THE MAN WHO DOESN'T ADVERTISE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 10526, 2 December 1916, Page 11

THE MAN WHO DOESN'T ADVERTISE.

Breathes there a man with soul so dead That to himself hehath not said. "My trade of late is getting bad, I'll try another tea-inch ad." If such there be, go mark him well, For him no bank account shall swellNo angel watch the golden stair To welcome home, a millionaire To such a man the noisy din Of traffic may not. enter in, For bargain hunters by the score Shall pass nor heed his dingy door; For though his sign is on the wall And on sc-me barnyard gate a scrawl, No people who have cash and sense, Go prancing around to read the fence. The man who never asks for trade By local line or ad. displayed Cares more for rest than worldly gain, And patronage but gives him pain ; Tread lightly_, friends, let no rude sound Disturb his solitude profound. Hero let him live in calm repose, Unsought except by men he owes. And when he dies go plant him deep, That nought may break his dreamless sleep Where no rude clamour may dispel The quiet that he loved so well. And that tho world may know its loss. Place on his grave a wreath of moss. And on the stone above, "Here lies A chump who wouldn't advertise."