Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-10-20 | Page 7 | More Truth than Poetry

r I More I Truth Than Poetry I 1 0 By JAMES J. J MONTAGUE f i iQ Q FALSE PROPHETS The ducks flew south the fire I lit It To make things and bright ht warm Wise Ylse ducks said I I. I they always flit mt Before BeCore the summer storm Dumb creatures but their craft can awe ave aweThe aweThe The minds of ol learned men Then glancing through the dusk 1 I yaw saw The ducks fly ly north again I killed the fire cold and dead And when it ceased to glow The weathers weather's turning warm I t sai said 1 Tho ducks clucks are arc sure to know Fair Autumn S has returned again To brighten sea Ilea and shore Ill I'll open up the house and then The Tho ducks flew south once more I piled the furnace high with coal And ee set e It in a blaze And murmured softly Bless my soul Here conic come the winter days das From somewhere up toward Labrador The ducks have Issued forth Ill I'll RC go d' d the house hou ajl warm once more mort And then the ducks flew lew north This happened man many years ago I now have ha better luck luckIn luckIn In prophecy because I kno know Too much to trust a D. duck When Where autumn leaves are all astir And chili chilly breezes moan I glance at the barometer And let the ducks alone NO TROUBLE AT ALL If It either cither of ot the parties engaged In the gasoline a war ar needs funds to k keep ep it up well we'll cheerfully contribute contribute con con- tribute a a. few tew dollars DEFINITION A slush fund is money raised railed for tor the campaign of the opposition party PROGRESS Johnnie doesn't go out behind the barn to light a s. s any mor more nore He Te goes Joes Into the living room and gets a light it from mothers I 1 Copyright t 1024 by the Bell Syndicate Inc Ine I f ff t I. I