. . .by the first publication of these verses which now, expanded by writer, honored by publisher and masterfully graced by artist, seem to be a worthier symbol of the author's grateful and affectionate regard for his earliest friend

IFrontispiece—An Old Sweetheart of Mine. IIA fair, illusive vision that would vanish into air IIIThe then of changeless sunny days—The now of shower and shine IVThe old bookshelves and prints along the wall VI find the smiling features of an old sweetheart of mine VIIts fate with my tobacco and to vanish with the smoke VIIWhen my truant fancies wander with that old sweetheart of mine VIIIThe voices of my children and the mother as she sings IXFor I find an extra flavor in Memory's mellow wine XO childhood days enchanted! O the magic of the spring XITo—smile, behind my lesson, at that old sweetheart of mine XIIA face of lily-beauty, with a form of airy grace XIII. . . Read More