Excerpt from The Bells of Atchison: And Other PoemsTo him who patient watched my wanderings, Was father kind, when I was faithless son To him, that son his heart's first harvestings Now consecrates. And may his lips anon Bless both the singer and his humble songs.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition.

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