Show iglts ana Sbadows Tho Companionship of a Light Starlight tonight tho faroff sky On the earth tho glittering snow Arid the tinkle of bells as tho alclghs pass by S And the moon Is hanging low < I And tho lights In the village disappear t Till at last theres only ono H Among the hundreds far and near f j i That shone when the day was done One gleam far away on tho far hillside The midnight darkness breaking That tells to me let what betide Some kindred soul Is waking There is distance and darkncsc that lie between And the rivers rush and dip 0 But as long aa tho gleam of the light In seen I feel companionship 0 That Smoker I A I Who called It a smoker 0 Was surely a Joker To mystify ladles I think Tho they took a cigar 0 More often by far S They reached out for something to drink 0 But then dont you see i TIs as right as can be And tho end of a good tlmo adorns For ocr ono there S 5 0 Need I to you declare 0 0 f Elks and cowboys run largely to horns He Would Find It Costly I feel oh so happy tonight sho sold I dont quite see the reason replied the other Your besufcllow passed Just now with that Baxter girl Yes I saw them And Is that tho causo of your happi ness 0 nessOf course it Is I Foolish hell have tool to-ol mo another diamond ring before Ill make up with him again The Ballad of Norman and Clarissa imitation or tho old English street ballads Norman and Clarissa met Nothing strange In that you say No but add I with regret Married wcro the pair oner day Took the vows of man and wife Holiest yet mado by man x f Then It was began tho strife It was then their war began Norman loved Clarissa well And Clarissa Norman loved j t Why no mortal man can toll But the fact the sequel proved But their love was very queer This no mortal will deny Tho ho kissed and culled her dear Oft ho gave her a black eye I Quarrels camo both day and night i Growing over worse and worse I Till to set tho matter right r Ended marriage In divorce Still they loved and still they sighed Life for them had lost Its charms f Sat they onco more sldo by side Clasped In others loving arms All tho past was then forgiven All Its lessons were In vain And their hearts so sorely rlvon Wore united once again I I Nuptial vows again were spoken Just tho same as onco they swore But alas by this same token They began to fight onco more Quarrels came both day And night Growing ever worse and worse Ended onco again tholr fight In the old WHyIn divorce What the end was do you ask Why they loved each other well would Indeed my strength ocrtaak J Tho same story oer to tell 1 On tho Heights 0 I know not If It were a dream It seemed you loved me and had loved mo long S I was so happy that my life did scorn Calm as the summer sweeter than a song I know not If I waking be Or that the dream will all my life pursue pur-sue Or 1C asleep life Is i a dream to me 0 Or if awake a dream already true I How He Won Her 1 Why you aro old she said And if I am young Your taco is wrinkled and upon your head Gray hairs the black among S 0 And do you ask me now To link with you My life and at the altar make my vow I who have years so few I Ho listened to her there Smiled at her tears And then mado answer You are 0 oh so fair I would forget my years Yet I do not complain My pretty ono That for myself Id woo you all In vain Im asking for my son1 The Prayer of Despair Oh God In pain thy help I ask at last For other help theres none I turn to thee Low pleading with the accents of despair Heart wrung hope crushed life nothing but a wreck And valueless but that thou gayest It And hence It is not mJno to lay It down And nitk l that thou wouldst take It back again Father I know that in tho past my strength Amidst discouragements has stood the test 00 And that on It and not thy loving care Was my dependence placed but now oh God S God of the friendless and heartbroken I 0 Friendless heartbroken driven to despair Appeal to thee S Reason oh God Is nigh To totter from her throne my sorrows are At lust too great too heavy now to bear Thou only thou canst ralso me up once more And steel my heart to bear my load or pain 0 In justice weighs me down with heavy hand 0 rye asked for breadthey gave mp but a stoije Ive pleaded for labor and Ive met rebuff And sneers nay worse than sneers contempt con-tempt s Strength I have had but though I am ama a-ma uu Nature has given mo a woman heart And all my strength has but becomo a curse By only giving greater food for 0 pain I i Those I have loved turn from me coldly now S So I am left alone In all tho world With none to turn to In my hour of need But thee 0 1 would not curso mankind ah no I Tho I have found them cruel beyond I cotnpaio 0 i It is I not mlno to judge their acts butt but-t I in e 0 All that Kask Is jint the boon of death That 1 might quit a world which now I know In every way I am unfitted for 0 Or that my naturo mjght receive a 1 change 0 Making me callous to tho sneers of men My heart less tender senses not so keen To feel a pang desires leas refined I 1C not oh God 1 pray theo let mo die I |