The Reply

To John Boyle O'Reilly's

"Cry of the Dreamer,

He is tired of "planning and toiling" In the busy marts of men; Soul weary of "tearing down," he says, And of "building up again"; And he longs for the "dear old river" Where he spent his idle youth, Dreaming his dreams of the future And learning his lessons of truth.

Go dream your dream of beauty By the river broad and wide, Then come with your plans and And stand by the toiler's side; His heart must respond to the message, His hands the work musl ds_ For 'tis ever the toiler, my brother, 'lVho makes the dream come true.

He sings a song of the Dreamer And turns with a weary sigh, From the places that teem with action, And the toilers hurrying by. He longs for the children's laughter, And the spring skies softly blue, Forgetting that 'tis the toiler 'Who makes the dream come true.

Your glorious dream by the river May be but a dream for aye, Or the hands of the patient workers May bring it forth to the day. The dream is a light that leadeth, But for ever and ever 'tis true, That the hand and brain of the toiler Must make the dream come true.

So I sing a song of the city, With its turmoil and its strife, Where dreamers and toilers together Are solving the problems of life. 'Where together they plan for the future, And rejoice in the work they do, And the wonderful task of the toiler Is to make the dream come true.

ADELINE M. CONNER.