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Show k JUST FOLKS 1 By txlenr A. Ommn LOVE AND DUTY I If you were eight or nine year- old An bad to do as you were told, An ou l ad planned a pertain ! Your deadly enemlea M riay , , A game o' gall, an' then youri Pa That tnornin' said. ;i notice Ha The lawn needs uttin an the pIScC is now a neighborhood disgrace; This afternoon please see that son I Slavs bo;:ie until the work Is don- '' C'OUld yOU put "ti xour prettiest look 1 The vvav thov do in story ln.rk An' sav : 'Yer. sir 1 will be Cad TO cut Ihe lawn. It needs" It bad." Suppose your curve- were work In' fin I An you were eaptaiu of your nine. Hut - OU d h.-in taught that boys who hope Successfully with life to ope Must answer dntv's larion rail ; "w 1 1 ti cheerfulnesa in spite of ail. Hut you had gone to bed lo dteam .' wallopin that other team. An then the very day you d planned To play thai game ou understand Your PS said, point In' with Ids spoon: You II out the grass this afternoon.' Would you be dutiful, or say: ".e Whir.. Fa, please, can't I j.'.av " An' then suppose the sky was blue An' there was not a cloud in view. Hut it was jus' Uic sort ' day You'd prayed for, so that you could plav An' you told all your gang to be tit there to start the .'auie at three. You'd laughed an' Jeered at Bill) MOOTO CpS he was ailed l-'-k home to do Some .-bore:; hit mother lo,J him to -To talk of dut very well. Hut how'd you like to have to tell The boys: "I won t be thire to play; I go'ta in! the grass lodnv on |