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Poem
January 31, 1916
The Guthrie Daily Leader
Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma
What is this article about?
Newspaper column with humorous divorce anecdotes involving pets and spankings, the romantic winter poem 'A Song For December' from 'Carmina,' and witty aphorisms on politics, life, and society.
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It was a Kansas City man, a veteran of the civil war. who applied to the courts for a separation from his helpmate and her numerous collection of cats and dogs. Not that he had any prejudice against "pets," as he informed the judge. but that they were eating him out of house and home, and even crowded him out of bed at night.
Fifteen Angora cats, kept in the kitchen of his home, were just fifteen too many for another plaintiff suing for a divorce.
An East St. Louis jury. after deliberating twenty-four hours. decided a woman could not obtain a divorce because her husband had given her a good spanking. There was no argument as to the soundness of the spanking, though it had been admitted that the spanking was a sound one.
Current Poetry
A Song For December
When crows croak in the leaden sky O'er prone gray field and spectral wood,
And all that greets thine ear and eye Sends eerie echoes through thy blood,
Oh, close the door and come within Where never winter's chill may win;
For here. my dear. Proportioned to thy need of me The measure of my love shall be.
When boding night winds snarl and moan 'Round gabled roof and frosted pane,
'Tis not our common hearth alone That makes the winds' forebodings vain.
But those twin sparks of fire divine It feeds from in thy heart and mine:
For here, my dear. Thy need of me, my need of thee. The measure of our love must be.
-From "Carmina."
An orator is all right for the purpose of sounding a keynote, but it takes a precinct worker to deliver the votes.
Lobsters grow scarcer every year.
The task of keeping people awake at night soon will rest entirely upon the sausage.
Most men prefer a little something to deaden the pain in the aching tooth to a reputation for nerve.
When a man is enthusiastic about the simple life. that is a sign he never has lived it.
When a careful housewife moves into a new town the first thing she asks is whether the water is "hard" or soft."
A girl can be pretty crazy about a West Point cadet when there are no lieutenants around.
Eph Wiley says Larrabee Higgins. who buried his second wife a few months ago, is getting ready to run for a third term.
The white man who starts out with the intent to hang a negro always has a large personal following.
It depends upon where you live In some communities an aristocrat is one who chews finecut tobacco.
Fifteen Angora cats, kept in the kitchen of his home, were just fifteen too many for another plaintiff suing for a divorce.
An East St. Louis jury. after deliberating twenty-four hours. decided a woman could not obtain a divorce because her husband had given her a good spanking. There was no argument as to the soundness of the spanking, though it had been admitted that the spanking was a sound one.
Current Poetry
A Song For December
When crows croak in the leaden sky O'er prone gray field and spectral wood,
And all that greets thine ear and eye Sends eerie echoes through thy blood,
Oh, close the door and come within Where never winter's chill may win;
For here. my dear. Proportioned to thy need of me The measure of my love shall be.
When boding night winds snarl and moan 'Round gabled roof and frosted pane,
'Tis not our common hearth alone That makes the winds' forebodings vain.
But those twin sparks of fire divine It feeds from in thy heart and mine:
For here, my dear. Thy need of me, my need of thee. The measure of our love must be.
-From "Carmina."
An orator is all right for the purpose of sounding a keynote, but it takes a precinct worker to deliver the votes.
Lobsters grow scarcer every year.
The task of keeping people awake at night soon will rest entirely upon the sausage.
Most men prefer a little something to deaden the pain in the aching tooth to a reputation for nerve.
When a man is enthusiastic about the simple life. that is a sign he never has lived it.
When a careful housewife moves into a new town the first thing she asks is whether the water is "hard" or soft."
A girl can be pretty crazy about a West Point cadet when there are no lieutenants around.
Eph Wiley says Larrabee Higgins. who buried his second wife a few months ago, is getting ready to run for a third term.
The white man who starts out with the intent to hang a negro always has a large personal following.
It depends upon where you live In some communities an aristocrat is one who chews finecut tobacco.
What sub-type of article is it?
Song
What themes does it cover?
Nature Seasons
Love Courtship
What keywords are associated?
December Song
Winter Love
Hearth Warmth
Seasonal Affection
What entities or persons were involved?
From "Carmina."
Poem Details
Title
A Song For December
Author
From "Carmina."
Key Lines
When Crows Croak In The Leaden Sky O'er Prone Gray Field And Spectral Wood,
And All That Greets Thine Ear And Eye Sends Eerie Echoes Through Thy Blood,
Oh, Close The Door And Come Within Where Never Winter's Chill May Win;
For Here. My Dear. Proportioned To Thy Need Of Me The Measure Of My Love Shall Be.