A Little Phgrim 2563 One sitmmer’s evening, ere the sun went down, When city men were hustening from the town To reach their homes-some near at hand, some far- By snerting train, by omnibus, or car, To be beyond the reach of city din A tram car stopped, a little girl got in: A cheery […]
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 of beauty of face and attractiveness of dress being well worthy of consideration-News Itern, If a dainty and […]
The Sale 967 Just inten moment, young friends, and a story I’ll unfold, A marvelous tale of a wonderful sale of a noble bady of old How her hand and her heart in an auction mart, her soul and body she sold, ‘Twas in the king’s highway so broad, a century 880 That a preacher […]
He Died and He Didn’t 958 Mr Wilkins had a dollar, so he said he guessed he’d pay A little sum he’d borrowed from a gentleman named Gray; Then Gray he took that dollar, and be sald, “It seems to me I’d better pay that little debt I owe to Me Afee;” Then McAfee the […]
ARROYO AL ON ART 5913 I have jest been lookin’ over a ten-cent magazine, And the Western pictures in it are the best I ever seen; The cowboys don’t ride broncos, but are ridin’ thoroughbreds, And halos of long ringlets surround their handsome heads Their guns are long and heavy-the kind I’d hate to drag- […]
The Common Failing 83-1 How mad begins we get when one begins To pame our faults and jeer them We love to overlook our sins But hate to overhear them
Thinking It Over 1985 HE I rather like her style; in truth Her looks and ways apeal to me; I seem to please her fancy, too I wonder what her age may he? SHE He seems to be inclined to look With more than friendliness on me; How bright things are when he is near […]
SAFEST AND BEST 2943 The farm is the best and the safest And certainly surest to pay: You’re free on the air of the mountain And monarch of all you survey; Then stay on the farm awhile longer, Though profits come in rather slow: Remember, you’ve nothing to risk, boys: Don’t be in a hurry […]
WHAT’S THE USE? 4746 What’s the use of blaming others for the fault that is your own- What’s the use? What’s the use of shifting burdens you should carry all alone- What’s the use? Will it make your burden lighter If the world refuses to Weep about the homemade troubles That have made their home […]
San Francisco 102 She sits upon her seven hills, All bare and blackened now, A mourning vell of sable smoke Obscures her stricken brow She weeps above her dead that lie Uncounted in the gloom With ashes for a winding-sheet And cinders for a tomb Where rows of charred and crumbling walls Stand roofless to […]
Women’s Tragedy 5541 A kiss- A taste of bliss- Abyss! A fatal “Yes” (A wrong guess)- A mess! II A kiss- A taste of bliss- And this: A fatal “No,” A heart’s woe Death blow! -Young’s Magazine
Welcome Stranger 3604 Like a large check from a departed aunt; Like a young chicken in a restaurant; Like a half dollar in last year’s vest; Like a brief sermon on the day of rest; Like a late breakfast on a holiday; Like the kind note that brings a ralse In pay; Like a small […]
Real Life 1223 It was back in old Missoury In a peaceful farming vale, And the folks were plunged in trouble- Hushed the music of the flall There a villian held a mortgage On the dear old farmhouse roof: Much he loved the widow’s daughter, And betrayed the cloven hoof But, alas! there was no […]
I Should Like to Die Said Willie 2246 Not Readable “I remember that she told me once, while sitting on her knee That the angels nover weary watching over her and me: And if I was only good-Nellie told me so before- That they’d let us into heaven when they see us at the door […]
WHITE CHRYSANTHEMUMS 4101 Born of the clouds and darkness, Of the frost and early snow: When the summer blooms have faded, The beautiful Christ flowers blow All through the budding springtime, All through the summer’s heat, All through the autumn’s glory, They hide their blossoms sweet, But when the earth is lonely, And the bitter […]
THE BROWNIES’ THANKSGIVING GAME 4261 Sometimes excitement ruled the band Till every Brownie took a hand, And pulled and pushed about and ran To interfere with some one’s plan Still keeping this in mind the while The ball was somewhere in the pile In shape of “V” some rushed together And managed to advance the […]
A Brave Deed 2017 ‘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 dreside They will reach when work is done Suddenly a cry is ringing Fire! […]
Sorrow 1656 The sorrow that nobody mentions, The sorrow no ons may share Is the sorrow the dear Lord giveth His sweetest, tenderest care He places his hand on the wellspring The quivering lipe refrain orth in denance And the eyes mils forth His love enfolding the pain He knows where the hurt in the […]
Princeton 4689 When first I went to Princeton I was just as green as green, “Ding-dong, ding!” says the Old North bell, To tell the truth I didn’t know a proctor from the Dean, “Ding-dong, ding!” says the Old North bell I was an ig-no-ram-i-ous-or call me what you like The Sophs they saw me […]
LOVE’S CONFESSIONS Ella Wheeler Wilcox 3291 How shall a maid make answer to a man Who summons her, by love’s supreme decree The intricate strange ways that love began? So many streams from that great fountain ran, To open her whole heart, that he may see To feed the river that now rushes free: So […]