Volume 153 — RHYMES OF THE TIMES.
Reading edition
There was an old man with otitis Who was told it was chronic arthritis; On the sixth operation, Without hesitation They said that he died of phlebitis. A school just assembled for Prep. Were warned of an imminent Zepp, But they said, "What a lark! Now we're all in the dark So we shan't have to learn any Rep." Mr. BREX, with the forename of TWELLS, Against all the bishops rebels, And so fiercely upbraids Their remarks on air-raids That he rouses the envy of WELLS. The American miracle, FORD, By pacificists once was adored; Now their fury he raises By winning the praises Of England's great super-war-lord.
"Wanted—a Pair of Lady's Riding Boots, black or brown, size of foot 4, diam. of calf 14 inches."—Statesman (Calcutta).
Great Diana!
"WANTED—Late Model, 5-passenger McLaughlin, Hudson, Paige, or Cadillac car, in exchange for 5-crypt family de luxe section, value $1,500, in Forest Lawn, Mausoleum."—Toronto Daily Star.
With some difficulty we refrain from reviving the old joke about the quick and the dead.