New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-11
THE SI-GAR-PIIM TREE.

Have Won ever heard OF the sugar plum tree!
II grows on the shores OF the Lollypop Sea,
In the garden of Slut-Eye Town
The fruit OF the tree Is wondrousy sweet.
As those who have tasted IL say.
That good little children have only 70 cat
or the fruit TO be happy next Day
when you get to the you would have hard
TO gather the fruit which sing
For the tree is high that no person can ciimo
TO the boughs where the sugar-rlums cling
I'm, nm IN the tree lives a chocolate cat.
And a gingerbread dog prowls below
And this Is the way you contrive 10 get al
Those sugar-pluns tempting you So
you saw but the word to the gingerbread dog.
And he banks with such terrible zest
That The chocolate cat is at once all agog
As her swelling proportions attest
And the chocolate cat goes c ave, around
And the sugar-pums tu'no'e' Vi cou'se' W ''e
U,irah for the chocolate cat.
There are marshmallows. gumdrops and pepper
with stripings OF scarlet and gold
And YOU gather rs much Of the shower that rains
Just much as your apron can nolu
So come little child snuggle closer to me.
In your dainty white nghtcap and gown
And ri rock you away 10 the Lollypop Sea.
~ EUGENE FIELD.
Sent by Mrs. F. A. Fitz Randolph.
presiIent-G General OF the T. s. s: I have 70
Acknowledge the receipt OF the emblematic pin you
so kindly sent me and beautiful religious book.
which | shall long cherish as souvenir OF the
r : s | have sent You a poem written many
vears ago was climbing Black Mountain. on the
shore of Lake George. 200 feet high when my at
,entlon was attracted to sudden burst OF song and
instrumental music far above me. | looked In vain
for the authors OF the delightful music and singing
and I'm the evening of that day composed the lines
I have entitled 1.-THE Mountain Muse" II may
not be worthy place In your columns. but send
#. TO exhibit the vagaries OF the human mind when
Influenced by what We In this enlightened age
could hardly call unaccountable surroundings.
That was hfty years ago and was then seventeen
years old. Daring that year dsiO ], In company
with another boy came to the territory OF WIscon-
sin and I'm 1919 We went the overland route to Call
fornia. After a year spent In California went TO
South America up the Orinoco two or three hum
drod miles and then to New York with a cargo
and returning to La Guayra, went up TO Caracas
20 see the effects of the earthquake In ISL. when
81 manv human beings lost their lives. have al
WAYS been "A sincere worshipper OF God In the
beauties and wonders or creation car see the
cunning hand OF an All-wise Being in the woods:
give Him daily the praise ana adoration OF de-
Vout heart. ,, a.. 49,. ,
ill., hic .er r X. A. BUXTON.
Mr. Buxton's beautiful poem is too long for pub
LEGATION. Il has been passed OH.
Mrs f. c. chataed. Sunshine member who
followed up a suggestion TO make artificial files
i, A means OF adding to her income. writes that
abe took the picture furnished In the Sunshine col
ANN and with other designs. formed pretty head
Ing for her official paper, and now she is doing a
Sunshine members will. no doubt, recOllect the story
about artificial files for catching fish,"