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The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1916-07-28

Mrs Robert Handy, Miss Thel-
ma Handy, Lawrence Emerson
and Homer Handy spent the week
end in Denver.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Bush, Mrs.
Edith Bair and Miss Florence
Hedges, left Thursday morning
for a short motor trip to Cheyenne,
Fort Collins and Greeley.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Gilman and
their son Harold left Monday
for an extended trip to Cheyenne,
Estes Park, Loveland, Fort Col
Inns and other valley cities.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1916-07-28
Advertised Letter List
Idaho Springs, Colo,
Iuly 81 JoI6

July II, 1916.
The following letters remain un-
called for at this office:
Mrs. Emma Anderson, Mrs.
Eide Alex, Mrs. Bessie Bishop,
Mrs. S. p. Curtis, Miss Rose Fine,
O. V. Gallaher, H. A. Leslie.
Mrs. G.. w. Miller, Miss Anna
McGourt, Mrs. q. p. Stern.
MAILS CLOSE
Going East 7 :o9 am, West 1000 m
Going East 3 ;o9 p m SOC p m
0. N. MARIHUGH. Postmaster.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1916-07-28

city.
Richard White, the insurance
man, was in the city for short
time last Sunday.
J. W. B. Smith and B. A. Hol-
ley were doing business in Den
yer the first of the week.
A. B. Clark and j. J. White
were down from Georgetown Sun
day on political business.
DR.. A. B. McCapes of Boulder
tarried in the city Monday night.
on his way to Middle park.
c, S. Ripley and George Weber
were passengers on Tuesday morn
ing's train bound for the big
town on the Platte:
Art Lugg spent few days the
last of the week in Golden and on
the ranch, visiting with his moth
er and other relatives.
Fred Blackmer. prominent
Jefferson county ranchman, drove
over to our city the first of the
week in his auto truck.
Mrs. Walter edberg of Kansas
was guest of her sister-in-law
Mrs. Margaret Hedberg of this
city, few DAYS this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Gun
strom, rejoice over the arrival of
daughter at their home in Sberi-
dan, Wyoming. who appeared on
July 10TH.
J. w. Smith of Dumont passed
through the city Monday evening
on his way home from visit
with his wife, who is seriously i'll
10 Denver.
Mr., and Mrs. T. S. Richards Jr.
of Denver and Col. Powell of New
Orleans, father of Mrs. Richards,
motored up from Denver and spent
Sunday in Our city.
Guy Moore, the popular meat
cutter at Donnelly's, departed
with his family last Sunday for
Sheridan, Wyoming, where they
will reside in the future.
Bert Carr, one of our old time
boys, arrived here Saturday from
Morenci, Arizona, and left Sun
day for Lovelock, Nevada, where
he has position with big min
ing company.
Mrs. S. l.. Burger and young
son departed Thursday morning
for Kissimee, Florida, where Mrs.
Burger will visit with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Carson, for the next
three months. Mr.. Burger ac-
companied them as far as Denver.
Elmer Gartrell, a two-year-old
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gartrell.
was badly burned last Monday.
The little one had gotten hold of
some matches and set fire to his
clothes. DR.. Fraser was called
and pronounced it a very severe
burn.
DR.. and Mrs. A. Ashbaugh
were pleasantly surprised Sunday
night by the arrival of the Doc
tors sister, Miss Blanch Ashbaugh
of Haskins, Nebr., and his neice,
Mrs. F. P. Schmitt, of Madison,
Nebr. Both ladies came for DIR.
Ashbaugh to give them medical
treatment and to enjoy the cool
weather and beautiful scenery of
the mountains.
p. Remonda was down from
ellison Monday, and reports that
work on the cross cut tunnel
which he is driving to intersect
the Legal Tender vein, is being
pushed ahead as fast as two shifts
Of men can drive it. The rock is
very hard and the work is all be-
ing done by hand, which makes
the progress slow when compared
to machine work. Three streaks
OF ore have already been crossed
but it is estimated that about fifty
more feef mill houa 70 l.. Aes,,on
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1916-07-28
H. o. Allen, Dentist.

