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Show THE NEW ROAD W. M. WULSON. Farmer Jones stopped his team -to talk with Neigbhor Brown, Who, seated in his limosene, was on way to town. "I see," said Jones, "that you have bought a gasolene coupe And don't you know, I've always thot I'd like one too some day." "You bet," said Brown, "that isn't all that's lately come to pass, For I have also bought a truck to haul my 'garden sass.' And neither Is THtAIT all," said Brown, "I find that I can load . Just thrice as much by going to town on this here concrete road." "One time we farmers thought that it would be a great expense. But now we've till begun to see its Just good common sense. Today we're going to town and back In less than half the time And saving much in wear and tear That dirt road was a crime." "The money that we yearly spent in trying to make it stay Would in short time have easily built . the road we have today. For this new road has brought the farm much closer to the town And folks can go to shows 'and slch,' " continued neighbor iBrown. ''The children on their way to school Instead of wading, skate. : ' They never stop to play around and - get to school too late. And after Sunday meeting's put our preacher homeward goes, . There is no mud to spatter up his ... - brand new Sunday clothes"--, . And don't you know that I don't give a continental darn ' How much it rains or snows or halls while I am on the fannT ' For since the concrete road's been in I always can rely On BtniA ronda In rweemHai n urn 11 a m in July." "And Old Bill Sykes' sklnn team which had so much to do A hauling one ton into town, well - now it'a hauling TWO. ! t And Old Bill says this surely proved to him a piece of luck ' (For with money saved by saving TIM 13 he's going to buy a truck." too," said Jones, "am going to buy an auto truck For now the roads are smooth and dry no mud and ruts to buck. ' And any one that says to me that concrete roads ain't right. Will Burely have an argument if that won't do A FIGHT." And thus these two old cronies who had met upon the way ' ' Discussed with homily logic the topics of the day. They argued long on taxes and on farming a la-mode. But they surely were a in:t for THE CONCRETE ROAD. |
