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From: Giffee <bir...@sh...> - 2009-08-28 18:34:26
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O promised to secure him an introduction to the Speaker so that he could maneuver around and get something into the Record before his time was up. In the meantime, he is heard to advantage on every Roll Call, and the Traducers back in the District have not been able to lay a finger on anything Crooked. MORAL: There is always Room and Board at the Top. THE NEW FABLE OF THE AERIAL PERFORMER, THE BUZZING BLONDINE, AND THE DAUGHTER OF MR. JACKSON Once upon a time a Lad with Cinnamon Hair and wide blue Eyes lived in a half-portion Town. He had received more than 2000 Tickets for answering "Here" at the M. E. Sunday School. His kinfolk hoped that some day he would be President of the Town Board. Shortly after he learned to roll a safe game of Pool, the Governor demised. Robert, such being the full front name of the sole Heir, found that he could not spread his Pinions in the narrow Streets of the lichen- covered Hamlet. So he blew. He went to find an Avenue that would accommodate seven Zeppelin Air-Ships moving abreast at one time. He closed out the Dry Goods Emporium with the Shirt-Waists and the shameless Hosiery in the Windows. An Apartment Building, with Packages delivered at the rear, soon began to flaunt itself on the site of the old Manse. With all the currency corralled by the late Store-Keeper padded into his Norfolk Jacket, the gallus O |