The Garb Of Future Success

The Garb of Future Success 2076 Hark! A shout in the hail, and a bat and & ball Sent at random to clutter the floor: Then a flushed little face full of sweet boyish grace Peeping in at the half open door What a scarecrow divine is this…

The Butcher’s Boy

The Butcher's Boy 2178 Not Readable Not Readable Not Readable Not Readable He went up stairs and the door he broke And he found her hanging there on a ropa; He took his knife and cut her down And on her bosom these lines were found!…

The Mystery Of Humor

The Mystery of Humor Washington Star 1227 When on the pave you chance to fall, With utter lack of grace, And turn your ankle as you sprawl, And, maybe, bruise your face, When angry tears spring in your eye And you are mad as sin, Oh, why…

The Result

The Result 2407 You get a girl-a peach, a dream- One that can turn at once your head? Oh, no; that kind is not my theme: You get a girl to bake the bread- To bake the bread and scrub the floor, To iron, wash and dust, perhaps, To drive…

Cuba

CUBA JAMES BARRON HOPE 2721 O'er thy purple hills, O Cuba! Through thy valleys of romance, All thy glorious dreams of freedom Are but dreamt as in a trance Mountain pass and fruitful valley- Mural town and spreading plain Show the footstep…

Manhood

MANHOOD 2556 Our country has new need of men today- Not such alone as bravely may with- stand The shock of battle or with strenuous hand Open the paths of progress every way We give too much to brawn and body; they Are but the brute which…

Never Alone

Never Alone 4731 O soul, has thou forgotten The message, wondrous sweet, Of him who left behind und him The print of bleeding feet? I never will forsake thee! Dear child, when weary grow, Remember I have promised Never to leave thee…

Our Stricken City

Our Stricken City 245 You are now among the fallen, our "City of the West," You held your head so proudly, you were among the best; And how we dearly loved you as you overlooked the bay! You were so strong and beautiful, and what are you…

The Dear Railroad Pass

The Dear Railroad Pass 2408 [No more railroad passes will be issued after the 1st of January] How dear to my heart are the old railroad passes As fond recollection presents them to view: The passes, which iifted me over the passes, The "trips,"…

Rondeau

Rondeau 2188 I promised to obey? Perhaps that's so I do not? Well, that, too, I think I know You see, I'd no experience of men You weren't a bear, who growled about his den; Your claws and teeth you were too smart to show Oh, but you were…

The Masquerade

The Masquerade BY Corinne Barry 2012 It was at the masquerade- Playful youth and laughing maid, Woman wan, and bended jade- I was in a domino, Masked and draped from head to toe Came a warrior to woo, Iron-gloved and armored, too Man…

The Unforgotten

The Unforgotten By Theodosia Garrison 952 By Theodosia Garrison in Smart Set It is all calm, this love you give to me Mly life goes gently in a cloistered hold Whose windows open to the scanty gold Of tender twilight on a quiet sea This…

We Are Passing Away

We Are Passing Away 2124 Vain man, thy fond pursuits forbear: Repent, thine end is nigh; Death, at the farthest, can't be far; O think before thou die! Refrain- We are passing away We are passing away To the great judgment day Reflect,…

The Assyrian

The Assyrian 2768 The Assyrian came down like a wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold: And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea, "When the blue wave Galilee" rolls nightly on deep Like the leaves…

Weather Talk

Weather Talk 3777 Our dear old Hoosier poet, Jlm Riley, tells us: It ain't no use to grumble and complalu, It's jest as cheap and easy to rejoice: When God sorts out the weather and sends rain, Why, rain's my choice

Keep On

Keep On 1278 Though you cannot rank with schol- ars, Though you cannot shovel dollars, Never mind You can do your simple duty, Till the world with love and beauty, Being kind Little thoughts and words and actions Always prove the best attractions…

In The Country

How kind I sm to be a toller where There ain't no smoke to make your col- Ine binck- thosh! how that son does beat down on my back Where every prospect pinuses, an' the air is always pure an' bracin- declare My tongue feels almost dry enough…

Ring The Bell, Watchman

Ring the Bell, watchman 2932 High in the belfry the old sexton stands Clasping the rope with his thin, long hands Fixed is his gaze as by some magic spell Till he hears the distant murmur, "Ring, ring the bell" Chorus- Ring the bell, watchman,…

Blab Ballads

Blab Ballads Nixon Waterman 2621 Emersonian Extravagance "Hitch your wagon to a star!" Sounds very fine, of course, But it would prove more prudent, far, To own a first-class motor-car, Or even a good,…

The Resurrection

The Resurrection 1807 A morning grand and glorious, A morning all victorious; Morning of the Resurrection, In the beauty of perfection When Jesus rose, renewed his breath And broke the awful bands of Death Lo the grand rejuvenation! We…