TO E. L. ZOX.

We thank you for a noble work well done.

There is a kindness — (‘ tis the truer one;

The better part the simpler heart doth know ),

The care to give the day a brighter sun

To these, the nameless crowd that drags on slow

The common toil, the common weary woe

The world cares nought for. But your work secures

Thro’ union strength and self-respect that grow.

There is a courage that unflawed endures

The sneer, the slander of earth's epicures.

And here are grateful women's hearts to show

This kindness and this courage, both are yours!