American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-01-28
AVID FRfDais DY JAMES U1IsGToA
WILMINGTON TUESDAY, JANUARY 1928.
THE ORPHANS.

MY chaise the village Inn did gain,
Just as the setting SUMS last ray,
Iipt with refugent gokl the vane,
Of the old church across the way.
Across the way | sent sped,
The time till supper to beguile,
In moralizing DER the dead,
That moulder'd round the ancient nile,
There many an humble green grave shew'd,
Where want and pain and toll did rest
And many hatt'Iing stone Ivew'd,
Der those who once had wealth possessed.
faded beach, its shadow brown,
Threw DER agrave where sorrow slept:
On which, though scarce with grass o'ergrown,
Two ragged children sat and wept
A piece of bread between them lay,
Which neither seem'd nclin'd to take;
And yet they look'd so much prey
To want, it made my heart to ache.
My little children, let me know
Why you in such distress appear;
And why you wasteful from you throw,
That bread, which many heart would cheer
Tire little boy, in accents sweet,
Replied, whilst tears each other chas'd,
''Lady, we've not enough to eat,
And if we had, we would not waste
"But sister Mary's naughty grown,
And will not eat, whateer say,
Though sure am the breads her own,
And she has tasted none to-day"
''Indeed. the wan starv'd Mary sail,
Till Henry eats I'll eat no more;
For yesterday got some bread,
He's had none since the day before"
Ny heart did swell, my bosom heave.
felt as though deprly'd OF speech;
silent sat upon the grave,
And pressd clay cold hand of each
With looks that ,old tale of woe,
With looks hat spoke grateful heart,
The shiy'ring boy did nearer draw,
And thus their tale of woe impart.
''Bcfore my father went away,
Emitted by bad men DER the sea,
Sister and | did nought but play
We liy'd besdeyo great ash tree
Sand then poor mother did SO cry,
And look'd so chang'd, cannot tell;
She told us that she soon should die,
And babe us love each other we'll"
ssShe SAID that when the war is DER,
Perhaps We might our father see;
Buff we ncycrsaw him more,
That God our father then would be-"
sShe kissd us both, and then she died,
And we 10 more mother havci
Here many day we sat and cried
Together on poor mothers grave"
ssBut when our father came not here,
thought if we could find the sea,
We should be sure TO meet him theres
And once again might happy be-"
owe hand and hand went many miles
And asls'd ourway of all we met,
And some did sigh, and some did smileI
And we of some did vlctualsget."
"But when we reach'd the sea. and found
Twas one great water round us spread,
We thought that father must be drown'd,
And cried and wish'd us both were dead"
$50 we return'd to mothers grave,
And only long with her to be!
For Goody, when this bread she gave,
Said father died beyond the sea-"
"Then since no parents have we here,
Wen go and seek for God around,
Lady, pray can you tell us where
That God, our father may be found p
ssIIe lives in Heaven, mother said,
And Goody says that mothers there;
Soft she thinks we want his aid,
think, perhaps, she'll send him here"
clasp'd the prattlers to my breast,
And cried, come both and live with me;
I'll clothe ye, feed We, give we rest,
And villa second mother be.
And God will be your father still,
Twas he in mercy sent me here,
To teach you to obey his will,
Your steps to guide, your hearts TO cheer,
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