80 ~ AAAA~hs D&AAAot.
Acme quality varnish at Ma.
chol's corner drug store.
A. J. Elmgreen was doing bust
ness in the city Tuesday.
Horse for sale or hire cheap.
Idaho Springs Lumber Co. +
Ben A. Holley was a business
visitor to the county seat Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Thomas Richards Sr. was
up from Denver for few days the
first of the week.
Preston H. Barker was doing
business in the capital city the
first of the week.
H. R. Mills and son Jack eu-
joyed the Frontier Day carnival
at Cheyenne this week.
Mrs. S. Weiuberger returned
Tuesday evening from a week S
visit with friends in Denver.
Attorney E. NJ. Sabin was up
from Denver Sunday with a party
OF friends on pleasure outing.
A. Solder, a former business
man of this city, spent Wednesday
in town with old patrons and
friends.
Mrs. G. B. Williamson of Gold
en- spent the week very pleasantly
the guest of Misses Minnie and
Mary O'Donnel.
Mr.. and Mrs Sidney Moritz.
Sidney Jr. and George Moritz of
Denver spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. George K. Kimball.
Lewis and Buds Oliver started
Tuesday morning for a weeks
prospecting trip through Geneva
gulch, where they expect to dis
cover something of Importance.
Miss R,lla Westlake of Alice
came down there on the stage
Tuesday, and left on the afternoon
train for Denver, where she will
visit with her mother for the next
few months.
William Danziger entertained
for a few days the first of the
week, his sister, Mrs. W. Weiner,
who was en- route from New York
City to her home in San Francisco,
California.
H. G. Fowler of Denver, mana
ger of the Honest John property
on Chicago creek, was up Sun
day with interested parties looking
over the situation, and inspecting
the work now being done.
Captain Henry I. Seemann, gen.
eral manager of the Seemann and
Lombard, mines passed through
the city Monday en- route to the
mines, to which be is now devot-
ing his entire time and attention.
The discovery of tungsten in
ellison gulch has caused quite
little talk about the city, but up
to date the development has not
passed the infant state, although
enough has been done to prove be-
You'd any doubt that the black
mineral is there.
Webb A. Patton, the we'll known
newspaper writer of Georgetown,
passed through this city on We'd
resday afternoons train on his
way to Montrose, Colo, where he
has position on the Express of
that city. Webb was not treated
to a coat of tar and feathers,
neither was he run out of George
town on a rail.
Mrs. c. w. Lerchen of Dumont
entertained few friends Tuesday
afternoon in honor of her house
guest, Miss Eloise Miller of Du-
mont. Those asked to meet Miss
Law were Mrs. A. P. Stewart of
Wyoming, Mrs. G. 4. Kim ball,
Mrs. Raleigh Sta hope, Miss
Elizabeth Law of Denver and
Miss Margaret Kimball.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1916-07-28

We are making extra low prices
on Tagging and Mill Sticks, also
on Lumber.
Idaho Springs Lumber Co.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1916-07-28
! |ERlH HOME

You can get everything in the
paint line at Machors corner drug
store
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-18
.RUMANIAN LOSSES
SAID TO BE 100000
Berlin Also Claims the Capture of the
1915 Grain Crop, Reported Bought
by England.

