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Show BEAUTIFUL SENTIMENTS IN THE PLAY Walter Brown bad sv.r found Happiness Hap-piness a fleeting myth. H thou?ht he saw victory in th chase when tha day approached for th production of hi play, ' ' Evervwoman, ' ' but such waa not to be his fata. It was significant that he should writ the following axqajaite warning for Truth ta giv. Evervwoman when th latter asked where happiness could be found: A myth a mocking rag. A poet' dream. The fU.Ung .ubetance of a maniac's schema. A wlll-o'-the-wlsp Is hsaplnes. Whan sought. "Tls ever out of reach: 'ti never caught A timid, hunted bar. In It pursuit Woman becomes a wanton, man a brute. Yet happiness shall surely com. apace To those who take no plea eu re in the ehea. I teB US, warn thee, EVerywoman. Tooth. If hepplnee thou seek, follow Truth. While BeauU lias dyiag at the revelry ia Evervwoman 's apartraeat, aude ill by too much dissipation, conscience, the handmaiden of Everywoman, sings tbit beautiful song to her: A flower waa born In a garden fair. Sing hsy! Slag ho! Nlnny-nonny' She sported free, and the morning air Loved to .teal a klaa of her perfume rare Sing hsr! Sing ho! for my bonny. But ons th.re came at tb. noontide hour: Sing hey! Sing ho! Lack-a-day-dee ' He marked her beauty, he sought her bower. Sing weep! Sing woe! For my lady.. From garden fair aba waa tor. away. Slag hey! Sing ho! Ninny-noway! She hid. they eer. In a gay bouquet. She pined In vain for the light of ear. Sing bay! Stag ho! for my bonny. Her freshness gone, end her perfume fled. Sing hey! Sing ho! Lack-a-day-dee! Her petal fall, and she droop hr head: She neks. In sorrow, ber simple bed. At the dawn of th day ab Is cold and deed. Slag weep! Stag woe! For my bad ye. The eatJeor painted a bsautlfal word picture of home. A male chorus la beard singing When Ood mad th world of wo Where mortal roam. He built Juat one reeling piece Aad celled It home When man sails the see of strife. Where billows team. He finds bat one peaceful port And call It home. The seel sssks Its paradise tn starry dome. Bat Ood planted heaven oa earth gda oafied It beam -etaVJ kimfre - ' ' ftr jr tsSmsTfg |