Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-12-21

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THE ORPHAN COTrAGER,
BT MARY ilowirr
They sat upon the green hill side,
Sweet Alice Fleming aud her brothcri
Nov toll me. Alice" said the youth.
"And toll me IN sincsrest truth,
Thy thoughts thou may'st not smotheS-
Wherefore should not 20 ss
bost fear that evil will ssfall-
n"st think surely must bo drown'i,
Or thet oar ship will run aground,
And each wind blow sqnalR
"Dem Alice, he not faint OF heart,
Thou needs, not have fear for mos
know we're orphans but despite
Our lonely lot. In Coils good sight,
III be father unto thee!
"Cheer ur' chooI up. tho ship is stout
A Eturly ship and beautiful
know the crew, all brave and Kind
ma Ger spread canvass To the wind
It's the Adventure bound from Hall.
"a whaler, to tho Northern Sea,i
And think what Joy TO moot aspiui
Dear Alice, when we next ait hero,
ibouIt laugh at every idle f-ar,--
Thou'lt know all fear is idlo then.
Three voyages IN only take
. As poor ship boy-thou shalt SEQ
80 well the seaman's crSft IN learn,
hat not man IIum Stem 80 stern
But shall be proud of mo.
"Ay, Alice, and some time or other,
" have shiP-nay, II is true,
Though thou mayst smile; and Tor thy saks
III call II by thy name, anl make
fortune for va two.'
The boy vent TO tho sea and Alice
In sweet dale, by Simmer Waior
Whore dwei her parents. there dwelt sho
with n poOT PEASANTS family,
Srd was among them "a daughter,
tseb day She did her hous.hold mart
Singing like toro light-hoartod bad
Of sat upon tho lonely folls
Ninle days ntuong tho heather bells
Keeping tho peasants little herd.
Poor Alice, she was kind and good
Yet on upon tho mountain limo
,s uer heat was sad, aud'among tho sheep,
w men n" eye saw h0r. she would woep
FOR many sortows OF her own.
sweet mnidcn-and she yet must weep
Her brother nIeantimr far away
sai oil In that ship So beautiful,
hti lay within the port ot Hull,
Beyond the father northern bay.
The voyage was good, his heart was slight
- II" ,nVnd tho se1, and now onc9 mere
ne sailed upon another trip,
With tho sttne eaptaia, tho same ship
In the glad spring for ElsinoIe.
Again, unto the Botlnian Gulf
But twas voyage Of wiock and sorrow
The captain died upon the shors
w moro nc was cast, and twenty
Woro ieh upon the rocks Of 5nouo.
The boy picked up by boat
belonging 10 a Danish ship;
And as they touched ut Riga Fay
They lrh him there for - hat could they
DO with sick boy GA the doep'
And there within an hospital
Fevered, he Icy, and worn 4 weak,
Bowed With great pain, stranger lad
VI no not a friend f0 soothe him had,
And not word Of Russ could speak.
An, mid that sotrle and pain
He bcgged some paper. and no wrote
To Alice; twas "a letter long,
But whom he used his native tongue,
And every sorrow he poured out.
Poor Affect did she veep,-ab yes,
She wept, indeed, iive-ong day
But Then her heart was strong and iIus.
And calmly tina she spake: Il 100
VIII sail for Riga Bay"
"To TINT wild pl.ce," the people said.
80 here none can English understand
o, co not there depend upont
He's dead Gre now he does not want
Your aid-why leave your native laDdt'
Twas vain-each word they spake was vein,
She took with her the little store
Left nj her fAther's dying day
And for the Baltic sailed away;
Such stradIast love the maiden bore
Is This the hoy, stout and bold,
That IN tho green hill sat with her
], this tho brother, hltbo OF cheer,
The careless heart without a FEAR
Is this the ioyful MARINER
The semo-for in that hospital
There 10 no Engl an hoy hut he
Tho same, the vory sNme, nono oth0f,
Sweet Alice Fleming, than Thy bro,hsr,-
And we'll he knoweth thae!
Az though the hoy, with suffering bowed.
Was changed indeed, and feeble grown,
Better TO him than oil and wine,
Better by far ihsH doctors nine,
Was his kind sisters charming tons
And soon twas told through Riga town
What love an Enllish sister bore
Her brother- how she left her homo
Among tina mountains, and had como
To tend him on his distant shore.
And she, maiden scarce siItosni
srwas "a sweet t6lo of tenderness,
That all were happy to repeat;
The women, passing IN the street,
Spoke of IL and they spoke to blcsc.
SO did the merchants on the quay,
So did all people, old and young,
a nd when into tho street sine went,
An looked ki dly sc' iimcnt
And blessed her in their Russian tongns
But now the youth grew strong and stout,
And rs no for The sea bent.
And meier in toll or danger qunileh,
go light Of heart aud proud he sailed.
Mate of = ship from Riga sent.
Its owner was Paul carlnwiiE,
A merchant and of Russian birth,
s. rich as Cfpsui; and this same,
Despite his ships, and wealth, and oamo.
For OF nm ancient line he
Loved Alice Fleming for her worth
lie wa, no merchant oil and GRAFT
Sitting mid money -bdgs in state,
Not he,-a handsome man and biud
A. you in any land could find
Or choose for any mniden's ma,o.
And " you sail to Riga town.
You II find II true upon my life.
And any child will shew you whoro
Lives nriewiiE who took the fair