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Show m Old Yellow Almanac. I left tlipfnrm wlion mntln-r dieJ.and changed my pliu-e ot dwelliti' To dauiHiter Susie s nt.vllsU house, rlfcht In 1 ho ri:y elrt-et, . And Uii-; w'hs tlicm. tfore I came, that sort of seared me leliu' How 1 w.miil fled tlio town folks' ways bo d ilii-ult to meet. Tlify mid I'd have no comfort In the rust, in , flxd-iu thro. j?. And I'd Iiiivp to wtnr stiff collars every week day riflil uluutf. J Ond I take to city itaj i just liko a duck to water, I Ilk the racket and the noise, and uovcr tiro of shown; .And '.liere'e no end of comfort In tho mansion of my dituvlili-r, And everything- Is right at hand, and money reelv flows, Aod hired help Is all about. Just lislcnln' for uiv call. Out I miss ilm ycllcw aluiuuae off my old kllcl.ru "all. The house Is full of calendars, from attio to tliecellur, Tlicv're painted In all colors, and aro fancy-like fancy-like to f-.-: Cut Just in this (.articular I'm nut a modern teller, And tlie yellow-covered almanac Is good enough fur nit-; Tm uhM to It, I've seen It 'round from boy- li od to old aye, And 1 rather like tlio Jokln' at tho bottom oi eacti puffe. Hike the wav t lie "S" stood out to show the week's liCKinnin' (In tlicso ne-luinr!ed calendars tho days n luce! sort, nt inl.vdi, And tlio ninn upon l lie cuvvr.lliougli ho wa'n't eiacily wiiinfn', Willi limits and Ivcr allexposcd.stlll showed lionr wo lire fixed: And the letters nud viedentluls that wero writ to Mr. Ayer I've often, on a rainy day, found reudlu' Tory fair. I tried to find or.o recently; there wa'n't one In the city. Tlioy toted out great calendars In ovory sort of htvle: 1 looked at 'em In cold ditdalu, and answered 'em in pity: "I'd rather have my almanac than all that costly pile." And, iIioiikIi I take to city life, I'm lonesome after all i'ot that old yellow almiiuac upon my kitcli-eu kitcli-eu wall. - KHa Wheeler Wilcox. |