The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-22
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TERMS-BY NAIL:
rEE old PLAYED OUT"
EX ". X. WEARE.

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in. h.,.a card sharp 'gain>t the "iiger'
plays.
,-,.,.r..i.. 'nr i: dunk fOr AL,
y" ii. o,,e v.,.c cr ny night and day.
=. :. ..,in. tie .hrt; ;urrfi chang Of play,
.;i,s 10 be 4 the welcome shout:
"", ,m NJ a.:.it:"-':is the ..Oid Played
ont
,.,r . -, slack as the ravens wing.
:. il, :i," :suiumi: h. vdsilng,
y. .w ;,r,,. ii IT. h,e t. a x.,m,brc gray,
;,em.ry Il dog. he mas had his day,
,,;..mrii.iv Ll,.>i,.i ana sleek barE@ep-
u.r,. ;;r Lav Ar should cha .ce to creep,
r.an = " shut :, .,ire. meek Ard alO:.c---
90, .I,out H. voice Of flle Hte.nest tone,
,vw 20, ont. Oh b;l ~, there can . no doubt
,o never fouic,i b. aE Ola Play Ell Out"
r. simmer night; all is calm aEl still,
a., u.,rmur is i:ear,i frln ths fain, ext rill.
NV mack oc the city, wh"6e few will pas,
rr -: for is 'ha' In the dark damp grass:
.. r,,h q. a :Ord Oh his bed Of down,
1. rams thai ne ow,S the city or town
,.d .w,x,s as he iiear~ the old. old shout:
'r,ne smile all la,,.ls!"--'tis tho ''Old rlayed
yu,."
r,rc IA no, mine in tie Golden State
-,,, was ever worked but he snows Its la.ee
=, ,owo te.s r;c' o. canyon lone.
,hous, wliri. the wild Winds sing saddsned
InEsn.
Or plsre.l on. iiy or lonely camp.
Tia, has not sce:, the + ce Of the played ut
tramp.
gr. coql think ne was always . prayed out
MAJ:
gav.s more than peer Of all in the clan
vino look ~, hi:M with acOrn1ul leer,
At, nev.r ore word his heart to cheer;
.,sh, to,s II, in the war midst the conncn's 3
!Gar,
.-:a. rion fight. AMI he fights IL DER;
A.. in dream. his spirit will sometimes stray
,.!e smttl.tirii where he won the day,
,ni cn.,rrri tire foe In his s.r0- red0ubt;
ir,! IT, tn II: tor tn. lag, did the 'Oid
Played Uui.''
r'k.h.~rl young man In the flush Of youth,
Fm :ac tale tell j. the frozen truth;
Aud the cup :i,al cheers you and makes yOu
bright,
And lights your eve wiz, electric light.
AID he I'D g0Oi fellow your comrades
Say
y"u are, as you tr,at them from day 20 day,
A:A ;'ie genial smiles Of tie spruoc carkeep.
Mhs iii les In. glass that will make you weep.
Sill bring you ut length whore y ou see the
man
sl,nse form you loathe aud whose actions
sra.l
.H he was once. il his youths spring tide,
ioar equal il. manhood. strength and pride;
And many - fortune that man has iltd
Cader the burtc,r's sir's'Sg OOx lid;
And The smile VI woman cilcered his way
AAIs sohi dust vanished from DAY today,
BIT now he's q fsDl. u drOne. = 1Out-
fis i worse than that, he's an ''Old Prayed
Gut"
Ah: ,ours lady far in the silken dress;
Ah' form Of o"suiy and lOveiiness,
VII" eyes hcw witc!,ing and smile divine,
Is if"m crystal chalice-y0u sip the wine,
tome walk with me to the street behind,
Where the played OUT live, who like you
were blind;
"hosr liz gcring their day of sorrow through;
AM tell you. once they were just l,he yoo'
ihr c''ar'" of the party, the dance and r'u',
hui the wine cup made them the 'Old Played
Out"
1hrr" are thousands who know, nut never Will
tel
HOW the wine fcntl made their Heaven He'll;
t'saSiH'l> ,vcrcal fro.r hos.Or AID home =
valraSts i"!rv is.i~ world 70 roam -
VII" have live.l l., tlse light Of mOthers
smila
Ire ta' T'mp,er came their steps to begulie
"n" IT," tall ihcy masle can never retrieve
'""usi' fer :,ar. they should mourn Aud soF'
f"w AMI srieve
."F 'h"i- sanity listers there's never dooo'
viii leave !,n,n 10 die with the ''OM Played
Olt"