The Osceola times., 1885-05-16

song "open the door for the
Children
CEowNING ADDRESS.
BY G.. a. Bolick.
Humanity ever deslretn to pay
Homage to nature reviviug in May,
And back in ages. we never have seen.
Took their fairest, and sweetest, aui crown-
ed her queen.
This Queen for day in the bcau,ifa, spring,
kept all the hearts loyal. no sreltcr or rins
Was needed TO favor them, all chose tc obey
TIE Queen iney elected, the Queen OF the
May.
When she chose he cid forest. her palace 10 be,
Aud hci minsireis, the warblers, that sung
in each tree,
Each heart bat IN rhythm To the beautiful
song
That nature vas singing the bright realm
among.
rhe thoughts of our fathers oft spring in our
breast,
We 90 back to the past for a srasoa uf r,sI,
From the rush of the present, aud ihIs my ,h
OF The May,
Takes us back 70 the morning ol time from
to-day.
Then here Is crown place over yonr boa
May il eyerbe peaceful unwrinkir'i rs iow
May the joy, and the beauty hat hold us
In thrall.
Remain when oblivion envelopes MS all.
! salaic thee, my Queen, as nearest the throne,
Bit subjects are round thee each anxious
to own
Allegiance 90 thee andto tender to-day,
Tbs homage they owe to the btauifa May.
Song-from Cantata of Esther,
Z" Hail to thee, beauteous Queen."
QUEENS ADDRESS.
Miss Matte Stratton.
Keep me worthy of this honor,
Keep me Draw, md kina, and true,
Let me feel tht JOY Of serving
Subjects honorable as you
You have given me all this pleasure,
What can 1 do 10 repay,
oaly say the song that natnrc
ANoN - rinEiiHi ntN Atie ""S
Song" Triumphal March," freri'
Cantata oi Esther.
A practical view Of the case from
a young Americans stand point.
by LEON GoopElCn.
'Tis a sunkum 10; of tafy
That you're giving Us here to-day
About the spring and nature
And the beauties OF the May,
The Queen and Maids OF nor
Aud that other great grandec,
Oh, an overflow ln winter
Isa bigger Ains % me.
OF fcourse, like the little gi..
With the fixing over her brow.
But for any special homage
lhis back will never bow
And IL upon this river hank
You would crown King of May,
I'd take him out and tel him
OF our independence day.
lam sure don't see any use
In going back 80 long,
Aud tfyja- TO DO as they dil then.
" hen you don't knnw bat what twas
wrong.
And this stug you've given us boys to learn
About this beaLtcous May,
Has kept Us from our marbles
And all other kinds OF play
But our teachers lhink that IN this way
4 Sunday school viii grow,
And jgdIins from the baskets here
! really ihlnk they kuowi
AZ lcass when we'yo sat down aud dinod,
Accomplished al these joys
Sc, Us, to maNc good ani ggest,
Wen be larger girls and boys.
Perhaps it is best to come here
Aud sing these prcir songs,
And give each Other words OF cheer,
Forgetting all ouf wrongs
And really seeing these pretty girls
And kind friends here to-'iay,
should not care so very much
Ifit were always May.
"a Song for May"
During a reco IS Of thirty INMATES.
Il siN-mule team load of bas-
kets, which had been stacked near
the table, erected for the occasion,
in the shape of a cross, were opened,
and feast was spread, which we
will not attempt to describe. When
all was in readiness the ohildr n
were formed into line and marched
around the grounds, keeping step
to the cadence of tie song, "March-
ing Along" and then took positions
at the table, TO the number of one
hundred aud seventy. This per
formance was repeated until nearly
FIVE hundred hungry morlals were
and then like tie story of
the loaycs and fishes, baskets after
baskets full 81 untouched food were
carried away. The rest of the day
was spent in rollicl>ing sports
trees, fooi-raeing, swing
ing, Sc, until worn aud weary from
the exercise of the day the liule
oues were taken charge of hy their
respective papas and inamas, aud
TO their respective homes,
when, no doubt, aficr hcirg put To
bed dreamed Of the deliglifal inci-
'lcnts Of tie day spent in The woods.
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