"Excelsior"

"Excelsior"

Title: "Excelsior" Author: Bret Harte Release Date: December 24, 2007 [EBook #24019] Language: English Credits: Produced by Anne Storer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) [Pg 1] [Pg 4] The shades of night were falling fast, As through an Eastern village passed A youth who bore, through dust and heat, A stencil-plate, that read completeSAPOLIO. [Pg 6] CLEAN PAINT, OIL CLOTHS, FLOORS, WOOD WORK, TABLES & SHELVES with Sapolio. [Pg 8] His brow was sad, but underneath, White with Odonto shone his teeth, And through them hissed the words, Well, blow Me tight if here is ary show! SAPOLIO. [Pg 10] WASH DISHES, PORCELAIN, CHINA & GLASS WARE with Sapolio. [Pg 12] On household fences, gleaming bright, Shone Gargling Oil, in black and white, Once Bixbys Blacking stood alone, He straight beside it clapped his ownSAPOLIO. [Pg 14] POLISH MILK CANS & PANS AND ALL KINDS OF TIN WARE with Sapolio. [Pg 16] Try not my fence, the old man said, With Mustang Liniment tis spread, Another vacant spot thar aint. He answered with a dash of paintSAPOLIO. [Pg 18] CLEAN STEEL KNIVES & FORKS AND ALL METALLIC TOOLS AND UTENSILS with Sapolio. [Pg 20] O, stay, the maiden said, A rest Pray give us! What with Bixbys Best, And Simmons Pills, were like to die. He only answered, Will you trySAPOLIO? [Pg 22] CLEAN BATH TUBS, WASH BASINS AND SINKS with Sapolio. [Pg 24] Beware them peaks! That wall so bright Is but a snow bank, gleaming white, Your paint wont stick! Came the reply, Ive done it! How is that for high? SAPOLIO. [Pg 26] SCOUR POTS, KETTLES, PANS & ALL BRASS & COPPER UTENSILS with Sapolio. [Pg 28] One Sabbath morn, as heavenward White Mountain tourists slowly spurred, On evry rock, to their dismay, They read that legend strange, alwaySAPOLIO [Pg 30] CLEAN GLASS WARE, WINDOWS, PORCELAIN & CHINA WARES with Sapolio. [Pg 32] There on the summit, old and fat, Shameless, but vigorous, he sat, While on their luggage as they passed, He checked that word, from first to last, SAPOLIO. [Pg 34] CLEAN MARBLE TABLES, FLOORS, STATUARY AND HARD FINISHED WALLS with Sapolio. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 24019
Author: Harte, Bret
Release Date: Dec 24, 2007
Format: eBook
Language: English