Class Book Ifc GofpghtN . i90^- COPYRIGHT DEPOSIT. Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from The Library of Congress http://www.archive.org/details/sorrowsofcupidOOdear COPYRIOHTB1D JULY 21, 1902, Br Ella K. Dearborn, VINE-CLAD-COTTAQB, 800 UNION AVE. N. PORTLAND, ORE. PRESS OF ELLIS PRINTING CO. PORTLAND, ORE. Borrows OF CUPID & % nll^Jn.Jc^eecFJsopr) Ovec K0P0. vfjlir)<£ CONGRESS, T**, Dowse Reosveo ffWW S— ijioirr futbv = E«u Fford dine *F+{E BORROW J OF CJUlfe- dfy Love ^tpolled on a warm <§ummeP<§ day ; ^o capers and free on life s busy \)\$)vJay< VC'i^e for 8 a fove^od; Vrp counted a^ blind; T]ot one of \)\s tpi^s did be eV We ber/md. ' fBo^s and bundles oj pisses ^alop^ *Hi^ eW rappied a|t^p ; and nuppied jop mope. Ujo stpirjfy lo date W£Pe eacQ of hi^ dapts ; ^And wappan^d fatal fop ms^uline \)^S- topmii\| a feminine h^art ; I am tol% Is ^ad wast^ of arrowy if not tifsf^d with &ofcJ. Tied v/itg Qim ro^eS; but not without tfjorr^, wQile op^Kid an 6 ) violet qis foathway adorns, ^onbon^ and jo^pjum^g jor ^irls in th^ir* t^ens ; | \j\s eaeeg£; ™irtit\| with gejoKyi°& a<£ cu^id^ wiff do ; Tw met in tge |aatr)Way lov^od number two— *jne two cujaid^ lit\|ei°ed to <§ay "rjow are you? IO an it be Joo^sible we two ape ^in ; <$pm rpw in t(x wopld e|id you Qome to be thin? what ape youp tpoubles?===you d better 9 Conje<§s. "1 always gave been <§o— =my nature 1 &uess. wnet ai°e youp appoW<£=youp l^i^s^s and dove, &\m all trjcxt &oe<£ in with) tty? outfit oj love? Wge^ &pe tge elve<§ tr\at obey youp eommand, ^Jfnext Jly oJJ op come at the vJolv^ oj youp h&nd? lumjo Qu[oid san!^ at the foot oj a tpee <£r\nd thoughtfully hu^^d tyg own (oiumjo little l^nee- Down <§at the second on mo^ Qoveped <£tone ; e Jpuit: to win a man s ^ ov Z y ou m u^t w^fl feed tr>e opute- e/^tl a^e<£ (as^t tl)is e&ch woman |) a c5 don^ JBut what do^s it fopojit \y?> wr^n it i<§ won?" 13 Qutaid ate a ro£Z foetal op two, Wl ^Wallowed a l\iss==dpan^ a j^W dpofos oj dew. Easily, Jop him ; he W£ c uf °iy head ^hool^. "4tte»°e s wisdom and wisdom that s writ ir\ no boo^. Tf}c\p\\ you my wopd<£ ; now he th)Ou^r)tjully £a\®, u g\ lov^ tr>ir\ as you ap£ Qad ytep b^ dead. Pardon my Qandop ; [op one tr>at i^ v/'\££ will u^ it but Pexp^ly=jap bett^p ape li^. etween two Jo^ojof^ of o^fao^ite s^ MWq partly '\£ i old— it would both oj th^m ve^. _)tpat\&£ Qow a man always &a&s at the tputh ; ^/vnd swallow^ &P£at lies by the do^en Jop ^ooth)J y^pbal op arjed, li^s ^nce^e op Jun ; pi^a^e mope tgan tr^ truth) and r^ &iv£<§ ^en jop one- 14 rx;e on a time—friat Wa^ lor& ion& a5o; ^jriepe fiv^Gi a pip maiden wqo ne £i° l^efat a beau, pop beauty