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More T rutli Than PoetryBy JAMES J. MONTAGUE THE LAND OF THE FREE A judge, dr.c.dlnff a complaint brought by members of th e House of David, has declared that xi'hiskerx cannot be copyrighted.One may think eztrmnely .well or Lis Dim drear! ee. He may venerate his delicate moustache,He imv deem that such adorn-a-menla Are exi.romely handsome ornaments.But he never can convert them Into cash.If you envy hire his closely fitting sideburns,Or regard his silken'mutton-chops *6 cute,Grow a set like he la wearing,Short and coy, or hold and dazing,For he never can protect them with a suit.Go ahead and ape the whiskers of your neighbor, If you think their style would grace your manly chin;He, of course, will be offended.Whc-n he secs them thus appended,Bus when you face the jury, you will wJn.Take your choice of nny form of racial curtains Tiiat you thlbk will decorate your manly jaw; Though the owner howl with fury He’ll get nowhere w?ith a Jury;Stealing whiskers doesn’t violate the law.If your cheeks do with a quite a bit of hiding, % It your Jowls were plainly meant to blush unseen, And tho damsels can’t ablda thorn,Go abend, old top, and hide them With a billowy and fnult-conceaJlng screen. Tick tho kind you fancy most and let them ihittor Where they're certain to awake tho world's respect,And. If Jnnlnus person* view youAnd declare they're goln^to sue you,Just be »»y In your mind—they can't collect,tlt; \
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Syracuse Herald
Syracuse, New York, US
Fri, Jul 13, 1934
Page 4
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