Mrs. George Reece + 

To this generation I would say: + 

Memorize some bit of verse of truth or beauty. + 

It may serve a turn in your life. + 

My husband had nothing to do + 

With the fall of the bank⁠—he was only cashier. + 

The wreck was due to the president, Thomas Rhodes, + 

And his vain, unscrupulous son. + 

Yet my husband was sent to prison, + 

And I was left with the children, + 

To feed and clothe and school them. + 

And I did it, and sent them forth + 

Into the world all clean and strong, + 

And all through the wisdom of Pope, the poet: + 

“Act well your part, there all the honor lies.” + 