Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1918 — PHILOSOPHY OF WALT MASON [ARTICLE]

PHILOSOPHY OF WALT MASON

I dig up coin to push the war. and grin in cheerful style; that’s what iny faithful mug is so show a beaming simile. We spoil our gifts if we look sour, when handing out. the dust, and cave around for half an hour expressing our disgust. The tightwad heaves a heartfelt groan as lie brings forth his roll, and says, I s'pose I'll give a bone, 'but I am in the hole.' There are so many calls on me, to help this cause or that, that in another month or three, 1 shall be busted flat. So here’s a dollar you may spend in sinking German boats; I wish this ding-donged war would end, before we lose our gouts.” And so he gives with grudging hand, who ought to blithely shout, “I 11 soak my autos and my land, to help our soldiers out!” Solicitors come round to me, and say, “We need some scads, to send some junk across the sea for our brave soldier lads.” I say to them, “You jrome along at this, the best of times, for yesterday I sold a song that brought me in some dimes,” So I dig up my lucre pouch and give the kopecks there; I d be 'ashamed to show a groucn, to cuss or paw the air.