The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-11
\ Lyrical Lament.

On , ,y-f-s! So: % a rEyTs'-T V'of.
In = !v-.cst s.rt z a way.
A beautiful taie = a ship IN a sae
s. ..- s-rruiss: SIX q 4 cay.
NOW tsts nam had d manner % en14ns rs PEGS
In 4 1@e-sr. zrt = a way.
And re catchy refrain x rs iFro4i strain
Vas Cav;y. UNITY. aye
Oh, his !~-'r.I man had a WIS he iovst.
And q lyrical ch!ii Cr wv.
Aal - r-21 them his '2orae." in ths sIenoe y
- q is-.-sl man should CO.
s-.I t.e lyrical vile u her aHxious lord.
VIE : ca-ugt ..G<Ess re lay
-l- sts-y's iEaus. s-ts! l lac TIE re1rIa
- "CE2;y, urIp'y. aye
Then th.s lyrical man. with a cowncast lo"A.
sole up 20 his studio. cray.
-. v..t5.: m5-s a15. TIRE rs lyric IN two.
throwing each % lie p.e-es away
BE-, a publisher happened - wax 10 greet
vE--- - debate Esls sEs.- lay.
AL liz rs-sa;..s t-a.a ca-gat TIE catchy Fefrain
q "rup-y. Cmr'y. aye
View rs publisher band was a master hand.
Having ccp.rs Oh every c-a!a.
Ara lie s-ri. was sung N an african to1ga1
ArG q: fingered on every brain.
= vas ,a-rjl-i-aITberlsss. countess ,.HeN
hut the critical xix would sey,
"ycu nav al initiate. but YOU cannot create
A. 'CU2;y. UmVty. aye
oh, this UREA. ser. o. a rhyms.er wrote.
An wrote and wrote snd wrote.
Il. turned out a f-w every mi.1,e O '"'-
Aa- E- taNs-4 ~ -st.As b-" -
TIM rs ,vsics! wife ara his children died
And all he coul! 90 was 70 pray.
F.- lie hadn't a Ire % hire a choir
TO help them on heir way.
/ = tanner and thinner tAe rayns:er grew.
h-i r-boty knew - cared
T- begged fJr a Crlu5 a. a hct,ie o, r1hi
He'd have hold ~ . train y - 1are1J-
---.r4- he rested rs wis;fui eyes
= rear.'e-l sign w'-lt say;
.Hsv- y,1i drunk 2 tEe latest petra! drink-
-1- Uur'.. Cr-Tty. aye
Rr. eaaIv all - - strength gave out.
Ara As faded away and -.ei.
Az there p an oss!asd sr-t z laI
-hav e-Ha!-eG his ror-i-al hide
Though never a line o. his resting pace
= sen f- t:e seeker t-laE.
~4s.r- = TIE d--e. as = oaEo;s asove.
is --r-v- u-Ttr. ave-
r-s- g AZ ,f4 moment : "a. ne down TO w-its
4 e,--.- % ny ,4dy love AMI OF he- beauty
bright
TIE -v.s nat seemed 70 match the skies with
H. Sc. - Gresian :ype. her hair a mid Cau-
casiaa Blue
us- hrr5s come IN fo- many Ines. ssr ear, :
--efse n full.
Her waist vas pictured as Z dram. eacasa in
Her rex : faith was fai-s- far than poet. dared
% dream.
He- eyebrows tavS with h<autys marx. her ~'iss
q p1et's ths--e.
I wr7,e this ~. and then. ais: ny muse z
,-und had .eft =,
va ~. .ouchsi upon her feet. my fer soul
o. pen I ca,a would teach the beauty o: 'hOss
Az, -aaxe 80 world hang b-eath'es-ly. uvon
.ss!- perfume sweet
| 7 wo-,l "a, ~ q treathless space -he powcs
! To .s~5s- sess,- q hose fee: ia place before
IT,, &c IN aa de uau.en: before ny las, iays
ct:
! ~ r., -, v,-iI .-mo p!4In-ive lines upon ny
loved ones >ss.
7 cav Ns- Iae- night. :" 4 L1N she SAL.
Plentiful. r-'s snt stils
On cloak AL i0-N q \ ha',
! 81 o., ;fEao--wi1g irve z A hat.
Tie k:uI = a dive w!th 4 ti!.
s~-- -ra lr- had ~ ErssSei a IL.
All - tr7 house, t1inei -,
Tia. g.. so iac. ny. gallery -.
| ~. So lady. : wis. was - worried a wHt
~ the --rle al us-pe1kabls Dir
r.. --o-e = ~ rox size Observed The show.
! Co'7 - shoe. q glass.
| Citing no ef-r % approval - ~.
| Proving =, r~0 shs was deeply N wee.
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