Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 June 1915 — WALT MASON [ARTICLE]

WALT MASON

i lie Poet Philosopher. The man who's always waiting i<<! help to do his task, down to the dump goes skating, where dread w: angdoodles bask. • l'\e asked my neighbor. Perkins," says helpless VTillyiiju Weed, "to help me plant iny gherkins, and sow my nutmeg seed, and when he comes, you bet ( her. we'll make things hum around; •nd then I'll ask Bill Fletcher to tome and roll Lie ground.” He waits’ and keeps on waiting* nor tries to ... make things hum, but spends his lime berating the friends who do net confe. lie sits and scolds and j whistles, and waits, and never stirs, ! while fields grow up to thistles amt j juicy cocklebtirs. Ho’ll Wait, and I keep ii-waiting the friend who never j comes'; lie’ll sit, all effort hating, aj twiddling of his thumbs, until, to end the circus, a cart conies to the ! gate, to take him to the workus, J where other paupers wait. The dele i gate who's wending his way to ! wealth and ;ante, is on himself ile- | pending, throughout tirf* mortal g.i me.