There’s a trait in the heart, That espouses the part, Of the sorrowful, the weary and meek, And a just common sense, Awards due recompense, To the long-suff’ring who bear with the weak. The tall monument grand, Is oft fated to stand, Alone by itself, aloft in the sky; But ’tis thus its great height, Is revealed to man’s sight, And its true grandeur appears to the eye. The snow covered mountains, Far above the fountains, And the sparking rills that spring from their base; Make the landscape more fair, While they temper the air, And are awarded by nature a place. There’s a road that leads down To the dregs of the town, Where strife, poverty, and sorrow abound; But the higher men climb Toward regions sublime, The more delightful the journey is found. The unfortunate may See their lives pass away, Before they succeed in gaining a prize; But the more men aspire, To realms that are higher, The grander the view that opes to their eyes. The wise, ambitious man, Who has failed in his plan, And doubts if the world is using him right; Will learn from his trials, And brave self denials, How grandly to win success in the fight. Little children at school Think it is a hard rule, That keeps them confined so much of their time; But the knowledge they gain, Pays them well for their pain, When they arrive at the age of their prime. ’Tis a long tedious fight To bring children up right, And parents wear out while under the spell; But rich compensation, And sweet consolation, Comes to the parents whose work is done well. There’s the mother whose share, Is a life full of care, With thousands of griefs and pains to smother; But O what high honor, Nature confers on her, In the hallowed and sweet name of--mother. The physician whose life Is never ending strife, In battling with sickness common to man, Finds great satisfaction, In the benefaction, His skill confers thru his life-saving plan. The surgeon whose trained knife, Cuts in deep to save life, May be criticized, called brutal, and spurned; But his fame reaches out, To wide regions about, And brings distinction and honor well earned. The chemist who mixes, And otherwise fixes Powerful compounds, assumes a great risk; But science advances By taking great chances, The world is the gainer and life more brisk.