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 Copyright 1917 
 
 BY 
 
 P. J. Pendergast 
 
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 MAY 23 1917 
 
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 In Memory of the departed souls 
 Who were near and dear to me. 
 
Contents 
 
 America's Leading Prelate 7 
 
 The Feast of the Holy Name 8 
 
 From Midnight in December 10 
 
 Heaven's Gate 11 
 
 In Memory of Father Troy 12 
 
 In Memory of Father Johnson 13 
 
 On Easter Morn 14 
 
 When the Verdant Leaves are Withered 15 
 
 Gospel St. John Parable — Loaves and Fishes 17 
 
 The Great White Way 19 
 
 Willet's Pond 21 
 
 The Sinking of the Lusitania 23 
 
 War in Europe 24 
 
 Blessed be God 26 
 
 A Lonely Couple 27 
 
 Mission in Dedham Last September 28 
 
 He Fasted in the Desert 30 
 
 Civic Association 32 
 
 The Lepers are Cleansed '. 34 
 
 St. Elizabeth's Hospital 35 
 
 The Birth of Norwood, 1872 .36 
 
 To Arthur Howe Pingree 38 
 
 The Broken Key 40 
 
 Dear Ireland, Now Thy Praise I'll Sing 42 
 
 Do You Remember (Carrie Jacob Bond) 43 
 
 I Do Remember 44 
 
 Because Dan O'Connell Came From There 46 
 
 Medleys 47 
 
 Tribute to the Orphan Boy 48 
 
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 America's leading prelate in Boston stands 
 
 today 
 He's Cardinal O'Connell of Granby Street 
 
 Back Bay 
 He is a fearless advocate of the truth, the light, 
 
 the way 
 And all modern fads and sycophants he'll 
 brush them from his way. 
 
 The Holy Father Pius tenth picked O'Connell 
 
 for the man 
 To represent the Holy See to the Emperor of 
 
 Japan 
 Then from Rome he sailed alone the Emperor 
 
 for to see 
 
 And the Emperor received him with every 
 
 courtesy. 
 
 And then the entire nation they offered him 
 
 the key 
 To unlock their hearts and dwell therein 
 
 throughout the country 
 And the state they entertained so free 
 With joy, with pride, with glee. 
 
 America's leading scholar the Cardinal stands 
 
 today 
 
 Far above all others for he leads them every 
 
 way 
 
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 For he has for his foundation the word that 
 
 will not decay 
 And there's nothing more substantial than the 
 the truth, the light, the way. 
 
 Those towery walls at Brighton, his charity 
 
 testify 
 Where the ill may always enter and from 
 
 there good health enjoy 
 For there the nurse and doctor work together 
 
 with a will 
 Under the direction of Cardinal O'Connell 
 
 iff^ast of tl^^ 5^0lu Nattt0 
 
 This day in Church and Chapel we gather far 
 
 and near 
 The Holy Name of Jesus to honor and revere, 
 We come from town and city, we come from 
 
 lonely plain 
 In ecstasy we bend the knee and bless Thy 
 
 Holy Name. 
 
 O Blessed Name most holy, we gather at Thy 
 
 shrine 
 And there in adoration our hearts to Thee 
 
 incline 
 It is with grief and sorrow Thy Sacred form we 
 
 see 
 
 Spiked on those timbers on the mound of 
 
 Calvary 
 
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 It was upon that heavy Cross You spoke those 
 
 words so true 
 
 ''Father, forgive them for they know not what 
 
 they do." 
 
 Then seeing there beneath the Cross Thy 
 beloved kin St. John 
 
 To theVirgindidexclaim mother beholdThy Son 
 
 Two Marys stood beneath the Cross, the Virgin 
 and the other 
 
 Then looking on St. John did say O Son be- 
 hold Thy mother. 
 
 And then while dying on the Cross Thou did 
 
 for water call 
 They offered Thee to slake thy thirst both 
 
 vinegar and gall 
 Then looking on the good thief who was dying 
 
 by Thy side 
 To him did say thou shalt this day be with 
 Me in Paradise. 
 
 From now on gentle Christian when you look 
 
 on Calvary's mound 
 And you see your, dying Saviour worn and 
 
 torn above the ground 
 Now, when to sin your tempted from sin you 
 
 should refrain 
 
 You should call upon your Jesus and bless His 
 
 Holy Name. 
 
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 Sffrotn iMIlimglit In ^^cember 
 
 From midnight in December from now and 
 
 evermore 
 The Christian has a beacpn Hght to guide 
 
 from shore to shore 
 The Ugh t is Christ the Saviour, the Hght shall 
 
 never dim 
 Should you follow in its footsteps they to 
 
 heaven will you bring. 
 From midnight in December you should 
 
 praise the Lord most high 
 And ask Him for to bless you that good 
 
 health you may enjoy 
 You should pray His Virgin Mother, you should 
 
 pray St. Joseph too 
 And ask for their assistance as this life you 
 
 travel through. 
 From midnight in December that guide so 
 
 good and true 
 Will lead you to that happy land ; that happy 
 
 land where you 
 Will see the chorus of heaven and hear their 
 
 voices ring 
 For they sing on forever to Christ their Lord 
 
 and King. 
 From midnight in December when you rise on 
 
 Christmas morn 
 And you nestle in your garments and of your 
 
 beard are shorn 
 As you start upon your journey should you 
 
 meet with man or lass 
 You should bid them good morning; wish them 
 Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas. 
 
