The Beautiful Hills

The Beautiful Hills 4574 The cities of yore that were reared in crime And renowned by the praise of seern, Went down in the tramp of old King Time To sleep with his gray haired years: But the beautiful hills rise bright and strong Thro…

A Swarm Of Bees

A swarm of Bees 2394 B hopeful B cheerful is happy, is kind, B busy of body It modest of mind It earnest B truthful Is firm, and B fair Of all Miss & Havior it sure and it ware B think ere you stumble for what may B fall: B truthful to…

The Man Behind The Plow

THE MAN BEHIND THE PLOW 5005 Bards have praised in song and lay men whose office is to siny Men who go untinching where their fooman lurk: But the man behind the plow is a hero, too, I trow He's the man that keeps them while they do the work Oh…

The Lure Of Old Songs

The Lure Of Old Songs 1591 You were playing sweet and low, The old songs of long ago; And the high lamp's crimson shade Poured a softened light that made Mystic shadows in your hair- Shadows which were laughing there As the shadows of…

The Invariable Claim

The Invariable Claim 4647 No matter where a man may dwell, He'll make this statement as a rule: "It's warm by day, the truth to tell But then the nights are always cool" E'en on the arld, thirsting plain, Where blindly roves the panting…

Navy Of The Sioux

NAVY OF THE SIOUX 40913 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 active,…

The Man Behind

The Man Behind 2434 Oht I when I was a little boy my father said to me Don't ever be too forward, lad, but not with modesty: In battle it's the man in front that's always shot you'll find, But the gen'ral gets the credit, for he is the man…

Which?

Which? 1343 John Smith is thrice a millionaire, Quite rapid's been his rise, A shrewd and calculating man The world accounts him wise; A scruple he has never let Retard his upward way, The question alv always is with him, At all times,…

In The Baggage Coach Ahead

In the Baggage Coach Ahead 1791 On a dark, stormy sight as the train rattled on All the passengers had come to bed Except one you with both a baby in his arme, Who sat there bowed down head The Innocent one began cryink just then, As though…

Until Equity Is Here

Until Equity Is Here 5974 In the rustle of the cornfields And the plowman's weary tread; And the fingers of the tassels, Raised beseechingly o'erhead, In them all a thousand volces Whisper in the list ning ear "Toll will ne'er possess…

The Breaking Plow

The Breaking Plow 22312 I am the plow that turns the sod That has lain for a thousand years; Where the prairie's wind-tossed Bewars nod And the wolf her wild enb rears, I come, and in my wake, like rain, In scattered the golden seed; I…

The Soldier’s Dream

The Soldier's Dream 1541 Our bugles sang truce, for the night cloud had lowered, And the sentinel stars set their watch in the sky; And thousands had sunk on the ground over- powered The weary to sleep, and the wounded to die When reposing…

Seven Years Old

SEVEN YEARS OLD 5312 I am seven years old to-day- Seven times one are seven; And Alice is four years older- Seven and four are eleven My lessons are so hard to learn, So full of figures and words; The numbers hum in my head like bees,…

Afterwards

AFTERWARDS 2505 Oh, to think that the world will go on After we are dead! Lovers will go on loving The old, old words will be said New buds will bloom in April, And white be the apple-bough; June will return, the birds troop back, The…

Wake Nicodemus

Wake Nicodemus 2618 Nicodemua the slave was of African birth And was bought for a bag full of gold: He was reckoned a part of the sait of the earth But he died years ago very old "Twas his last sad request, so we laid him away In the trunk…

German Hunter Song

German Hunter Song 3496 In forest and on heather I take my daily pleasure, I am a hunter bold, I am a hunter bold To roam the woods unflagging The wild game freely bagging, Oh, that's a joy untold, oh, that's a joy untold, Chorus- Hall,…

A Fine Dramatic Poem

A fine Dramatic Poem 1345 In the play on "Rahab," by Mr Richard Burton, occurs some beautiful lines that fit peculiarly with the present situa- tion in our city They are as follows: "Last night I had a dream Being o'erwatched and weary In…

Pilgrim Song

Pilgrim Song 23012 Over the ocean wave, See where they come: Storm cloud and wintry wird, Welcome them home; Yet whe where the sounding gale Howls to the sea, There their song peals along, Deep toned and free Chorus- Pilgrims…

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving 2941 We thank Thee Yea, in the even tone Of those who are glad of the goods they own We thank Thee Yea, that Thou hast preferred And blessed us more than the common herd We thank Thee, part with the heart's intention, But…

The Suburbanite

The Suburbanite 5597 Come all ye lads and lasses, Now jocund be and gay; September's sun is shining And this is Labor Day For all the politicians Have dirty work to do- The labor faker's busy, Then be you busy too From forge and shop…