Enthusiasm

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="11f285a1erlcgo.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>Berton Braley Cyber Museum</B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Berton Braley Cyber Museum"><U><B>home</B></U></A><B>     </B></div> <div>                                                   </div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="11ed2c00dkelyh.png"> <div> <A HREF="news_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News"><U>News</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="biography.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Biography"><U>Biography</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="works.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Works"><U>Works</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="bibliography.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bibliography"><U>Bibliography</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="correspondence.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Correspondence"><U>Correspondence</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="library.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Library"><U>Library</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="meeting_place.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Meeting place"><U>Meeting place</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="guestbook.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Guestbook"><U>Guestbook</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="market.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Market"><U>Market</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links "><U>Links </U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="search.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Search"><U>Search</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id400.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Foundation"><U>About Foundation</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="about_museum.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Museum"><U>About Museum</U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Enthusiasm</I><I>                                                                                                   </I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Said the Managers: “William, the fight waxes hot,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Your rivals are gaining on you quite a lot,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>There's Theodore raising a hullabaloo</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>And flinging a bunch of strong language at you.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>We've got to do something, we're sorely distressed,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>What method or means would you care to suggest?”</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>The president said, as he patted his tee;</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>I'll hole out in four, you just watch me and see!”</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Said the Managers: “William, the outlook is dark,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>That Candidate Wilson is making his mark,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>The Democrats hopeful, united and strong,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Are simply determined to boom him along;</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>We've got to take </B></I><I><B>action</B></I><I><B>, and spring some surprise-</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Now, what do you think it is well to advise?”</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>The President said to his caddie: “My lad,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>The bunkers out here are decidedly bad!”</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Said the Managers: “William, we're worried for fair,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>We're simply distracted with wear and with tear,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Each day there's some renegade rips himself loose</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>From the poor G.O.P. for the might Bull Moose!</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>You're roasted and walloped in speech and in print,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Say, what shall we DO?  Won't you give us a hint?”</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Said the President, munching his Aunt Delia's pie: </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>“I think that last drive was a trifle too high!”</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Said the Managers: “William, pray listen, we came-“</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Said the President: “Boys, you are spoiling my game.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>I've got a good lead on the links' bogey score-</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Boy, give me my lofter-the newest one-</B></I><I><B>Fore!</B></I><I><B>”</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>Published in:  </I><A HREF="puck_s_weekly_magazine.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pucks Weekly Magazine"><U><I>Puck</I></U></A><I> Weekly magazine - October 23, 1912</I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="copyright.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Copyright"><U><I>© 2000-2006, Berton Braley Cyber Museum. </I></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="copyright.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Copyright"><U><I>All rights reserved.</I></U></A></div> <div> <I>---</I></div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:info@bertonbraley.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:info@bertonbraley.com"><U><I>Contact Webmaster Peter Leeflang</I></U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:info@bertonbraley.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:info@bertonbraley.com"><U> </U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>