Sunday, July 19, 2015

The Irony of Fate



The farmer crossed the road at morn
     To feed his hungry stock;
He stopped quite suddenly as though
     He’d just received a shock,
In eagerness he bent him low,
     His rustic heart athrill;
He saw beside an auto track
     A twenty dollar bill!
A hobo came along just then
     And saw him scoop the prize;
A tremolo was in his voice,
     And tears were in his eyes.
“Here I have followed auto tracks
     A thousand miles,” he said,
“And all the way, believe me, pal,
     I’ve never found a red.”



July 19, 1912


                                                    

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