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least�察�to believe very little in either good or ill fortune�察�as a
matter of chance。 There is always something at the back of it
which furnishes a key to the whole。 Practically�察�a man's lot is
of his own making。 He may fail�察�for a while undeservedly�察�or he
may succeed undeservedly�察�but�察�in the long run�察�time brings its
revenges and its rewards。
As it did to Donald Boyd。 He has not been taken into the house
of Bethune & Co。�察�as a partner�察�and it was long before he became
even a clerkat least with anything like a high salary。 For Mr。
Bethune�察�so far from being an old bachelor�察�had a large family to
provide for�察�and was bringing up several of his sons to his own
business�察�so there was little room for a stranger。 But a young
man who deserves to find room generally does find it�察�or make it。
And though Donald started at the lowest rung of the ladder�察�he
may climb to the top yet。
He had ;a fair field�察�and no favor。; Indeed�察�he neither wished
nor asked favor。 He determined to stand on his own feet from the
first。 He had hard work and few holidays�察�made mistakes�察�found
them out and corrected them�察�got sharp words and bore them��
learnt his own weak points andnot so easilyhis strong ones。
Still he did learn them�察�for�察�unless you can trust yourself�察�be
sure nobody else will trust you。
This was Donald's great point。 HE WAS TRUSTED。 People soon
found out that they might trust him�察�that he always told the
truth�察�and never pretended to do more than he could do�察�but that
which he could do�察�they might depend upon his doing�察�punctually��
accurately�察�carefully�察�and never leaving off till it was done。
Therefore�察�though others might be quicker�察�sharper�察�more ;up to
things; than he�察�there was no one so reliable�察�and it soon got to
be a proverb in the office of Bethune & Co。and other offices��
too;If you wish a thing done�察�go to Boyd。;
I am bound to say this�察�for I am painting no imaginary portrait��
but describing an individual who really exists�察�and who may be
met any day walking about Edinburgh�察�though his name is not
Donald Boyd�察�and there is no such firm as Bethune & Co。 But the
house he does belong to values the young fellow so highly that
there is little doubt he will rise in it�察�and rise in every way��
probably to the very top of the tree�察�and tell his children and
grandchildren the story which�察�in its main features�察�I have
recorded here�察�of how he first began facing the world。
BY THE AUTHOR OF ;JOHN HALIFAX�察�GENTLEMAN。;
We went to the Zoo the Leopard to see��
But found him an unsociable fellow。
He would not look at us or say where he bought
His polka´dot suit of yellow。
ROBERT OF LINCOLN。
Merrily swinging on briar and weed��
Near to the nest of his little dame��
Over the mountain´side or mead��
Robert of Lincoln is telling his name��
Bob´o'´link�察�bob´o'´link��
Spink�察�spank�察�spink��
Snug and safe in that nest of ours��
Hidden among the summer flowers。
Chee�察�chee�察�chee。
Robert of Lincoln is gayly dressed。
Wearing a bright black wedding´coat��
White are his shoulders and white his crest��
Hear him calling his merry note��
Bob´o'´link�察�bob´o'´link��
Spink�察�spank�察�spink��
Look�察�what a nice new coat is mine��
Sure there was never a bird so fine。
Chee�察�chee�察�chee。
Robert of Lincoln's Quaker wife��
Pretty and quiet�察�with plain brown wings��
Passing at home a quiet life��
Broods in the grass while her husband sings��
Bob´o'´l ink�察�bob´o'´link��
Spink�察�spank�察�spink��
Brood�察�kind creatures�察�you need not fear
Thieves and robbers while I am here。
Chee�察�chee�察�chee。
Modest and shy as a nun is she��
One weak chirp is her only note��
Braggart and prince of braggarts is he��
Pouring boasts from his little throat��
Bob´o'´link�察�bob´o'´link��
Spink�察�spank�察�spink��
Never was I afraid of man��
Catch me�察�cowardly knaves�察�if you can。
Chee�察�chee�察�chee。
Six white eggs on a bed of hay��
Flecked with purple�察�a pretty sight��
There as the mother sits all day��
Robert is singing with all his might��
Bob´o'´link�察�bob´o'´link��
Spink�察�spank�察�spink��
Nice good wife�察�that never goes out��
Keeping house while I frolic about。
Chee�察�chee�察�chee。
Soon as the´little ones chip the shell
Six wide mouths are open for food��
Robert of Lincoln bestirs him well��
Gathering seed for the hungry brood。
Bob´o'´link�察�bob´o'´link��
Spink�察�spank�察�spink��
