Mt. Pleasant Pyramid | 1913-11-21 | Page 5 | Good Pay

Good Pay-By Pay-By Walt Mason . The man who pays his bills on time finds life a journey most sublime; he has a minimum of care: the glad hand greets him everywhere; on every doormat there app a s the "welcome" word, through all his years; and parents see he's in the swim, and name their babies after him. and lovely girls he round him finds, with "Bridal Chorus" in their m'nds. Ar.d h n he's old, his whiskers white, he's held up as a shinning light; the young are urged to gang his gait and keep their crtdit clean and straight; and when he shuts his world-worn eyes, and kicks the bedclothesjoff and dies, deep sorrow does the town enfold, and all the bells in grief are tolled. When to the boneyard he is borne the people all turnout to mourn, and see that he is planted right, and touching elegies indite. But he who doesn't pay his bills is always faced by grievous i ls; no girls are cam ting on his trial 10 work him fur wedding veil, and people view him with disdain, and s;iy he gives the town a pain. He slinks through life with furtive step, to dodge the sheriff or his dep.