MAN’S THREE FOLLIES.

A WOMAN said to sage Voltaire:

“You men are really famous

For just three follies: they’re your share;

For more than three you blame us.

“Man never waits for fruit to fall,

But shakes the tree or beats it;

While woman, in no haste at all,

When fruit has ripened—eats it.

“Men rush to war, defying fate,