Show Just Folks I By ly Edgar A. A Gu Guest t 4 Ix S HARRISON L. L DAVIES In Memoriam m The little children loved him for th the tricks which h he ne could do j 4 1 i f tAnd t fc And Im I'm not ashamed to say it itI 1 I was was was' one d. d him too j r- r There w was was s magic ag in his fingers th there re revas magic in his smile t There was something In his nature that nature stayed ye tende tender all the while v j jow Now ow upon his little table lie his rings and cards and wand t t And that happy boyish spirit ha has set et out for realms beyond He loved the pranks of m mystery ster h he loved to make us stare With wonder as he ha gathered coins and cards from empty air dr With the children hildren drawn around him he would set their eyes aglow And he never seemed to weary when they begged him for a show Now those handkerchiefs and glasses on his table will rema remain n For the hand of the magician will not take them up again But Bu But knowing him as I did I 1 can fancy him tod today y With the angel children round roum him JIm in that happy happ laughing way And hes he's doing tricks to please them I can almost hear them snout shout As he makes some Rome curious movement and they think they've found It out Earth was brighter blighter for his presence and I know that heaven must be belth With this glad soul working magic for the little onesto ones onesto to see Cop Copyright right 1327 Edgar A. A Guest 1 r |