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Show AARY GRAHAM BONNER. PAIR OF RUBBERS "It's really a shame,- said the first rubber. "A perfect shame," said the second rubber. "Of course I don't know what we can do about It." said the first rubber. "I don't suppose there Is anything we can do about It," said the second rubber. "On a really rainy day It Is a different differ-ent matter," said the first rubber. "Entirely different," said the second rubber. "Yes," said the first rubber, "on I really rainy day we are appreciated. But on other days when It looks like rain but doesn't rain how dieadful it la! "1 Just heard some one say: "Isn't that Just my luck I Here I brought along my rubbers and an urn-brella urn-brella and a raincoat and the sun has come out.'" "And." said the second rubbor, "her companion said: "'Of coure that Is always the way!' "It does seem funny," the second rubber continued, "to hear the same old things agnln and again. Often when Pm on the street and passing othet rubbers I hear their owners say such silly things and they say tnem as though they were the only ones who had thought up such speeches. "Now, when some one says that It Is Just their luck and Just because "Oh, Mama, Why?" they brought rubbers and an umbrella along that It did not rain they believe be-lieve that to he the truth. "And yet you and 1 know that that has made no difference with the King of the Clouds. "He hasn't looked down and having aeen that lady with her rubbers and umbrella decided theu that he would let Mr. Sun take the sky just to annoy her." "Take the sky?" questioned the first rubber. "Haven't you heard some one say of another that that person has taken the floor? Meaning, of course, that that person lias beeu the speuker or principal one about at tbut time. "Well. I can't speak of Mr. Sun as having taken the floor so I speak of liliu as huvlng taken the sky," the second rubber explained., "But It does seem so absurd to me to hear people tulk. I've beeu In shops and some one will say: "'Just because 1 particularly want that color ribbon of course they are all out of It.' "And then I've been In a tuxl-cab and my owner has uuld: "There I I was waiting until I got drenched for a tuxl and none came along and now that I'm In one I see any number pass by.' "Oh, how Buch speeches do amuse me. Well, It Is a good thing we can find some amusement when we are only a pair of rubbers." "Yes," said the first rubber, "I've heard such speeches. Just as you have, and they, too, huve amused me. Just as though our owner or any other person were singled out In such a way I "But It Is too bad we're not more popular. Dear me, dear me, bow inuny of os have beard It suid: "'Oh, Mama, why do I have to put on rubbers? They're so hot and horrid. I'leuse don't tell me I have to put on rubbers. The ground Isn't really wet.' "And then, too, grown-ups don't flatter us any more than they can help. "Yet when it pours people ara thankful enough for their rubbers and tnat we will keep theu) from catching odd. "But even though we do so much good and help people so much still we are not popular and I doubt If we ever will be." "I doubt It too," said the second rubber. And then the rubbers creaked a little lit-tle song tney bad made up. It was called: "The Pair of Rubbers and Thelf Bong." This was the way It went: "We're only a pair of rubbers And nobody cares much for us. When we have to be worn On uncertain (lays, oh goodness. There Is such a funs! Ws're not things of beauty. We're not thins of brains. But to keep people from Catching cold we really Io take t'ans And so we should get some pralss!" |