What Would Follow? 
GROUP OF JAPANESE IRIS 
Smiley’s Water Gardens 
SEWARD 
NEBRASKA 
If I knew you and you knew me, 
Tis seldom we would disagree,- 
But never having yet clasped hands, 
Both often fail to understand 
That each intends to do what’s right, 
And treat each other “honor bright” 
How little to complain there’d be 
If I knew you and you knew me. 
Whene’er we ship you by mistake, 
Or in your bill some error make, 
From irritation you’d be free, 
If I knew you and you knew me. 
Or when the checks don’t come on time. 
And customers send us "nary” a line, 
We’d wait without anxiety 
If I knew you and you knew me. 
Or when some goods you “fire” back 
Or make a kick on this or that. 
We’d take it in good part, you see, 
If I knew you and you knew me. 
With customers hundred thousand strong, 
Occasionally things go wrong— 
Sometimes our fault, sometimes theirs— 
Forebearance would decrease all cares. 
Kind friend, how pleasant things would be, 
If I knew you and you knew me. 
Then let no doubting thoughts abide 
Of firm good faith on either side; 
Confidence to each other give, 
Living ourselves, let others live. 
But any time you come this way, 
That you will call, we hope and pray,- 
Then face to face we each shall see, 
And I’ll know you and you’ll know me. 
Dorothy K. 
Williamson 
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