Motto heartening, inspiring, br Framed above my pretty *desk, br Never Shelley, Keats, or Byring* br Penned a phrase so picturesque! br But in me no inspiration br Rides my low and prosy brow- br All I think of is vacation br When I see that lucubration: br br br DO IT NOW br br br When I see another sentence br Framed upon a brother's wall, br Resolution and repentance br Do not flood o'er me at all br As I read that nugatory br Counsel written years ago, br Only when one comes to borry[Footnote: Entered under the Pure License of br 1906.] br Do I heed that ancient story: br br br TELL HIM NO br br br Mottoes flat and mottoes silly, br Proverbs void of point or wit, br 'KEEP A-PLUGGIN' WHEN IT'S HILLY!' br 'LIFE'S A TIGER: CONQUER IT!' br Office mottoes make me weary br And of all the bromide bunch br There is only one I seri- br Ously like, and that's the cheery: br br GONE TO LUNCHbr br Franklin P.