THE MUSIC THAT CARRIES.
“Laugh, and the world with you; weep, and ye.u weep alone.”
I’ve toiled with the men the world has blessed As I’ve toiled with tfip men who’ve failed; I've toiled with the men who strive with zest, And I’ve toiltxl with tho men who wailed. And this is the tale that my soul would tell As it drifts o’er the harbour bar The sound of a sigh don’t carry well, But the lilt of a laugh rings far.
The mon who ' woi-e near the grumbler’s side. Oh, they heard not a word he’d said ; Tne sound of the song rang far end
wide, And they harkened to that instead. Ils tones were sweet.as the tales they tell Of the rise of the Christmas star — The sound of a sigh don’t carry well, But the lilt of a laugh rings far.
If voir would be hoard at all. my lad. Keep a laugh in your heart and throat; For those who are deaf to accents sad And alert to a cheerful note. Keep hold of the cord of laughter’s bell. Keep aloof from the moans that
mar • The sound of a sigh don’t carry well, But the lilt of a laugh rings far.
“Young I’eoph’s IVeklj.”
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 190, 29 July 1911, Page 4 (Supplement)
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209THE MUSIC THAT CARRIES. Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 190, 29 July 1911, Page 4 (Supplement)
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