Humour

Southern Cross, Volume 2, Issue 1, 7 April 1894, Page 3

Humour

HE WORRIED ABOUT IT. The sun’s heat will give out in ten million years more,” And he worried about it; It will surely give out, if it doesn’t before,” And he worried about it; It would surely give out, so scientists said In all scientifical books that he’d read, And the whole mighty universe then would be dead — And he worried about it. “And some day the earth would fall into the sun,” And he worried about it; •“ Just as sure and as straight as if shot from a gun,” And he worried about it. “‘When strong gravitation unbuckles her straps, list picture,” he said, “ such a fearful collapse ! It will come in a few'million ages, perhaps !” And he worried about it. “The earth will become much too small for the race,” And he worried about it; “Then we’ll pay thirty dollars an inch for pure space,” And he worried about it. “‘The earth will be crowded so much, without doubt, That there’ll be no room for one’s -tongue to stick out, And no room for one’s thoughts to wander about,” And he worried about it.

“ The Gulf Stream will curve, and New Eng' land grow torrider,” And he worried about it, “ Than was ever the climate of southernmost Florida,”

And he worried about it. “ Ihe ice crop will be knocked into small smithereens, And crocodiles block up our mowing machines, And we’ll lose ouiy fine crop of potatoes and beans,” And he worried about it. “ And in less than ten thousand years, without doubt,” And he worried about it, “ Our supply of timber and coal will give out,” And he worried about it. “ Just then the Ice Age will return cold and raw, Frozen men ■will stand stiff with aims outstretched in awe, As if vainly beseeching a general thaw,” And he worried about it. His wife took in washing (three shillings a day) ; He didn’t worry about it; His daughter sewed shirts the rude grocer to pay ; He didn’t worry about it. While his wife beat her tireless rub-a-dub-dub On the washboard drum of her old wooden tub, He sat by the stove and he just let her rub ; He didn’t worry about it. —Exchange.