Bassett's Scrap Book, Vol 5, No 4
Articles in this issue
- A poem by Chris Wheeler addressing the rider's "brave old steed" as a faithful friend that never fails and eases the tired mind.
- A light love poem praising a red-haired girl's golden hair, eyes and heart.
- A poem longing for deep, dreamless slumber in the grave, ending on the line "God giveth his beloved sleep."
- A question-and-answer feature covering the origin of the "marriage knot," freezing temperatures, rising immigration figures from 1900 to 1906, life after death, and the relative merits of the Webster and Worcester dictionaries.
- A dialect poem in praise of "lettin' well enough alone" and the comfort of summer laziness.
- Report of the annual meeting of the L.A.W. National Assembly held at League Headquarters, Boston, on May 31, noting membership of 1,837, the year's finances, a recast of the Constitution, and the re-election of officers including President Wm. B. Everett and Secretary-Treasurer Abbot Bassett.
- A poem by John Vance Cheney holding that the happiest heart belongs to some quiet breast content with the common daylight.