Take Back Your Gold.

Take Back Your Gold. 422.4 I saw a youth and maiden on a lonely eity street. And thought them lovers at their meeting piace, Until as I drew near I heard the girl's sad volee entreat The one who heeded not her tear stained face. I only…

Little Boy Blue.

Little Boy Blue. EUGENE FIELD. 416.8 The little toy dog is covered with dust. Yet sturdy and stanch he stands; The little toy soldier is red with rust, And his musket molds in his hands. Time was when the little toy dog was new, And the…

WHEN THE LITTLE ONE IS SAFE.

WHEN THE LITTLE ONE IS SAFE. 505.7 The wind is howling through the streets, The walls are shaken by the storm; But tucked between the snowy sheets My little one is safe and warm. November's wrath is roused tonight: The storm king's hounds…

The Horse of Too Much Trouble.

The Horse of Too Much Trouble. 457.1 In the house of too much trouble Lived & lonely little boy: He was eager for a playmate, He was hungry for a toy. But 'twas always too much trouble, Too much dirt and too much noise, For the house…

The Car of Salvation

THE NEW BATTLE CRY.

THE NEW BATTLE CRY. 553.13 (A. W. B., in London Daily Chronicle.) Half a leng, half a leag. Half a leag onward! Out of Reformers' paths Strike the Three Hundred! Fired by the zeal tu spel boldly if not tu wel. Strike! Bring them down…

The First Forget-Me-Not

The First Forget-Me-Not. A Legend. 249.2 Upon the Danube's brink it grew, A blossom of celestial hue, A nameless flower- Or was it but a turquoise rare, Set in the gold of sunbeams there By some strange power? A gallant to his lady sighed,…
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The Ocean’s Blue.

The Ocean's Blue. 527,5 When the busy day is o'er And the sun is sinking lower Then I seem to see my dear old Western home, And the long years roll away. ain I play Just a child again With my playmates in the woods I used to roam. And…
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The Consumer’s Turn.

The Consumer's Turn. 467.5 For all these years I've suffered, but My turn has come at last; They stare at me in envy from The jails when I go past. I may have suffered from them, but I hold no angry hate, For vengeance comes to those of…

Get Busy

Get Busy 266.1 Don't say: "There's nothing doing: It's no sort of use to try. There's heaps of things a-brewing For a ten-strike, by and byt And the man to whom it's coming Is hot upon the trail; Not in a corner, hummingt "Guess I'll-fall!" Don't…

A Spanish Cavaller.

A Spanish Cavaller. 389.4 A Spanish cavaller stood on his retreat, And on his guitar played a tune, dear; The music so sweet I oft times repeat. The blessings of my country and you, dear. Chorus- Say, darling, sny, when I'm far away. Sometimes…

The Dreamer.

The Dreamer. 359.7 He used to dream of things he'd do When grown to be a man, Beguiling boyhood years away With many an idle plan. And now, when grown to be a man, He knows no greater joy Than dreaming of the things he'd do If still he…

Christmas Song.

Christmas Song. 495.4 All joys, I thought, from Christmas fled When good Saint Nicholas drove away Forever in his reindeer sleigh, When last, from my low trundle-bed, I watched the gray east growing red, With heart of feverish eagerness,…

Looking for Trouble.

Looking for Trouble. 394.2 If what "they say" is really true, that all the woes that vex The men-folks are occasioned by the fairer, weaker sex, The former ought to sail away across the wide, wide sea To some far land where they could dwell…

THE USUAL RESULT.

THE USUAL RESULT. 480.7 Their meeting, it was sudden: Their meeting. It was sad: She sacrificed her sweet young life- "Twas all the life she had- She sleeps beneath the daisies fair: In peace she's resting now- Oh, there's always something…

Song Of Summer Days.

Song Of Summer Days. 208.7. Sing a song of hollow logs, Chirp of cricket, croak of frogs, Cry of wild birds, hum of bees, Dancing leaves and whisp'ring trees; Legs all bare and dusty toes, Ruddy cheeks and freckled nose, Splash of brook…

The Wonderful One Hoss SHay.

The Wonderful One Hoss SHay. OLIVER WENDELL HOMES. 490.2 Have you heard of the wonderful one hoss shay, That was built in such a logical way It ran a hundred years to a day, And then of a sudden, it-ah, but stay- I'll tell you what happened…

Make Home Happy.

Make Home Happy. 261.9 Though we may not change the cottage For the masaion tall and grand, Nor exchange the little grass-plot For a boundless stretch of land Though we have no mesna to purchas Costly pictures, riety and rare Though we…

Christmas Gifts.

Christmas Gifts. 384.2 "What did you get for Christmas?" "Oh, nothing much," he said. "Nothing but a picture book, And a pair of skates and a sled. "And a new fur cap, and a muffler, And a train of cars, and a ball, And a top, and a game,…

Good Night

Good Night. 165.1 How sweet the habor Evening cent the hour of sweet r The Horse Wave suck to rest, The money bright The wane who have suck ta rest, The moderne brigh Thess tranquil hours Farm the dearest link of And, while ouch…