WOMAN.

WOMAN. 409.3 All honor to woman, the sweetheart, the wife, The delight of our fireside by night and by day, Who never does anything wrong in s her life, Except when permitted to have her own way. …

WHY MEN SWEAR.

WHY MEN SWEAR. 370.8 With awful efforts Jenkins packed His trunk until it nearly cracked. He folded, doubled, jammed and squeezed, And then puffed and grunted too, and wheezed, Then viewed his triumph with a grin, For everything was safely…

Never Alone

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The Call Of Spring

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Ht Dish.

Ht Dish. 554.2 Hit am de lublies' dish de Lawddone made, De sweets' dinnah dat Ah ebbahhad- Ter cotch there chick'n sleepin' on the rose And gib that pullet jes' one gentle angry', Clap tight the shoe-lace round' it be sock-mouf; Then fry…

Watch.

Watch. 570.5 Mother, father, watch the little feet, Climbing o'er the garden wall, Bounding through the busy streets, Ranging cellar, shed, and hall; Never count the moments lost, Never mind the time It costs; Little feet will go astray-…

High LIfe at Christmas.

High LIfe at Christmas. 255.2 When the turkey's on the table, And the mince ple's on the way, An' my plate is filled with ilxens Thet belong to Christmas day, I fergit I'm I'm over eighty, An' about my rheumatiz, An' it seems to me that…

A Hymn

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REASSURED.

REASSURED. 390.1 In days of good King Theodore strange things did come to pass For puissant senators grow mild, like little boys at class; And at King Theodore's command would leap head first through rings, Sit up and beg. play dead, and…

REFORM.

REFORM. 563.7 We're busy now campaignin', down to Pohick on the Crick; We're tired o' bein tyrannized by any Tom or Dick Or Harry, that has some how had the luck to run across Control of the machine an' so has made his self a boss. We're marchin'…

The Song For The Fellow To Sing

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THE WEE PINK SHOE.

THE WEE PINK SHOE. 261.2 Naught but a little wee pink shoe, A thuy half worn number "two!" As color faded, palen with years, Stained here and there with taint of tears. Naught but a little wee pink shoe That I in bitter anguish threw In…

A Brave Deed

A Brave Deed. 201.7 'Twas a little mountain village In a valley, rich and green, And the setting sun shone brightly O'er the peaceful, happy scene. Sturdy farmers at their ploughing Glance up at the setting sun, Thinking of the happy…
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When the Frost is on the Pankin

When the Frost is on the Pankin. 89.3 BY JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY. When the frost is on the punkin and the fodder's in the shock; And you hear the kyouck and gobble of the struttin turkey-cock. And the clackin' of the guineas, and the cluckin'…

A Familu Club Lyric

A Family Club Lyric 403 At a Family club jinks last week Larry Harris made his bow as a lyric writer Nothing preten tious did Larry serve up for the edification of his club pals, but in his jingles he gave expression to a sentiment that…

Little Jim

Little Jim. 239.7 You're right, not every time you'll meet a million- aire like me That planks you down a check for your Xmas char- fty. It's downright joy for me to give, but they've more sense, they say. The other fellows, but you see somehow…

A Life On The Ocean Wave

A Life on the Ocean Wave 1542 A life on the ocean wave, A home on the rolling deep Where the scattered waters rave And the wild winds their revela keep! Like an eagie caged, 1 pine On this du duil, unchanging shore Oh give me the flashing…

Because Of You

Because of You 1283 Sweet have I known the blossoms of the morning Tenderly tinted to their hearts of dew; But now my flowers have found a fuller fragrance Because of you Long have I worshiped in my soul's enshrining High visions of the…

The Lady of Shalott.

The Lady of Shalott. 271.1 Not Readable Not Readable By the margin, willow valled, S lide the heavy barges, trailed By slow horses; and unhalfed The shallop filtteth sliken satled, Skimming down to Camelot. But who hath seen her wave…
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THE RETURN OF THE FLAG.

THE RETURN OF THE FLAG. 512,4 (Minna Irving in Leslie's Weekly.) Resolutions directing the city clerk of Boston to restore to New Orleans the confederate flag which was taken by General Butler as a trophy of war when he took possession of…