“Could Wed a Better Man”

 (Bruno J. Feder, of New York City, killed himself so that his wife might be free to marry a better man.)

Say not that heroes are no more

That chivalry is dead

The world is full of such today,

And not by banners led.

Whether ‘twere wise God only knows,

We can’t foresee his plan;

“He killed himself so that his wife

Could wed a better man.”

How many in the throng today

That follows fashion’s lead

Would face the great untried unknown

By such a strange-like deed?

How many would cast self aside?

Name one soul if you can,

Who’d ever quit so that his wife

Could wed a better man!

Nay, it was not the thing to do,

But here’s a moral, sir;

Don’t do a bloody act like that

All for the love of her.

But you can do a noble deed,

Make sacrifice you can;

Strike out the worthlessness and make

Yourself a better man.

Aug. 24, 10