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So much one thought about the life beyond / He did not drain the waters of his pond; / And when death laid his children 'neath the sod / He called it-‘the mysterious will of God. ' / He would not strive for worldly gain, not he. / His wealth, he said, was stored in God's To Be. / He kept his mortal body poorly drest, / And talked about the garments of the blest. / And when to his last sleep he laid him down, / His only mourner begged her widow's gown.
One was not sure there was a life to come, / So made an Eden of his earthly home. / He strove for wealth, and with an open hand / He comforted the needy in his land. / He wore new garments often, and the old / Helped many a brother to keep out the cold. / He said this life was such a little span / Man ought to make the most of it,-for man. / And when he died the fortune that he left / Gave succour to the needy and bereft.