【英文原著类】Just Folks(公正的民众).pdf

Just Folks
Just Folks
by Edgar A. Guest

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Just Folks
Just Folks
We're queer folks here. We'll talk about the weather, The good times
we have had together, The good times near, The roses buddin', an' the bees
Once more upon their nectar sprees; The scarlet fever scare, an' who Came
mighty near not pullin' through, An' who had light attacks, an' all The
things that int'rest, big or small; But here you'll never hear of sinnin' Or
any scandal that's beginnin'. We've got too many other labors To scatter
tales that harm our neighbors.
We're strange folks here. We're tryin' to be cheerful, An' keep this
home from gettin' tearful. We hold it dear Too dear for pettiness an'
meanness, An' nasty tales of men's uncleanness. Here you e to
joyous smilin', Secure from hate an' harsh revilin'; Here, where the wood
fire brightly blazes, You'll hear from us our neighbor's praises. Here, that
they'll never grow to doubt us, We keep our friends always about us; An'
here, though storms outside may pelter Is refuge for our friends, an'
shelter.
We've one rule here, An' that is to be pleasant. The folks we know are
always present, Or very near. An' though they dwell in many places, We
think we're talkin' to their faces; An' that keeps us from only seein' The
faults in any human bein', An' checks our tongues when they'd go trailin'
Into the mire of mortal failin'. Flaws aren't so big when folks are near you;
You don't talk mean when they can hear you. An' so no scandal here is
started, Because from friends we're never parted.
As It Goes
In the corner she's left the mechanical toy, On the chair is her Teddy
Bear fine; The things that I thought she would really enjoy Don't seem to
be quite in her line. There's the flaxen-haired doll that is lovely to see And
really expensively dressed, Left alone, all uncared for, and strange though
it be, She likes her rag dolly the best.
Oh, the money we spent and the plans that we laid And the wonderful
thing