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Poem
May 13, 1903
Mower County Transcript
Austin, Lansing, Mower County, Minnesota
What is this article about?
A man who once dreamed of using wealth to aid orphans and the poor wins a fortune but then refuses charity, claiming it as a divine trust that discourages labor and ambition.
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OCR Quality
98%
Excellent
Full Text
His Trust.
He said, "If I had money,
I'd be happy every day
Giving gladness to the orphans
Driving poor men's woes away.
By chance he won a fortune;
Then he gravely shook his head.
Having ceased to think of orphans,
And with wise conviction said:
"Wealth imposes care! My fortune
Is a trust consigned to me:
They are foolish, yea. and sinful.
Who distribute carelessly
"God has said that man must labor;
When you give, ambition dies.
Go, you beggars! Cease imploring;
I am weary of your cries."
-J. E. Kiser in Chicago Record-Herald
He said, "If I had money,
I'd be happy every day
Giving gladness to the orphans
Driving poor men's woes away.
By chance he won a fortune;
Then he gravely shook his head.
Having ceased to think of orphans,
And with wise conviction said:
"Wealth imposes care! My fortune
Is a trust consigned to me:
They are foolish, yea. and sinful.
Who distribute carelessly
"God has said that man must labor;
When you give, ambition dies.
Go, you beggars! Cease imploring;
I am weary of your cries."
-J. E. Kiser in Chicago Record-Herald
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
Ballad
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Satire Society
Commerce Trade
What keywords are associated?
Wealth
Charity
Orphans
Beggars
Fortune
Labor
Trust
What entities or persons were involved?
J. E. Kiser
Poem Details
Title
His Trust.
Author
J. E. Kiser
Form / Style
Rhymed Quatrains
Key Lines
"Wealth Imposes Care! My Fortune
Is A Trust Consigned To Me:"
"God Has Said That Man Must Labor;
When You Give, Ambition Dies."