Belmont Chronicle

POETRY.
A DOLLAR OR TWO.

With cautious step as we tread our way through
This intricate world as other folks do,
May we still on our journey be able to view
The benevolent face of a dollar or two.

For an excellent thing
Is a dollar or two.

No friend is so true
As a dollar or two.

Through country or town,
As we pass up and down,
No password so good
As a dollar or two.

Would you rend yourself out of the bachelor's crew
And the hand of a pretty female sue,
You must always be ready the handsome to do,
Although it would cost a dollar or two.

Love's arrows are tipped
With a dollar or two,
And affections are gained
With a dollar or two.

The best aid you can meet
In advancing your suit,
Is the eloquent chink
Of a dollar or two.

Would you wish your existence with faith to imbue,
And enroll in the ranks of the saint sanctified few.
To enjoy a good name and well-cushioned pew,
You must freely come down with a dollar or two.

The gospel is preached
For a dollar or two.
And salvation is reached
By a dollar or two.

You may sin sometimes,
But the worst of all crimes
Is, to find yourself short
Of a dollar or two.