BERLIN, Dee. IS. - Preliminary
stocktaking at this stage of the Ru
manian campaign shows the following
profit items on the balance sheet of
Falkenhayn and Mackensen:
The Rumanian army has apparently
ceased to exist as an independent fact,
it's leadership being seemingly entirely
in the hands of the French and Rus
slams. Approximately half of Ruma-
MIA has been conquered, while the Ru
manian losses are estimated to date at
more than 100000, including more than
10000 prisoners. The Rumanian Of
ficers corps has been practically wiped
out. 1t is estimated that more than
half of the Rumanian army's artillery
is in Mackensen s hands, including
more than 400 field guns and nearly as
many machine guns, as well as 200, 900
rifles which have been picked up. With
the fall of Bucharest all the Rumanian
artillery depots fell in German hands:
including Rumania's one artillery ar
senal, with its modern equipment of
machines and buildings. besides the
only rifle and artillery ammunition
plant in the country and the one pow
der factory, with its auxiliary gun
cotton plant. The ammunition supply
of the Russian and Rumanian armies
fighting in Moldavia now depends en-
tirely on importations from Russia OF
Japan and must be transported over the
one-track railway connecting Bes'
sarabia with Moldavia.
More than 1000 kilometels (about
| $50 miles, of Rumanian railroad
which is more than two-thirds of the
eountrv's whole railroad system, are in
1 German hands. Mackensen has az
counted up to date for more thar
1000 Rumanian freight ears and some
/ $50 locomotives.
\ The Danube has been cleared to tn,
southeast Of Bucharest and navigation
as far as Cernavoda is about to be re
I sumed.
Thanks to the speed of the Rumanial
retreat, vast stocks of cattle, grain anC
\ petroleum have been captured. TIL,
grain harvest of 1915, purchased b,
/ England, is intact in the warehouses
while this year s harvest has not ever
been threshed yet and is still untouche,
\ throughout the land. At least 1000,
N GOO head of cattle, 100000 sheep an,
goats and 100000 pigs remain III tn
occupied territory.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-18
WEST BRATTELB0RO

Albert Wrisley of Greenfield spent
the week at his home on Melrose
street.
George Robbins. who has been i'll,
threatened with pneumonia, is slightl:'
improved.
Irene. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank H. Martin, is in quarantine with
whooping cough.
The two children of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Wilder are i'll ana under the care
of a physician.
Mrs. Leroy Wilder and son, Richard
went Saturday afternoon to Dummers-
ton to visit her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
{. $. Wilson. until Thursday.
Mrs. Frank LeRay was admitted to
the Melrose hospital Friday night tc
receive medical treatment. William
Carrigan of White River Junction was
admitted to the hospital Saturday at
ternOon.
Mrs. Eugene Blodgett, who had been
Ill in her home on South street is about
again. Her daughter, Miss Jean Blod
gett. who had been at home few
| days, has returned to her work iii th'
office of the Durham Brothers company
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-18
DIR. GILCHRIST INJURED.
Horse Ran Away, Throwing Rutland
Physician Through Window.

RUTLAND, Dec. lS.-Dr. O. j. Gil
christ of Center street sustained seri-
Gus injuries Yesterday morning at
ll.30 clock when he was thrown from
his sleigh against the window of the
shoe shop in the shoe shop in the base
ment of the ST. James hotel on West
street. His head crashed through the
glass and he received several severe
cuts. He was in a critical condition
at the Rutland hospital last evening
suffering from loss of blood and con
cussion Of the brain. His horse became
frightened at some cause unknown and
was running rapidly when the accident
occurred.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-18
STOLEN RIG RECOVERED.
Thief Who Took Horse at st. Adams
Gave 1t Good Care.

ST. ALBANS, Dec. lit has Just
been learned here that horse stolen
in this city last Thursday evening, has
been found in Swanton. The RIG which
belonged to DR.. Rocheleau of the Shell
don road, was left by Mr.. and Mrs.
Rocheleau hitehed in front of the Empire
theater in this city Thursday evening.
When they returned about 20 minutes
later the rig had disappeared.
The horse was found the following
morning in the barn of a Mr.. Shaw in
Swanton. The lock on the barn door
had been broken, the animal placed in.
side, fed and bedded down. The horse
was in good condition and nothing was
stolen from the sleigh or from the barn
Mr.. Shaw, who had heard Of Mr.
Rocheleau S loss, communicated will
him and the latter went after his prop
ertv yesterday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-18
EXPLOSION WRECKED
A POLICE STATION
Four Officers Inside Building Against
Which Dynamite Was Placed, But
None Were Injured.

