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Show ster H Why do you waitr i sii' V ,f do you wait till cars are deaf in I Before wo speak pur kindly word. Min- 1 nd only utter loving praise itsol I when not a whisper can be henrd? haVe I Why do wc wait till hands are laid I ("fose-foldcd, pulseless, ero wo place I within them roses sweet and rare, tyot I Ana lilies lu their flawless grace? r a I Why do wo waif tilt eyes are sealed nlir 1 To light and love in death's deep trance n m nAr wistful eyes beforo wo bend Gov- Above them with Impassioned glunco? Mra H (Vhy do wo wait till hearts aio still HI To tell them all the lovo is ours, Geo. BS Ami clvc them such late meed of praise, HI And lay above them fragrant llowers? H How oft wc, careless, wait till life's th Of H sweef opportunities are past, if tho H And break our "alabaster box rrned I 0f ointment" at tho very last? lontl- H Oh. let us heed tho Hying friend .mnn WW Who walks with us life's common ways, rsun, m Watchlng our eyes for look of love, leace M And hungering for a word of praise! ' Pro- l9 Exchange. |