Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 May 1912 — DEAD! [ARTICLE]

DEAD!

Breathes there a man with soul so deni) Who never to himself hath said: “My trade of late is getting bad; I’ll try another eight-inch ad.” If such there be. go mark him well: For him no bank account shall sweM, No angels watch the golden stair, To welcome home the millionaire. The man who never asks for trade By local line or ad. displayed, Cares more for rest than worldly gain, And patronage but gives him pain. Tread lightly, friends; let no rude sound Disturb his solitude profound; Here let him live; calm repose Unsought except by men he owes. And when he dies, go. plant him deep. That naught may break his dreamless sleep— j Where no rude clamor may dispel The quiet that he lowd so well. And when the world may know its Place on his grave a wreath of moss, And on a stone above, “Here lies A chump who wouldn’t advertise.”