POETRY.

White Ribbon, Volume 2, Issue 20, 1 February 1897, Page 5

POETRY.

DER OAK USD DER VISE. I don d vas preaching woman’s righdts, Or any-ding like dot; Und I likes to see all hooplas Shust mit dheir lot; Budt I vants to gontradict dot shap Dot made dig le die shoke: “ A voman vas der glinging vine, Und man der shturdy oak. Berhaps, someditnes, dot may be drue; Bndt, den times oudt off nine, 1 find me oudt dot man himshelf Vaa beed the glinging vine; Und vhen bees frends dhey all vas gone, Und he vas gone “ tead proke,” Dot’s vhen vow in shteps righdt in, Und peen der shturdyoak. Shust go oup to der foot-pall groundts, Und see dhose " shturdy oaks ** All blanted roundt übon der seats — Shust hear dheir laughs und shokes! Dhen see dhose vomens at der tubs, Mit glothes oudt on der lines; Vhich vas der ghturdy oaks, mint frienlts, Und vhich der glinging vines? Vhen sickness in der householdt comes, Und veeks und veeks he strays, Who vas it tighdts him witoudt resdt, Dhose veary nighdts und days ? Who beace und gomfort always prings, Und cools dot fefered prow ? More like it vas der tender vine Dot i>ak he glings to now. Maype, vhen oaks dhey gling some more, Und don’d so shturdy peen, Der glinging vines dhey haf some shanoo To help run Life’s iuasbeen. In belt und sickness, su >y uud pain, In calm or shtormy veddber, ’Tvus boddher dot dh >s • oiks und vines •Should alvays giing togeldher.