The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-25

Before US rode the Sandy Desert through,
Not one returns to tell us Of the Road.
Which to discover we ride smiling too.
We are no other than a moving Row
OF Magic Niger shapes that some and 60
Round with the Smile tlumlned Tiger held
In Midnight by the Master Of the Show.
Tennyson would have seen q dramatic
opportunity. and would have gloried in ibis
chance, thus:
Half a league. half q league,
On the big tiger.
Rode with o smiling face
The lady Of Niger.
Mad rushed the nobls steed,
Smiled she and took no heed:
Smiled at the breakneck speed
or the big tiger.
Boldly they plunged and swayed.
Fearless and unAfraid-
Tiger and lovely maid,
Fair and b~cguiling:
FIash'd she her sunny miles.
Fissh'd DER the sunlit miles
Then they rode back, but not
Not the same miBnyi
when can their glory fadef
o tho wild charge they made.
Riding from Niger
Honor the ride they madei
Honor the smiles displayed.
Lady and Tiger.
Kipling. Of course. would have seized tho
theme for a 1ne and stirring Bauack Room
Ballad:
What Is the lady smiling fort"
Said Files on Parade.
she's Eoing for q tiger ride"
The Color Sergeant said:
What makes her smile % ray. 90 Eayt"
Said Files on -PanAde;
she likes to go for tiger rides"
The Color Sergeant said.
For she's riding on the tiger. you can see his stately
stride:
When they're returning home'SEain. shell take q
place inside;
And on the tigers face win be the smile so bland
and wide.
But she's riding on The tiger In the morning.
Browning would have been pleased with
the subject and would have done the best
he could with IL. doubtless along, these lines:
TEE LAST RIDE TooErHKR.
THE Tiger speaks)
Since now at length your fate you know,
said. Then. Dea rest. since IT'S so,
Since nothing all your smile svsils.
Since all your life seems meant for falls,
Henceforth YOU ride inside"
Who knows what's bestt An. who can teIf
loved the lady. Therefore-weli-
! shuddercd. Yet II had to DO.
And 30 together. I and she
Ride. ride. forever ride.
swinburne would have spread himself
thusly:
" mdFNeuOuA, myHuCaI Maiden
With the way OF the wind on the wing;
Low laughter thy 1.-THE lips bath laden.
Thy smile Ia q Song OF the Spring.
o typical. tropical tiger.
With wicked and wheodlesome w1les;
o lovely lost lady OF Niger.
Our Lady OF Smiiea.
Edgar Allan Poe would have put it this
way:
See the lady with Q smile.
Sunny smilei
Hear her Eaysome, EIeesOme EigEle as she rides
around In stylei
How the merry laughter trips
From her red and rosy lips,
As she smiles. smiles, smiles. smilea smilea smiles
smiles.
while she rides along the dusty. desert miles.
See the tiger with q mIie.
II such a smile means happiness, he's happy quite
a pile: i
How cOntcntedly he chuchIes .s h. ,rOts along tn.
miles l
oh. he doesn't srowl or Eroan
As he ambles on alone.
But he smiles. smlles' AmileS smiles. smiles, smiles.
smiles.
As he homevard goes along the desert mIleA
And LonRfellow would have given 1t his
beautiful and clever -HiAwstha" setting:
Oh. ths fair and lovely lady:
Oh. the sweet and winsOme LADY,
With a smile of gentie goodness
Like the lovely Laughing Water.
Oh. the day the lovely lady
Went to ride upon q tiger.
Came the tiger. back returning.
HomewArd through the dusky twilight:
Ever slower. slower. slower.
Walked the tiger DER the landscape:
Ever wider. wider. wider.
Spread the smile DER all his features.
And so. after numerous examples and care
consideration OF his matter. we are led
TO the conclusion that for certain propositions
the limerick IL the bcst and indeed the only
proper vehicle OF expression.