Samuel Walter Foss.
THE FATE OF PIOUS DAN
“RUN down and get the doctor—quick!”
Cried Jack Bean with a whoop;
“Run, Dan; for mercy’s sake, be quick!
Our baby’s got the croup.”
But Daniel shook his solemn head,
His sanctimonious brow,
And said: “I cannot go, for I
Must read my Bible now;