Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 April 1917 — PHILOSOPHY OF WALT MASON [ARTICLE]

PHILOSOPHY OF WALT MASON

Now fades the—quiet ■ day, and dusk enshrouds the scene; I hear the children laugh and play, upon the village green. The early bullfrog ‘ clears his throat, and strikes a note that's flat, and by my gate Bill Johnson’s goat is eating some one’s hat. It is a sweet and restful eve; the world should be at peace ; it seems a shame that men should grieve, or send: for the police. It seems, a shame that and fear should mar this life, I yet all around mejj can hear the i sounds of war and strife. Jim Wiggins yells that things, indeed, have reached an evil pass, since 3am- ! kin’s cow, with glutton greed, dei voured his garden sass. Si Harris says that tongues and pens his woe cannot describe; lie’s ruined -by his neighbors’ hens—he’ll shoot the whole blamed tribe. Sim Hopkins has been seeing red Since Wigmire stole his pump, and now he’s punching Wigmire’s head, hard by the village dump. It seems an evil thing to me that in this vale of tears we men can nevermore agree, P U H each other’s ears. The solemn beauty of the, night appeals. but to a few; for men will fuss and and fight, while there are rags to chew.