Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1918 — PHILOSOPHY OF WALT MASON [ARTICLE]

PHILOSOPHY OF WALT MASON

They’re talking now of drafting men whose years have numbered fifty; and hope springs in my breast again, the prospects now seem nifty. Before this beastly war is done, fool rules will go a-skiting, and loyal gents who weigh a ton may go and do some fighting. They’ve barred me out becatise I’m fat and deaf and braken-winded; and rules responsible for that 1 hope will be rescinded. When first we broke into the game, Apollos were demanded; “We do not want the old or the officers were candid. “No man is fit to chase the Hun upless he’s like Narcissus.” And so I dropped my sword and gun, and went home to the missus. “They’re mighty choice,’’ eaid Jane, “my lad, to turn down beefy writers; hut wait g while, and thy’ll be glad to get such deadly fighters.’’ And now it seems that Jane was right; the sergeant’s growing thrifty, and he admits a gent may fight who gives his age as fifty. And pretty soon the fat and bald, the spavined and the sweenied, will from the paths of peace be called, by Uncle Sarfi subpoenaed. For paths of peace I care no hoot, I t>urn with martial ardor; I long ■to slay the kraut fed Teut, and ’confiscate his larder. Let down the 'bars! Let every skat* who wants to fight go fighting, though he miay score three hundredweight, as I do at this writing!