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 This little book I'll now relate, 
 
 It brought me in to heaven's gate,for when 
 
 they heard my poetry, 
 Father Hasenfus found the key, 
 And he brought me to the sanctuary, 
 The church I saw in its majesty/ 
 
 Then I beheld a sight most grand, 
 The finest church in all the land. 
 The finest money can create. 
 It is the Church of Heaven's Gate. 
 
 He pressed the button then from on high, 
 Those crystal bulbs did light supply 
 The scene I did behold with joy, 
 I'll never forget till the day I die. 
 
 Those days I spent in Montreal, 
 
 To memory dear I now recall. 
 
 As I looked upon the broad expanse, 
 
 Of the majestic mighty St. Lawrence. 
 
 Then I saw that Church of fame, 
 The colossal Church of Notre Dame, 
 Then right there I did remain, 
 And praised and blessed Thy Holy Name.. 
 
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 In St Catherine's Church at Norwood above 
 the altar high, 
 
 They have placed a stained glass window to 
 ramember Father Troy, 
 
 As you look up on this window many figures 
 you will see 
 
 Connected with our Saviour's life and His 
 death on Calvary, 
 
 You'll see in brilliant colors of yeUow, green 
 and red 
 
 You'll see the dying Saviour with the crown 
 upon His head, 
 
 You'll see His Virgin Mother, His beloved kin 
 St. John, 
 
 Likewise the other Mary that the multitude 
 did stone, 
 
 There are many others, that, I cannot tell 
 you here, 
 
 And many other scenes in the Saviour's life 
 so dear , 
 
 If you should look upon them, those scenes you 
 would enjoy. 
 
 And ere you'd start to depart, you'd pray for 
 Father Troy, 
 
 And likewise so would I. 
 
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 in memory of ^utijet dtttinson 
 
 While standing on the housetop in Dedham I 
 
 did see 
 St. Mary's in the valley where Father Johnson 
 
 used to be 
 He built that lofty structure with its towering 
 
 w^alls so high 
 The granite came from Westw^ood ; from the 
 
 Quarry there close by 
 
 This Church so neat he did complete and then 
 
 bid them goodby. 
 
 And then the Gate of Heaven in South Boston 
 
 did complete 
 And you cannot find its equal in this land, on 
 
 any Street 
 You can look this country over, looking long 
 
 and looking well 
 And when you are through looking, you will 
 
 call it nonpareil. 
 
 Some day I'll leave this vale of tears, be it 
 
 soon or be it late 
 I pray my destination will be for heaven's gate 
 I pray that gate toenter,foryou can plainly see 
 Of the Gate of Heaven Church, Father Johnson 
 
 held the key. 
 
 Father Johnson he has left us, he has goneaway ; 
 
 has gone to join the order of Melchisedech 
 
 Thou art a Priest forever the sovereign God 
 
 did say 
 According to the order of Melchisedech. 
 
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 ©It En&Uv iMorn 
 
 On Easter morn it's my delight to rise and 
 
 cross the track 
 And in St. Catherine's receive from the hands 
 
 of Father McCormack 
 Should Father Mac not be there its then I 
 
 would be free 
 
 To receive the Blessed Sacrament from Father 
 
 Buckley 
 
 Should Father Buckley be away, for the 
 
 Church is very big 
 Then I'd kneel at the alter rail and receive 
 
 from Father Twigg 
 Then as the day was passing I'd remember 
 
 that good man 
 
 And pray to God in heaven for Father 
 
 Corrigan. 
 
 And for that youth I then would pray the 
 
 first in Norwood border 
 He was Norwood's first ordained; the first in 
 
 Holy Orders 
 He is no longer with us for God did call him on 
 May you rest in peace forever Father Donovan. 
 
 Now there is another priest to every heart 
 
 most dear 
 Who labored years within our midst and now 
 
 he's resting here' 
 All the time that he was with us, did serve the 
 
 Lord on high 
 
 May you serve the Lord forever beloved 
 
 Father Troy. 
 
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 When the verdant leaves are withered and lay 
 
 scattered on the land, 
 Bear in mind my then dear Christian that 
 
 Christmas is at hand, 
 And for you is quickly coming of the fleeting of 
 
 time 
 
 And may its rapid coming bring you happiness 
 
 sublime. 
 
 Those leaves that once so lofty did float up on 
 
 the trees. 
 And mingled with the branches in the morn 
 
 and evening breeze 
 With odor rare they filled the air, they were a 
 
 handsome sight, 
 And then to look upon them it would your 
 
 heart delight. 
 
 In June they were so full of life, month of the 
 
 Sacred Heart, 
 But when November came around their life 
 
 did then depart. 
 
 Today they lay on barren clay cold frozen 
 
 through the heart. 
 
 The trees look sadly on them as on the ground 
 
 they lay. 
 With snow and rain to beat them there de- 
 caying day by day, 
 
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 Such is the end dear Christian of every form 
 
 of Hfe, 
 
 That enters on this planet in this world of 
 
 care and strife. 
 
