HOW TO DO IT by John Greenleaf Whittier

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Apr 3, 1884

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 10, No. 14.

HOW TO DO IT.

By John Greenleaf Whittier

THE old squire said, as he stood by the gate, And his neighbor, the deacon, went by, "In spite of my bank stock and real estate, You are better off, deacon, than I. "We're both growing old, and the end's drawing near, You have less of the world to resign, But in Heaven's appraisal your assets, I fear, Will reckon up greater than mine. "They say I am rich, but I'm feeling so poor, I wish I could swap with you even— The pounds I have lived for and laid up in store, For the shillings and pence you have given." "Well, squire," said the deacon, with shrewd common sense, While his eye had a twinkle of fun, "Let your pounds take the way of my shillings and pence, And the thing can be easily done." —Whittier.