Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 January 1911 — A PRIVATE VIEW. [ARTICLE]

A PRIVATE VIEW.

Sweet music e’er to me appeals And often do I rave about It. Tet I would' much rather do without it. Philosophers do I revere And I am awestruck at their power, But nathlerfs do I hate to hear My wife expounding Schopenhauer. In poesy do I delight And I pay much attention to It, But when my friends their verses write I wonder just what makes them do it. Finance to me’s no mystery. Trade’s not a subject that’s above me, But why do people come to me To try to borrow money of me? life’s laden with so many woes. To most It’s empty of attraction; On every side -toe notice those Who view It with dissatisfaction. And yet (through all the day and night Deep thought to it I have been giving) I notice they all hold on tight And all of them Insist on living!