Show I Every Womans Woman's W mans man's Awakening I I By Helen Rowland I am am an extravagant woman I I 1 am tho the woman who never wore overshoes because It was frumpy frump I am the tho woman who never no carried an umbrella umbrella because because an umbrella Isn't smart And It is so easy as to call a taxicab If It rains my m dear I 1 am the woman who wore nothing but silk And laughed at the tho idea of oC making over last seasons season's evening gown I am the woman who had my breakfast breakfast break break- fast tast in bed at 10 o'clock Into the kitchen And never went And thought it stingy to watch the grocery bills and count things Oh I am the remnants of a perfect perfect per lady But you OU ought to see me now I 1 am the proud possessor of a stout strong pair of ot rubbers which I wear I over my stout strong commonsense shoes I have havo an umbrella that I carry lovIngly lovingly lov lov- to keep off oCt German bombs And I have vowed a sacred vow To ToI wear cotton hose and my last seasons season's gowns and cheap little hats I As long as the war lasts I r have learned to like bread crusts crusts' and potato jackets and the cheaper I I cu cuts ts I And to turn out the electric lights when Im I'm not reading And there Is no garbage pall In my kitchen I And I have almost forgotten what a bumpy taxicab feels like But I have bought a a. lot of Liberty bonds And Im I'm saving savin to buy more more more-more more than I can possibly afford Without giving up all the luxuries which I had come como to regard as When hen the next call comes Oh no I am not boasting It Isn't altruism nor pure patriotism nor sweet noble self It Isn't even conscience nor a sense I of right and Justice justice- It isn't entirely the thought of the brave boys bos fighting over there there for for forme me and mine and you OU and yours ours That has made me do these things Its It's Just plain selfishness Its It's Just hard simple American common common common com com- mon sense sense- sense sense- Just the thought that I would rather I pay a few tew dollars now Than pay taxes to the kaiser for the rest of my life liCe I The thought that I would rather do without sugar and chiffons and laces and luxuries no now I Than do without food tood and clothing clothing- later on on- on That I 1 would rather lend my own govern government government ent all I have now Than pay pay a a. month for a 20 flat fiat And 7 a pound for butter and 60 50 a pair for tor shoes shoes shoes-as as they are doing In Germany today In order to pay the kaisers kaiser's war debts And help buy Iron crosses For the men who are trying to kill the men who are arc Fighting for tor us And I say with my hand on my heart that That is what we shall be doing for years years and years and years If It the kaiser wins this war And after atter all Its It's fun you know Every time you trudge out with an umbrella and overshoes To say to yourself Well Veil this is keeping the Germans off and off and helping to cure trench feet for tor somebody over there And ever every time you eat a potato skis skin or 01 a second cut to think My oly This tastes like the sweets of oC victory Goodness gracious You dont need patriotism to see these things You Just need common sense sense Copyright right 1918 b by the Press Publishing Co the Now New York Evening K World |