Victor Kerlow Dear Diary:
While walking up Lexington Avenue near Grand Central Terminal, I saw a woman ringing the bell and singing at a Salvation Army donation bucket.
As I got closer, I heard the words she was singing as she shook her bell:
“Wanted, young man single and free.
“Experienced in love preferred
“But will accept a young trainee…â€
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