Blab Ballads .

Blab Ballads.
Nixon Waterman
262.1

Emersonian Extravagance

“Hitch your wagon to a star!”
Sounds very fine, of course,
But it would prove more prudent, far,
To own a first-class motor-car,
Or even a good, stout horse.

Defined

Your money’s “tainted,” understand,
If made in ” deals,” they say,
Wherein you got the upper hand
In an underhanded way.

Short Measure

This great “spread-eagle” nation that we brag about so much-
To train across it means a five-days’ trip-
Seems small to those who ride where they can feel the porter’s” touch,”
For then it isn’t far from “tip” to “tip.”

Sufficiency

Let proud, ambitious mortals fight
To win a fortune or a throne;
The swain with his fair lass is quite
Contented just to hold his own.