Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 April 1919 — PHILOSOPHY OF WALT MASON [ARTICLE]

PHILOSOPHY OF WALT MASON

“We kings must stick together,” said Bill, upon a time, “through every kind of weather, through every brand of crime. By heaven ’tis appointed that all the crowned galoots, with rancid oil anointed, should travel in cahoots. To all kings I am brother; we’ll soon be going lame, if we don t back each other, and play each other’s game.’’ Then many kings were reigning some fourteen hours a day, and all of them were straining to make the business pay. I saw them blithely kinging, some five brief years ago; and they were dancing, singing, and romping to and fro. Each had his robe of ermine, each was a gaudy cuss, the Austrian, the German, the Bulgar and the Russ. I have no space to mention all kings who frolicked then, each with a high intention to boss his fellowmen. And now the kings are scattered, and some of them are dead, the snaps they had are shattered, their swords with rust are red. They did hot stick together, they made some ghastly breaks; each tanned his private leather, each killed his private snakes. And now the kings anointed with mica axle grease, find all the world disjointed, and can’t enjoy our peace.