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Show H THE GLAD DAYS. H Somo rollers wait till tlioy'ro rcoblo on' old a Tore tlioy Login to recall H Tlio run that tlioy had in tho days of their youth, fan' then they rcmombor It all. H With thoir pipes in their mouths an' their canes on tholr knees, they toll or the H wonder ful Joys H - That wore theirs in tho days that Tiro Tar in tho past, when they wont around with H the boys. H ' They sit there an' chuckle an' laugh over scenes that tlioy saw; hut I wondor somo- H how H ir tlioy made all they could or tho Tun they had then, or did they postpone It till H I wonder sometimes, when an old roller tells or the glorious world It was when H He was out in tho holds with the tollers or Youth, If ho thought It was glorious Hj ir he got the roll moasurc or pleasure an' lived to the limit each sun-shiny day, H Or Is he now trying to call back tho Job that he carelessly let slip away? H Did ho think In his youth that the days woro all ralr? Was ho really as rond or H men H That ho knew as he now tells us all that ho Is? Did he praise thorn as kindly back H I'm Tor tho old rollors! God bless 'cm, I say! May pcaccrul an' long be tholr days! H With their pipes In their mouths an' their canes on tholr knees, may thoy gayly Hj rocnll tho old ways; H An' ir tlioy have carolossly railed to enjoy to the rull what they might have H possessed, 1 May mpniory bring them that happiness now, an' gladness return to each breast. H nut to youth I would whisper: Don't wait till you'ro old an' the rurrows are H jQocp In your brow; H For those arc glad days that age will recall, an' you should make tho most or Hj 'cm now. Detroit Tree Press. |