Pity the blind

By Anthony K. Simmons, of Tiverton, R.I. Poem, in 6 stanzas; an appeal for charity. Attribution to Simmons questionable; a similar work, with verses 2-6 almost identical to verses 1-5 in this ed., was issued under the same title and attributed to "Mrs. Nancy J. Smith, a poor blind woman". At head of text: Tune--The watcher. Below text, two endorsements: [Finger pointing right] The bearer of this is well known in New Bedford ... [Printed signature:] Geo. S. Alexander, pastor M.E. Church, South Truro. [Finger pointing right] Having known Anthony K. Simmons for a number of years ... [Printed signature:] Rev. Moses How. Printed area: 23.5 x 7.9 cm. Printed within border of type ornaments on blue paper; decorative rule separates title from author statement; short straight rules separate author statement from name of tune and tune name from text; and long wavy rule separates text from the endorsements. First line: Come all true hearted people.