Jonas KeeneWhy did Albert Schirding kill himselfTrying to be County Superintendent of Schools,Blest as he was with the means of lifeAnd wonderful children, bringing him honorEre he was sixty?If even one of my boys could have run a news-stand,Or one of my girls could have married a decent man,I should not have walked in the rainAnd jumped into bed with clothes all wet,Refusing medical aid.
Why did Albert Schirding kill himselfTrying to be County Superintendent of Schools,Blest as he was with the means of lifeAnd wonderful children, bringing him honorEre he was sixty?If even one of my boys could have run a news-stand,Or one of my girls could have married a decent man,I should not have walked in the rainAnd jumped into bed with clothes all wet,Refusing medical aid.