Heimweh; The siren; The loaded gun; Liebereich; "Iupiter Tonans;" "Sis;" Thor's emerald; Guile

by John Luther Long

HEIMWEH

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I	Life has no Future at Twenty-one	[3]
II	Happiness is Better than Church	[8]
III	Open the Door to Joy—Always	[12]
IV	War is Glorious at the Beginning, but not at the End	[16]
V	We go out to Fight under the Flag; we Return—under It	[19]
VI	Growing Old is only an Idea—until we Know	[22]
VII	Making Believe brings Things	[27]
VIII	The End of Life is as its Beginning—Simple	[31]
IX	Good Baskets must keep their Bottoms	[35]
X	Things feel Heavier in Age	[41]
XI	But the Poor-house may be One of the Mansions in Our Father’s House	[47]

THE SIREN

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I	Brassid	[53]
II	On the Bottom of the Sea	[63]
III	She may have had Brothers	[68]
IV	But She was Best of All	[72]
V	His Grandfather’s Courage made her want to love Him	[77]
VI	Her Ancestors wore Scales	[82]
VII	Strange that Love should make One Afraid	[87]

THE LOADED GUN

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I	Three Gentlemen of Philadelphia	[93]
II	An Ounce of Whiskey or an Ounce of Brains	[97]
III	Calling a Man a Pig	[103]
IV	He did not Know that it was Loaded	[108]
V	A Fool and his Money	[114]
VI	The Old Man’s Last Cent	[116]
VII	Her Big Trump	[121]

LIEBEREICH

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I	The House that he and Emmy Built	[129]
II	Emmy and he were never Apart	[136]
III	“Vergissnichtmein”	[141]
IV	The Night-shirt with the Feather-stitching of Blue	[145]
V	The Second Opening of the Door	[152]

“IUPITER TONANS”

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I	The Serious Insomnia of Hier Ruhet	[157]
II	And the Polite Cannon of Weiss Nicht	[160]
III	The Soup-spring	[166]
IV	Knock Wood	[172]
V	And Shoot to make Holes	[178]
VI	Who broke Hier Ruhet’s Leg?	[183]
VII	Pooh!	[191]