BOSTON, Dee. 1S.-The station of
the harbor police in the North-end dis
trict was partly wrecked Yesterday by
an explosion of dynamite that had been
placed against the outside wall, appar-
emily with intent to destroy the build,
ing. Four officers were inside, three of
them asleep in a dormitory just above
the place where the explosion tore a
hole in the wall, but all escaped harm
Residents Of the populous tencments
along Commercial and Salutatiou
streets were given scare as their
houses were shaken. Plaster was
cracked and broken glass fell about
them.
The police said the explosion was
intended probably as an act of retaia
tion because some unlicensed meeting,
led by industrial agitators had been
broken up recently by officers. Severa
suspected persons were questioned dur
ing the day but no arrests were made
The residents OF the district are large
| ~ foreigners
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-18
STATE MAPLE SUGAR MAKERS.
Association to Have Annual Meeting
January 8. and at ST. Adams.

ST. ALBANS, Dec. ls. - Well
known speakers have been secured for
tho annual meeting Of the Vermont Ma
plc Sugar Makers association to be
held in this city January 3, and ).
Among them will be Hon. Horace W.
Tinker, state commissioner of agricul-
ture and industry in Rhode Island, who
Will speak on Benefits of Organization
for Farmers; Mrs. John b. Chase of
Lyudonville, whose subject will be
BOYS and Girls Maple Sugar-Clubs as
Developed by the Lyndon Home Project
Club of Lyndon Institute; Prof. j. F..
Smell, professor of chemistry at Melon
aid college, Montreal, Which Finishing
Test Is the Best for Maple Syrup! Amos
j. Eaton OF Randolph, member of the
/ Vermont state board of agriculture and
forestry, on The Sugar Maple as a Ma
ture Study; Morgens s. Tolstrup, mar
keting agent in the Vermont depart
mcnt of agriculture, who will discuss
/ The Problems of Marketing Vermont 5
/ Maple Products: Miss Bessie NJ. Thayer,
/ dcmonst ration lecturer at the University
of Vermont and extension assistant in
the domestic science department, will
I tell how to make dainty dishes from
maple products; L. L. Story of East
Fairfield, who speaks on Maple Cream
a New Outlet for Maple Products; c. O
/ Ormsbee of Montpelier, who will dis
euss The Origin and History of the Ma
( Ole Industry, and Victor /. Spear OF
Randolph, whose subject is The Present
Unusual Condition in the Maple Sugar
and Syrup Trade and What May BE Elk
pected in the Future.
The railroads will grant special rate,
to the convention
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-18
PLENTY OF MEAT.
Amount in Cold Storage in New Eng
land Unusually Large.

The stocks Of frozen and cured meats
held by wholesale Strengthening and meat
packing establishments and public cold
storages in New England are enor-
mously i'll excess of the quantities held
at this time last year.
In view of the charges being made
by consumers that the holding of large
quantities of these goods in storage is
responsible for the high cost Of living,
the figures gathered by the office of
markets and rural organization of the
department of agriculture, demonstrat
ing these facts, are highly interesting
The statistics gathered by the de
partment show that larger quantities OF
frozen beef, frozen porls, dry salt pork
sweet picked pork, lard and frozer
lamb and mutton are held in the New
England states than in any other see
ton Of the country.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-18

