People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 May 1896 — The Fate of a Gift. [ARTICLE]

The Fate of a Gift.

On Christmas morning I gave her, With a reckless impulse, my heart. The gift had'a loving savor, And she took Jt in kindly part. But it was a present and, therefore, I’m afraid it lies on thA shelf; It was something she didn’t care for, And something I wanted myself.