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POEMS BY CLARA A. MERRILL
I'm sorry to leave Greenwood Mt. so fair
And the scenes I've so long dwelt amid,—
I know I have been an annoyance and care
Like a naughty refractory kid.

But vain are regrets.—So why let them tend
Toward the past?—Let ill memories flee!
Yet this will I say: Dr. Nichols—Kind friend
I thank you for your kindness to me.
And I hope the Good Father who rules over all
By an all-wise and infinite plan
May guide and bless you, what e're may befall—
And rich blessings send down to the San.
The San Poetess.