Show hliiSiadows i Lilac Blooms l1nfirt wo listen to tho roblnasong I I I W11en Ilio pusslcs on tho willow boughs up i n violeto nil Uiocnco rows till along srowsoHer skies again aro I 1V1w 1 winds grow cler When liV tho ponds tho songs of frogs wo h hear lhlSOOSO northward In its flight Is c n Is I growing I TIsSCihen wo know tho lima RI I nar full I so from their buds now grown Vhcn and grccfl I bo tM Like pSpWionBUCs Ihclr bursting lips i TLl ll twecn The Irccnled nines peep with faces fair blooms crowned our t1mo IHooms t Midst sprlnRtlmo hearts tho queen Filling tho scene with beauty everywhere every-where LW11cro crstwhllo but thc frost and snow lIael heen I 4 rmhcn with their odor Is i the air I j 3Ln Eye Opener unmarried ho to scorns J TVhen a man Is sco Among all tho women just one him Though thousands ladies around may b r lies bllndfaJ an owl In tho sun If you ask him at all times most gladly hod swear At her side waShlir one paradise I SVftcr marrl so ho ecs many women thero arc TIs a great thing to open ono s eyes c A PeaceDisturber i I Only lItl10 black hair AlOno on his coat collar thero But to Hca that wcro direful It lea For tho suit that ho woro was gray And his wife found It thero next day red And her hair was a bright fiery I Nightmare To bfrflsoC sprlnprTye birds of swns No songs youd sing no songs you d sing If you would only wait awhile Tilt summer c0 1i with sunny smllo Your tongs would ceaso from very haato Struck dumb by p1 < t1ln the shirt waist Oh think of what will bo our doom Despair for naught else will leave room S In corsets girted all tho while I For wo must keep up with the style No matter what may be our taste We all will wear thit curst ahlrt waist I TIs coming men tis coming sure Th Infliction wo must all endure I Then Why not take it at ono spurt Ami to tho Bhlrt waist add the shirt And male attire at once eschew And dress as ladles l ought to do v Little Prince Charley LUtleIrlnce Chancy tho monarch is he Of oh such a wonderful country S Such agrcat kingdom tis his to sway Stretching forever so far away I r Adown the lane to tho wood so green And wdsiwhou the ii1OVLShUt out tho V I I S East scene to the side of tho old mill pond U Where tho bull frogs sing and the lilies r frond North to tho roadside that leads to tho town Over tho hills no high and brown Oh tis Indeed a wide domain i And llttlo Prince Charley oer all does V reign There are so many strange things In this kingdom greatS 4 i great-S Twoukl take a whole year to them all relate re-late S S And yet oven then I might not got througH For each blessed day would bring Dome thing new p Something to watch and love and admired admire-d That to know l all about would awake dc sire 1 Win even the very wisest of men 1 1 Slight study a lifetime and not know then There arc orchards and meadows and holds of grain And babbling brooks in this wide domain I And millions of creatures both small and TI great Dwell all their lives in this fair estate I Inhabitants myriad of earth and air 4 No one could count them BO many aro there 5 And wonders of grasses and flower and tree Curious of growth and most fair to see And ferns and berries and fruits most S fair S S Tis n kingdom of wonders and beauty rate S rt And wise j Imlccdi for his cam this king 1 I IJo knew tho birds by tho songs they d I sing S Where Iho robin would hldo her nest away I S That tho cJUoKadctfo l eggs were a somber som-ber grayS gray-S The flowers tho humming birds liked tho best t And where In tho night theyd take their S restS S rest-S Ho knew where tho squirrels concealed I their young I Tho chipmunks haunts all the woods r among S How the lambs would gambol when night wau near Tho cry of the chickens when filled with fcnr S He knew lho call of piping quail Of thi woo chuck1S homo ho could tell tho tale Why the ood pecker drummed on tho old dead tree I And from whence came tho sweets of tho I honey hoe lIe knew the haunts of tho frondcd fern I When the strawberries red iroin wnlte would turnS turn-S Where the ants had built in the meadowland I meadow-land How Uw outdoor spider his broad net planned How tho caterpillars from death would c rise Now formed In tho gorgeous butterflies Why tho