The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-11
TAMPERING WITH TRIFI III
NE NAN THAr,s powM.


My eyes are heavy-ldded do dream
OF lazy brooks caressng willow wands
Which trail their silken lengths upon the s,re,m
And in the yellow water look as strands 81"
or tawny gold which lure man to erasp
Crash at and sink down where the suroes 80.
'Twould bring no gold. know within his cls," Pi
But it might bring him rest eternal sleep
Gold lures men down to depths and up 10 bs;.,.
That only one thing else might spur him ,o.
That other thing is love- ah, vast the flights
That man would not essay for eyes of blue.
Aye vast the heights that love, sweet love ana i,
Would not enable man. weak man. to scale: ri
And low the depths where he'd not sink bms,is
For gold Colds dross and love-its CLAM. d,
OF course tbs in the abstract do speak;
Love hath been good to me; I'd not forget
The hands I've kissed, the lips, the brow tbe 49,,
Paths we have trod, and hooks where we b.
But then the maiden loves my loves ret,tnedI 1ai
Her virtuous regard, affection sweet
Hath given to my heart all it hath yearned.
Hath firmly bound loves heshoon on my fee,
And so my heavy-lidded eyes look out conteo,
On paths that do trod on those | might.
walk erect where others. courage spent
Drag out their lives beneath dishonor's bl;sb,
Mans honor-nine honor and the rest
Is something he doth have when skies are fair.
When he of all lifes gifts hath plucked the best
When he hath never faced dark, grim despair
But let my tate Hout me with love denied.
With sordid poverty a-grp with me for life
No one to love me in the whole world wide,
Each day relentless waged knife to knit.
With grim adversely between the goal
And me-the goal for which I've strven:
Then where would honor be Then would m, a..
In this same deep content look up to heaven5
Nay If that thoughts blasphemy blasphemeI
Life's such pretty eided, pleasant toy
When it leads but through ways where one NAV A..
And sink to sumber in the arms OF joy; -
All this is mine, and l am glad tits so
But yet sometimes furtive tear is shed tA
For those in deep dishonor sunken low;
can't but think Had | been in their stead--w
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Four London dressmakers have declared war mn,
another. There should be considerable cutting aid -
in such an ARRAY. -
Michael Spoza a Massachusetts, man. who confessed :
time since that he had shot ex-sweetheart now SAW
he didn't Spoza confession would be used against him
English women are said to have adopted the ii.
happening their bodies before dressing in order Il y
their dresses cling to their figures. This plan natural
only adopted by those who possess figures.
Croker is getting childish At least is said that h,
ways carries bottle of milk to the golf links with him
1t is to be hoped that the life of that Texas womsH
married named Carriage may be rubber.tired III
Of bliss.
An Indiana cat which was frozen solid in tub If "A
was thawed out and is watching rat holes in III.
old way. II will have TO do it over several times hos
before it equals Miss Stones record.
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Day snuggles down into the arms of night
And lights fare out along the citys street,,
And do greet the hour with wild delight
For tbs the hour this wayworn pilgrim eats
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