"the Weekly Clarion"

Of course there's city papers here, bui I don' get ihe time To icad a dozen pages every flay, Aud tlicin thcro pefcBydttllies air so cliock a-bloek witb crime Thai theyjest give me shiTersj anyway, I,m pretty busy 'round ihe place, I can't be Slttln' down, And H'iivin' all the chorea and things to do But when the Weekly Clarion ruines that' printed in our town, I gin'rally contrive to read her througli. Them dttilies give yer "furrin Dews" and tel yerail the woes And tiembles of tlie folksacrost the sea, The ClQrion tells wlmt's happened lo tue folks a feller knows. And tbat's the kind of news that pleases me. "Viotory's liad a jubilee." Well whatof that? Sbe hain't No more ter me than Is the Pope of Rome; But ''Luther Wixon gives his foarn a bian uew coat ofpamt," Why, thunderation! now yer gittin' home. And as to Cuba and Japan, I'd never care a dará About the rows and squabbles that tbey've had, But Ik now Luther Wixou well. b'gosh ! and know the bain. And know it needed paintin' migiity bad. I like to read "A'nt Polly Hedge is vlsitin' her son," And "Judkin's sorrel mare Is goin' lame," Of course 1 kuew it all before, but still U's kiuder fun To see it in the paper just the same. And there's the "Poet's Corner." Well.my eldest darler, 'Liz , Most allers heads the colyum with a verse. And tliough 1 hftin't no judge myself, I'm told by Ihem tliat is, That better poe's tbauher are pretty scurse. And p'rap?. maybe, I'll set, yer know, a-readin' liews out loud, And down acrott the pages chance to squint, And see my name, and though, b'gosh ! I haln't by no means proud, 'Most any feller likes to seehis name in print So.as I say, I seldom read them city papers now, Tlieir editors and me is out of touch, For scandals, yes, and murders, (those of strangers, anyhow ) They haln't. the Ihings that interest me much. Maria cuta them jouruals up for pattern for hergown, The childreu tliey make pipe-lights of 'em, too, Üut when the Weeldij Clarion comes, that's priuted inotir town, I erin'rallv contrive to rend lir thrnnh.