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Show THE SEVEN STAGES. Only a babr. Kissed and caressed. Gently held to a mother's breast. Only a child. Toddling alone. Brightening now its happy home. Only a boy. Trudging to school. Governed now by a sterner rule. Only a youth. Living in dreams. ' Full of promise life now seems, Onlv a man, Battling with life, Shared in now by a loving wife. Only a father. Burdened with care. Silver threads in dark brown hair. Only a sraybeard, Todiil.ng again. Growing old and full of pain. Only a mound. O'ergrown with grass. lreams unrealized rest at last. Omaha Bet. |