Historical Poem (1887)
THE AMERICAN CARVER
Source: Philadelphia Press, reprinted in Good Housekeeping
December 10, 1887, p. 61
A bachelor tried to carve a goose,
In vain!
He could not find a thigh-bone loose,
'Twas plain;
He stuck a fork in the creature's breast,
And gravy spurted over his vest,
The guests all smiled like seraphs blest
Again.
The carver's face was red and white,
Indeed;
He sawed away, if that he might
Succeed;
His collar parted with a snap,
His coat-tail flapped with many a flap,
The goose slid in the hostess lap
With speed.
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A Header (?) (Poem—1883)
A Modern Love Sung in Ancient Fashion (Poem—1884)
The Autumn Woods (Poem—1888)
An Early Morning Ride (Poem—1883)
Great Grandma's Hallowe'en (Poem —1887)
In Nutting Time (Poem—1890)
Marguerite (Poem—1886)
May Day (Poem—1889)
Memorial Day (Poem—1890)
My Wheel (Poem—1883)
'Neath the Magnolias (Poem—1883)
October (Poem—1888)
On Wings of Love (Poem—1884)
The Right Sort of Girl (Poem—1889)
The Soldier's Daughter (Poem—1889)
Song for October (Poem—1888)
Together (Poem—1888)
Wheelman's Song (Poem—1883)
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