CONTENTS

NATURE
PAGE
Fireflies 3
Bo-Peep 5
Peep-of-Dawn 6
The Rilly River 7
Cherries 8
A Snowflake 10
The Blizzard 11
Sugaring Off 12
The Chrysalis 13
When I Survey 14
Paupack 19
FIRESIDE
Mother 23
Chatterbox 24
Little Stocking 26
Elfin Faces 28
Sweet ’Steen 30
Boy 31
A Child’s Lifted Cross 32
The Boy Millionaire 33
A Lullaby 34
The Last Song 35
Youth 36
Age 36
SENTIMENT
A Coronation 39
I’ll Be Watching on the Shore 40
I Give Thee My Promise 42
Chambered Roses 43
Two Frames 44
Pars Summae 45
A Vision 46
The Aftermath 48
Proof-words 49
MEMORIES
Adieus 53
Dust to Dust 54
Little Words 55
A Wayside Life 56
O Tear! 57
The Dew of Dust 58
A Smile 59
PHILOSOPHY
The Hill-tops 63
The Man Who Bears the Hod 64
Jog Along! 65
The Family Tree 66
Replevin 68
HOMILIES
What is Truth? 71
Friendship 72
Thought 73
When I’m No More 74
The Blazed Trail 75
Grief and Joy 76
Hope 77
Sowing and Reaping 78
Hope On! 79
Hearted Good 80
COUNTRY
America 83
The Altar of Country 85
The Stars of Destiny 86
Last of the Grand Army 87
Vincit Omnia Jus 90
The Flying Jack 92
HUMOR
Sap’s A-bilin’ 97
Just Mud 98
Knockin’ Round 99
The Snail and Star 100
The Old Sor’l Hoss 102
Nicodemus Boggs 103
SACRED
What is Faith? 107
A Forgiveness 109
The Good Samaritan 111
Shepherd of Israel 113
The Ladder of Cloud 114
The Risen Christ Means Victory 116
The Everlasting Arms 117
He Giveth His Beloved Sleep 118
The Glory Dwells 119
The Light of Life 120
Design 121
SONG
Golden Hope 125
The Coming Crowning 126
The Living Cup 128
The Singers 129
The Crown of Thorns 131
Song Along 133
Ecce Homo! 134
The Love that Washed His Feet 136
MISCELLANEOUS
The Shut and Open Hand 141
The Man-bird 144
The Phantom Cavalry 146
Thou Callest Me Brother 149
The Singing Death 150
The Old Moon in the Arms of the New  152