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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1951-02-08, Page 2You wilt be delighted with. this fragrant tea evacz,r4oLi r e P. C 1a v e What weather! Night before last we couldn't sleep because of the high winds, rain and thunder. Last night the weather forecast was for zero temperature — but it only got down to 8 or 10 above in this district — which is far utter than having it so unhealthily mild. Anyway we don't think we have anything to grumble about — not when we turn on the radio and hear reports, from other parts of the world, of earth- quakes, hurricanes and an avalanche. By comparison we are lucky — except that even here we have one volcano to worry about — World 'War III. We know it is seething and boiling on the inside — will it erupt and send its scorching lava to all parts of the world? That is a question that no one seems able to answer right now. But we all know that when a volcano shows signs of activity within it generally ends up with an eruption. There are also times when the trouble inside quietens down and remains quiescent for a long, long time. Well. I have a promise to .fulfill. Because of the extraordinary interest shown in the Boer War song, I told you if I ever did get the whole thing I would include it in this column. Now I have it -- and how I got it is most interesting. One of my readers sent it — she had -it among her clippings — and it had been cut frons the old Toronto Globe at the time of the Boer Wart Not only is the poem interesting but so also is an editorial on the back of the clipping — apparently there were plenty of armchair critics even in those days. It says—"Ladysmith is not defensible at all since Boer guns can be mounted from high ground in three concentric circles and brought to bear against the BritisIh camp. Neither Ladysmith nor Glencoe ought to have been occu- pied but some position south of Tugela and nearer the seas ... , the British Staff has exposed itself to the risk of serious defeats •— now a force of 150,000 mels will be required before the two republics can be conquered and held." There was more than that but all pretty much along the sante line — all of it critical; But now for the poem— "THE ABSENT-MINDED BEGGAR" "When you've shouted Rule Britannia, when you've sung "God Save the Queen. When you've finished killing Kruger with your mouth Will you kindly drop a shilling in my little tambourine For a gentleman in khaki ordered south?. He's an absent-minded beggar and his weaknesses are great, But me and Paul must take him as we find him; He is out on active service wiping something off a slate And he's left a lot of little things behind him. Duke's son — cook's son — son of a HUNDRED kings Fifty thousand horse and foot going to Table Bay Each of 'em doing his country's work, and who's to look after the things - Pass the hat for your credit's sake and pay — pay — pay! There are girls he married secret asking no permission to, For he knew he wouldn't get it if he did; There is gas and coal and vittles and the house rent falling due, And it's more than rather likely there's a kid. There are girls he walked with casual; they'll Le sorry now he's gone, For an absent-minded beggar they will find him: But it ain't the time for sermons with the winter coming on -- We must help the girl that Tommy's left behind him. Cook's son — duke's son -- son of a belted earl, Son of a Lambeth publican — it's all the same today; Each of 'em doing his country's work (and who's to look after the girl?) Pass the hat for your credit's sake and pay -- pay — pay. There are families by thousands far too proud to beg or speak And they'lI put their sticks and bedding up the spout, And they'll live on half o' nothing paid 'em punctual once a week, `Cause the man that earned the wage is ordered out., He's an absent-minded beggar, but he heard his country's call, And e reiment didn't He chucked hits job and joined it 11esohe job before used to send to findsimall Is to help the home that Tommy's left behind him. Duke's job — cook's job -- gardener, baronet, groom --- Mews, or palace or paper shop — there's someone gone away. Each of 'em doing his country's work (and who's to look after the room? Pug the hat for your credit's sake and pay -- pay — pays Let us manage so as later we can look him in the face And tell him — what he'd very much prefer — That while he saved the empire his employer saved his place And his mates (that's you and me) looked out for her. He's an absent-minded beggar, and he may forget it all, But we do not want his kiddies to retnind him That we sent 'em to the workhouse while their Daddy hammered Paul So we'll help the home that Tommy's left behind him,,,,,,,,, Cook's home— duke's home -- home of a millionaire — Fifty thousand horse and foot going to Table Bay Each of 'em doing his country's work (and what have you got to spare?) Pass tate hat for your credit's sake and pay — pay — pay!" RUDYARD KIPLING So there you have it, friends -,.- and judging by the length it's little wonder no one could remember it all. Incidentally you will notice is "Son of a HUNDRED kings" An here is an interesting item, One correspond- ent tells nuc that Kipling wrote the verses specially for some organization that was trying to raise money for the folks "the absent-minded beggar • left behind hint." It was recited 1vith great effect, by one of the leading actresses of thr clay, at a big meeting in London. The musical setting carne later. So now t think that takes clue of "ihc Absent•Minded Beggar" and thanks a lot to those who helped in the hint. Typing Dog Story—Lady 1:htnny Il, a red cocker spaniel who lives on Cook's Island in the Florida Keys, takes to another kind of keys as she 'types her life story. After- all, wasn't I.I. Allen Smith's novel about a baseball -playing cat a Meige success? Lady Bunny plans to title her great .American hovel "Bow," in an attempt to `rroly her public. "Dear Anne Hirst: This is an S.O.S. from sisters 16 and 18. "Two years ago, we fell in love with boys of anothernationality and and faith, whom we met in school, Our grandpar- ents, with whorls we live, forbade them our house. We have been meeting them clandestinely since, and cor- responding through friends. My mother knows, and while not exactly pro- moting the friendship, she has con- nived at the scheme. "We live in a college town, and