Toilers and Idlers of the Shining Hours 



sidewalks or in the grass alongside, 

 and his last effort at being cheerful is 

 such a pitiful little squeak that you 

 want to take him in by the fire and 

 thaw him out, especially since he has 

 been such a welcome visitor around the 

 hearth when in better form. 



And, alas! These are not the only 

 fragile folk in this heartless old world 

 of ours to lose friends and admirers 

 after looks and voice have gone. 



