Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1911 — Page 4 Miscellaneous Column 2 [MISCELLANEOUS]

A Change In Tactics. In days when hearts were not congealed. Days that will come no more. Men met with pleasure unconcealed The stranger at the Now when he comes so debohair The wise ones turn the lock TUI they can find if he is there To sell them mining stock. They used to greet him with a smile And offer him a seat. Insisting he should stay awhile And have a bit to eat. But now they wonder if the "bit” Will be the other way Through schemes he has their purse to fit And what 'will be to pay. Old fashioned hospitality Invited him to stay And with the things they had make free. Nor tear himself away, But now they want to under stand The wherefore and the why Before they offer him a hand Or blink a friendly eye. The times have changed, as any One Can notice at a glance. The stranger doesn’t come for fun Or drop arpund" by chance. And that’s the reason, very plain, . Not vague, obscure or dim, When one comes up who can’t explain They set the dogs on him.