Eureka Reporter | 1917-01-05 | Page 8 | The Old Man

01 D M IN 1 I 1 bow dow low the head do reverence to the old man once like you the vicissitudes of life have silvered hia his hair and changed the round merry lace face to the worn before you once the heart beat with aspiration crushed by disappointment as yours perhaps Is destined to be once that form stalked proudly through the gay scenes of pleasure the beau ideal of grace now the hand of time that withers the flowers of yesterday has bent that figure and destroyed dea troyed that gobig nobi carr carriage fage once at your age he possessed the thousand thoughts that pass through your brain now wishing to accomplish deeds equal to a noot in fame anon imagining life a dream that the soon pr he awoke from the better but he lie has lived the dream very near through the time to awaken la is very near at hand his eyes never kindle at old deeds of daring and the hand takes a tinner firmer giamp of ot th the staff bow low the head boy as you ul I 1 in your old days be re reve verene el