More Vintage Autographs

The history of autograph books would be worth researching. One wonders if it was it a backlash to Victorian prudishness?

"When you are old and in the tub,/Remember me with every rub/And if the water's not too hot/Lather away and Forget-Me-Not. ~
~ Now any old fish/Can drift along and dream/But it takes a regular live-one/To swim against the stream. ~
~ Apple pie without cheese/Is like a kiss without a squeeze. ~
~ When you get married and have nine/Bundle them up and come see mine. ~
~ I thought and thought/And thought in vain/And now I think I'll sign my name! ~
~ Many a man with many a mind/ Many a bird of every kind. ~
~ I wish you health/I wish you wealth/I wish you gold in store/I wish you Heaven after death/What could I wish you more?" ~
~ Then there is this one: "Grandpa's getting old and grey/Whiskers always get in his way/Grandma eats them in her sleep/Thinks she's eating Shredded Wheat."

Vintage Autograph Books

A yellowed autograph book recently sold for $17 Canadian at an estate sale. Apparently, no family member wanted it. It contained candid inscriptions of close family and friends. Each hand-written, dated and signed for the moment and posterity.
Remember the penned tokens of affection from the 40's and 50's? Poetic, romantic, philosophical, inspirational, often humourous or wry.
"Your future lies ahead of you/Like a path of driven snow/Be careful how you tread it/For every mark will show." ~~ "The pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity/The optimist, the opportunity in every difficulty." ~~
"May your life be like a piano, Grand, upright and square. ~~
I wish you luck/I wish you joy/I wish you first a baby boy/And when his hair begins to curl/I wish you then a baby girl. ~~ True friends are like diamonds precious but rare/False ones like autumn leaves/Found everywhere. ~~ When you are tired of the world/And all its pretty scenes/Just go down into my garden/And hide behind the beans."