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Poem
December 23, 1898
The Canton Times
Canton, Madison County, Mississippi
What is this article about?
A young child narrates becoming 'beaus' with her grandfather, offering comfort and affection in a tender, rhyming verse, as others in the family have partners.
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Full Text
Grandpa and I are beaus,
Lillian has had hers over a year.
And Harry has got one and calls her "dear,"
And mamma has papa, goodness knows,
So there wasn't any for him and me.
Until he thought it out, you see:
"Little love, let us two be beaus,"
Says he.
Then in his arms he held me tight
While I smoothed his hair so fine and white,
And sang him a little lullaby song:
And he thought and thought and thought so long—
Till I patted his head
And softly said:
"You mustn't be lonesome, now we belong"
And then a tear rolled down his nose.
But grandpa and I are the dearest beaus.
—O'Neill Latham, in Brooklyn Life.
Lillian has had hers over a year.
And Harry has got one and calls her "dear,"
And mamma has papa, goodness knows,
So there wasn't any for him and me.
Until he thought it out, you see:
"Little love, let us two be beaus,"
Says he.
Then in his arms he held me tight
While I smoothed his hair so fine and white,
And sang him a little lullaby song:
And he thought and thought and thought so long—
Till I patted his head
And softly said:
"You mustn't be lonesome, now we belong"
And then a tear rolled down his nose.
But grandpa and I are the dearest beaus.
—O'Neill Latham, in Brooklyn Life.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ballad
Song
What themes does it cover?
Friendship
What keywords are associated?
Grandpa Beaus
Familial Affection
Child Grandfather Bond
Lullaby Song
Tear Lonesome
What entities or persons were involved?
O'neill Latham, In Brooklyn Life
Poem Details
Author
O'neill Latham, In Brooklyn Life
Key Lines
Grandpa And I Are Beaus,
Little Love, Let Us Two Be Beaus,
And Then A Tear Rolled Down His Nose.
But Grandpa And I Are The Dearest Beaus.