Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 153, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 June 1913 — The ONLOOKER [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The ONLOOKER

HENRY HOWLAND

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~He comes!” r 'He comes!" tHe people shout, Aad autocrats in blue Wave back the crowds where men press out And boys go squirming through; -They cry, “He comes!” and distant drums Give time for marching feet— Behold the guards who lead the way Come proudly down the street. Men stand upon their toes to see, , And wave their hats in air— But what is all this fuss to me. And who is passing there? Erect and proud he views the crowd. I cannot cheer him. though, As I could cheer the splendid, big Drum major, long ago. Here passes one whose fame has spread Wherever men abide; There’s grandeur in his poise of head. And in his breast is pride; But when, at last, the guards have passed, Unthrllled, I turn away, . Forgetting that my gaze has been . Upon the great today. " 'V /»■'?" ' * The years have robbed me of a Joy m ne’er regain, alas! Oh for the ardor of the boy Who sees the marchers pass'! Oh.that I still might have the thrill which set my cheeks aglow When glory centered in the big Drum major, long ago!