 It's for us to gain a lesson as we look upon 
 
 those leaves, 
 When we see them crushed and mangled 
 
 beneath their parent trees, 
 That for us the time is coming we too will 
 
 pass away, 
 And like the leaves of autumn will mingle with 
 the clay. 
 
 Let us now while we are able let us now pre- 
 pare the way, 
 For Him who died to save us, who was born on 
 
 Christmas day, 
 Let us place our heart in order and offer Him 
 
 His share. 
 
 Then when the end approaches t'will not take 
 
 us unaware. 
 
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 dlosp^l St* doi}n Parable 
 iUoau^s anil ^xBi}es 
 
 Around Tiberias' rugged shore, 
 
 The Saviour trod in the days of yore, 
 
 It was there He walked across the sea, 
 
 O'er the dark blue wave in GaHlee. 
 
 To that sunny shore so rough and rude» 
 Came far and near the multitude, 
 Five thousand followers had He, 
 Along the shores of Galilee. 
 
 Into the mountains He did go, 
 
 With His disciples from below. 
 
 And then on the mountain He did see^ 
 
 That far famed lake in Galilee. 
 
 And thus to Philip He did say, 
 Where shall we buy the bread this day. 
 Those men you see are hungry. 
 From far and near in Galilee. 
 
 Then Philip then to Him did say, 
 Two hundred shillings worth this day. 
 Of barley bread you see said he, 
 Won't feed those men from Galilee. 
 
 Then Andrew unto Him replied, 
 There is a lad here by my side. 
 With two small fishes from the sea, 
 And five barley loaves from Galilee. 
 
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 On the grassy slope they sat around, 
 Many were faint with hunger bound, 
 The two small fishes He did take. 
 And the barley loaves He then did break. 
 
 He blessqd those fishes from the sea. 
 And He fed five thousand in Galilee. 
 Then to His disciples He did Qxclaim, 
 Gather up the fragments that do remain. 
 
 They picked them up from around the hill, 
 And then twelve baskets they did fill, 
 And the crowd they were so full of glee, 
 Sought to make Him King of Galilee. 
 
 But when He found out what they would do, 
 He then alone to the mountains flew. 
 And there alone looked on the sea. 
 And they dispersed from Galilee. 
 
 O Galilee, Sweet Galilee, 
 
 Thy sacred hills are dear to me, 
 
 I'd love to view them o'er and o'er, 
 
 As my Saviour did in the days of yore, 
 
 The Oleander I'd love to see. 
 
 On thy rugged shore dear Galilee. 
 
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 On Sunday morn in Norwood, the people 
 
 they do stray, 
 From their pleasant homes through the town 
 
 and go to church and pray. 
 Then they join the thr/ong, and they move 
 along, upon the great white way. 
 
 The chauffeur with his flying car finds every 
 
 thing serene. 
 As he floats along the great white way, his life 
 
 is but a dream. 
 The only thing that troubles him so is Socony 
 gasoline. 
 
 Right upon the great white way there's stores 
 
 on every side, 
 And are ready and awaiting to equip both 
 
 groom and bride> 
 When you investigated you will be satisfied. 
 
 And right upon the groat white way you find 
 
 the Premier, 
 And you will be contented when you are in the 
 
 theatre. 
 As you look upon those pictures that they 
 
 show from day to day. 
 You'll smile and be contented when you walk 
 the great white way. 
 
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 Now should you have a dollar that you'd wish 
 
 to put away, 
 Step into the National Bank upon the great 
 
 white way, 
 And plant it there and with their care 'twill 
 gnow both night and day. 
 
 The summer time is coming you will need a 
 
 little rest, 
 You can step into the National Bank and draw 
 
 your interest. 
 You can go upon your journey on the land or 
 
 on the sea, 
 And people will wonder if you are not John D. 
 
 Now is the time to bank your money and bank 
 
 it with a will, 
 For in Europe they are trying, each other for to 
 
 kill; 
 But here there's peace and plenty all along the 
 
 way. 
 You can step into the National Bank for its 
 open every day. 
 
 As you travel through life's journey you will 
 
 need three meals a day, 
 For to keep you in condition for to cut and 
 
 make the hay. 
 Then should you neeti some fruit your appetite 
 
 to stay. 
 Step into Hartshorn's Market upon the great 
 white way, 
 
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 Now when you are leaving Norwood forever 
 
 more to stay, 
 In a wooden boat for an overcoat you'll 
 
 sail the great white way, 
 You'll sail right to the cemetary you'll sail 
 
 there for to stay, 
 And never in Norwood will you walk the 
 great white way. 
 
 When ever you're in Norwood and you recrea- 
 tion seek 
 Step upon a Walpole Car, get off at Wilson St. 
 And now I can assure you the time you'd ne'er 
 
 regret. 
 When you look upon that new made Pond 
 named after George Willet. 
 
 You can talk of Winnepesaukee and the 
 
 Isles that there abound 
 For no where in this Country can their 
 
 equal be found 
 But they were made by nature and are covered 
 
 with moss 
 Geor/ge Willet's Pond was formed by man with 
 the tip cart and the horse. 
 
 The road one vast embankment and the 
 
 bridge with arches span 
 And they are so constructed for the pond 
 
 they form the dam 
 You'd delight to look upon them be you wo- 
 man, child or man. 
 
