Such a people, such a craft,
Always shouted for "retrenchment,"
While he always voted "graft."

He was quite a famous "poser,"
And he had the nimble art
Of deluding men to thinking
That he owned an honest heart;
He was always hinting "boodle,"
At which hints the lobby laughed
For they knew he talked "retrenchment,"
But he always voted "graft!"

He was frequent in the papers
With a lengthy interview
'Bout the "welfare of the people,"
And the "octopi" he knew;
And he made long-winded speeches
As he raked things fore and aft,
But he only talked "retrenchment,"
While he always voted "graft!"

O, the dear, deluded people,
Hear this Sermon from the Mount:
When a Bill is up for passage
It is only votes that count;
And you'd better watch the fellow
On the legislative raft
Who forever talks "retrenchment,"
And then casts a vote for "graft!"

Caught on the Fly.

The worst thing about failure is that it makes so many good people most
unhappy.

The man who never laughs at all is as great a trial to his friends as is
the one who laughs too much.

No beauty of Nature, either of heart or flower or fruit, was ever grown
without the lavish use of sunshine for its development.

Joy is Here.

What to us is Trouble?
Joy is here today;
Care is but a bubble
Bursting with the May.

Onward we are drifting;
What if skies are gray?
All the clouds are lifting,--
Joy is here today!

Harbors over yonder;
Billows die away;
There we all shall anchor,--
Joy for aye and aye!

Something Left.

There's joy in Oklahoma!
Let's go it good and strong;
There's sunshine on the prairies,
The land is glad with song;
What though the cotton tumbled,--
What if the wheat was short?
We've corn for hog and hominy
Of every blessed sort!

Charity not only covers a multitude of sins, but she also tucks the
quilts in around the feet and gets up in the middle of the night to see
if the blanket is on straight.

Not Afraid.

"Aren't you afraid some of these lobbyists will persuade you by their
eloquence into supporting some bad measure?" asked a friend of a member
of the legislature.

"Not a bit of it, sir, not a bit of it! Just let them try it as often as
they wish!" answered the confident statesman. "Just let