Excerpt from The Name of Old Glory, Poems of Patriotism In Indiana, under Hayes and Wheeler, there was a boy Of eleven who had been conscious Of the name Of James Whitcomb Riley, for some time: conscious that this name was in the air and that a perceptible joy went with the speaking Of it. He does not to this day forget the lively look, the merry fondness and prophecy Of pleasure, that were in his mother's face on a summer morning when she told him that Mr. Riley was coming to the house. The boy said James Whitcomb Riley? In excitement, though he had merely caught the contagion Of pleasure with which the name was always spoken. And the mother, her eyes dancing, said Yes! As if she cried out news that was good indeed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.