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 As you stand upon the highway and look 
 
 from shore to shore 
 'Twill impress upon your memory Winnepe- 
 
 saukee more and more 
 Nothing lacking but the steamer for to sail 
 the waters o'er 
 
 And all along the hilltops the trees are in fuH 
 
 bloom 
 And they fill the balmy air with their fra- 
 grant perfume 
 And with their swaying branches they brush 
 away the gloom. 
 
 Then every where around you as you see the 
 
 azure sky 
 And the emerald hills and valleys and the air 
 
 so crisp and dry 
 You'll be in a mood of gratitude and you'll 
 praise the God on high. 
 
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 ®l][0 Sinking of tife SInattama 
 
 The peerless Lusitania was sailing o'er the deep 
 And the cultured Kaiser's monster beneath the 
 
 wave did creep 
 When like the deadly adder, she struck the 
 
 fatal blow 
 Then the peerless Lusitania beneath the 
 
 waves did go. 
 
 When the ship was sinking on that sad and 
 
 fatal day 
 Come let us save the kiddies Alfred Vanderbilt 
 
 did say 
 Then beneath the crest sank to his rest for- 
 ever more to stay. 
 
 There were men from many nations many men 
 
 from every clime 
 And likewise gentle maidens and mothejrs 
 
 in their prime 
 
 With them helpless children who now sleep 
 
 beneath the brine. 
 
 O noble Lusitania 'tis sad for us to relate 
 You men so good and noble you incurred the 
 
 Kaiser's hate 
 No more to sail the ocean no more tocrossthesea 
 You'll rest upon the oceans bed for all eternity . 
 
 O peerless Lusitania once monarch of the wave 
 On the first of May you sailed away, sailed to 
 
 your unknown grave 
 By the Kaiser bomb your trips are done for- 
 ever more and aye. 
 
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 Why can't they stop this ruthless war 
 They don't know what there fighting for, 
 They're kilUng each other when they should be 
 Living in peace and harmony. 
 
 Europe today is one vast pen 
 Where those selfish brutes do slaughter men, 
 And the helpless babe on its mothers knee 
 'Is a target for the staunch navy. 
 
 As you look at Belgium o'er and o'er 
 It will never be as it was before 
 Since he did press his iron heel 
 And smite it with his glove of steel. 
 
 It was Sherman said and said it well 
 
 That war was what that war was hell 
 
 But a war like this he never knew 
 
 When he did speak those words so true. 
 
 In helpless Belguim there today 
 Desolation holds full sway 
 They're sleeping there beneath the tree 
 A hay stack is a luxury. 
 
 How this will end I do not know 
 
 But many a noble form will go 
 
 Under the sod and there to stay 
 
 Till the trumpet sounds on the judgment day 
 
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 And many a favorite son will raet 
 
 Undeir the oceans billowy crest 
 
 From home and friends so far away 
 
 On account of this war that's on today. 
 
 Did I possess a submarine 
 Contending powers I'd sail between 
 And there upon the ocean beci 
 I'd show both sides their mangled dead 
 
 Those forms to all so dear in life 
 Which now the fishes shun with fright 
 For those mangled forms will ne'er decay 
 On account of this war that's on today. 
 
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 Blessed be God do I daily exclaim, 
 Blessed thrice Blessed be His Holy Name. 
 Thanksgiving we thank thee, thanksgiving 
 
 being here; 
 We thank Thee for gifts received through 
 the year. 
 
 We thank Thee O Lord with the morn's ruddy 
 
 glow 
 
 And through the long day where ever I go 
 
 I praise Thee and bless Thee continously 
 
 For the graces and gifts Thou hast showered 
 
 upon me. 
 
 I thank Thee at noon when the sun is on high 
 Shedding its lustre throughout the clear sky 
 Or should it be cloudy with snow wind or rain 
 For blessing received I thank Thee again. 
 
 And then in the eve when from care I am free 
 My thoughts do revert to Thy mother Mary 
 I thank her and bless her the Virgin of yore 
 I thank her and bless her but do not adore. 
 
 And when it comes night and thanksgiving 
 
 day's o'er 
 To Thy Divine Son my thoughts they do soar 
 His graces, His blessing I will duly implore 
 And Christ the Eternal I will ever adore. 
 
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 A ainn^lu Couple 
 
 A lonely couple wandered in Bethlehem 
 
 through the street 
 They were looking around for shelter to rest 
 
 their tired feet 
 They were worn and weary from their troubles 
 
 through the day 
 
 And now they sought a resting place their 
 
 aching heads to lay. 
 
 As this tired couple wande^red they were 
 
 filled with gloom 
 For in the inns of Bethehem for them there 
 
 was no room 
 So they wandered to the mountains and they 
 
 found a lonely cave 
 And at midnight in December the Incarnate 
 Son was made. 
 
 As they laid Him in the manger he was. 
 
 wrapped in swadling clothes 
 And in that lonely manger did peacefully re- 
 pose 
 Then a star shone in the sky, t'was the star of 
 
 Bethlehem 
 It guided on the magi it guided them to Him. 
 
