Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 258, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 October 1913 — His Vacation. [ARTICLE]

His Vacation.

He worked for years and sighed because He could not have a holiday; He mourned, what his condition was. He longed to put his work away And then, with care left far behind, Go forth to play, with peace of mind. He envied other men who went .To fish beneath the shadows eool; He envied them the days they spent Released from Duty’s rigid rule. And thought how happy he would ba For but a single day care-free. At last his glad old wish came true; He put his wearing tasks away. And left his office, feeling blue, z And fearing that he ought to stay— He spent three sad weeks feeling sore To think they would so soon be o’er.