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Show J-O-N-E-S. . Mfc I thought my fame secure, at last, ty&fc Thought men would ne'er forget nw, 3jRM My former fears and doubts were past,- m!' Not one of them beset pie: sSE? I fancied all men knew my worth lsB9 All tribes and clans and races IBS? And that rny fame had spread o'er carth:4K To all tho backwoods pjaces. I had received somo pleasing pralscj ' WtH And fancied I had carried it; 4i Indeed, had it been otherwise, -Kt I would have proudly spurned it; ,V, I had accomplished things t thought .f The whole world was aware of, I felt, therefore, that praise was what ;gH I'd oarned a goodly share of. mlU I bought some collars and a tie. , A fair maid served me sweetly, ' 'jH But, oh. she caused my pride to die, 3? And wrecked my hopes completely. lt J, thinking I'd won deathless fame CffiS It grieves me sore to tell It I very proudly spoke my name; She asked: "How do you spell it?" SSff S. E. Kiser in Chicago Record-Herald. .Bf |