Tag Archive for: Miscellaneous Reflections
Why Men Swear
ReflectionsWHY MEN SWEAR
3708
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…
Till Eulenspiegel
ReflectionsTill Eulenspiegel
CARLES HANSON TOWNE
4211
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…
A Dramatic Lyric
ReflectionsA Dramatic Lyric
2972
SOMETIMES happens that the editors of
IT a magazine receive contributions that they
enjoy tremendously, but for one reason or
another they cannot exactly use in the de-
partment for which the matter was submit- ted…
In Covert
ReflectionsIN COVERT
55311
A density of shade among the spruces-
Where fallen twigs e'er crackle 'neath our trend;
Where aromatic odors greet the senses,
And straying sunbeams filter overhead
A busy scratching on the smooth, brown
neodles- A muffled…
The American
ReflectionsThe American
2231
I am bred of the will this is my mimber- Mineworbene and loud, spirit and strength of bad
All buvo risen from her of and within
Only her elements-bred of hay soll am
I am sprong of alleus, you sayi My fors fathers braved…
A Shocking Tale
ReflectionsA Shocking Tale
3438
"Ha!" cried the young electrician gay,
As he ogled the girls in the park
"Perhaps it is true I've a shocking way
For I'm an electrical spark"
But he ogled too long, and a malden complained,
As too ardently he pressed…
The Bosn’s Story
ReflectionsTHE BOSN'S STORY
5171
We was scuddin' under the Southern Cross off the coast o' Van Dieman's Land,
An' the cook had peppered the skipper's duft by a slip o' his starboard hand;
The skipper he swore with a tarrible oath that the cookee's name…
Our Beautiful Spelling
ReflectionsOUR BEAUTIFUL SPELLING
3193
There once was a man from St Paul
Who was so exceedingly taul,
That it often was said
When he lay down in bed,
His feet stuck clear out in the haul
Sighs
ReflectionsSIGHS
4267
I sometimes sigh for things gone by- Like every mortal,
I suppose- And feel regret for days long dead,
Made sweet with summer and the rose
But sighs, I've found, don't cut much ice,
Nor bring an increase in your pay- In fact…
A Growler
ReflectionsA Growler
2247
He fusses at the walter
Who brings his morning eggs,
He blesses out the "newsle"
Who, cold and ragged, begs
That he will buy a paper,
And on the trolley car
He grumbles to his neighbor
At every little jar
He storms into…
Reliability
ReflectionsRELIABILITY
4793
The arth has been a-quakin'
An' a-tremblin' an' a-shakin'
Will we're gettin' apprehensive an' perplexed;
An' the scientists are sellin'
Books which say that there's no tellin'
The troubles that may happen to us next;
An' the…
When Autumn Comes
ReflectionsWhen Autumn Comes
4427
When Autumn comes
The schools commence,
The squirrel runs along the fence,
The crickets chirp, the wild bee hums,
The froggies croak, the partridge drums,
When Autumn comes
When Autumn comes,
Thanksgiving's near,…
The Okapi
ReflectionsThe Okapi
1764
Through Africa's hidden heart rum,
In regions seldom trod by man,
My rainbow hues light up the gloam
As far as mortal eyes might scan
What wonder science sighed to see
A living, breathing skapi!
My face is yellow-white,…
Little Maud
ReflectionsLittle Maud
3367
Oh, where is our dainty, our darling,
The daintiest darling of all?
Oh, where is the voice in the stairway,
Oh, where is the voice in the hall?
The little short steps in the entry
The silvery laugh in the hail-
Oh, where…
Shadows
ReflectionsSHADOWS
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The shadows they lie in the corn-fields,
Under the fair, blue sky,
Where the winds sweep over the meadows,
Softly the shadows lie
The shadows they lie in the courtyards
Of the prisons dark and grim,
Where pinched and haunted…
Good Enough For Him
ReflectionsGOOD ENOUGH FOR HIM
4268
My pa ain't any millyunaire,
But Gee! He's offul smart;
He ain't no carpenter, but he
Can fix a feller's cart
He ain't no doctor, but you bet
My pa, he allus knows
Just what to do to fix a boy,
Who's got a bloody…
The Buffer’s’ Fate
ReflectionsThe Buffer's Fate
2399
You've seen the cur dog chase the cat
As though to eat her up-
You've seen the cat's tail swell before
This quite ferocious pup
You've seen the cat then turn around,
All ready for a fray:
And then you've seen the…