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Show ir ! Walt Mason 4 THE TROUBLED WORLD. The clashing foreign nations have grief to give away, new woes and tribulations afflict them every day , there Is no sign of stopping, but there Is fruntic yawping and fireworks always popping, from Poland Po-land to Cathay. The ructions, thev are I many, and fur Is on the breeze; the cats of old Kilkenny were mikl, compared with these, comiuired with people's craving crav-ing for blood. In ripples waving. In which they may be luvlng their fetlocks and their knees Kach nation has a Imuldi r with which to swat a foe, a chip is on each Shoulder, Inviting drastic blow, and governments are growling, and anarchists are how ling', and all the world Is yowl- ing, like ti meats In the snow. Is this 1 the peaci men paid for before Uie war 1 was done? la this the peace men prayed 1 for wllb bloodshed bj Ihe ton? Is this ihe pence our brothers, our uncles and some Others, forsook their wives and j mothers to gather with the gun? At home 1 we have out squabbles, disturb m- pi n. e at limes, while we pursue such baubles a politics and dimes; but we don't stand' berating. denouncing roasting, hating the other nations, waiting a chance to pull ome .rimes. Far which we should be grateful our (hanks we should declare, de-clare, when we've consumed a plateful of luscious Christmas fare: the bells of Joy are ringing and carol-folk are singing, sing-ing, and holly bought are swinging, and peace Is In the ajr. I |