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LOVE By Sidney Smith [[Image of a cartoon]] I'M GLAD I DID ALL MY COURTING WHEN LOVE WAS CHEAP -- LOOK AT HENRY J. AUSSTIN TAKING MARY GOLD OUT FOR THE EVENING -- A TAXI TO SOME SWELL RESTAURANT FOR DINNER -- THEN A TAXI TO THE THEATRE WHERE THEY HAVE TWO SEATS THE SPECULATOR SOLD FOR $13.30 -- AFTER THE SHOW HE MUST TAKE HER FOR A BITE OF LUNCH WHERE THEY CHARGE TWO DOLLARS FOR THE USE OF THEIR TABLE CLOTH -- AND A MEAL COSTS MORE THAN I PAID FOR MIN'S WEDDING RING -- THEN A TAXI HOME AND THE YOUNG ROMEO HAS SPENT MORE FOR THAT ONE EVENING'S ENTERTAINMENT THAN A HONEYMOON COST THIRTY YEARS AGO-- SIDNEY SMITH Reg U. S. Pn Off. Copyright, [[illegible]] by The Chicago Tribune