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Show TOLl'K f E. By Berton Ilraley. A little boredom now and then. Is healthy for the brlnrhtc:t men. It touches patience", calm and poise. And adds a fillip to our Joys; For when ybu've listened to ii bore For half an hour or maybe more. You are so glad to get away That anything will make you gay! The dullest books, the dullest folks. The fustiest of tales and Jokes Enhance your nuturnl dHlprht In anything that's n w and bright So when a bote drones in your ear Long yarns you do not care to hear. Consider, as he talks to you. How glad you'll be when he Is through If you can listen with n smile While he goes on in dreary style, If you don't Crack Beneath t h strain Think how your Character will gain! ' You've learned the secret of control, And yru are Captain of your sou). I The bore's a useful chcvD. von see T r ..i whom, tlood Lord, deliver mc! ' (Copyright 1922, NEA Service.) |