Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1906 — LITTLE VISITS WITH "UNCLE BY" [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LITTLE VISITS WITH "UNCLE BY"

Utopia. They ain't no care where th’ country i«, Becalmed and sweet with its ecktaaiefs— A good, deep breath and th’ muMngs run To dreamland seas in th’ glinting sun! They ain’t no tears where th’ grain fields wave. ' A wind-lapped lake with its shoreward lave, Where zephyrs race in their scented flight To eventide and th’ star-lit night! They ain’t no woe in th’ land out there Where rivers sing an’ th’ fields is fair. Where butterflies and th’ thrifty bee Have set their sails on an ether sea! They ain’t no heart thet th’ breeze can’t cure, A-blowin’ spiced with its nectar, pure! The wearied brain and th’ lagging mind Jist leaves th’ fag and th’ maze behind! They ain’t no cares where th’ country lies A burst of song,’noath th’ sapphire skiesA good, deep breath—and a magic hand Has opened th’ door to fairyland!