Anecdotal
Humor and SatireANECDOTAL
4895
It was an anecdotard
And his evil passion grew,
Until his friends were driven mad
And fled his yarns, and then he had
No one to tell 'em to
And did the ancient bore despair?
Oh, not by any means!
Those anecdotes of wondrous…
Misrepresentative Women
Humor and SatireMisrepresentative Women
1482
I should like to remark that Dame Rumor
Is the most unalluring of jades;
She has little or no sense of humor,
And her fables are worse than George Ade's-
(Or rather, I mean, if the reader prefers,
That the…
Look Pleasant
Humor and SatireLook Pleasant
2186
We cannot, of course, all be handsome,
And It's hard for us all to be good:
We are sure now and then to be lone- some,
And we don't always do as we should
To be patient is not always easy:
To be cheerful is much harder…
The Fatted Calf
Humor and SatireTHE FATTED CALF
Edith Macvane
5604
As the Fatted Calf behind the
Fath- er's Axe about to fall,
To convert him into Cutlets for the
Homing Prodigal, "Why kill one Calf," he cried, "to fur- nish
Welcome for the Other?
Pshaw! you lack a Sense…