The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-11-20
THINGS ATNT WHAT THEY USED
TO BE
Poem composed bp Mrs Myrtle B. Carpente
for Current Event Club opening meeting0

But yon know the world SCENE different, both to
mother and to me.
And somehow. l want to tell you. things amt
what they used to be.
We were raised on farms adjoining, back there in
the Empire" state.
II the soil is kind of stony. sure its near to
Heavens gate.
For you see the mountains rising. ridge on ridge
and peak on peak,
While the clouds around their submits are a.
playing hide and seek.
And away off in the distance on a bright sun
shiny day.
meet the bay,
Like silver ribbon running, you can watch it
by the hour
And the mighty boats upon it showing force of
human power.
bush in spring
faint the MARBLE of the thrushes nor the songs
they used to sing,
'Taint the mountains nor the river that I'm mis-
ming most today
But the times we used to do things in the good
old fashioned way.
Ma and me aren't educated. simply went to dis
trict school,
Learning the Rs. but fancy fixtures never came
But we learned the art of loving. that the Golden
Rule maintains
For affection forged the letters that have kept us
both in chains.
Ma was getting kind of feeble and our daughter
thought it best
That we rent the dear old homestead. and just
live with her out West:
So we've packed away our treasures. one by one
with fond regret
LII oh
can't forget.
But I'm kind of like those Israelites you read
about, you know
Who were longing for the onions and the things
that used to grow
Back in Egypt, maybe strange sir but just now
it seems to me,
That in spite of all improvements. things amt
what they used to be.
Nee's husband is good one. good provider.
kind and bright,
But you see he's such lodge man he is never
home at night,
Holds the bricks long with the Masons. plasters
up their faults and SINS
Has a war club and some wampum, when the
Redmen lodge begins.
Takes his AK and joins the Woodme.n seems
there'r more than one of these
And he says that they are saying there should be
some Maccabees.
Then know he has another think he calls it
X. of p.
Though he borads at home. his Lodging isn't
where it ought to be.
Henrys never home of evenings. Nellie's never
home by day.
And wonder they're acquainted when they have
to live that way.
He has eight nights out of seven taken up with
Lodge affairs
She has nine clubs regularly. and more take her
unawares.
She's Womans club remember, P. E. o. Pen
elope,
Eastern Star. Shakespeare and Coffee and she
goes to Coterie.
Friday gets SO full of meetings. that the Friday
club arranged
So they could meet on Wednesday, tho theil
name was never changed.
D. A. R.. the Federation. sometimes goes to S. S.
And / think they have party that they call a
sewing bee.
Yes think she joined Rebakah is w. c. 7. U.
And the thriving Current Event club. must be
mentioned ere we re through.
Goes to Mission Circle Wednesdays. and the L.
A. S. l trow,
Teachers classes in the Junior leader in the L.
Oh she attends to everything but staying home
spell.
Wish could persuade my children not to live so
strenuous,
But to kind of stop and listen and take lessons
Just to go back to dear Old York State and the
times that used to be-
And for once to quit their hurry and be restful,
don t you see:
Just to stay at home of evenings in room all
warm and bright.
Tho the furnace cannot furnish half the pleas
ure and delight
OF good old fashioned heatet with fender on
the eide.
Where you sit and watch the embers glow and
feel an owners pride.
Thee while wife is doing mending. patching
clothes, or sewing rags,
You can sit and read the paper, tell you what
time never lagS,
When the girl you love SO truly. is sitting there
to stay,
And the freight round her temples is kink of
making play.
May not win SO many honors, but you're sure to
And a evening with your family is an evening
that's well spent,
Mix in all your climbs and lodges. surely they
must have place.
But the love for home and home folks will be win
ners in the race.
Lodges sure will furnish nurses when you. re sick
a bed they say
IF you'd stay at home of evenings, you nigh
never get that way0
Clubs may send you wreathes of blossoms. when
you lay away your dead.
But reckon they d perfer the love and care you
give them. instead.
Don't be always off to Lodges or to clubs and
such by day.
But have your friends come visiting you in the
good old fashioned way.
Have them come and stay to dinner. haveem
stay to supper too.
That's the way to get acquainted and the way
used to do.
Take the time to be neighbor kind of lend
helping hand,
To someone you know is needy, you will find them
close at hand
Mercy me. How I've been preaching but I'm
getting old you see.
And you kind of know. sir. somehow. things amt
what they used to be.
MYRTLE B. CARPENTER.
$500 WILL BE GIVEN
for any case of rheumatism which can
not be cured by DR.. Drummond's
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