, 1 outside of any rant, That six will not go into five and four 1 from two you cant! Then Van which was the treasurer allowed that 1t was right to have this matter settled by a good square, stand up fight But as for buying Marble fronts he | guessed they'd better not. They couldn't pay for half the thrash | they had already got Then up there got an Editor, who said he couldn't bear
 To speak abusive of his kind, nor leastwise curse and swear,
  was not both strong and sound, Than him there wasn't a bigger thief nor liar to be found
 Then Parmly, which his business is '-wid der machine" at Howe's Rig up and said he dident like this getting into rows
 But then he was muscle-man and square-toed duffer which Could whale the biggest bloat as said he wasn't sitch! And Clarence Noble up he sot and
 putin on a frown,
 he thought this marble ring
 was playfn' it low down; And Capen said that if the boys was
 bound to cut a swell. They'd better go to Newtown and buy
 out Dicks Hoteli
 Frank Wilson. he just histed up and l
 pulled out all the slides; l. He'd touch the ceiling easy and have
 lots of room besides. And he commenced to represent