Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 November 1916 — PHILOSOPHY OP WALT MASON [ARTICLE]

PHILOSOPHY OP WALT MASON

It seems as though the dreary war will never have an ending; the peace the world is longing for, no white-winged dove is sending. A year ago we hoped and prayed that ere another summer the soldier would have sheathed his blade, and gone to work as plumber. We saw the winter months advance, and as the spring drew closer, we hoped that he would soak his lance, and open up as grocer. And Vhen the vernal freshets roared, we watched the man in armor, and hoped that he would can his sword, and get a job as farmer. Alas, our hopes were all in vain; the world is mad and dizzy, and Europe, counting up her slain, is still supremely busy. It seems to me if kings and czars would hold a friendly meeting, and pass around some good cigars, first ohe, then t’other treating, they soon might end the beastly scrap that’s kept the world affrighted, and fix the blamed ding-swizzled map so all would be delighted. But horse sense is a sacred thing; a cure for war and dingers, to which the captain and the king have evermore been strangers.