and he sat down to it alone. His wife
was dead, and since Alice ran away
two years ago with poor clerk and he
had pronounced the sentence of exile
upon her, he had lived alone with his
servants.
They ministered to his comfort skill
fully now as ever, but somehow things
were not right. He thought of q poor
family group in the trolley, and pic
;ured their Christmas evening meal;
imagined what joy the smallest thing
on his table would give them
He drew his eyes impatiently away;
and then he thought of the clerks
Christmas gifts, cut right in two. lie.
pictured the faces of the neediest
ones, when. they opeaed the flaps tof
the tiny envelopes he had guiltily
sealed. Around and around the room
seemed to echOe:
'You'se got the heart of the Christ
mas Child all right, mister" and he
! laughed aloud.
He pushed back his chair impatient
| ly and went into the library.
Great Scott! what is the matter
with me?" he said; my liver must be
out of order"
| He took UP cigar and n magazine,
! but he could not read. From across
the shadows of the library his daugh-
| ter'S eyes sought his, staring from
out the canvas. She was the only one
he had left, and she was cast rigorous
i y aside. The face of the Great Man
worked suddenly in pain, and his head
fell forward on his arms.
And then-soft arms were about his
neck, and lips pressed to his cheek
Father said voice, look up and
say l may come. Alec let me in; I've
been waiting in the hall"
She broke off. The sound of music
| came family into the room. Will
arms about him, she drew him to the
window and flung up the sash.
''The Little Orphans Christmas Car
OIL" she whispered, and the room wa:
filed with melody
Tears Streamed down the Grea
Mans checks; he drew her head to hi
+ shoulder.
e Alice" he whispered brokenly
E 'you must come and make me a bet
a ter man."
: And suddenly about them hovere,
I the spirit of that great heart of th
g Christmas Child.
t Siam government savings banks has ,38
dapositorS with S138 977 to their credit
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-18
USE OF TELEPHONE
IN POSTOFFICE
Patrons Not Supposed to Make Tele
phonic Inquiries Regarding Their
Mail Unless Necessary.

The increasing use of the telephone
for mail inquiries by patrons of the
BrattlebOro postoffice would indicate
that there exists in the minds of many
people misunderstanding as to the ex-
tent to which the telephone is to be
used at postoffice.
Where permission is given by the
department for the installation of a
telephone in a postoffice it is distinctly
understood that it is to be used exclu-
sively for the transaction of postal
business.
Potal employees are not supposed to
answer telephone inquiries as to wheth-
er or not there is mail at the office for
any particular individual or firm. There
are several reasons for this. The Pos
tai Laws and Regulations forbid the
giving of information regarding mail
| by telephone to anyone unless the voice
of the inquirer is distinctly recognized
as that of the person entitled to re.
ceive the information asked for; even
if this regulation did not exist it can be
seen readily that if the public gen
| orally made custom of using the tcle
phone for this purpose it would neces
state the employment of an extra
clerk to answer all the inquiries, ant
no allowance is made or would be made
by the postoffice department for such ;
purpose.
When conditions arise which appear
to justify patrons in making telephon,
inquiries regarding their mail, this of
fee will be perfectly willing to accom-
MEDIATE, but | would respectfully sug
gest that for the reasons given abovt
such inquiries be made only in case o.
necessity.
! NJ. J. MORAN, Postmaster.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-18

even standing room would be at a
premium.
He banged up the receiver, and bel.
lowed at the office boy to get Miss FL
gin. When she stood meekly before
him he issued his orders abruptly.
write up those letters" he said,
lille those things, add up these re-
ports; straighten out here. There are
some telephone calls that I haven't
time for-then you can lock up. ]
must be off, that internal trolley will
make me late as it isl
Then he struggled into his fur coat
and started, lest the souff1e be a tride
overdone, and Miss Elgin dropped her
tired hands in despair at the burden
he had slid on to her shoulders. II
meant work for her till eight or nine
and this was Christmas eve.
| AT the corner where he took up his
stand for a car a newsboy accosteG
him. ,t,.,..
Paper, mister?" s..a.
"No." he said shortly.
The little fellow persisted.
paper, mister?"
The Great Man looked down with q
sharp retort on his lips, and the face
of the child arrested his attention, it
was so white and pinched; and the
eyes staring out of it so big and ear
nest. He took out a quarter, and be-
cause a car was coming, waved aside
the change. In spite of his hurry, the
boys thanks struck strangely on his
ear.
"You'se got the heart of the Christ
mas Child all right, mister"
The heart of the Christmas Child, fol-
measly quarter, one of many thou.
sands he could spare The bitter
irony of it brought a smile to his
lips; smile that twisted his face into
a strange shape.
Alec met him at the door, and re
moved his coat. Dinner was served
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-18
BULLET WoU-D FATAL.
Norman 2. Arnold, Dartmouth College
Student, Died Yesterday

