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My Heart is Not Blind by Michael Nye

Posts tagged as “Edgar A. Guest”

Song O’ Friendship

From the Topeka State Journal, July 31, 1919. By Edgar A. Guest.

Trouble and Envy

From The Topeka State Journal, July 29, 1919. By Edgar A. Guest.

The Gentle Lanes

From the Grand Forks Herald, July 26, 1919. By Edgar A. Guest.

No Room for Hate

From the Carson City Daily Appeal, July 23, 1919.

Praise

From the Grand Forks Herald, July 17, 1919. By Edgar A. Guest.

Duty

He shall be great who does his duty well, Though he may miss the shining light of fame, And history may not record his name. He shall have much of which his soul may boast Who has not been a traitor to his post. — From the Grand Forks Herald, June 30, 1919.

William Oswald’s Discovery

When William Oswald Effingham was born his parents said There never was a child before with such a noble head. With pardonable modesty they raved about his worth And called their precious little tot the cutest babe on earth. As William Oswald older grew his folks more proudly raved, Before his face they praised to all the ways that he behaved. They told the clever things he did, repeated all he said Until at last tbey had completely turned the youngster's head. Because he heard bis parents brag about him day and night. He got to thinking that he was the brightest of the bright. He didn't seem to notice when they gave him his degree That ninety other fellows shared his brilliant company. At last into the world he went in search of gold and fame, And was shocked to find that no one seemed to recognize his claim It troubled him and grieved him and It left him much depressed. To discover no one thought him any better than the rest. Now he knows that there are others that can do what he can do; That some know everything he knows, with something added too. And he tells his foolish parents when they boast of him at night, That the world is full of people Who are marvelously bright. — From The Topeka State Journal, June 27, 1919.