I want to know how Bernard Shaw <br />Likes beefsteak—fairly done, or raw? <br />I want to know what kinds of shoes <br />M. Maeterlinck and Howells use. <br /> <br />I have great curiosity <br />Regarding George Ade’s new boot tree. <br />Has Carolyn Wells of late employed <br />Hairpins of wire or celluliod? <br /> <br />What kind of soap does London like? <br />Does Robert Chambers ever 'hike'? <br />Or did he ever? Or, if not, <br />Does he like cabbage, cheese, or what? <br /> <br />I want to know the size of gloves <br />Oppenheim wears, and if he loves <br />Olives, and how his clothes are made. <br />What does he eat? How is he paid? <br /> <br />All sorts of things I want to learn, <br />That are not of the least concern <br />To any one. For, Oh! and Oh! <br />I want to know! I WANT TO KNOW! <br /> <br />I want to know, and know I will— <br />The printing press is never still, <br />For me it prints such facts as these! <br />I am the Public, if you please!<br /><br />Ellis Parker Butler<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/reasonable-interest/
