Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-09-02 | Page 13 | People's Corner

PEOPLES PEOPLE'S 1 CORNER Rimes Dry Plea in Name of Children Editor The Telegram am A A. few tew days ago there appeared ared in your paper a few lines on the subject of stayIng dry by a wet With apologies to no one I have thIs to say It If you Jou can still sta stay wet when all about you JOU Are on theIr knees apra your ing children too If you can hear your babies calling for tor you JOU And yet Jet dont don't feel youre you're just a trifle blue It If you can se SC a bunch of half half- starved children With tEar drops trickling down their pallId cheeks Once ros rosy as the good Lord made them And just for you Jou to love and not abuse It you JOU intend to make the liquor free free-er And more than half of one per cent Just to satisfy your oUr appetite and craving of foolish things on whIch your our soul is bent And know your our babes and helpmate need you rou And the money you have recklessly spent It If you ou can see the bread box gaunt and empty empt And hear and understand those prayers and tears And still go on and tamper with your our booze Without remorse of conscience through future years If youre you're aware that folks lIke you are drInking And the story that you OU tell is all the bunk You'd little I heed ed what young what young t are doIng And find pol you ou thal et- et ting J i 0 If you could see Iee yourself a as others other see you And what you are sure to be by and by And still sUII have fl no horror rise rIM within with with- in you OU Ill I'll youre you're a different man th than tn Y I. P. P J J. SANDERS Utah