“Spring beckons! All things to the call respond; the trees are leafing and cashiers abscond.” — Ambrose Bierce
(I guess I just don’t get all 19th Century humor! Maybe “cashiers” has another meaning? Oh, well. Be well and do good, friends.) — YUR
Cryptoquote Spoiler – 05/26/17
Published May 26, 2017 Entertainment , Language 3 CommentsTags: Ambrose Bierce, Codes, cryptogram, Puzzles, quotes, Word Games
“Spring beckons! All things to the call respond; the trees are leafing and cashiers abscond.” — Ambrose Bierce
On top of the rhyme and leafing in Spring:
The trees are lea(v)ing with their green-backed leaves (and their supply of pulp for paper), so it’s not surprising the cashiers are absconding too?
Too simplistic?
Cashiers refers to workers or employees. Because of the beautiful spring weather (or because they saw a pretty young woman out walking) they are quickly leaving work, perhaps even before they are supposed to.
I can definitely dig the rhyming of “respond” and “abscond”. And, various workers lea(v)ing early because of the weather – and pretty girls – makes perfect sense to me. But, most of you all know by now that I am much more literal than I am figurative. In Spring trees “leaf”. The leaves “leave” in Autumn, so “leafing” made more sense to me. I keep forgetting about poetic license!
Thanks, to both Q and A, for the explanations!
— YUR