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Show 4 Pc.ge J c:nuary 20, 1 ° 39 Paschal L. Boy1:,r, quadrupl e : lay31•, 'Nh0 dieci. at t'·,e State :tental Hospital here }f. onduy we.s not e. "killer" throut::; h e::10. -G :-rough. Tha man 11c murdered four Da vis c cunty p..: ople in one ni ~·ht of ter·ror in October of 1935 was very r:iuch a i uman bein:; . ;;lthout: h sui'::erin[ from mcmtal sickness, he was a genglen. n and. u "very int :,llir." .ont c t,1v r.,rs r1t i onElist," according to his att endant at the l· cspital h ere. Boyer realizeci the crir.,e he comr::Ht3c: , u.nC.: to th0 b e st of his ability he repe,nted. In his we.rd at the hos pi t c. l he triec: his h ,nd 2:t roetry, -,.:.nd the result was this beautiful in meaning and sir: nificanc8, ,.vhich he pres,mted te- his e.ttendant a week before he died: 0 THAT OLD CLAY ! CUSE OF ?v:IFE' ACY l. ORTI\L BODY "When I'm through with this old clay house of r,.1inti, no- nore quick li 1:.·hts throutt h the windows shina, Just box it up and. lay it away With the othar clay r:cuse s of yestorda.y. And with it my friends do try if you can To bury the wron g s sincrj- first I began To live in this house, bury du :;p and forget. I want to be square ~. nc'. out of your d0bt When I med the. Grand "Archit s ct Supremo" Face to face--I want tc be clean; Of c curse, I know it's too l ate to mand A bad b uild0d }· ouse whe n we c omo to th,:: end. But to you who a re buildi:1g, just look over r.1ir::; !.,n<i rri.:..k e your alterations whilo there is time. Just study th e house--no tears should -be sh8d, It's like any clay house whsn t bs teno.nt has floC:. I have lived in t his ho use n.&ny d 2. ys all c: lon-e , Just waiting ,rnd oh, how I long ed ·.,o e_ o J-•ome. Don't misunderstand me--t hi s old world divine, With love, birds and flowers c, nd e;lorious sunshine Is a wond erful phtce and a wond 0rful plan And ct wcnderful, wondorful ift to s. mun. Yet, somehow we f eul wh en thi s cycle's co n.:;: l ate There are dear on e:;; a ccross we are an xi ous to rr.eet. So we open the books cilld check up t he pd. st And no r. ore forc eC. L: b n c a s--thia, is the l e. st. Each item is chack 0cl , c,;:. c h page must be cl 2un, It's the passprot ,,e ca rry our builder :3upreme. So when I'm ttrouz; h 'a i-th this old h ouse of clc.y Just b ox it up ti g'.. t "'nd la y it awe.r, For the builder L.:. s p ro mised ,,-ihen this house is spent to have one all f i n:..;;hed with thG timber I sent While I lived her t:i in this one, of course it will be E.'<-actly i s I here have builded. You see Its tha kind of material we each send accross And if we build poorly, cf course "Tis our loss." You ask 0nhat material is best to s6lect? 11T 1'J ;;ts told / OU long since, by the Great Architect "A new comm,:;.. ndment I give unto you, That ye love one another a s I have loved you." So the finest mnt erial to s end up above, I s clear, straight-gr ained timber of Brotherly L J - - ." 1Nhen 0 Pa schal Boyer |
