When The Little One Is Safe

WHEN THE LITTLE ONE IS SAFE 5057 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…

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp 1803 In my prison cell I sit, Thinking, mother, dear, of you And our bright and happy home so far away, And the tears they fill my eyes, Spite of all that I can do Though I try to cheer my comrades and be gay Chorus: Tramp,…

The Nameless Age

The Nameless Age 5701 With a chainless bike, and a horseless car, And a ship that sails in air; With a prayerless church-in a Godless age- Excepting "science" prayer With a tuneless song, and an artless art, Of "poster" girls galore, Who…

Business Prospects For Mr Hearst

BUSINESS PROSPECTS FOR MR HEARST 4897 If Willie Hearst were President (by some mischance infernal), The whole United States would be an annex to his Journal The Daily Jolt would scream with him in scarehead type untidy, He'd make a war on…

The World At Its Best

THE WORLD AT ITS BEST 4587 It's a good old world when the days are fair And a good old world when itrains; There are woes sometimes that are hard to bear There are efforts that bring few gains: But the joys that come with each glad new day,…

Shall Crime Continue

SHALL CRIME CONTINUE 2949 "Frivolity that with garlanded locks Dances on the brink of an abyss, Stupidity, that so willingly cowers Behind tradition and what has been, Delusion that lies so deep in night As to think evil good- War to…

Do Your Best

Do Your Best H A Phillips 2082 He honest, be earnest, upright and true: Stelving at all times your duty to do Living up to your highest light each day, Not fearing what others may think or why Ho temperate in all things, doing your best,…

An Inspection Tour

An Inspection Tour 26110 I saw them kill a beet or two It was a painful sight The ma man who killed them not at all poitte was so rude and He did not bow or scrape at all, which seemed to me so queer Before he picked the hammer up and slugged…

Coasting Thoughts

Coating Thougts 1983 The little lad Is aught but sad With joy he's quite athrin From wars to toes When swift he goes A-sliding down the hill But many times His wary groans outpop As back he slowly climbs Unto the top The man of biz Supremely…

Let Us Be Cheerful

LET US BE CHEERFUL 52810 Whining and crying Goodness defying Sets all the world sighing In garments of woe Smiling and singing, Happiness bringing, Sets all the world ringlug With joy and good cheer, Then let us be cheerful, Helping…

The Will And The Way

THE WILL AND THE WAY 5314 There's something I'd have you remember, boys, To help in the battle of life; It will give you strength in the time of need And help in the hour of strife Whenever there's something that should be done, Don't be…

August Days

August Days 3595 In bosky fens the cat-talls swing And wild, rad Intlies blow; And on the hills like signal fires The scarlet authache glow At noon along their wooded banks The streams deep shadows hold, And grain fields billow in the breeze Like…

The Butterflies Of May

The Butterflies of May 1663 Written for the News Letter by the Marquis de Louville Who knows what may be in the butterflies' wings When they play in the warm air together, If they say in a butterfly's way, loving things From the Tea to the…

The Falsehood

The Falsehood 1919 Each morn he lies in his trundle bed And sees the great sun rise, He shakes the curls of his golden hend And rubs his sleepy eyes: Then softly steals across the floor And climbs upon my knee "Is mudder here?" he asks…

The Cruel Hiss

The Cruel Hiss 1706 We left New York on Sunday morn, Our hearts were light and free, As we were about to take the road With our new farce comedy Of course, we all looked forward For the night to open on It came and proved a grand success…

The Siege Of Belgrade

The Siege of Belgrade 2567 An Austrian army, awfully arrayed, Boldly, by batters, besleged Belgrade; Cormack comunanders cannonading come Dealing destructions devastating doom; Every endeavor, engineers PRERY For fame, for fortune, fighting…

The Black Sheep

The Black Sheep 1855 In a quiet little village, not so far away There lived an aged farmer; his hair was thin and gray: He had three sons, his only ones; both Jack and Tom were aly, While Ted was honest as could be, and would not tell a lie…

Kipling’s Cabled Poetry

Kipling's Cabled Poetry 3035 Chicago Chronicle: If there is anything in this world that is not worth cabling from England to America it Is the "poetry" of Rudyard Kipling By long ap- plication one may learn that the subject of his last effort…

Way Out In The West

Way Out In the West 4166 There's a country famed in story, As you've oftentimes been en told, 'Tis a land of mighty rivers, Running over sands of gold The abode of peace and plenty And with quietness 'tla blest, But this country that's…

Darky Free Methodist Song

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