Shadows
ReflectionsSHADOWS
4674
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…
Never Alone
ReflectionsNever Alone
4734
"Fear not I am with thee,"
Blessed golden ray
Like a star of glory,
Lighting up my way
Through the clouds of midnight
This right promise shone:
"I will never leave thee,
Never will leave thee alone"
Chorus-
No, never…
I Remember, I Remember
ReflectionsI Remember, I Remember
Thomas Hood
2982
I remember, I remember T
he house where I was born
The little window where the sun
Came peeping in at morn:
He never came a wink too soon
Nor brought too long a day:
But now I often wish the night…
Sure Thing
ReflectionsSURE THING
3201
My father used to say to me,
"If you wish a thing well done
You must do it yourself, for you can't," said he
"Depend on any one"
But I have a rule that works real well
For it counts not when or where,
If I wish a thing…
Opportunity
ReflectionsOpportunity
1531
Send forth your heart's desire and work and wait
The opportunities of life are brought
To our own doors, not by capricious fate,
But by the strong, compelling force of thought
…
The Man Behind
ReflectionsTHE MAN BEHIND
5982
There's a fat girl on the trolley car and she's a blooming peach,
She's standing on her toes to keep the strap within her reach,
The car is going round the curve and she lets go the strap,
Tis the man behind the paper…
Recipe For Social Success
ReflectionsRecipe for Social Success
3703
A few smart frocks,
A lot of cash,
Good hands at bridge,
A little dash,
Une cause celebre,
A motor-car,
A whitewash brush,
And there you are
-Madame
The New Born King
ReflectionsThe New Born King
4733
In the dience of the night
And they heard an angel say
"Christ, the Lord, is born today"
Chorus-
Glory, glory let us sing
Glory to the new born King,
Loud hosannahs we will ralne,
In the great Redeemer's praise
Then…
Another Optimist
ReflectionsANOTHER OPTIMIST
3706
Dey ain't no use in sighin'
You cumberin' de groun': You sho' ter git what comin'
When de
Wheel Turn
Roun'!
You'll fetch up over yander
What dar's honey by de poun',
En milk enough to drown you
When de
Wheel
Turn
roun'
…
The One Who Gets The Cake
ReflectionsTHE ONE WHO GETS THE CAKE
5059
The man who is slow and collected
May capture some prizes, perhaps:
But the wideawake mind full of "ginger," you'll find,
Is the one that gets into the "anaps"
…
A National Event
ReflectionsA National Event
3497
A wedding in the White house!
Such happenings are raro;
The marriage bells seldom ring
For such a great affair
But merrily the bells ring out
The gladsome news today
"A nation's blessing on you both,
Is what they…
It’s Free
ReflectionsIt's Free
2237
Don't you be in deep distress- The gloom o' poverty;
You can't be buyin' happines
The Lord be praised-it's free!
An' it smiles there, in the cabin, more than
where the mansions be!
In Life's winter breathe the June- lue…
A Gentleman
ReflectionsA GENTLEMAN
581-10
I knew him for a gentleman
By signs that never fail;
His coat was rough and rather worn,
His cheeks were thin and pale
A lad who had his way to make,
With little time to play,
I knew him for a gentleman
By certain signs today
He…
Too Busy
ReflectionsToo Busy
2171
I don't want to ruh the kenity
It's more pleasant, I allow
To set here in the grocery
An' tell the other fellers how,
An' say, "Dad guin 'em! things air wrong!
An' kin tell ye why!"
I don't keer to run the kentry:
I'd rather…
Autobiography, Bi Andru Katnegy
ReflectionsAutobiography, Bi Andru Katnegy
1285
I kam from the Skotish Hilandz To the wildz of Amerika's planz,
Began my life as a massage boy, Which is monstrously good for the branz
I turned my hand to the steel business- (Be sure you spell that right)-…
A Good Rule
ReflectionsA 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…
Happiness Place
ReflectionsHappiness 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…