June

By jove, it’s June! An’ all the leaves

     An’ all the blades of grass,

An’ all the bushes ‘long the road

     Jes’ kill me with their sass.

An’ all the fishes in the stream

     Jes’ tantalize my soul;

An’ all the fellers goin’, an’ –

     Say, where’s my fishin’ pole?

April, 1898

Cover for June “Joker”