Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 155, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 July 1914 — The ONLOOKER [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The ONLOOKER

by HENRY HOWLAND

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If we never had shoes that pinched our feet We w»nidn* t know how to prise The ones that appear to make life So sweet Because they're the proper size. If we never got hungry wo wouldn't know How joyful it to to eat; If we never were beaten we never could learn How splendid it i« to beat. If we never were forced to travel upon The legs with 7 which we’re

supplied We never could know how pleasant it to To sit upon cushions and ride. It none of us ever boarded around Of course we never could feel The gladness that comas when we get • chance To go home and enjoy a meal. If we never had molars that ached and 80 Induced us to dance about We never could know the sweet relief That is given us when they are out. If we never got weary of toiling away. How could we be joyful when It is time to go home at the close of the day, To escape from our fellow men And cock up our heels and light cigars And secure the rest we require In order to start in the morning again With nerve enough to aspire? ‘