Letters and wires, from near and far,
Lie thickly piled on ev’ry table;
The peaceful message from the Czar,
The Kaiser’s kindly cable;
The well-expressed congratulations
From Heads of all the Sister Nations.
Rich gifts, as countless as the sand
That cloaks the desert of Sahara,
From fish-slice to piano (grand),
From toast-rack to tiara,