The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22

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st. Peter ut the Gate.
ST. Peter stood guard at the Golden
Gntc.
With q solemn mIen and an air setlate.
When w to the toptof the golden stair
~ man and n woman nscenlng thera
Applied for admission. They came and
stood
Before st. Peter. SO great, and good,
In hopes the City OF Peace to win.
And asked st. Peter to let them in,
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The woman tall. and tank, and thin.
With a. scfaggy beardtet upon her chin.
The man was short, and thick, and
His stomach was built SO 1t rounded
ont;
His face was pleasant and ali the
while
He wore kindly and genial smile;
The cholrs in the distance the echoes
woke.
And the man kept still while the wo-
man spoke.
20. thou! who guardest the gatc.' said
~ Two come here heseechlng thee
To let us enter the heavenly land,
And play our harps with the angel
band.
Or me. st. Peter, there is no doubt.
Ihern's nothing from heaven to bar
me out;
I've been to meetings three times a
week,
And almost always I'D rise to sneak.
I've told the sinners about the day.
When they'd repent OF their evil way:
I've told my ncighbors-I've told them.
ALL
Bout Adam and Eve and the primal
I've shown them what they'd have to
do,
II they'd pass in with the chosen few;
I've marked their path Of duty clear
la n t,S,x -bN1z
i've talked and talked to em loud and
long,
For my st1 Lungs are good and my voice is
So. good Peter. you will clearly see.
The Gate of Heaven is open for me.
But my old man, regret to say.
Hasn't walked in exactly the narrow
way:
He smokes and he swears. and grave
faults hes got
And don't know whether he'll pass
He never would pray with an earnest
S5 81 bs S f fe ss1. or s, Join in hymn
While ! with the chosen, united in
prayer.
He ate what the pantry CHANGED to at
While !. in my purity. sang to the
And II cucumbers were all he got.
| It's chance II he rnertted them or
But. o. st. Peter. I love him so.
10 the pleasures Of heaven. please let
Won't that atonel Can't you let him
BY my grim gospel, I know It's so.
That the unrepentant must fry below;
4 q ttNnr en-,
That he may enter who's dear to me?
TITS q narrow gospel by which pray
But the chosen expect to find some
OF coaxing. or foolinE. or bribing you,
So that their relations can amble
And say. St Peter. 1T seems to me.
This gate isn't kept as it ought to be:
You ought to stand right by the omen.
And never sit down In that easy chair
"And say. st. Peter. my sight is
But don't like the way your whiskers
are trimmed.
They're cut too wide and outward toss
straight across,
Well. we must be going, our crown
to win.
Est, Peter sat quiet. and stroked his
But spite spite, of his office, he had to
Then said. with fiery CLEAN in HIS
| eye:
Who's tending this gateway-you
| or /?
And then he rose in his stature tall,
And pressed button upon the wall
ana SAID to the imp who answered the
| bell, -
Escort this lady around to hell"
The man stood still as piece Of
stone
Stood sadly, gloomily there alone;
a lifelong. settled idea he had
That his, wife was good and he was
He Thought If the women went down
below.
That he certainly would have to go;
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