Modern Chivalry

When lovely maiden stops to jolly,

     And finds too late she’s missed the train;

What charm can soothe her melancholy,

     What act can make her smile again?

The only act her grief to lighten,

     To make her drooping pulses stir,

And cause her saddened face to brighten,

     Is just to hire a cab for her.

Jan. 10, 1901