our grandparents are putting my sister, my brother and me through school. We have a lovely home and a car, and we are majoring in our favorite subjects. They have been wonderfully generous to us all. "Now they have found out about all this, and are grievously hurt at the deception. I, myself, feel quite guilty ... The boys have no vices that we know of. They go into service soon. BAR'TO HAPPINESS? ".Would you consider these rite ferences between us a likely bar to happiness, a hazard to the prestige of our children as they mature? Will they be ashamed of their father? You see, we are even more concerned about their welfare than for our own immediate happiness. "Now, Anne Hirst, advise •us. Shall this go on, with the ultimate aim of matrimony? TH]!, ANXIOUS TWOSOME" If you girls marry these boys '' after the war, your personal * happiness and the social pres- * tige of your children are unpre- 'k dictable. Customs change fast in this great country: In your grand- parents' youth, such marriages were usually frowned.. •tjpon;. ' Your mother is modern enough to more or less accept the idea. As your children grow, the prejudice will probably lessen considerably. But the fact remains that for you to consider such marriages has shocked your grandparents more deeply than you can know. It is likely that they, too, have weighed the importance of the difference in faith, and the social future of the children that may be born to you. Also, they are wondering how wel- come you two will be in the families of these lads, and whether you will be forced to adopt their customs and tradi- tions and bring the children up accordingly. (Have you met the boys' parents?) First of all, of course, your grandparents are grieved by the deception which you two have been practising for so Iong. That • goes against their code.; they * had exxpected you would be * honourable. • I know that in many coin- * munities young girls start dat- * ing earlier than in others. Even " that, though, does not alter the x" fact that you two, at 16 and * 18, take a long chance that what x you feel is really a love that * will last through the years, at- tacked as it will be by the dif- * ferences involved. Since the boys leave for ser- * vice soon, wouldn't it be bet- * ter not to see thein again? Or * even be engaged before they * go? LAURA WHEELER A beautiful bouquet of flowers in petal stitch and mesh, You'll find these doilies fascinating to do, in fine or heavy cotton. Matching doilies 18 and 13 inches in No. 30 cotton. Pattern 634; cro- chet directions. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS in coins (stamps cannot be ac- cepted) for this pattern to Bos 1, 123 Eighteenth St. New Toronto, Ont. Print plainly 'PATTERN NUMBER, your NAME and AD- DRESS. Send Twenty-five Cents more (in coins) for our Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book, Illustrations of patterns for crochet, embroidery, knitting, household accessories, dolls, toys . , many hobby and gift ideas, A free pattern is print- ed in the book. Magic Ice.Box Cake Combine ;a c. meltad shortening and 1 c. light corn syrup. nest in2eggs. Sifttogether 2c.sifted ahhpurpose flour, 4 taps. Magic Baking Powder, 34 tsp. salt; add alternately with 3f c. milk and 1 tap. vanilla extract to first mixture stirring well after ouch addition. Bake in 2 greased (l" layer pans in 350 oven 25-00 min. Cool, halve each layer lengthwise making 4 layers. LEMON PILLING: Blend 434 the, flour with 3,1 e. water to make smooth paate. Add 9 c. water and k 0. corn syrup. tock, stirring constantly until thickened. Beat egg yolk, gradually add cooked mixture to it. Return to heat; cook 1 mar Stir in 1 tbs. lemon rind, :row grains salt and 9g r juice. Spread filling between layers and on top of rake, (.'hill. op with white icing. 0 * 0 * * 0 * * * * * *• '!That IN oslld go far toward conciliating your grandparents,. and prove how mach you regret deceiving them. It will also give you the chance to cultivate other and :more acceptable friends, whilc these boys are away—whicll is only fair to everybody concern- ed. When they come back, you may realize that your love is really permanent -- in which case, it is not like- ly that your grandparents will disapprove too forcefully—if they are satisfied that the boys' fam- ilies favour the marriage too. From what you tell use of t11t.nt,. they would not, in spite of all their generosity and goodness to you, expect to govern your mature life. Or, if you realize later on that this whole affair has been a mistake, there will be less harm done and you both will have recaptured in large measure the confidence of your grandparents which you betrayed. If you will play fair now, you will probabiy prevent ali- enating your grandparents from your mother, and yourselves, and restore in many ways the fine family life you used to know. Isn't that worth the sacrifice? **�: If your choice of a husband would alienate those who love you, wait. Time works miracles . . Anne Hirst will help you be brave and do the right thing. Write her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth Street, New Toronto, Ont. Mule Stuff "As stubborn as a mule" they say, but the common belief that a mule will not work unless stimulat- ed by a whip and srong language, was rejected during the war when men of the 14th Army had good reason to praise it. In the steamy heat of the Burma jungle where trucks could not pass and horses died from heat exhaus- tion, the mule plodded on, carrying ammunition and vital supplies. To -day the mule is dying out. The tractor has taken over its tasks. The statement that "a mule will do the work of six horses" may be true, but a tractor will do the work of twelve. • The mule is a hybrid, a cross between a horse and an ass. Male donkeys are called jacks and fem- ale donkeys are called jenriets. , The dross``between.the la -els and the horse mare produces the mule, while mating a stallion and jennet produces a hinny. A mule resembles its father in appearance and its Mother in size. A mule will not only eat coarser food but will thrive under condi- tions that would kill a horse, He tvill find enoul;ti to eat itin:,c any other animal save: a goat wutlid starve to death. Straw,. the old bark of trees, roots, grain sacks, old shoes, news- papers, felt hats all go clown; the hatcih when the mule get really hungry. 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