Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1901 — Horse with Straw Hat. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Horse with Straw Hat.

How are you, Mr. Horse? I see You wear a new straw hat, And it is quite becoming to You, too, I’ll tell you that; I watch you plodding down the street. And as I stand and gaze I think of those old ladies who Wore shakers and looked much like you— Back in the glad, old days. Ah, good old horse, I’m glad to see That some one cares for you, That some one cares for you. As I and others do, Kind hands still smooth your mans, that they For whom you strain and sweat Know that you have the sense to feel The pain of woe, the Joy of weal— And, knowing, don’t forget. —Chicago Record-Herald.