Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 139, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1917 — Blessings On the Little Man. [ARTICLE]

Blessings On the Little Man.

Blessing on the little man Farmer boy with cheeks of tan. With thy hoe and rake and spade Nice garden thou hast made. Thou shalt be blest when thou shalt reap And pile potatoes, pumpkins and melons in a heap, And eat some of the good old pumpkin pies And some of the potatoes that mother fries.—— (Written by Amos Williams, age 16.)