 It was then that hosts of angels his birthday 
 
 did proclaim 
 This day for man a Saviour and Jesus is his 
 
 name 
 And then with loud hosannas his praises they 
 
 did sing 
 Glory to the highest for Jesus is your King. 
 
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 The Magi offered costly gems of frankincense 
 
 and myrrh 
 But the lonely Shepherd of his gratitude and 
 
 prayer 
 The Infant Savior had no use for costly 
 
 jewels there 
 
 And His blessings then desce^ided on the lonely 
 
 Shepherd there. 
 
 This tired lonely couple now walk the streets 
 
 no more 
 For they are safe in heaven on that bright 
 
 celestial shore 
 Living with their Saviour in'joy forever more. 
 
 O Virgin Mary Mother we hail thee full of 
 
 grace 
 We pray that thou will help us to gain our 
 
 heavenly place 
 We pray to thee St. Joseph thou father of the 
 
 poor 
 We pray that you will help us in this sad and 
 
 lonely hour 
 And when our days are vanished and we shall 
 
 be no more 
 
 May we dwell with Christ the Saviour in joy 
 
 forever more. 
 
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 fUlsiSifon in S^liliam ffiast 
 
 Two weeks ago in Dedham the mission 
 
 Fathers came, 
 AndforSt. Mary'sParish a mission did proclaim 
 And then good Father Fleming to his 
 
 people did explain 
 That they all should make the mission the 
 
 indulgence for to gain. 
 
 The first week of the mission the women set 
 
 the pace, 
 And night and day right on the way for St. 
 
 Mary's they did race, 
 1200 strong they came along they were in 
 
 right on the hour. 
 And they filled St. Mary's basement from the 
 
 altar to the door. 
 
 The men too made the mission they came from 
 
 far and near, 
 They came to hear the words of God from the 
 
 mission Fathers there. 
 For the mission Fathers always when they 
 
 come to any place 
 They always cast around them God's sanctify- 
 ing grace. 
 
 And all those who made the mission and who 
 made the mission well. 
 
 They never need to worry about a good place 
 for to dwell. 
 
 And likewise need not trouble about the 
 eternal gates of hell. 
 
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 He fasted in the desert in the forty days gone by 
 
 And the demon met Him and tried to Him 
 
 decoy 
 
 If Thou art Son of God, the devil he did say, 
 
 Command those stones turned into bread 
 
 that we may partake today. 
 
 It is written Satan, written and recorded high 
 above, 
 Man shall not Hve by bread alone, but by 
 every word of God. 
 
 Then to the Holy City the devil Him did call. 
 
 And from the temple tower, he bade the 
 
 Saviour fall. 
 
 Thou shall not tempt the Son of God, the 
 
 Saviour He did say, 
 
 And then He left the devil and proceeded on 
 
 His way. 
 
 And those facts are written and written for to 
 
 stay. 
 
 And then the devil took Him to a mountain 
 very high. 
 And he showed Him all the kingdoms beneath 
 
 the azure sky. 
 Then he pointed out the kingdoms on the land 
 
 and on the sea, 
 
 All these kingdoms will I give Thee if Thou 
 
 only worship me. 
 
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 And then He spoke to Satan and He bade 
 
 him to observe, 
 That on high it is written the Lord thou shalt 
 
 serve. 
 And then the devil left Him and behold the 
 
 angels came, 
 And ministered unto Him, and with Him did 
 remain. 
 
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 Ctmc Assoctattott 
 
 At Norwood central station there's a club 
 
 you would like to join 
 It's the civic association where they have 
 
 everything so fine 
 When you once become a member your life 
 
 will be sublime 
 They have chess and they have checkers 
 
 and they have all sorts of fun 
 And you can get instructions in the gymna- 
 sium ■ 
 
 And in the sultry weather where it is nowhere 
 
 cool 
 You can strip and have your dip in the civic 
 
 swimming pool 
 And after you have had your dip and dropped 
 
 the mercury 
 You can go right in and role a string on the 
 Bowling alley 
 
 Themi should you wish a social time on any 
 
 afternoon 
 They will place at disposal they will place the 
 
 social room 
 Then should you be a lover of that endearing 
 
 sport 
 Along the street beneath your feet you'll 
 
 find the tennis court 
 
 And at your v/ill you can try your skill and 
 
 send in your report. 
 
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 At Norwood central, station lies the athletic 
 
 field 
 That's where they steal the bases and never 
 
 guilty plead 
 But if you caught its different for the players 
 
 they will shout 
 
 And they will call upon the umpire and he will 
 
 put you out. 
 
 So you're out upon the race track and with 
 
 your nimble feet 
 You can sprint around the oval and there a 
 
 record seek 
 And should you make a mistake or there be 
 
 taken ill 
 
 Without delay they will bring you to the 
 
 civic hospital. 
 
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 ®1|0 i£tptv^ art Cl^ans^ti 
 
 On His journey to Jerusalem in the midst 
 
 of Galilee, 
 As He passed a certain village, ten lepers He 
 
 did see, 
 They were standing at a distance when the 
 
 Son of God passed by, 
 Jesus Master have mercy on us they unto Him 
 did cry. 
 
