An Old Classic

An Old Classic 1342 11 send a song which describes the pic- ture that used to appear on the first page of Valley Farmer It is one we used to sing at school when I was a child to the Tune the Old Cow Died On-Mrs Z Gil- liland, Marengo, 1111 Old…

The Effacement Of Self

THE EFFACEMENT OF SELF 5053 The sweet lives are those to duty wed, e deeds, both great and small, Are close-knit strands of an unbroken thread Where love ennobles all The world may sound no trumpets, ring no bells; The Book of Life the shining…

The Engine’s Song

The Engine's Song 1024 Through city and forest and held and glen I rush with the roaring train; My strength is the strength of a thousand men My brain is a master's brain, I borrow the senses of him within Who watches the gleaming line: His…

A Good Rule

A Good Rule 2662 Whether you write in prose or verse, When you've got a thing to sa Say It! Don't take halt a day When your tale's got little in it Crowd the whole thing in a minute Life is short-a fleeting vapor Don't fill the whole of…

The Dying California

The Dying California 3931 Tell my father, when you greet him, That in death I prayed for him Prayed that I might one day meet him In a world that's free from sin Tell my mother God will help her, Now that she is growing old, Say ber her…

Ethel

Ethel 12 "You light two crackers thus" he said "That's yours, and PH take this, And now, if yours should go off first, Why, you can claim a kiss" We watch the powder quickly burn, Fizz, bang! Oh, happy aight! I fold the malden in my arms And…

A Pope To Date

A Pope to Date 2341 Weary of gauds, disgusted with the shows, We turn from riot, "bubbles," rouge and beaux, Smile as we leave the garish social whirl, Omit to smoke, play bridge, besmirch, or curl; Eschew the scandals of our well-bred…

Its The Best Old World We Know

ITS THE BEST OLD WORLD WE KNOW 2623 It's a pretty good world to live in, Not perfect, of course, but then A sort of a place too full of grace Would weary most common men The world as a whole is a pleasure, Despite all its grief and woe…

Mabel Clare

Mabel Clare 896 Along the green lane in the May-time, I gather'd the violets blue, Echoing yet with the bee song And cool with the morning dew Gather'd them for sweet Mabel, Beautiful Mabel Clare To clasp in her dainty fingers- To brald…

Only A Boy

Only a Boy 1475 Only a boy, with his noise and fun The verlest mystery under the sun; As brimful of mischief, and wit, and glee, As over a human fraine can be And as hard to manage us-what? ah mel 'Tis hard to tell, Yet we love him well Only…

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…

The Chariots Of The Gods

The Chariots Of The Gods By Charles K Field 585 O Lares and Penates, Ye household gods we prize, Who smile on family parties And weep o'er broken ties; Now pour we due libation And gratefully admire The homely transportation That saved…

The Garden- A Lulaby

THE GARDEN- A Lulaby 5113 A fairy lamb as white as snow Through all your dreams shall come and go, And you shall follow where he leads Through dusk-deep woods and blossomy meads, To where a little garden stands Laid out for you by fairy…

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,…

Happiness Place

Happiness Place By Frank L Stanton 1662 I I heard Br'er Trouble comin' - the night was long en late: I heard him shake the shutter-clink the ol' latch- on the gate; I knowed him by his floppin' shoes…

The Initiate

THE INITIATE 5548 The music of the Universes! (Faint not, Soul, nor fear) Transcendent harmony-each note the whirling of sphere;a With the ear of my soul-I can hear, I can hear! The Name Ineffable; my soul, thy long sought wisdom- key; It…

Brotherhood

BROTHERHOOD 4584 All men are equal in their birth, Heirs of the earth and skies: All men are equal when that earth Fades from their dying eyes All wait alike on Him whose power Upholds the life He gave; The sage within his starlit tower,…

The Little Light

The Little Light 2665 The light shone on the headland For the storm was raging high: I shaded my eyes from the inner glare, And gazed on the west, gray sky it was dark and lowering, on the sea The waves were booming loud And the snow…

Post Little Blossom

Post Little Blossom 3999 "But I remember he striked at pour mama, His face was an red and so wild: Alld I remember he striked at peer mamma And hurted his poor little child "But I loves him and I dess I go find him; Perhaps he'll come…

All Hallow Eve

All Hallow Eve 2444 Within the house the hearth-fire's crackling blaze Lights up with ruddy glare the an cient room, And chisels fresh with its quick- darting rays The oaken flowers that on the pan- els bloom Then flickers o'er a troop of…