Autographs (3)

Here is another selection from my late aunt Sheila's autograph book.

First, an image from 1929 - they made such an effort then.

And some text entries.
1930:

   In a room there were three,
   He, the little lamp, and she.
   Two is company no doubt,
   So the little lamp went out.

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1927:
       Tis love that makes the world go round.
       Upon this thought I linger:
       Tis love that makes a ring fit round
       A girl's engagement finger.

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(Don't try saying this quickly after a glass or two.)
1924:

            Oh! The gladness of her gladness when she's glad,
            And the sadness of her sadness when she's sad.
            But the gladness of her gladness
            And the sadness of her sadness
            Are nothing to her BADNESS when she's BAD!

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I don't know the history behind this, but I can guess.
1927:

     All good girls love their brothers,
     But Sheila so good has grown,
     She loves someone else's brother
     Far better than her own.

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1927:

Twas in a restaurant they met,
Romeo and Juliet.
T'was there that Romeo fell in debt,
For Romeoed what Juliet.

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And finally, this is from an apparent fan in 1935. I'm not a dog person but am bewitched by it.



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Autograph lines and artwork from the 1920s

In this second post of three featuring autograph book entries, these are from my aunt's book. She was born in 1912, and the entries date from the 1920s to very early 1930s. I treasure this book, and hope you like the extracts. When I can get blogger to put the pictures straight in, I will. In the meantime the links are there.

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Definition of a Kiss

   Something rather naughty, something rather nice,

   Something rather wicked, though it can't be called a vice.

   Some people say it's folly, others say it's wrong -

   But we all agree it's folly, though it doesn't last long.

1926
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Poppies
1923
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       If you wish to grow thinner,

       Diminish your dinner

       And take to light claret

       Instead of pale ale.

       Look down with utter

       Contempt upon butter

       And never eat bread

       Till it's toasted or stale.
(no date)

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" Dad's Wearing Mine - He's a Golfer"
(no date)
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             A ship without a rudder

             And a ship without a sail -

             But the coldest thing in winter

             Is a shirt without a tail.

1930

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"It's a Gunner. Every Time It's a Gunner!"
1931
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                  By gum!

                  It's stuck!

1930
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Notes from an Autograph Book

This is a version of "I packed my bag", but I packed my autograph book instead. Star-struck from early teens, I have the signatures of most of the pop stars of the early sixties, just pre-Beatles. Even so, my favourite entries are rhymes and comments from mates and other people dear to me. Here is a sample.

My heart is like a cabbage it's easily cut in two.
The leaves I give to anyone, the heart I give to you.

First comes low school, then comes high,
Then comes Jackie with a good-looking guy.
Then comes love and then comes marriage,
Then comes Jackie with a baby in a carriage.

Never kiss a boy whose eyes are brown,
He'll kiss you once then turn you down.
Never kiss a boy whose eyes are grey -
He'll kiss you once then turn away.
But kiss a boy whose eyes are blue -
He'll kiss you once then ask for two!

The teachers are good people, they go to church on Sunday.
They pray to God to give them strength to whack the boys on Monday.

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Two themes emerge from these - love and flogging. It wasn't like that really - honest! There are others which I might post separately, and maybe extracts from my mother's autograph book. Not to mention the pop stars. Unsurprisingly, Adam Faith features fairly largely.