FAMILY HISTORY: POETRY Collection written by Elsie Strawn ARMSTRONG
  
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  The clock has struck eleven,
      I must try to go to sleep,
  The suffering and the bloodshed
      Often makes we weep.
  
  It is a cold and stormy night,
      And sadly still I feel,
  As I think how many widows
      Have neither fire nor meal.
  
  I should be very thankful,
      For I am in good care,
  My room is tight and pleasant,
      Secure from the cold air.
  
  My bed is soft and easy,
      And I am warm enough,
  While thousands on the floor or ground
      Are lying cold and rough.
  
  Our friends have gathered brush
      To keep them out of water,
  At night lay on a brush heap,
      Next day be led to slaughter.