Ohio Wesleyan University - Le Bijou Yearbook (Delaware, OH)

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The lllliiirreir. XIII A shepherd, though he makes his hed Beside a NVood with foliage red As blood., And just heyond this NVood, In aneient times, there ealmly stood A snare as great as Christian Wolf. He lived on jhillr, and not on pdfg 'Twas Wiltse, the coquettist.'l HO! My head, he 'd cry, then bowing low. X I V He 'd ask to be excused. But when .By line direet he'd lneet a ASV:-m, My heart, he 'ml ery, then won't you A game of Alcflznzlist eroquette? But NVilIiamson, and XVilliams,'too, Are gallant boys, hoth firm and true, And merit will receive its due, In spite of all that clicks can do. Y v NVel,mer is sly of ladies' webs, He dreads them worse than steel of Rehs, But Watson loves to steal away, And spend the hours of setting day NVith those who steal from Monnett Hall. Come, VVillie 'Ward, we, one and all, With open heartstreeeive you home To seventy-two, and ery welcome! X v 1 And here 's our jolly friend '1'witehell, NVho ls learned to do his work so well, That when he twitehes round his face, To give himself an ugly grace, The devils start and shriek and cry, - Now Lord, let thou thy servant die. But NVillie Sweet is sweeter far, The ladies say, f?l than vinegar. X v I 1 Our Steward is a faithful man, NVho gives adviee whene're he can. Our Stahley loves to put on style: Our Spencer, U will always smile, play

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'lllhe ltlirlrer. V alaisan beauties-Alpie heights, O 1' mystic depths of lore, or lights L ike lightning flashes, dazzling all, A nd leaving darker then the pall. IX '17 hen spread thy wing in thine own stren5,th, P luck not his wing of greater length 5 R cfrain from gathering feathers old, O r loading thee with borrowed gold, P addle thine own canoe o'er life's R ough sea, a11d in the manly strile, ' I nvigorated nerve and brain, I ncreasing strength will ever gain. X S till Alas VOIUVI' vnor1uls. In almost heavenly peace and bliss, Away beyond the woody brake, There lies a quiet Mirror Lake, In which two lovers, far apart, Have read, each one, the other's heart. So we may come each coming year, And see our clear reflections here. X I Frank Zeigler, though the last, shall yet Be first. He's always been a pet, And shows it by his words and acts. He never deals in stubborn facts, But dwells in fancy's mythful clime. A sturdy Youman 'f olden time, Stands firmly in the foremost rank, With brow serene and eyes-a blank. V xii But shades of Audubon appear, And solves this mystery of tear. A Christian Wolf, with hair quite red, And jaws of monstrous size, a head Full canis-shaped, and howl that oft Will terrify, but soon so soft Becomes, that he 's installed-0 list! A shepherd of the flock of Christ.

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- i.,.,.,,. .,,, , ., .,,,,,. www.. Y,., . Y ,.-,.Y . , , ., ,,, ...,-,.,- Ullllne lliliirror.. But Charley Spencer 's full of airs, Yet still his widow-love declares, That in her twwails far and near, She never met one quite so dear. X Y I I I ' And if you 'd see some pretty Seitz, .lust 1-all around when he recites, NVith brass enough to make at pot, To eonstipate his vapory thought. And Postlc, which is little post, ' Hus grown quite large, but still is most 'Poo eus'ly dashed. A 1udy's frown Or l'rof.'s retort, will wilt him down. ' X I x All hail, hraye Murdock! though thy pate Be bald, thy brains have double weight. Mcfjaskey, Matchett and Leckrone, Make up a trio, bone of bone, And heart of heart. La Fetra loves The sciences, and dwells above All classic songs. But Kugler wades 'l'lll'0l.lg'll nature's depths and classic shades X: Y Without a winged Purgassus' uid, NVhile Billy Jones has made ai raid On Monuett Hall, and smoothly rides 0'er adverse minds and flowing tides. Our Innis grins at Calculus, But Hopkins wants a syllabus 5 XVhen threading Euclid's misty maize, lt is :is r-leur as mud, he says. X X I Our Hooper 's Good-in sacred style, NVhile Gardner loves to raise at smile At Prof.ls expense, und many times 'Phe laugh turns round in merry chimes. XVilI Gaddis, of his own free choice, NVithout a chum's consenting voice, ' For many happy months has been Committee on both ways and Jlhans.