Cork.

Cork. 399.2 The following was written at the time of Grant's tour of the world, 1879, Doublin gave him the free- dom of the city: Cork voted not to receive him. Lament, ye muses! that Cork refuses To kindly welcome our President, Whom foreign…

Twilight

Twilight 1535 Crested waves and a long gray beach Far and far as the eyes may reach- Twilight falling on tide and foam, On a silvery sea-gull winging home, On a little pool left by the spendthrift sea Where pale stars gladden the heart…

AS USUAL.

AS USUAL. 436.2 The troubles you've had, though they're big to you, Are small as this old world views them. The paltry prizes that we pursue- With a smile it sees us lose them! Your heart is weary and sick and sore, And you count upon gloom…

Van Tosk Is Yomping.

Van Tosk Is Yomping. 320.3 Van fesk is yompin oop und down In splashing and I tell you And and the water, Ole scratch heen don't do things crown he other. Thanks to how foredads and old Norway Got mighty muscle rowing, A nd Ole…

Trifles

Trifles. 223.9 You little thought the word you lightly spoke Would sear the heart of one you called your friend, And through long days cause him to writhe and bend In voiceless agony beneath its yoke. You did not know that half-contemptuous…

Grin and Bear It.

Grin and Bear It. 282.3 My Uncle Si, a strange old chap, Would never fret or worry: He jogged along good naturedly, An' didn't rush or hurry. Remember when I'd stub my toe He'd say: "My boy, don't care-it Soon'll get all well again- Just grin…
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An Old- Fashion Girl.

An Old- Fashion Girl. 582.1 Just an old-fashioned girl, of the kind that you know When your mothersat up to mend stockings for you With a ball of red yarn and a bag full of hose And a goose-eggish thing that slipped down in the toos. Just…

LIFE IN ATLANTA YET.

LIFE IN ATLANTA YET. 479.2 No matter how the weather goes, We're sure to have a showin', For there'll be corn enough to keep The moonshine stills a-goin'! The boys are busy 'long the line Who dodge the tax internal (A little sugar, please,…

The Bower of Prayer

The Bower of Prayer 170.2 To leave my dear friends and with neighbors to part, And go from my home, it affecte not my heart, Like the thoughts of absenting myself for a day From that blessed retreat where I've chosen to pray. Dear bower,…

Smile

Smile. 95.5 You smile upon your friend today. Today his jlis are over: You hearken to the lover's say. And happy is the lover. "Tis late to hearken, late to smile. But better late than never: I shall have lived a little while Before I…

Charely Books.

Miss O'Dare, since I left the city I find I have changed my mind; O pray do not deem me fickle Or think me the least un unkind. For I find we were both mistaken, And that you would never want me, So my heart has turned to another; Miss…

Finnigan to Flannigan.

Finnigan to Flannigan. S. W. GILLILAN 416.7 Superintindint wiz Flannigan; Boss of the section wuz Finnigin; Whiniver the kyars got off'n the thrack An' muddled up things t' the divil an' back, Finnigin writ it to Flannigan, Afther the…

DEACON BROWN.

DEACON BROWN. 276.9 A plous man was Deacon Brown, He never raged or swore; A cyclone blew his kitchen down And through his orchard tore, But when he rose up somewhat dazed And took a long, full breath and gazed Upon the havoc that was…

What Is The Mighty All?

What is the Mighty All? 1485 What is the mighty all-the main Of air, the earth, the ocean's plain, The wheeling world stupendously Hung in the void, the stars that flee And circle through the night, and we, With life and labor, mind and…

ARROYO AL ON ART.

ARROYO AL ON ART. 591.3 I have jest been lookin' over a ten-cent magazine, And the Western pictures in it are the best I ever seen; The cowboys don't ride broncos, but are ridin' thoroughbreds, And halos of long ringlets surround their handsome…

Liked It.

Liked It. 528.8 A sweet little maiden named May Once strolled in a park o'er the way, She met a young man Who kissed her and ran, And now she goes there ev'ry day. -Denver…

NAVY OF THE SIOUX.

NAVY OF THE SIOUX. 409.13 Talk about your warships, Clipping through the waves; Chant about the cruiser That the storm-sea bravest Out here in Dakota Where the grass is blue We've a fiercer navy- The navy of the Sioux. Summer long it's…

Tenting on the OId Camp Ground.

Tenting on the OId Camp Ground. 304.4 We're tenting tonight on the old camp grounds dive Give us mong to Our weary hearts. cheer Camp Ground. a song of home, And the friends we love so dear. Chorus- Many are the hearts that are wonry tonight,…

AN ODE TO SOUTH DAKOTA.

AN ODE TO SOUTH DAKOTA. Anna Quinn. 528.12 There's a land of milk and honey There's a land of golden grain, There's a land of waving corn fields, There's a land of plenty rain. There's a land where all are happy, There's a land where all are…

Do Your Best

Do Your Best 1546 Do your best and leave the rest: Never mind to-morrow; He who works with happy zest Has no need to borrow Trouble from some future day True success will come his way Do your best and leave the rest! He who strives for…