Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 January 1901 — When Opportunity Knocked [ARTICLE]

When Opportunity Knocked

Every other uight they met And gave mankind a ml). The girls who hadn’t the chance as To give a beau the snub; And yet their sign in words of jet Read: "Bachelor Maidens' Club.”j

Tlioy swore by the solar system ar The Scorpio group of stars That man was only tit to stand J And drink at a dozen liars; And they would never give their hq To one that held cigars. The leader wore n derby hat And yellow squnre ent coat; The secretary a red cravat And a collar that pinched her th While the treasurer looked so nui that She could have claimed a rote. There seems to have l»een a mishap To the plans of the maids antiqu] The “bachelor club” has gone to rd And the rooms are bare and hlehl For it seent* the president found a c Who was making fifteen per —-Chicago News.