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[Pg 37]

A boy and his dad on a fishing-trip—

Builders of life's companionship!

Oh, I envy them, as I see them there

Under the sky in the open air,

For out of the old, old long-ago

Come the summer days that I used to know,

When I learned life's truths from my father's lips

As I shared the joy of his fishing-trips.

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[Pg 38]

BREAD AND GRAVY

There's a heap o' satisfaction in a chunk o' pumpkin pie,

An' I'm always glad I'm livin' when the cake is passin' by;

An' I guess at every meal-time I'm as happy as can be,

For I like whatever dishes Mother gets for Bud an' me;

But there's just one bit of eatin' which I hold supremely great,

An' that's good old bread and gravy when I've finished up my plate.

I've eaten fancy dishes an' my mouth has watered, too;

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