University of Missouri College of Engineering - Shamrock Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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A, Moonlight pastel I-ILE moonlight fell full upon the greensvs ard of the nounds The oi r ' in ' greensward was soft, however, and the moonlight sustained no serious injuries. Between the third and fourth columns two figures, economiz- ing space in a manner painfully evident, might have been seen sitting. The voice of the youth, rising and falling to the music of the power-house, finally stag- gered to its feet and remarked: Winsome damsel, I am in love. I have arrived at this conclusion not has- tily, but after careful introspection and experimentation. Since first I met you I have been troubled, my most alarming symptom being an aching void. Tonight the throbbing of that vacuum has been so strong that I have been able to locate it in my heart. The voice of the youth choked with mingled emotion and tobacco, both 'of which he had been incessantly swallow- ing. Spreading a handkerchief upon the ground, he fell upon his knees, severing with his impetuosity the last bond of connection between his suspenders and blue-sky trousers. Oh, fairest of maids! he' pleaded, enter now into that emptiness and H11 it with thy light and lavender perfume. The fairest of maids smiled sadly and ve-nty-Nine abruptly. Her face wore that far-away expression so characteristic of the dome. I-Ier mind was wandering down the dim corridors of memory and had further to go than to the new library building. Her silence had the 'delicate odor .of Spear- mint. , The youth pressed her for an answer until his arm ached with exer- tion. Finally, after consulting her 'blue- book, she made reply: At present I am heart-free. How- ever, Johnnie jones is scheduled for two weeks from next Monday, until then I am thine. As the fatefulwords fell from her lips the youth caught them before they hit the grass and pressed them to his bosom. The maid leaned over and planted a kiss upon his youthful brow, coyly removing her teeth before doing. After regulating their hearts so as to run neck and neck, and combining their thoughts into one idea, they wandered out into the cold, unfeeling world, and naught could be heard in the column- punctured atmosphere save the strident bazoo of the bull frog in the sewer. e .Very respectfully submitted to the 1916 Shamrock. . Q Carl D. Green.

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grin, but appreciating the natural timid- ity of human nature in a college town, we generously overlooked the slight, and did our utmost to show our fraternal feeling by cheering the wayfarer with hearty and unbiased greeting: Small pox-Chicken pox-strict quaran- tine, Ruminate-Fumigate-We don't give a bean! As time went on we began to fear that Michael must sooner or later de- velop a yellow streak, he disposed of so many of the Small Pox proclamations. The City Council, however, displayed great civic spirit in making a special ap- propriation to enable the Board of Health to keep us supplied with these artistic posters, so all who ran might read. ' With this one exception-this pe- culiar taste for yellow literature, Mich- ael's behavior all through quarantine had been so exemplary we felt assured of a laudable future, and when once more we were allowed the sweet privi- lege of mingling with our fellow men, Michael was accorded privileges hither- to withheld. With the devotion of a lover the happy mascot attached himself to the late invalid, whose society he had been so long denied. And in sedatest fashion would he stroll with Pete on the latter's long walks to recover health, while Pete's girl, fof course Pete's girl was alongj, became very fond of the af- fectionate Michael. All might have been well, if the girl hadn't bought that new spring hat. Per- haps it was all right for her to satisfy her vanity with its purchase, but why in heaven's name did she consider it nec- essary to take the bonnet on a late twilight stroll? Who'd see the thing at night-and in the park?. Anyway, Michael was caught red- handed fMichae1 was so human we're sure you'll let the metaphor passj the discoverey beingmade as the last row of straw' was tickling hisdiscriminating palate. To the rest of us, the episode spelled good judgment on Michae1's part-Pat Donovan had seen the lid and said it was a fright, but we couldn't say to a patient just recuperating from re- cent illness that his lady lacked good taste in millinery. So we dutifully ex- tended our sympathy to the bereaved Pete. No need to say we'll make a long story short, for all there was to it would read like this: The girl lost the hat and Pete lost the girl. Then to us Peter said, This is the last straw Cthat was literal, you knowj, And was Michael worth all this? Now, Michael being Irish, the answer was obvious to all but Pete. Mary Estimus Barnes. Q 1 ff Qeventy-Eight

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