The Gatepost Vol. 5.7: On Hats - A Poem
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The Gatepost Vol. 5.7: On Hats - A Poem
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"ON HATS—A POEM
Some people can not understand just why, to wear a hat—we put it on and take it off and tip it and all that. They feel that these conventions are all man-made to be broken, and to defend their attitude they quite frequently have spoken. Now calmly they assert their views with logic that is strong, then waxing hot to prove their point they argue loud and long.
Such inessential niceties arc all a lot of rot, and we arc foolish to observe when reason dictates not. They quote from great authorities to prove themselves correct, yet they refuse to recognize the force of self-respect—that vanity must be consoled they cannot realize. Why do they clean their fingernails? Why do they wear neckties?
—The Bulletin, Emporia, Kansas."
Some people can not understand just why, to wear a hat—we put it on and take it off and tip it and all that. They feel that these conventions are all man-made to be broken, and to defend their attitude they quite frequently have spoken. Now calmly they assert their views with logic that is strong, then waxing hot to prove their point they argue loud and long.
Such inessential niceties arc all a lot of rot, and we arc foolish to observe when reason dictates not. They quote from great authorities to prove themselves correct, yet they refuse to recognize the force of self-respect—that vanity must be consoled they cannot realize. Why do they clean their fingernails? Why do they wear neckties?
—The Bulletin, Emporia, Kansas."