NO TAKERS

Evening Star, Issue 16351, 17 February 1917, Page 10

NO TAKERS

WTten rogues and rakes grow old In infamous prodigious, Tltev long to Ire with Saints enrolled, So they become religious. It did not thus fall out With William and ins sinning, lie was religious—most devout— Right up from his beginning. While cutting throats ho prayed. Filed churches and museums AVith psalms, and slew a babe or maid To chant of loud Te Dennis. He always felt that God Would sanctify his labors When on a slaughtered priest lie trod Or plundered peaceful neighbors. So, having loot in stock, He clowned himself with laurels, And, fearing come trevnendous shock, Cried : *' Frit-acts, Li s tease our quarrels.” “ The Peace-pipe, friends, is filled,” He loudly intimated, Then sang a hymn with fervor thrilled, And clutched his knife, and waited. But though with visions bright lie sat in expectation All ready for tne holy rite, There came no congregation. tjo William's feeling blue ; He grieves, the Kind provid-er, Because the .flics walked not into The parlor of the spider.

•‘Look here,” -aid the. indignant misirr's of the house to the small peddler, "do you call those safely matches? Why, they won’t light at all!” “ Well, ma-ara,” said the nedler suavely, “wot could you ’ave safer?”