Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 282, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 November 1920 — POT HOUSE DOGGEREL [ARTICLE]

POT HOUSE DOGGEREL

Scholars ’oft write of the glory of Rome But to me far more dear. Are the scenes of my home — So I turn from the past With its dim waning star To record the brave deeds Of the old Jasper Bar. Foltz is now farming ■ And Dunlap, Ah: well— Some think him a Webster More wish him in belt The Jew has turned Christian And to me it is clear That the devil is seoWUng At old Rensselaer. Chapman no longer shaves, paper * men say And Austin and Hopkins do nothing but pray. Sir Bill has quit drinking And the devil I fear Will move his headquarters From old Rensselaer. Irwin is not fining old-fashioned Bbt are sober draw twenty-five plunks. The world fa sure daffy And to me it is queer That the devil still lingers ’Round old Rensselaer. , v Halleck no longer ’bout > polities raves;/ But. Honan still triples down Bull Moosers’graves; He can stand in the court-yard When the weather is clear And. address the out townships ‘From old Rensselaer. Thompson is writing insurance, I’m , told , And says Jasper edudty' id a mine of pure gold; While Blue, is now preaching, And TOuna, I her May break into Congress from old Rensselaer; Should he do so, men say things will look queer. To a man ! who is sober round old Rensselaer. And now that Pegasus is weary And tired, and thirsty, I think; I hasten to Hanley’s star-chamber And bone the old num fora drink. But with face turned from earth Like A* old at the stake He spoke of the horrors us Hauor, Until all my being did quake; Then taking his seat oil the woolsack And with eyes pointing daggers at He shouted, “Stand up in the You’ve on a MU You never were much ora woyar I’ll give you some credit for that. But a poet’’—Yea gods, and he fainted. * And his face was as black as my around to the sher- ~ * Add this order obey without fail i For it’s worse to be sentenced toThan a whole life time in Jasper-Newton Bar Association ban quet Nov. 28, 1920. I wffl offer my household for sale at public auction •* my residence at 200 R Elm street urday afternoon at two o ewes.

MRS. EMMET LEWIS.