The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-09

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Editor of Woman's Pago.-Seeing a
request from a. l.. II. in Sundays pa
per for the poem, Il Defy Thee TO For
Set, herewith send the same.
MRS. N. u. WILLIAMS.
1S43 Nenable Street city.
DEFY THEE TO FORGET.
Thou wilt struggle to forget me-
defy thee to forget!
Thou wilt often wish. as do, that we
two had never met;
Thou wilt bow at other shrines, nay
more. wilt wear a face as bright;
But a time will come for memory III
the visions of the night.
Thou wilt hear a voice that once thou
saidst was music in thine ears,
And n face Will rise to haunt thee
through the midst OF bygonc
years,
Till the stings of conscience goad thee
to renorse. perhaps regret
Thou wilt struggle to forget mel
defy thee to forget.
Thou wilt strive to cast behind thee
every memory of the past,
But the thoughts we wish to perish are
forever those that last;
Thou wilt struggle to forget me, 1t
will battle all your powers.
For the hardest ghosts to quiet are
the ghosts of bygone hours.
Often when thou least expect 1t. in
thine hours of mirth and glee,
Like shadow DER thy spirit there
will come thought of me;
Some ones look or tone will mind thee
of a day whose sun Is set:
Thou wilt struggle to forget mel
defy thee 10 forget.
Other lips with smiles will greet thee
happiness. God grant. be thine
On thy life will fall no shadow. such
as thou hast cast on mine:
Lovings hearts will learn to trust thee,
In thy faith and truth confide,
But however thou may'st love her. with
a lovelier, fairer bride.
But, however thou mayst love her with
the vows upon thy tongue.
There will come thought across thee
of the heart which thou hast
wrung,
OF the life which thou hast blighted -
sad dark eyes with tear-drops
Thou wilt struggle to forget mel
defy thee to forget.
Flowers may bloom beside thy path
way life may wear It's sunniest
hue, 81
But tho fortune smiles upon thee. thou
wilt find my words are true,
Thou hast ceased, ! know, to love me-
but as long as life shall last,
Thou wilt oftentimes be haunted by
the thought of what Is past
rare thee well. May God forgive thee
Tor the wrong which thou hast
wrought.
For the bitter, bitter lessons which thy
faithlessness has taught:
Though our paths henceforth lie
parted, and until life's sun Is set.
Thou wilt struggle to forget mel
1 defy thee to forget.
Dear Editor.-I should like to ey-
change postcards with some one. VIII
send views OF Richmond and other
places in Virginia in exchange
VIII YOU please give me the omen
for a person whose birthday, falls in
APRIL Also poem. stone, flower and
couplet. A. NJ. p
The omen for person born in April
is pretty. dainty. inconsistent and not
is welcome to April" by Tennyson
The flower for April is the daisy, and
the couplet:
Though oft repentant, thou art limo
cent.
Ashbodel knoweth of thy good Intent"
Dear Edtor,-I am true Virginia
girl residing in a,fertie and produc-
tive portion 6f the State. Would be
glad to receive letters of interest for
amusement and Improvement, or his
toric and scenic post cards.
yIRGIN1AN.
E r. SIN regard to your inquiry
concerning how to make a leather
sofa pillow, / have one which is made
of twenty-four postal cards. all of
which should be cut the same size the
holes punched with a puncher, having
four holes at the top and four al the
bottom and two on each side of every
card. 1t requires about two lunches of
leather lacing 10 put the cards to-
gether You can either buy a whole
leather skin (as I havel for the back.
lacing the cards to this and cutting
the remainder of the skin into a fringe,
or you can buy the correct size leather
back for the pillow YOU use all of
which can be bought at Rountree's or
the Craig Art Store.
Do not use a foundation but cover
an ordinary pillow with some dark
lining. ] have used green, as my lac
ing and skins are green. 1t takes long
time to make one. but they are very
pretty and odd when completed
Hoping this will give you some idea
OF how to make yours am
Sincerely yours.
E. NJ. T.
Dear Edtor,--I am constant reader
OF The TmesDispatch, and wish to
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