The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-05-20
Youths Department.
wKING MIDAS.

Beneath the palace floor,
He counted his treasures OF glittering coin,
And he always long ii for more.
Whom tn clouds in the blaze of sunset
z Bufnfd iiaming fold on fold,
He thonght how fine thing 'twould be
Were they but real gold!
And when his dear little daughter,
The child he loved so WELL
Came bringing in rom tile pleasant fields
The yellow asphodel,
Or buttercups from the meadow,
Or dandcliOns gay, I,,. Do. .'H.
King Midas would look 1.-THE blossoms sweet,
And she would hear him say;
" If only the flowers were really
Golden rs they appear.
'Twere worth your while TO gather them,
My little daughter dear"
One day in the DIM drear chamber,
As g counted his treasure Ger. '.
A sunbeam slipped through Il chink in the
And quivered down to the floor.
" Would it were gold" he muttcrcd
''rhat broad, bright, yellow BARI
Suddenly stood i'm its mellow light,
Figure bright as n star
Young and rliddy and glorious,
with face Us fresh as the day, .f
With winged cap and winged heels,
And eyes both wise and gay.
nv LoS ou H. WIS., ,i,sii h H. NUNS
liza go. ~ 80 ~ ~ ,
Braided and blended in one.
And when to-morrows sunrise
Wakes you with rosy fire,
All things you touch shall turn to gold,
Us ~" "'si''
MIG ~ ,u its slcp.' a.. i ne ne inO'Hing
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of ~ di iiitcii I',,F 'ni S"oi,
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~ i, itt W i Li'' sun nrS' ray
That rippled and shimmered "a soft as sill.
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D4t VIII NJ a hG came LOTT TO- Ine water
Az dinn"d he hrpd ~ tho s,,,eooo sr,oo+h
lie stepted in sudden ~ wrath. i"0o 'ii0o'n
For tbe ,iouid Iigbt and looming
30 crSstim SUI III !9 alln clear,
And I" th 1o' go I'M $500 od mV ~ sUiu'
anu 'N' h''is o's"n W ho"''
Rut o,,t no went IN the Garden
30 1resh III the morning nOur,
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h"' ou'9' in'o pe'ieo' no"or'
TWAS n world of nerf,,me and color
p,t an tb an hidns ~, uit8 f o,.,
Ia tha EiICris h.o,.t Fn,,,S 80, So, ", "0''i'n
Io r,ssod lilo n sni,;+ ne o,,t,r,r
Ihhf f6 tnat iair spa SPACE OF bloom, o,,o
~ s % o ti0 e,S gro" Seno"
III N"ii "uN eoO"'i00S siooni'
Rack IN tho lofty nalaca
And sat M, NJ bis S', snmni,,nil hroa fos+
Most f"rtm lo az moni
He broke the fine. white wboaten roll.
And Il t,r aflv ~ "nHITSoiif f prehd'
II bed as we'll haan inod ~ ii0'''i ii0"
Again did fear assoil tho Kim.
Tho Vnioo w his itti ili, dnohtor daor
AZ swect as a grievinor hird N0"''
Sohbinp she stood hefore him.
Ard tho 7ea1.S thot b,immaJ b.r bIra hl,,e
evns '-' " 0- O0' 'ius
were nitifrI 70 GOO
This dreo rfrh1 tbi TeslroS,' soot
on MAJ bas bannn,7od tn oil Tho ao,yorso
TioII me- ryhat ppsn ~ haS' ga '-'0
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Rhn1IIH 6aIIOhtnro
Ayo not thSSSe hinSSIorys of asrid
paantif,i nreoions Nd ,vnraaorf,,I
Win sniepdor NOT 70 be' toIdS';
Tho,sra liz ana h,,.d ma dad
,rhnt - No 80 s ",, and ,I ~ Cot,
Ala hInsbed 60 u,ar,,, ond rnJ ,iir
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