itong birds left when tho winter 5 came And even the fishes ho called by name S Ho know the blossoms of shrub or treeS Whcro the cholccSl berries were suro to S be And though he did not know everything I Youll wiy that quite wise was Indeed this king 1 And little Prlnco Charley was over gayS gay-S All through tho summer hod sport and rt play 1 His Imigli was a treat for the sad to hear I And his voice as tho song of a bird was clear Tho love In his heart made his eyes oer I bright SAnd S-And hu slept undisturbed by regret at night IS A Jolly prince you can say with truth I And Ills kingdom wan home and his crown was youth J > When they meet on tho corner or meet S anywhere nn S Theyre talking of dollars and cents You can start any subject and oh It Is t rare I v That It dont end In dollars and cents Their hearts aro Hot on It Theyre all bent upon itS I It-S Forever tis dollars and cents Theres only ono subjoql at all universal And that subject dollars and cents S Theyve got it so line that it needs no rehearsal re-hearsal I Thoao glittering dollars and cents Their hearts arc set on It Theyre all bent upon itS It-S Forever tls dollars and cents And even tho ladles their thoughts arcS arc-S dividing Twixt dresses and dollars and cents d The Illness to bo of tho bon ton dodd S lug By the number of dollars and cents Their hearts are set on it Theyre all bent upon It Fonderllu dollars and cents Yeafilon the poor poet full often is thlnk Tng S Of nothing but dollars and cents When of naught but of sunshine and vaS va-S ter lies drinking Tis for lack of tho dollars nnd cents S Their hearts arc pet on It Theyre all bent upon It Forever tis dollars and cents S I Greatness hcro was Bill MacClaln whos a mll llonnlro Why ho was a schoolmate of mine They ay he ban talent both great and rare 4tJ S S i And a Judgment thaia more than flue 1 t may ull be but none know It I vow tfl Till ore In Ito Skylark ho struck Which < r Bworo to It then and Ill stick S to It now Was only a piece of good luck An Extract From a Letter t S I often think I feel the little thujcra on Toy face at night when I urn sleeping and in the morning I turn to catch her sweet smile and th < nallrJ then I think that she S Is bon nJh the ground J awny out thorn under Lh un-der tlir pines I wonder dear If it In all a dream when I see her In my pleop I Dont you think our lost darling really in permitted come to mo Just to remind me that she Is not dead and to keep my mother love alive und so draw mo nearer to another SvorldV Philanthropic I A philanthropist truly at heart am I Tls tho life that I lain would live r And pouroutmy millionsllko Carnegie But Ive not got the millions to giveS I give-S Tnould hoexceeding Joy with my cash to S bo free SAnd S-And a Hbiiry build up or two 1C I had as much cash as our friend Car I ncglc Tould pleasant I be surely to do I And I think Twlll do it and follow hiD lead But Homo time In tho future twill bo For of courso I will wait ere I do such a doccl Till ivo got as much money as he A Grass Widowers Musings Im lonely tonight oh so lonely Were you with mom heart would reJOIce I re-JOIce S S Tis strange but Id give up all only To hear but tho tone of your volco I thought I would give the world gladly If I owned it a hundred times oer To be far from it eer but I sadly Now sigh Just to hear it once more I I deemed Id he happy without It And youve not changed a bit I am told Yet Htlll this Is all theres about It Im lost when I dont hear you scold I The Man With a Theory Tho man with the theory youve met him no doubtS doubt-S On every corner youll find him about Theres nothing transpires ho has not figured S fig-ured out S Hell tell you exactly what each person thought How every criminal is to be caught I What ho thinks ho dont know goes surely for naught Ho has no known profession or calling or trade But to follow them all In his time hes essayed And a falluro at all In tho main ho has made SAd S-Ad yet with a scientist he will dispute His hprn hos eternally willing to tootH toot-H you doubt him his eyes plainly say Et tu JBruta i As a bore ho outdoes everything In away So tis best to say yes to all he may S aLLY Let him tell you his theory then hurry away |