o] \ar£> &nd for* Soogu^s oj n^apt, p^op womancy hnowi(we and jeminine apt ^r^ equalled the D&>t; but I^p <§to^ in tpade included no iie<5 = = ( £o <£ne di^d an old maid. 15 ar>e \u(j\ jop u^===0 you lanky cujaid! I (o woman aWe tr^n b as ^ eP been s° ^tufoid. EacQ oj t|xm know^ all o] love £ subtle tric^; pky leapned t^m and u^ed t[)em when wee maid^ oj ^i^c. yarning s° y°unj \, when b 1 £P years ape one <^cope ; <£)ne k q( ^S b^ p oWr ^ b^ QP ^ iik^ ari °'-d r»hym£ eonned o er- 4W b^ p owr ^ feeling syz b' 1G ^s, OP ma y fe^n, white w '^n one shy glance ^b^ p eads man s neapf and bpain; Reads him apijM beyond ^b^dow oj doubt; lie studies a yeap r\al| as much to find out, ^mile^ when <§ks ®x\fyy ^nd (sout<§ when ^U s jf aG i lAoo^s teapy WQU^ lau&hit\|, and laughs Wl^en S^ s SQ d- 'who understands f)ei°? Es^n ^an oj tbem si&b s wb'cn 30^ I believe; ner li^ op be p eye^? Wb'iQn i<£ tbe tputb, will you tell me, 1 fcpay, tynat told me la<§t r\\&\)\, op that whi^e^d to=day? 16 ^T\tiy 1 el ^ay to | Jii°e- Oft' t(xy ne^W >t— y^t it<§ needs ape <§mau, JBut i^en &pe too bu^y to ]eed it at all. It £ so di^(;oupa^ir\| with) my <£(W ^top^ ^ lov^ to ir^bipe trjat will la^t ^vepmope. 1 m tiped oj it all— 1 [eel ®S y ou said= g\ lov^ trjin a<§ 1 am gad better b^ d^ad. But ^ ep 1 die, 1 would jain l^now tne bli^s 1 J^l mi&nt b^ found in a bpi&nt wopld li^e trji^ 1| only 1 lived in ^om^ones &p^at h^apt ^11 Wapm and w^ll-jilled with) the <^toc^ of lo^ZS mapt. 19 ut yf me ; what Qan a |soor Qubict do ; whose neavy=wit\|ed arrowy W1 ^ neve* 9 fly true ^Because not iifofe^Gt as love<§ arrows srpuld be with k'i^s that seal all my victims to me? T(o wonder \j\S k' 1 ^ i<5 followed by £\$)s ((pis heavy a^ lead, &nd tl)e ^li<§b soor l ^'e^ ' who wants a k'iss ; automatic li^e this, ^J\r\d who, can you tell m^ could rhyme it witf) bliss? I U peinc^nat^==l if leave thi^ old ^artr) Until c§un and Yenu^ both ^mile on a birtl), Qivi^l a nature c§° c£unny and Jree ^at gladly 'twill che^h a love=^od li^e me- J 11 tr^e abide eve^ ; ble<£sit\| the gour ; eflnd ^t^r Qiear [}ep^a|ter from natures born <§our. 20 ifence a moment then <§b a ki^§ *\ ] S b^: 'you re quite inconsistent the Jalumjo cufaid <£aid. ""you told me your> art^ were Quite t[)e rl&Qt tr\it\& ; $\r\® now WQat you ^ay has & dijjerent pit\|. 