Classic Poem

As some brave ship, launched on the heaving main,
That carries wealth to distant unknown shores,
And laden with rich freight of precious stores,
Bounds swiftly homeward o'er the waves again: —
So do we send thee forth, in simple trust
That thou wilt safely weather every gale
Of critic harshness which may rend thy sail,
Or strain thy timbers with its angry gust.
Bring riches back to heart and mind and brain,
For which thought in the mines of knowledge delves;
Our truest wealth is garnered in ourselves,
And giving ever yields the greatest gain!
Oh, may each heart some golden full ear glean
From out the stubble of our Magazine!