HANOF FIR, y. H., Dec. Is. - AS the
result Of an accidental shooting Decem-
b,r ), Norman +. Arnold of Hyde Park,
Mass, a member OF the freshman class
Of Dartmouth college, died at 3 o clock
Yesterday afternoon in Mary Hitchcock
hospital Up to yesterday his recovery
had seemed certain, but an internal hem.
,rrhagc proved fatal.
Arnold and a cassmatc, Robert T
Mcads Of Chicago, were in the CORR
dor with - calihre rifle, when the
gun was discharged and the bullet
lodged in Arnold S stomach. ARNOLD
cody put on his overcoat and asked his
companions if anyone wished to "takt
a walk up to the hospital with him.
On reaching the hospital under escort
OF two companions, Arnold tainted
Meads apparently did not realize tina
the weapon was loaded. The bulle
passed through the coat of H. Nelson
/ Browne Of Barre, Vt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-18
BRAITLEBORO LOCAL.

The hydrant on Main street in front
of Lowell 6 Brown 5 store in Crosby
block is frozen.
Beginning Tuesday, Dee. 10, and con
tinuing through the Christmas rush,
mali will he collected from all street
letter boxes from which early morning
collections are regularly made one hour
earlier than the usual time.
Glass No. Is Of the Baptist Bible
school will have a sale Of homemade
candy in The store formerly occupied BY
c. F. Thomas, druggist, Wednesday at
ternoon. The proceeds of the sale will
be used to buy chickens for the Christ
mas baskets.
Mrs Katherine Coleman, widow Of
Thomas Coleman. died last evening at
the home Of her daughter, Mrs. Joseph
". Martin, OF Beacon avenue, Hol-
yoke, Mass, after lingering illness.
Mrs Coleman s home was i'll Brattle-
boro, and last May while on a visit to
iiolgoke she sustained a slight shock
which led to her illness and eliminated
with her death She was a member Of
the Ladies Catholic benevolent asso-
citation Of Brattleboro She leaves one
daughter, Mrs. Joseph w. Martin. The
! body viii be brought to Brattleboro
/ tomorrow morning in charge of Under
| take place i'll St Michael s Roman Cath
/ Ollie cemetery The funeral will be held
/ after the arrival of the $40 train
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-18

The Heart of the
Christmas Child
By HELEN IRWIN

HE Great Man was in a fright
full humor.
The clerks tiptoed in and
out of the private office, and
Miss Elgin gathered up her
pencils and erasers and fled
James had capped the climax
of a series of disasters by
telephoning that the machine
was out of commission. The
Great Man must take the troll.
ley home. The trolley home
on a night like this, when
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-18

! will have a sale beginning Monday
of Christmas novelties from Miss Tur-
ner's gift shop in Greenfield; also hand
embroidered articles. Mrs. ". E. Cush-
man, 70 Canal St. Tel. 6X.-Adv.
245-247
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-18

Miss Abbie Griffin is holding her an
nual Christmas sale in the shampoo par
lors Of her sister. Miss Mary Griffin
ADV. 941-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-18
Smiling and Weeping.

Once in Any father $ arms,
4 new born child.
Thou dds t but weep while all
About thee smiled.
So live that. sin king in thy
Last long sleep,
Thou then may st smile, while all
About thee weep.