 He looked upon those lepers in that city 
 
 the east. 
 And those words He did speak unto them, go 
 
 show yourself to the Priest, 
 And one of them returned again a samaritan 
 
 was he, 
 With joy in his eye, praised God on high for a 
 leper no more was he. 
 
 Were not ten cleansed where are the nine the 
 
 Son of God did say, 
 But on looking around no more were found 
 
 but this alien on that day, 
 And looking at this alien as he knelt there at 
 
 His knee, 
 
 Arise I say and go the way thy faith hath 
 
 healed thee. 
 
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 There were many with the Cardinal with a 
 
 charitable mind, 
 And are trying to alleviate the afflictions of 
 
 mankind, 
 
 With their united efforts did work with a will, 
 
 And did complete at Brighton the new 
 
 hospital. 
 
 In this God-like institution the women are 
 
 immense, 
 And by their deeds and actions show their 
 
 benevolence, 
 For they are tireless workers and are working 
 
 with a will. 
 To reduce the cost of living at the new 
 hospital. 
 
 Should you wish to be a donor you can bring or 
 
 send your might, 
 They accept your contribution and record it 
 
 with delight, 
 You will never regret your action for the 
 
 scripture do proclaim, 
 A reward for a glass of water that is given in 
 His name. 
 
 And in the days which are to come should you 
 
 be taken ill, 
 You'll receive every kind attention at St. 
 Elizabeth's hospital. 
 
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 mtti} 0f NoruiDoa, 1872 
 
 Mother, said South Dedham, I want a little 
 
 school, 
 For to educate my children to observe the 
 
 golden rule, 
 For my children they are growing and before 
 
 we separate, 
 I must have a school house for them to edu- 
 cate. 
 
 No, my child, you cannot have it for though 
 
 you are dear to me, 
 You live amongst the bushes out in the 
 
 country. 
 
 And as for your children let them pick the 
 
 ripe berry, 
 
 Then mother I must leave you but mother I'll 
 
 be good, 
 I'll no longer be South Dedham but I'll 
 
 simply be Norwood, 
 And if my brother Westwood be asking after 
 
 me, 
 
 Just tell him that he'll find me out in the 
 
 country. 
 
 O my child I'm very sorry that you should 
 
 leave me now, 
 As your going to earn your living by the sweat 
 
 upon your brow, 
 
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 I hope that God will bless you as you lean 
 
 upon your plough, 
 And grant you peace and plenty evermore 
 from now. 
 
 This Norwood he's a husky chap he's forty-four 
 
 today 
 He has a pubHc Hbrary, and he's got a great 
 
 white way 
 All his children they are working some at 
 
 night and others day, 
 And he has a town manager to lead him on his 
 
 way, 
 
 And he's got the best chief of police that's in 
 
 the state today. 
 
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 So Arti)ur ?i^oui^ pingr^^ 
 
 This day they all assemble with a sad and 
 
 solemn will, 
 And come in mournful numbers to the church 
 
 upon the hill, 
 They come from town and city, from universi- 
 ty, 
 To mourn the noble pastor Arthur Howe 
 Pingree. 
 
 The boy scouts that he cherished did march 
 
 in single file, 
 One by one they marched and the tears has 
 
 dimed their eyes. 
 And they look with mournful sorrow upon the 
 
 silent form. 
 
 Of him who died so noble on the banks of 
 
 Annisquam. 
 
 In sorrow come the maidens, the maidens 
 
 young and fair, 
 And their hearts are heav}^ laden as they look 
 
 upon him there, 
 He was their loving pastor, but now his heart 
 
 is still. 
 
 And there in grief and anguish at the church 
 
 upon the hill. 
 
 For fifteen years in Norwood he day by day 
 
 did preach, 
 And there he taught the young and old how 
 the throne of God to reach, 
 
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 He was with them in their sorrow, in their joys 
 
 and in their ills, 
 He rests today beneath the clay and sleeps 
 
 in Forest Hills. 
 
 Now rest the faithful servant, your worthy 
 
 task is o'er, 
 Your loving flock will miss you for their 
 
 hearts are rent and sore, 
 Yes, but they hope to one day meet you on that 
 
 bright eternal shore. 
 
 Where all is bliss and happiness and death 
 
 shall be no more. 
 
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 ®l|^ Broken iK^ij 
 
 Ths organ did annoy me for it had a broken 
 
 key, 
 And each day I used to shun for I did not care 
 
 for to see, 
 So one day I thought to fix it, fix it for to play, 
 So I brought it to the industry in Norwood 
 Broadway, 
 
 The place where he did mend it was once the 
 
 village hall, 
 Where we used to hold town meetings in the 
 
 spring and in the fall. 
 Where we used to hold elections where the 
 
 firemen held their ball, 
 And on the birth of Washington you could 
 
 hear the trumpeters call. 
 But now those days are vanished, those days 
 
 shall be no more, 
 
 For it is now the Piano Supply Co. as you enter 
 
 in its door. 
 
 One day my brother Will stood up on this 
 
 floor. 
 And that day he made a motion that the fire- 
 men's pay would soar, 
 The motion it was carried, carried with good 
 
 cheer, 
 
 Then the firemen's fee instead of three was 
 
 fifteen per year. 
 