'True ; toy deal 8 critic, but tell me Jor^ooth, who d denounce bis own we^es to e&c^ c a ^ oW youtb? |spe(;i&fe<§ Jo'® a<§ mud) a£ he wno^ ^nown direst want and jell Keen poverty? wno <$in^s 'r[ome, ^)weet r[om^ with Jeeiit\| so dee|a d^<5 h°3? havi^ none ; <$ave in fancy ; to l^ee|3. tf^v '^Foast to the ladies — trje be<$t or K * k^n— It c&me (was it <£atire?) pom bachelor <5 (a^n. f *ri°ainii^ oj Wudren vJ®£ by an old maid-=— 0(0 writer oj ja^hion in late mode arrayed. Qru^ty old baQelor Wrote, it i<£ <§aid, 4t\at brilliant bool^ 'ifow to be rfa^y \\)o Wed/ ( J)\w^ 4™n& rlair Qrower you buy Jor yourself; mor ^ ^nan the re^f ^ecau^e he [says [sromjstty and buys oj tjpe best, welcomed at Dir»tt) ; then trje child is Qod=sent, ijis tendencies ufoward and filled witr> content. 4his life he counts £ood ; and for him all WPot>& rlas little tembtation ; wbpm love has made stroML wife and the home Would be Ijafofoy all day 1] love-Word^ the b u c§band would lit\|ep to <§ay. ij oW tgey do wpomL 1 Qan t understand who l^i^s baby i\1p£ and gold baby<£ Wee r) ar ^d— 26 nou^Q oj thi^— ^(Ssimi^tiQ I j^row; Ave milled jor a^<£ witn'mortal^, you l^now, Sporty million^— mostly fools/ 30 you <£ee ^^ Iv^ nearly forgotten what real love mi&nt be "V ou P£ wi<§e d^idir\| to reincarnate 1 tru^t you will meet witr) a Qa^ier jate por me so Iot\& a<$ 1 mii\|l£ ^itr) m en, 111 l^fe my old art<£ until doomsday; and then— what! Qone? iiov^ truly i<§ li|M I mu<§t <£ay ; wgen a mere breath oj air can blow \)\m away. 27 wp iprqmriq .bird. eTV tiny indecent ^am e/vn instant fr^mLf^ on a beam Of figbt. e/v ^i[d oj necfai° from the bow^ e/Vc5 fho if meant to h^s e&ch ffc^e^ yooGi r\\&\)t. Oft let thy wf)irrih| wih| be heard, O jWher §em! fairy bipGl== %du ^rite 28 \)p\r\\\ Jpom each jlow^r apound my Qot ee= TQy daily &ijt=but &iv£ tgou m^ 20 Tp KOOVl FOR DOU^. : 1] in youp nature there s ® si^Jotg I nav^ not reaches!; One ^tpatum o] deeb lov^ 1 rpve not touted ufoon ; P^e^s not my hfig, With ^i<£S£s ; [op you lov^ m^ not. ^J\wd without love^ sanction ti<$ an unnoly \{\s£ 4hat (;omjopts not my lif^ nop jeeds my b ut ^ p y sou ^- QaU me not a _jvJ^\\)^ap\ =£&v? thjext name J op one you 11 love pop, sometime, <£ne to wnom youp neapt will jondty lesfo gj\s to its own ; jop£ettit\| bonds op s[3@l^en vows will come and <£ay=="T^y love! T^y own' did you n t l^noW T^e w^pe my l^se^ tf)6xt you ^&ve Qep lot\| a^o? Of \r\\£ be supe: E&ch waitit\| he&pt s\)dl l^now it<§ own T(o need to o£\\ tKe question: "Is \\\\£ m y W lov^? Ones entire natupe quickly lea)as to y^s op T(o. tifetfLa i svtwm ivvyj. TQy senses &pow dpowsy, 1 revet jop noup<§ In ofoiafe fo^pjum^ o| f&n&uopou^ ]iowep<£- tyhe [^k e^godei wr^ tr^ nummii\| bipd s^S [ne nectap o] Papadi^e; bpe&tne^ jpom it<§ libs Rape odop^; <§o i&d^n with orient dp^ams 4W tim^ ^lijDs &w&y and life only <§ee^s ^\n idt^ Wj qoup of ^w^et ^pjume; and fgroi^s O) bipds th)Gxt all l^now m^ ^ii\| lo me th^ir sot>&s 31 ^P'uf Qare i<£ Jop^otten, and