_by Katherine Fitzhugh McAllister_.
_Decoration by D. S._
There have been men whose souls were filled
With dew of knowledge thrice distilled,
Who bored holes in Time’s masonry
Thru which the stupid world could see;
Yet Envy with the pen of rage,
Wrote “Failure” on the title page!
Fame stood aloof, with scornful head,
And crowned them—after they were dead!
[Illustration]