The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1895-11-14
LAZY MANS COLUMN.
He Gets Decidedly Senti-
mental.
A TRIBUTE TO EUGENE FIELD,
He Says Something About a Decent
Election and the Enforcement.
of Law.
LIES COMPLETENESS.

LIES COMPLETENESS.
If could have life's dearest wish full.
And take my choice OF all lite's treas
ureg, too,
And ask of heaven whatso er l willed,
Id ask for you.
No man I'd envy, neither low ror high,
Nor king in castle old or palace new,
Id hold Galconda's mines less rich
than l.
If had you.
Toll and privation poverty and care,
Undaunted I'd defy nor future WOO,
Having my wife no jewels else I'd wear,
II she were you.
Little I'd care how lovely she might be,
How graced with every charm, how fond,
how true,
Zen tho perfection, she'd be naught
We're she not you.
|, There is more charm to my true, loving
heart,
ln every thing you think or say or do,
Than all the joys of heaven could e'er
.impart,
Because it's you.
l ran across these lines not long ago ir
an old copy of current literature. Beau.
titul, don't you think Every line ami
mate with loves most exquisite tender
ness and longing. Ii is iull OF human ex-
perience and hardly any man who has ever
been in love could read it aud fail to see
(for and an instant anyway the face of
life's fairest portion. No doubt it has been
read, treasured and quoted by many as
the expression of their hearts thought.
Still, as a work Of literature, potent al it
is to the feelings, it is lest because Ii is hot
ernbellished by great name, and has no
place in collection. It'll only newspa.
per verses snd will soon be forgotten.
-
Speaking of newspaper verses reminds
me Of Stanton's loving tribute to "Gene''
Field. / know The Lazy Man is expect
ed to be local. but surely l am local when |
join Stanton in paying the tribute of grief
to universal friend, Gene Field, tie loving
gentle, tender and humorous poet.
II di5embodied spirit carries with il
any Of the attributes it possessed on earth
then Gene Field has already won friends
beyond the stars and will never be lonely
in the land of the angels.
Next to sitting in the rear Of a church
on cold night and have the door open
ed by young men with more curiosity than
piety, letting in draft while they get a
view of the congregation, l know of moth
ing more pleasant to a lady than making
her way through the crowd Of young fel.
lows who try to be at every church Sunday
morning in time tc see the congregation
come out. Stand back little, boys, you
are frequently in the way.
| congratulate the powers that be. in
calling down the obstreperous porters and
draymeu at the depot. 1t was time
Let's have q decent election. 1t the
primary is not acceptable why not give us
an enforcement of the city ordinances
against drunkenness and boisterous conduct
on the streets.
1T was promise made by both sides
that if elected such another campaign
would not disgrace Our city. Enforce the
law on both sides, pull any mau tina; wears
his "jag" about town let the canse be cleo
ton liquors or what it may. Thirty days
or collected fine would 60 a long way to-
ward keeping order.
Ordinances We're made to be enforced.
pay for safety on the streets for self snd
family, and there are others that do the
same. | pay taxes for a qliet nights
sleep. / want it and there are others
Arrest any man that makes night hideous,
irrespective OF his politics or color. Make
him behave. pay for it, want it and
must have. So say the others.
The LAZY MAN.