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Show TO THE MEN OF AMERICA Y ou talk of your breed of cattle, . tt And plan for a higher strain, I You double the food of the pasture, . You heap up the measure of grain; You draw on the wits of the nation . , M To better the barn and the pen; J But what are you doing, my brothers, , f To better the breed of men? LI You boast of your Morgan and Hereford 1J Of the worth of a calf or a colt, M And scoff atthe scrub and the mongrel, M As worthy a fool or a dolt; I You mention the points of your roadster 1 With many a "wherefore" and "when," 1 But, ah, are you coming, my ?ethersj 1 The worth of the children of men? V M , You talk of your roan colored filly, m Your heifer so shapely and sleek; No place shall be filled in your stanchions By stock that's unworthy or weak. M But what of the stock of your household ? i Have they wandered beyond your ken? I Oh, what is revealed in the round-up That brands the daughters of men? J no" what of your boy? Have you meac- " Wt i ured m-mtmM k His needs for growing year? -1 Does your mark as his sire,in his features Mean less than your brand on a steer? Thoroughbred that is your watchword For stable and pasture and pen; But what is your word for the homestead Answer, you breeders of men! Miss Rose Trumbull in Good Citizen |