Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 May 1912 — The Failure Talks. [ARTICLE]

The Failure Talks.

1 reckon I m a failure, as we reckon failure now, An the world may have me listed as a dub; There isn’t any laurel resting lightly on my brow, An Ive not been asked to join a stylish club. 1 am not called on at banquets for an after-dinner speech, . I m a stranger, if a dozen miles I roam; But Ive got five laughin’ youngsters an each one of ’em’s a peach, • An I get a lot of comfort out of home. t I reckon I in a failure, coz my bdnk account is small, »An’ I’ve always been a toiler in the ditch; An’ I’ve always had to struggle with my back against the wall, toz 1, never found the way to gettin’ rich. When I die I’ll be forgotten save by just a very few An I’ll go to sleep among the “countless dead;” But I’ve got a few friends round me that I know are staunch an’ true, An’ my nights are never filled with thoughts of dread. I reckon I m a failure, in the worldly sense o’ wealth, An’ I’ve never done a single glorious deed, But I’m gettin’ on to fifty an’ I still possess my health, An’ I’ve kept my little family out o’ need. An I’ve lived my lifetime with em, I have romped with ’em an’ played, An’ I’ve reaped a Lot of pleasure out o’ strife; Though I’ve failed to get. the money that perhaps I might have made, 1 a heap o’ happiness in life. .. . —Detroit Free Press.