THE MAN WHO LAUGHS
He loves to make another laugh
And laugh himself as well,
Nor any one around one-half
So good a joke can tell.
The less of pain a man can give,
The more of joy he scatters;
The more excuse for him to live—
Apart from weightier matters.
Then emulate the men who laugh,
Good health and mirth are catching,
The wine of joy is ours to quaff,
Life's duties while despatching.