This new life is likely to be
Hard for a gay young fellow like me。
Chee�察�chee�察�chee。
Robert of Lincoln at length is made
Sober with work�察�and silent with care��
Off is his holiday garment laid��
Half forgotten that merry air��
Bob´o'´link�察�bob´o'´link��
Spink�察�spank�察�spink��
Nobody knows but my mate and I
Where our nest and our nestlings lie。
Chee�察�chee�察�chee。
Summer wanes�察�the children are grown��
Fun and frolic no more he knows��
Robert of Lincoln's a humdrum crone��
Off he flies�察�and we sing as he goes��
Bob´o'´link�察�bob´o'´link��
Spink�察�spank�察�spink��
When you can pipe that merry old strain��
Robert of Lincoln�察�come back again。
Chee�察�chee�察�chee。
WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT。
Riggity´rig��
Dance a jig��
Dance a Highland Fling��
Dance a Cake´walk��
Give us o Clog��
Or cut a Pigeon's Wing。
U。 S。 SPELLS US。
My papa's all dressed up to´day��
He never looked so fine��
I thought when I first looked at him
My papa wasn't mine。
He's got a beautiful new suit
The old one was so old
It's blue�察�with buttons�察�oh�察�so bright��
I guess they must be gold。
And papa's sort o' glad and sort
O' sadI wonder why��
And ev'ry time she looks at him
It makes my mamma cry。
Who's Uncle Sam�拭 �My papa says
That he belongs to him��
But papa's joking�察�'cause he knows
My uncle's name is Jim。
My papa just belongs to me
And mamma。 And I guess
The folks are blind who cannot see
His buttons marked U。 S。
U。 S。 spells Us。 He's oursand yet
My mamma can't help cry��
And papa tries to smile at me
And can'tI wonder why。
ANON。
A dancing Bear came down the street��
The children all ran to see the treat��
Said the keeper�此 �Now�察�boys�察�come pay for your fun��
Give me a penny to buy Bruin a bun。;
;DIXIE; AND ;YANKEE DOODLE。;
I was born 'way down in ;Dixie�察�
Reared beneath the Southern skies��
And they didn't have to teach me
Every ;Yankee; to despise。
I was but a country youngster
When I donned a suit of gray��
When I shouldered my old musket��
And marched forth the ;Yanks; to slay。
Four long years I fought and suffered��
;Dixie; was my battle cry��
;Dixie; always and forever��
Down in ;Dixie; let me die。
And to´night I'm down in ;Dixie�察�
;Dixie; still so grand and true��
But to´night I am appareled
In a uniform of blue。
And to´night the band is playing��
'Tis not ;Dixie's; strains I hear��
But the strains of ;Yankee Doodle;
Ring out strong and clear。
Long I listen to the music��
By my side a comrade stands��
He's a ;Yank; and I'm a ;Rebel�察�
But we grasp each other's hands。
Here together we united
'Way down South in ;Dixie; stand��
And my comrade whispers softly��
;There's no land like 'Dixie's land。' ;
But my eyes are filled with teardrops��
Tears that make my heart feel glad��
And I whisper to my comrade��
; 'Yankee Doodle' ain't so bad。;
LAWRENCE PORCHER HEXT。
A game of marbles
We were having one day��
When Baby chanced
to come along that way。
Too little he was
to join our game��
But he pocketed our marbles
just the same。
THE BAREFOOT BOY。
Blessings on thee�察�little man��
Barefoot boy�察�with cheek of tan��
With thy turned´up pantaloons��
And thy merry whistled tunes��
With thy red lip�察�redder still
Kissed by strawberries on the hill��
With the sunshine on thy face��
Through thy torn brim's jaunty grace��
From my heart I give thee joy��
I was once a barefoot boy。
Prince thou artthe grown´up man
Only is republican。
Let the million´dollared ride��
Barefoot�察�trudging at his side��
Thou hast more than he can buy��
In the reach of ear and eye��
Outward sunshine�察�inward joy。
Blessings on thee�察�barefoot boy��
O� �for boyhood's painless play��
Sleep that wakes in laughing day��
Health that mocks the doctor's rules��
Knowledge never learned of schools��
Of the wild bee's morning chase��
Of the wild flower's time and place��
Flight of fowl�察�and habitude
Of the tenants of the wood��
How the tortoise bears his shell��
How the woodchuck digs his cell��
And the ground´mole sinks his well��
How the robin feeds her young��
How the oriole's nest is hung��
Where the whitest lilies blow��
Where the freshest berries grow��
Where the ground´nut trails its vine��
Where the wood grape's clusters shine��
Of the black wasp's cunning way��
Mason of his walls of clay��
And the architectural plans
Of gray hornet artisans��
For�察�eschewing books and tasks��
Nature answers all he asks��
Hand in hand with her he walks��
Face to f