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About The Hesperian / (Lincoln, Neb.) 1885-1899 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 11, 1899)
"J The Hesperian lSM USll iff j!V n UV bMAttfhfeiritt .x m 1ZS. ytijL WEEKLY JOURNAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA. IF I SHOULD WIN. Striving in the race of life, We are runners all; And some will win, and many lose. And 1 may fall, Quaking, as 1 do, from fear 1 should the loser be, My heart beats quick when I think the prize May come to me. I wonder what my friends would say If, after tears and shame At repeated falls, in the end 1 should rise And gain a name! The fair one whom in vain I loved In the name of Love, the Good; Would she fall at my feet, and, smiling, say "1 knew you would." Friendships, for whom my heart has ached In those dark days agone, Would they laud me then, forgetful of when walked alone? Yet in the race 1 must hurry on, For we are runners all; Till I win at length, I shall pray for strength, For I may fall. L. R. GILLETTE. ) --- - ( 4i ii