The Worker and the Drone.

The Worker and the Drone. 527.3 A tolling bee from flower to flower, Made baste to gather royal sweets, Then homeward with his nectar load- Each day the willing task repeats. And when the winds of winter blow, And flowers no longer yield…

One of the Leisure Class

One of the Leisure Class. 89-8 Sure I niver wuz so happy as I am right now Fer I lost me job this marnin' an I'm free. An' I goes around a grinnin' at the min who have to work An' I know that they are wishin they wuz me. Sure 'tis little…

The Make-Believe Man

The Make-Believe Man. 147.10 Dame Nature lights her candles in the caverns of the sky. With a twinkle, twinkle, twinkle, and a yawn heigh-ho! And there blows a little cobweb into ev- ery little eve As the footsteps of the a-tick-a-tocking…

Arroyo Al’s Cow Pony

Arroyo Al's Cow Pony 703 I took a trip the summer to the market with some steers, And I struck an Eastern city where they sell you tuba fer beers; I was feelin' pretty yowlish and I couldn't say my name When I wound up somehow 'nuther, at a…

The Song for the Fellow to Sing

The Song for the Fellow to Sing. Wallace Irwrn. 69.1 I give herewith carefully-selected stan- zas from "the song for the fellows to sing," not because I indorse its sentiments, but because I wish to submit to my readers positive proof of…

Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After 191 I "Grandpa," a rosy schoolboy said, His eager face aglow, Why is to-day a holiday, And all the streets below Crowded with joyful folk, who march With rose-wreathed spades and picks, With Bear flags,…

Books of the Old Testament

Books of the Old Testament. 212.5 The great Jehovah speaks to us In Genesis and Exodus. Loviticus and Numbers seo Followed by Deuteronomy. Joshua and Judges sway the land, Ruth gleans a sheat with trembling hand. Samuel and numerous Kings…

At a Western Window

At a Western Window. 154.7 I gaze from the western window Athwart the narrowing day, Where the sunshine and the shadows In parting glory play, To violet Isles enchanted That smile at the open door As the argosies of evening - Sail through…

THE TIP.

THE TIP. 250.2 I unmake men-teach them to sue For wage they boldly should demand, Or ask for more than is their due, With servile mien and open hand. I follow at the heels of wealth, To gather largess at me flung, I bully, cringe, and…

The Pretty Missionary

The Pretty Missionary. 83-.2 At the annual meeting of the Congrega- tional Home Missionary Society. Mrs. Alice G. West of Worcester, Mass., said women missionaries should not be un- mindful of their personal charms, the psychological effect…

Till Eulenspiegel.

Till Eulenspiegel. CARLES HANSON TOWNE. 421.1 Eulenspiegel, merry lad, What a laughing life you had! Prank and jest were yours by right Or at noontide or at night, And the simple tricks you played On the spinster and the jade Only helped…

Asleep in Jesus.

Asleep in Jesus. 474.2 Asleep in Jesus! Blessed sleep. From which none ever wakes to werp: A calm and undisturbed repose. Unbroken by the inst of focs. Asleep in Jesus Oh, how sweet To be for such a slumber meet! With holy confidence…

Homeward Bound

Homeward Bound. 240.6 There is no sorrow anywhere, Or care, or pain The stinging hail Beats on our faces like a luil, hail Green waters curl above the rall. And all the storm's high trumpets blare- Whistles the wind, and roars the sea,…

THRENODY.

THRENODY. Richard Henry Stoddard. 435.3 Early or late, come when it will, At midnight or at noon, Promise of good, or threat of ill, Death always comes too soon. To the child who is too young to know, (Pray heaven he never may!) This life…

The Master Stood In His Garden.

The Master Stood In His Garden. 266.6 The Master stood in his garden, among his illes so fair, Which his own right hand had planted, and trained with tenderest care He looked on thely anowy with observant nye blossoma, and marked That have…

Nearer Home

Nearer Home. 198.2 One sweetly solemn thought Comes to me o'er and o'er: Im nearer to my home today Than I ever have been before. Nearer my father's house. Where the many manstons be: Nearer the great white throne, Nearer the crystal sea. Nearer…

Modern Lovemaking.

I looked in her eyes, And I held her hand As I said: "My love, I am yours to command To have and to hold Till life has grown old And has passed away like a tale that is told." But she answered: "No." And withdrew her hand; "I am not…

THE WOOD OF DREAMS.

THE WOOD OF DREAMS 522.6 Here in the Wood of Dreams, be still, be still! I weary of your passion and your sighing, For I would hear the silent, joyous laugh That mocks all anxious men afraid of dying. There is a knowledge hid among the trees, Philosophy…

Probling for the Bullet.

Probling for the Bullet. 319.4 He's fought the railroads-man and boy- For years, has Charley Curtis. And now this fact doth him annoy- He can't show where their hurt is