William Hopkins

I want to write a loving word

     In memory of him;

But now, just now my sight is blurred,

     My eyes with tears are dim.

Enough! My pen once free to flow

     Falls from my trembling hand;

But in God’s kingdom he will know,

     And he will understand.

Sept. 24, 1902

William Hopkins, an editor at the Boston Daily Globe, died on Sept. 24, 1902. He lived in Newton, Mass.

The page that this was written on also contains the address “43 Haverhill St.” above the title.