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Show 1 ,- vj.y WILBUR. D. NE.PI3IT Impressive i ill Be It Unsolved, my brethren; Hereafter no maid shall wear A hat wllh a swaying two-foot brim, or some artitk'lal hair; And, He it Resolved, moreover, nobody shall trim his lawn Except in the hours we shall decree In the statutes wisely drawn; Be it Decreed that no one shall purchase a mooley cow Except he shall pay a license fee, and house it within the mow. Officers shall be watchful and vigilant for the state To collar the man who runs for trains when lie leaves hts house too late; And it shall be deemed unlawful for blonde with a blonde to wed With forty-two years in a dungeon cell for the man who dyes his head; Be it Decreed that baldness Is felony, third degree. And punishable with any fine, as the jury men may agree. Be it Resolved, my brethren, that collars of celluloid Shall be an illegal ornament and shall promptly be destroyed; And they who are making garden shall do it with nine-inch hoes And rake from the right hand to the left when they work between the rows Thus do the thoughtful statesmen keep ward on the things of state And show they are fit for history to list them among the great. Children are robbed of playtime, are driven driv-en the rounds of toil Their laughter, the roses meant for their cheeks, are a part of labors spoil; The horde of the penny-filchers makes , free with the poor man's wage. But that has no claim on the precious time of the legislative sage; "SVrite us the Law on tablets, and honor it in our schools, But scribble the page of silly laws and call it the Book of Fools. |