TO OLIVE WHEELER
Winter on Mount Shasta,
April down below;
Golden hours of glowing sun,
Sudden showers of snow!
Under leafless thickets
Early wild-flowers cling;
But, oh, my dear, I'm fain to hear
The first bird o' Spring!
Alders are in tassel,
Maples are in bud;
Waters of the blue McCloud
Shout in joyful flood;
Through the giant pine-trees
Flutters many a wing;
But, oh, my dear, I long to hear
The first bird o' Spring!
Candle-light and fire-light
Mingle at “the Bend;”
'Neath the roof of Bo-hai-pan
Light and shadow blend.
Sweeter than a wood-thrush
A maid begins to sing;
And, oh, my dear, I'm glad to hear
The first bird o' Spring!
The Bend, California, April 29, 1913.
THE HOUSE OF RIMMON
A DRAMA IN FOUR ACTS
DRAMATIS PERSONÆ
| Benhadad: | King of Damascus. | |
| Rezon: | High Priest of the House of Rimmon. | |
| Saballidin: | A Noble. | |
| Hazael | } | Courtiers. |
| Izdubhar | ||
| Rakhaz | ||
| Shumakim: | The King's Fool. | |
| Elisha: | Prophet of Israel. | |
| NAAMAN: | Captain of the Armies of Damascus. | |
| RUAHMAH: | A Captive Maid of Israel. | |
| Tsarpi: | Wife to Naaman. | |
| Khamma | } | Attendants of Tsarpi. |
| Nubta |
Soldiers, Servants, Citizens, etc., etc.
Scene: Damascus and the Mountains of Samaria.