Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 229, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 September 1913 — the ONLOOKED [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

the ONLOOKED

by HENRY HOWLAND

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We work when the dawn Is gray. And we toil when sun has set. And few are the spoils that we taka away And small .is the praise we get; And often our backs are bent And often we rail at things And dally babble with discontent At the gains which our toiling brings. We grumble at those who drive, We wearily pause to sigh; With little enough to keep hope alive, We labor until we die; We potter and patch and fret. We hammer and plow and grind. And, coveting more than the pay we get. Are stunted of heart and mind. We work when the thunder rolls. And we toll when the day is bright, And wearily sigh that we give our souls For the pitiful bondman's right; Our duties are sadly met And we grumble about our pay, Forgetting that we would be worse off yet ‘ _ a If our tasks were taken away.