infinite ^e^t Enfolds my whofe be'it\| with lije at its be^T. *jT|ine; ml ne are tr^ ro<§es by lor\| garden Wall^; _3weet ^crets trj^y tell me, for all my flowers tall^. qchI t[)em by name and tr^y bloom ir\ refoiy <£nnd to^s me <£oft ^W^ when eer> 1 [aa^s by. ^ey waft me the'ip l^ses in dim mornii\S u> &\r\® wisn me sweet dreams when day dies into ni$[)t Cjtie clemati^ peaene<5 it<§ loi\| Render arms Wo eall to my notice it<§ redolent cQarm^ nd oft tjjro' my window the veitehii (oeejos ofts over my cottage it lovin^fy cree)3<$. 32 hat m&tt^ the bustle and ru^h on the sW^> W\)? huppyii\g, ^^uppyihg. <§ound of trpe feet Of mad moncy^Qasefs who^e idol is £old ; 4?^ sum of wqo^ lip is in dollar 8 marl^ told? If T^utr) ev^p <§|ool\e pom tlje wgit^ monuments T would not tell of virtues; but dollars and cents. ii^t dollap=mad ; car^Qe^vy foeopc pu<§r) by; Qar>c cannot p^aQn me ; r^e contented 1 li^ ff\\ foe&o? with) my^lj and Ihc wornd ; and tis blain 4ney arc C Pa gy; Caen one, and I only, am £ar\e. L.ofC 33 y ipf f ., «N& 1 $B® 1 J o Qid from the World by a vine-tanlled ^creen tJvr\| of bees and the <§or\|s the birds sit\|, while bright tinted butterflies float on a oreege J)o ^oft it scarce muffles the leaves on t(x trees; ^e S°ff sky t^e^s ^n in quaint figures of blue ; <^nd ^tpay bits of S u nsbine S om ^' ,m es triple thro' ^e war|a and the Woof of the trees flutterit\| dress iii^e i\0 fairy fibers in lovit\| earess. 'W'\s pleasure to feel that all flowers Qave £ou\s, 4^at ; minglit\| witf) offers their haziness rolls prom sweet cQalices; or from petals S° ) alp In light clouds of [serfume on amorous air. ^Jmall wonder the birds trill delirious notes Of S om noW joy from melodious throats 34 p bumble-b^ r*eef as tgo drunken wit!) win? prom Gipau^nt^ that tf)ey dranK at tfje cinnamon v\r\^ ^o, luty by t(x aip ; and the birds, and the bee^ ; I Gipinl^ in tr>e [s^jum^ that J I oats on the breege; ffXxl sorrow jor&otten, contented 1 fie, Unbeedii\| fge doflar=mad tr>ror\|£ tijat pu^q by. 35 away, JLAov^j I ve no room in my heart; j/ou r^ a troublesome Suest, <£0 1 |oray you d^foart. ^youve payed me sad trices 0jf times in tlje |aast ; ff\r\d that you re a rascal I l^now WeU at la^t. I f^now all your arts by Qe&rt and by brain; your u^e^e^s endeavor to rhyme love wiff) bain. nnat you re bewitchit\| 1 Know jull well too— I m b^st 0JJ without you ; <£0 mal^e j/our adieu. 36 acl^ dp youp dimjale^ and ^i^able uJ9^ ; Voui tendpil^ oj \)q\\p and youp foin^ fii^ep tifos, Odop<£ oj violet^ and ambpo^ial bp£atr)= Jie&one I If you \\b&zp 1 " a>tapve you to deatf). 1 v^ loQ^ed my heart s doop a£ ja^l a<§ can be ;