JoeH
07-18-2010, 10:10 PM
NO STROPPING
By W. E. Nesom.
She reared a brood of twelve, nor lost
A one, and so they praise her—
Her children do—by calling her
"A perfect safety-raiser."
In view of how, for many years
She had to stint and slave,
They say she did the business by
The closest kind of shave.
Her discipline at most, they claim,
Comprised a random slap,
And no one ever heard of her
Resorting to the strap.
That, while a little sharp at times,
No blood she ever drew.
She kept a guard upon herself,
And kept her temper, too.
They say of her, with proper pride,
That she was never bested,
Although at many awkward turns
She had her mettle tested.
Their statement of the case is strong,
And much conviction brings—
A safety-raiser she appears,
Upon the face of things!
from The Gillette Blade, March 1918
By W. E. Nesom.
She reared a brood of twelve, nor lost
A one, and so they praise her—
Her children do—by calling her
"A perfect safety-raiser."
In view of how, for many years
She had to stint and slave,
They say she did the business by
The closest kind of shave.
Her discipline at most, they claim,
Comprised a random slap,
And no one ever heard of her
Resorting to the strap.
That, while a little sharp at times,
No blood she ever drew.
She kept a guard upon herself,
And kept her temper, too.
They say of her, with proper pride,
That she was never bested,
Although at many awkward turns
She had her mettle tested.
Their statement of the case is strong,
And much conviction brings—
A safety-raiser she appears,
Upon the face of things!
from The Gillette Blade, March 1918