THE MAN WHO DOESN’T ADVERTISE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2420, 22 April 1922, Page 1

THE MAN WHO DOESN’T ADVERTISE.

Breathes there a man with soul so

dead. That to himself he hath not said, “My trade of late is getting had, I’ll try another ten'-incli ad.”

If sueli there be, go mark him well. For him no hank account shall swell — No angel watch the golden stair

To welcome home a millionaire. To such a man the noisy din Of traffic may not enter in, For bargain hunters by the score Shall pass nor heed his, dingy door; For tho’ his sign is on the wall And on some barnyard gate a scrawl, No people who have cash and sense, Go prancing round to read the fence. The man who never asks for trade By local line or ad. displayed, Cares more for rest than worldly gain, And patronage but gives him pain; Tread lightly, friends, let no rude sound Disturb his solitude profound. Here let him live in calm repose " Unsought except by men he owes. And when he dies go plant him deep, That naught may break his dreamless sleep, Where no rude clamour may dispel TlieApiiet that he loved*so well, And that the world may know its loss, Place on his grave a wreath of moss, And on the stone above “Here lies A chump who wouldn’t advertise.”