The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-12-18
An INVOCATION.

An INVOCATION.
ed KIDS.
o cast thee not
This answer from thee la this bitter world;
Hold to thy heart this only treasure fast;
Watch. guard 10, suffer not breath To dim
This bright gems purity while in thee
Vital breath remains
--Jno. James O'Hagan.
WHAT AM T.
Cut off my head and singular act.
Cut Oft my tail and plural I appear:
Cut off my tail and head, O. wonirous fact,
Although my middle's left, there's nothing here.
What l. my head cut OF? A sounding sea.
What is my tail cut or A flowing river.
Far in the oceans depths fearless play,
Oliver Of sweetest sounds, yet mute forever.
Carl Walker.
WORTH ALL TIE WORLD.
In splashing, dashing and flashing;
Ia planet but not IN sun;
In rounding, bounding aud sounding;
In eight, but not ~ one;
In tumhliuE. ETumbing and Tumbling;
la silver but not Ia gold;
I'm rushing, gushing and blushing;
In ship, but NOS hold:
In striving, irving and driving;
la wheel, but not in sail:
In siappinE, rappinG aud clappnG;
In hull. but not ia rail
In battcTing, Gathering and shatteFing;
In cab. but not IN dell;
In meeting. beating and retreaing;
La mountain. but not ia dell
la tuTmoiiiug, boiling and toiliug;
In pranCiug, advancing and CHANGING.
A treasure. pure end bright
is hidden from your sight.
Arthur o. Sisson.
A FAyORITE AMERICAN song.
am composed OF q letters.
My Z 3. q. IL. Q j. used Tor carrying books.
10, 3. 10, ~ - what ants never do
> -. II j. found ia the harnyard.
IL, -. G, is small insect.
l6, IL. 10, :. are animals
Ny whole l. IA ftyorite American song.-George
w. Toms. 81.
FOR THE TASTE"
In Joseph III. Morton, not ia Helen =. c. Norton.
In Kate u. Sherwood. not ia DoIIie GOOde.
la L. T.. Curry, not in Lucy Murray.
la J. ". Mullen aud Ia Esela Mcmillan.
IN y W. IinslInrn, not ia A. l.. Seaman.
In lplm l.. NnemHn and in May H. CHAPMAN.
Ia Hattie UlGaleT aud iu Ida Shoemaker
Ia Cora Manicy, not ia y. A. Kingsley.
ln Mary Kane not iH Edith = Name
In Hattie l.. Hunt. not ia a. H. Muudt
In Mary A. Dyer aud ia Eva r. Pryor.
Ia jesse johnson aud Cha= Thompson
Ny whole 10 tlIc &. &. dedicate
Which you'! ali agree Is good To ate.
S. Eta Kern.
A NOTED cook.
Tn Anita UolBiBgCr, n school girl bright
In Madgc Hall. Of medium hight:
In InPg Julian from the sun flower" State.
In NJ RSte1la McMu.fiau, n trsrIcr great:
In A. T. StoEeiy. "A DHClLFye" boy,
In Violet Wilson's lO0; az joy
In Lillian bowers, y. Y G. G..
la Jennie A. Wiey's look of giee
la Florence Rlil-iou. who ha4 dark hair.
in Ellie VI. Cartwright. a student fair
In libbie NJ. Strong. with dark hair aud eyes
la Annie I. Williams loyal and wise
la Lille Moons graceful look
Whole u tile name uf a noted book
Rosa L. Thompson, Quiet Dell, W. Va.
A c. G. FAvoRTTE
ITO F.OrcHcs 4. Ensrs0nl
In o. Edith Dickey. al the Hoo.ier stale
In Nina Ball0u. but not Eva Z. Crate
la Edward J. Rogers and Jeanne y. Watson.
In Lizzie :. Airlcy, but not Jessie Johnson
Ia Waiter g.. Smith, our friend in Dorchester
In Homer MCFesley and q. May Manchester.
In Lula VI. liackman and Louis NJ Staring
In Annie l.. Williams. who believes ia marrying
In " bronson Frisbe. not Maggie ". Gardner
In Eiwyn L. Lercli and Clinton C. Chandler
la J. w. GugHrH and ida NJ. Sawyer
Ia Gilbert NJ. Edman-ot. the G.. C. lawyer.
Nv all i "a &. g. fAvOTte.-Georgie Il. Haner.
MAyeTly, Iowa
LAST WORDS or A PATRIOT.
lam composed Of - letter.
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q, 7, ~. u, - 20 is what we ought 10 do.
2, IL. - "a i one of the States
=. 30, q, !. 81. -. -. Is Is a system Of laill,
and worship.
&C. 4. 10. >. ; j. "A funeral song or dirge
81. g. 30 . IL TO consume bv fire
j., % e ~, 10 T. tire great nrtefy
-, l6 81 81 means - large town.
~. ~. %. % Is y festival.
&c, :. ;6. n ~. s. - see-aw
-. - T. - . 20 means time TO come.
-. g. 4, 2, l5 Is spiral scroll.
IL % coH-fBfant.
My whole is the las words Of a famous spy as he
about 10 be hung.-AEnes Rowe, I4s Wilder
street, Rochester, y. Y.