San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-11-11

A victim to that fend7
All no! but another is tried, thy heart
To him wide open is layed
He gathers the golden fruit tE9refrcm
And leaves it a barren glade.
Then sadly thou'lt turn thy Thoughts
And ask if this be insanity, about
Or thou'lt say as has oft been said
I've but little faith in humanity.
When fate sends smiles around thy heart
And fortune her gifts bestowing
Thy friends Will be numerous, warm and
With hands ever ready and doing, dear
They slowly inward work their way,
Their object still approaching,
And when they have gained the inside
Their rights they begin encroaching, track
But when Misfortune sends her frowns
Thy wealth away has flown
Thy friends will leave thee, none remain
To sooth thee left alone.
Parasites will eulogize;
Mock-friends around thee swarm
Bat when there's need of help to lend
They quail beneath the alarm.
Audlike the gatherer who seeks the fruit
RipeneG by summers heat,
Silently. secretly they pluck the berry
Then trample thee meath their feet.
Then sadly thou'lt turn thy thoughts
And ask, is this insanity about
Or thou'lt say as has oft been said
I've not much faith in humanity.
When man has trusted and been deceiv-
By fellowman deceiviug, ed
A saddening gloom is cast DER his heart
In mankind nevermore believing.
When sorrow and regret has filed his
No consolation given. breast
No comfort from his fellowman,
No smiles unless from heaven,
Oh wretched, wilful, deceiying man
Why TEMPEST thou my ruini
Or doest thou seek in artful words
by noble wish unduingg
Ny hopes have been that might find
a man what man should be,
But every man that have seen
Shows some hypocracy,
With secrets deep I've trusted men
Who seemed what men should be;
But every secret that have told
Came back again to me.
Then sadly I turned my thoughts about
And asked is this insanity,
In sorrowful words exclaimed aloud
I've lost all faith in humanity.
See a man who wealth has gained
And pompt and pleasures given,
Though once poor and penniless child
Forsaken save by heaven.
See him turn with seorn at his heart
From those who wish to befriend him
For when he was poor and stood in need
No assistance would they lend him
He was taught by experience to know
When subject to their power mankind
How cold and merciless was the world
Ia that cruel trying hour,
When at their doors some aid be begged |
But scornfully rejected
He turned away friendless child
oppressed-deiected.
But fortune smiled on his honest heart,
His efforts are rewarded.
Now coldIy be turns on his felIowman,
His deeds Nith the world accorded.
Thus the world as on it goes
Still shows some little insanity.
Which only proves in stronger words
There's to be no faith in humanity.
Old Mammon's the royal king of the
All bow before his throne, world
Each endeavoring tc gain a place
Beneath his royal dome.
SeIEinterest then's the motive power
Which pompts all men to do.
The means by the end is justified
And illfamed deeds not few.
Deceit and fraud and hypocracy
Are practiced in open day.
And man makes tool of his fellowman
To gain his end and way.
20 back to the day when man WAS made
When light on his race first fell,
Examine every breast, deny if you can
That the human heart is a (uot weIl-)
For woven within the core of the heart
Lie the secret passions Of man,
He viii use you as a tool to gainbis end
Ifneed be must and can.
Then bathed in tears thou'lt sit the down
And know this not insanity.
And say in thy heart as has oft been said
I've lost all faith in humanity.
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