--James M. Byrnes, Esquire--
On Ye Long Highway
Called Shorte in Ye Goodly
Towne Of Lexington Kentucky




The Inscription Two-fold


To The Dead:
Reverently Inscribed
--To the Indiana-Born
World-Wide Poet--
--James Whitcomb Riley--




--This Spray Of Kentucky Pine--


To The Living:
Also Lovingly Inscribed
By The Man From Down
On The Farm To The
Dear Lady Here On The
Banks Of Wolf Run
--His Mother--