Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 222, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 September 1911 — The Fruit That Never Falls. [ARTICLE]

The Fruit That Never Falls.

Though crops may fall from year to year And leave us very sad, . v■, There Is one fruit. It doth appear. That’s always to be had. In apples, peaches and in pears 4 A shortage may be found, ,V . But constantly in life’s affairs The lemon’s passed around. It greets the simple sighing swain, It scares the soldi* bold, , , - . It blds the statesman oft complain And in finance ’tts sold. ' Though drought and bug may prowl ■ - about ... ■" .. 4 This sturdy fruit prevails; "Tis always freely passed about; The lemon never fUls. "