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Show I ON THE LEVEL ;j l 'unit1 wife' dear, you said just now ;' That we ought to sell the cow, jl And you thought that he'd lie glad ' To print free, our little Ad. I; Have you ever stopped to think That he lias to buy the ink? :'. Though his time he's free in givin' I Still he ought to make a'livin.' Now you know when Sue was wed, How the local paper said, She was sure the village 'belle. And then it went on to tell j: Of the family more or less, : And about her fancy dress. But of course 1 never went Down to offer him a cent. Now when Bill won the debate, ' How the press wont on to state, ; ;: That he was a brilliant hid, ; And he had a splendid dad. Seems the church and school agree ! That their printing should be free : Though they send a lengthy Ad And the wording very bad. : Now somebody's got to pay, It's for you and me to say, But if wo can sell Old Brin By just puttin' one Ad in, Let's support the local sheet For it's surely hard to beat; And he's really been our fiinid, ; Lot's stand by him, to the end. ' ; By ' . : Will V. B. S.piare. : |