Show THE SAYINGS OF S 'S MRS SOLOMON BY HELEN ROWLAND Behold my daughter all the damsels of the land have e unto me askIng asking ask ask- ing How shall a damsel deport her herself while her beloved is in France yea France yea even while he Is Is' Is isn In n camp 1 Lo shall she Rhe go about with him eyes and vain and and Nay v verily verily- For there is more pride and glory and JO JOY for any woman over one sweetheart in the trenches than over the adoration of and ninety II I nine slackers in sport shirts and new and new spring trousers Therefore when thy beloved depart depart- eth I charge thee array thyself in thy gladdest rags and don thy MOST becoming hat and let thy face be wreathed in smiles of triumph Say unto thyself Hola Ilola hola my beloved is GLAD to togo togo togo go And I shall rejoice WITH him though It all my nerve and andall andall andall all my strength and all my philosophy phy phyl I shall wave to him from my window window window win win- dow with flags flogs and shouts of ot cheer and courage and victory that shall ring in his ears and sing in In his his' heart above the booming of cannon and the hissing of shells I shall wrap him about with the armor of my faith and love and dauntless dauntless dauntless daunt daunt- less confidence confidence and and naught shall TOUCH or conquer him And while he ne is away I shall shah go into my closet and mourn but shall be TOO BUSY to worry over him Lo while I 1 sew Red Cross garI garments gar gar- ments merits and dig In my war garden I Ishall Ishall I shall sing a song of triumph that shall hearten m my weaker sisters And for every b bean an and every potato potato potato po po- po- po tato that I plant and every stitch that I knit and every dollar donar that I earn earnor earnor earnor or save or give I shall pin a medal on myself laughing I shall not let my eyes grow dim with watching and weeping nor permit permit per per- mit my cheeks to fade but shall keep them bright and glowing gowing for his re re re- turn Yea I shall study to make muto myself myself my my- I self more lovely and delectable in his sight My garments shall not descend to frumpishness nor my figure to flabbiness and a a. perfect four forty Verily verily I shall shan not be as one who a convent and penance but as one who pr for tor forthe forthe the coming of a prince and a feast of ot victory I shall not be a blot upon the scenery b but t a little bright eyes bright eyes and no shadow or grief shall fall Call from fromme me upon another's pathway Go to Cannot a damsel be faithful faithful faithful faith faith- ful even though she and herself up and her glad clothes' clothes while her Is away Yea verily verily- For bravery is more difficult than foolish tears but it is kinder to those who vho must endure my presence I And while he to face Jace the ther r cannon and to shoot straight I shall learn to cook that I may rejoice his palate with ambrosial dishes when he Yea I that was was' the light of the tea dance shall become the light of the home And when the I bridegroom cometh he shall find my house in in- order and the lamp of ot my mylove I love luve trimmed and glowing Above all I shall sha be loyal And And nd AndI when other men smile upon me and seek to woo me Inc with their sentimentalism sentimental- sentimental I ism I shall boast of him And the glory of my love for tor him shall shame them into silence But I shall not weep I shall not I Insult my beloved by shedding tears for him For my 01 beloved is a man and a a. aI potential victor victor not not a mollycoddle I And my watchword is not God be bo with m my beloved but this God is with my beloved A Amen Amen men I. I Cop CopyrIght right 1916 1915 Uj liy the Press Publishing Co the New York Evening World |