Will McKendree Carleton Poems

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1.
Over The Hill To The Poor House

Over the hill to the poor-house I’m trudgin’ my weary way—
I, a woman of seventy, and only a trifle gray—
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2.
Out Of The Old House, Nancy

Out of the old house, Nancy--moved up into the new;
All the hurry and worry is just as good as through.
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3.
The Doctor's Story

Good folks ever will have their way
Good folks ever for it must pay.

But we, who are here and everywhere,
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4.
The New Church Organ

They 've got a brand-new organ, Sue,
For all their fuss and search;
They've done just as they said they'd do,
And fetched it into church.
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5.
The Littlle Black-Eyed Rebel

A boy drove into the city, his wagon loaded down
With food to feed the people of the British-governed town;
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6.
The Editor's Guests

The Editor sat in his sanctum, his countenance furrowed with care,
His mind at the bottom of business, his feet at the top of a chair,
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7.
Over The Hill From The Poor-House

I, who was always counted, they say,
Rather a bad stick any way,
Splintered all over with dodges and tricks,
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8.
The Country Doctor

There's a gathering in the village, that has never been outdone
Since the soldiers took their muskets to the war of '61,
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9.
Tom Was Goin' For A Poet

The Farmer Discourses of his Son.

Tom was goin' for a poet, an' said he'd a poet be;
One of these long-haired fellers a feller hates to see;
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10.
Uncle Sammy

Some men were born for great things,
Some were born for small;
Some--it is not recorded
Why they were born at all;
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