He, who to elevate himself Labors with earnest will, Forgets, that should he wisely try To elevate the minds near by And public needs to fill, Will still continue to advance And while their cause he does enhance Will be their teacher still.
ONLY A LITTLE FELLOW.
He was only a little fellow With a very plain little face And his teacher said, With a shake of the head: “Dan never can keep his place.”
He was only a little fellow With a mouth neither rosy nor sweet And his father said, With a shake of the head: “Dan always is under my feet.”
He was only a little fellow With eyes neither brilliant nor gay And his mother said, With a shake of the head: “Dan always is in my way.”
He was only a little fellow With a little turned up nose And his sister said, With a shake of the head: “Dan must keep away from my beaux.”
He was only a little fellow With tumbled apron and hair And his brother said, With a shake of the head: “Dan is out of place in there.”
He was only a little fellow But at last there came a day When every one said, With a shake of the head: “Dan never was in the way.”
He was only a little fellow Yet the neighbors came in to weep While the baby face, In a rose-decked place, Was calm in eternal sleep.