From the Rock Island Argus, July 15, 1913.
Bring me not wisdom,
Though folly be vain;
Bring me not riches,
Though poverty’s pain;
Bring me not splendor,
Though rags may be vile;
Bring me not glory,
But teach me to smile.
Give me not power,
Though smallness be mean;
Give me not grandeur,
But make me serene;
Bring me not homage,
But leave me obscure,
If mine be the courage
To hope and endure.