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 The firemen did assemble and did resolutions 
 
 pass, 
 And framed those resolutions to William 
 
 Pendergast, 
 And right up on the paper his name did 
 
 broadly scrawl, 
 
 To William Pendergast for duty, for duty in 
 
 the hall. 
 
 The broken key they mended and adorned 
 
 with celluloid. 
 And now it is a pleasure at the organ to pre- 
 side, 
 And now it is a pleasure for to strike the cord 
 
 of G, 
 And look upon the celluloid from the latest 
 industry. 
 
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 To thee, I will my tributes bring 
 I'll sing thy praises everywhere 
 Because my mother came from there. 
 
 I'll sing thy praises loud and clear 
 For to me they hold memory dear 
 To the dear land none can compare 
 Because your mother came from there. 
 
 Star of the sea one tribute more 
 I'll lay upon thy verdant shore 
 For there the shamrock so green 
 It's hills and valleys grow between 
 To me those scenes will always last 
 Your devoted son 
 
 P. J. Pendergast. 
 
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 BY Carrie Jacobs Bono in Pittsburg Chronicle. 
 
 Do you remember those days in the mountains 
 Do you remember the mist on the sea, 
 Do you remember the scent of the wild flowers 
 And o'er these memories, still memories of me.. 
 
 Do you remember the dew on the fern leaves,. 
 Down by the brook that flowed to the sea,. 
 Do you remember the songs sang together, 
 And thus remembering, think sometimes of me.. 
 
 Do you remember those days in the mountains 
 Do you remember the sky wondrous blue, 
 Do you remember the meadow lark singing, 
 To me, these memories are memories of you. 
 
 Do you remember the song of the cricket, 
 And the soft moonbeams aslant on the hill, 
 Do you remember the soft winds asighing,, 
 Down thro the canyons so peaceful and still.. 
 Remember, remember, 
 
 Altho we're apart 
 Thro silence and distance, 
 You still hold my heart. 
 
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 BY THE AUTHOR 
 
 Those days in the mountains I still do remem- 
 ber, 
 I cannot forget where ever I be 
 And now I assure, I'll always remember 
 The days of the mist, the mist of the Sea, 
 For there through the mist, thy dear form do 
 
 see 
 Shrouded in mist looking for me. 
 
 Those fragrant wild flowers I still do remem- 
 ber. 
 With the odor so sweet they remind me of thee 
 Forget, I cannot and will not forever 
 Those wild flowers like thee are dear unto me. 
 
 The dew on the fern leavqs for all time Fll 
 
 remember. 
 For there by the brook that flowed to the sea 
 Our voices did blend with its waters together 
 And our notes did ascend in sweet harmony 
 And I'll always remember the singing with 
 thee. 
 
 Those days that we spent in the mountains 
 
 together, 
 I cannot forget the cool balmy weather, 
 
 who could forget not I, 
 For those scenes in the mountains will haunt 
 
 me forever. 
 And the scenes I beheld in the clear azure sky. 
 
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 The voice of the lark as he sang in the meadow 
 When he finished his song then away he did flew 
 Those notes in my ears they are still ringing 
 When I think of the song they remind me of you 
 The song of the cricket remains with me still, 
 When I view the soft moonbeans aslant on the 
 
 hill, 
 And the soft winds sighing through canyons so 
 
 still, 
 As you are not with me they now make me ill. 
 
 And now these mute canyons for me have no 
 
 thrill. 
 No longer to walk them or enjoy with a will 
 I am patiently waiting and looking for 
 thee 
 Poet For the Chronical Pittsburg Carrie. 
 
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 Tj^Btanse San ©^Conn^II 
 Cattle ^toxn Sl)0r0 
 
 Daniel O'Connell was not content to doff his 
 
 hat in Parliament 
 Three times he wore it through the door, three 
 
 times he wore it on the floor 
 And then he wore it everywhere 
 Because Dan O'Connell came from there. 
 
 Robert Emmet martyr slain 
 Thought Ireland's freedom to proclaim 
 But he was trapped in an English snare 
 He was taken unaware he was executed there 
 Because Robert Emmet came from there. 
 
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 French was bought by Castlereagh 
 And Ireland's freedom did betray 
 For he was bought by EngHsh gold 
 And for English gold he Ireland sold. 
 
 The shamrock from your distant land 
 Reminds me now dear Ireland 
 Recalls to me those days of yore 
 When my mother walked your verdant shore 
 And the shamrock picked from the wild moor. 
 
 The shamrock all can plainly see it represents 
 
 a mystery 
 It represents the trinity to all it represents the 
 
 Host 
 The Father, Son, the Holy Ghost 
 St. Patrick in Ireland did proclaim 
 That three in one they did remain and by 
 
 the shamrock did explain 
 And by the shamrock he did free Ireland from 
 
 idolatry 
 And then his heart was filled with glee 
 For he worked for God and humanity 
 
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 A Tribute to 
 %\\t ®vp\^an Soy 
 
 You will find the Orphan Boy at the Angel 
 
 Guardian Press 
 And although he's all alone, he is never in 
 distress 
 For his father he was taken and his mother 
 
 she's not nigh 
 The Brothers there do love and care for the 
 helpless Orphan Boy. 
 
 He was brought in to them when he was very 
 
 small 
 The reason it is this : he had no friend at aU 
 The Brothers they did teach him to serve 
 
 the God on high 
 And now he is no longer the helpless 
 Orphan Boy 
 
 Some day he'll go and leave them, some day 
 
 he'll go away 
 But he never will forget them for he is not 
 built that way 
 He will go away in sorrow and to go he 
 
 will regret 
 But some day he'll reimburse them with a 
 certified check 
 When the Brothers do receive it; to him they 
 
 will reply 
 
 May the God of Heaven bless you our noble 
 
 working boy. 
 
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 i£iie of tl|^ Mother 
 
 He enters the shop and he hangs up his coat, 
 And then he ejects the dust from his throat, 
 The dust he ejects is the colour of rust, 
 For the molder's the man to swallow the dust. 
 
 He picks up his ham.mer his casting to sprue 
 And while knocking them off sometimes he feels 
 
 blue 
 When he sees the result it is sad for to tell 
 For some of his castings they are not well . 
 
 Then he picks up his shovel to cut up his sand 
 And the shovel he moves with twist of his hand 
 And then he moves around and cleans up his floor 
 So now he is ready to start in once more. 
 
 Now its down with the mold board then his 
 
 pattern he'll brush, 
 And should he be jobbing he'll start with a rush 
 Then he'll cover the pattern with a fine sieve. 
 Then he' 11 go for the bank where the money is hid 
 For he must have money to exist and to live. 
 Thenhe'll ram up the nowel and str ikeoff the sand 
 And turn over the nowel with clamps on the end 
 Then round the pattern with trowel in hand, 
 He'll slick off the joint for to place parting sand 
 
 With the parting sand on he will ram up his cope 
 He will then lift it off and then he will joke, 
 He will then draw the pattern, close up the mold 
 Then he'll pour in the metal and pull out the gold 
 
 Now molder dear molder from me take this tip, 
 
 Look out for the draught or you'll be down with 
 
 the grip. 
 
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 ^xbttnxuns^ J£tttuvt 
 
 Last Sunday night in Norwood in Columbia 
 
 Spacious Hall 
 The Hibernians assembled in response to duty's 
 
 call, 
 Then right up on the curtain I saw the scenes 
 
 most grand 
 That nowhere can be found except in Ireland. 
 
 St. Patrick with his mitre and his crozier in his 
 
 hand 
 It was him who drove the reptiles from the 
 
 shores of Ireland, 
 From that shore forever more they are banished 
 
 from the land 
 
 They live never more upon that shore they were 
 
 driven by his hand. 
 
 And there I saw an Irish lad with a colleen from 
 
 her home 
 And the other fellow said that he had kissed the 
 
 Blarney stone, 
 But what I saw him kissing was not the Blar- 
 ney stone 
 It was his lovely colleen and she was flesh and 
 bone. 
 
 No more those strains from Tara's harp 
 In Ireland will resound, 
 No more those chief and ladies smart 
 In Ireland will be found. 
 
 No more the chord from Tara's harp 
 Will float upon the air. 
 
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 The silent harp of Tara 
 
 From the Irish draws the tear 
 
 Those chords that now so silent so silent and so 
 
 mute, 
 Will one day burst asunder and entrance the 
 
 Irish youth 
 And then those swelling chords will freedom's 
 
 key unlock 
 For Ireland will be free says the Shan Van Voght. 
 
 ^utl}tt ©t^rn^g anil Mt 
 
 Those days have now departed those days of 
 
 long ago 
 When Father Tierney and me to Medfield we 
 
 did go 
 It was on Easter morn up stairs in Chenery 
 
 Hall 
 He celebrated High Mass in response to duty's 
 
 call. 
 Tom Kerresey brought the organ he drove over 
 
 very fast 
 
 So as not to keep them waiting to sing the High 
 
 Mass. 
 
 The choir then assembled the singing it was 
 
 good 
 And no wonder for the singers they came from 
 
 Norwood, 
 For the singers they were young and their 
 
 hearts were full of glee 
 
 And then we too were young Father Tierney 
 
 and me. 
 
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 To think now is a pleasure of those days that's 
 
 gone away 
 When we stood in Chenery Hall and sang the 
 
 Kyrie, 
 And offered there to God cur sins to ransom 
 And sang in joyful strain Kyrie e-lei-son. 
 
 Then Gloria in Excelsis Father Tierney did say 
 Then the choir they sang that hymn with joy 
 
 uix)n that Easter day. 
 The Gloria it was lively those strains I now re- 
 call, 
 And we filled the atmosphere up stairs in Chen- 
 ery Hall. 
 After the Gloria the Credo we did sing, 
 And at the Incarnatus the base's voice did ring 
 And at the Incarnatus the base? sang their best 
 In mournful strain Et Ho-mo et Ho-moj actus est 
 And then at the Prejace'm a voice so full of glee 
 Vere Dignum et Justuni Est aequum et Salutare 
 
 sang Father Tierney 
 Those strains they still do linger within my me- 
 mory 
 And ril ne'er forget those happy days 
 Or the Hall of Chenery. 
 
 There is a word in every clime to every heart 
 
 most dear 
 In English 'tis "Forget Me Not" 
 In French 'tis "Souvenir" 
 And may all who read "Selected Gems" 
 Receive from Gems Good Cheer.