Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-12-02
THE ROOM OPTHE HOUSEHOLD

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There's room love dearly--the .anc,um of bl..,
Thst holds all ihs comf'rts ! least like Ia nis.;
Where, LIKE ana ia n hlluck we run IN aud out,
Where siicks grace the corner aud hats lie about,
Where u" oilers dare co,ne 10 annoy Anuse
With their morning call budget Of scsuialou new
IT 10 the room ofihe householj-the sacredy free
Ills the room Of the household that's dearest TO me.
The romp may be fearl~ssly carried on there,
For no "b1"uterie" rubbish solicit. our care
All things are a. meet for the hand as The eye,
And patchwork and scribbling uhhe, ,ded may lie,
black Tom may he perched on the sofa @ chairs,
lie may stretch his sharp inlon- mud scatter his hairs
Wet boots may "comc m" aud the ink.drop may iali
For the room OF the hoasehoidis liberty hall"
When saloons dressed out In Terpsichores mazci
When the grseeiul Mnzourka aud Wsipperi-led band
Leave the plain country -ance people nll nj stand
There's more mr'h Ia the jg aud the amateurs strum,
When the parehnen-.preai hattlcd"re drum
When Apollo aud Moinu- together unie,
I'LL the rings with laughing delight
o!h.r room. may be ihickly snd eorgcously stored
With Your Titisns, Muru-, salsaOr aud lnude;
But the Moreland aud Wilk- that hang an the wall
Of the family -Isror Oui-yhue them all
The IA, ottoman claiming such special regard,
Are exceedingly nLe, hut exceedingly hard;
They may serve Tor state purpose hut 90 &c please
To the hous hold room cushions Tor comio, aud ease
And the book'eves, where tones ofa sizes ARE spread
Not place q" be looked ai, hut menni Ia b- read
All deiaced aud beihumbed, aud would not he sworn
But sone volumes, pereiance, the most precious, ars
There, the library OPEN but II your hear, yenrns,
As all human hearts must. tr copy of burns
Or the tale ofH " Wear" that ever rich gem,
You musi 20 tho room Of the household Tor them.
'fis the shadiest place, when the blazing nings
His straight rays on the rose and the butterfly. wings
For the nrst beams at morning all that dare peep
Through the windows here myrtle and eglsntns creep
Happy faces assemble with cheerful salute,
When the summer meal ,empts with is cream and it.
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but the board merry, the meal : not 90 swe.
lf'iis out ofibe room OF the household We meet.
And that room is the ene that il sought by us STILL
When The hiaht-cloud. al Winter bring darkness and
chill
When the rambers their toll and their play
And tell over Tho news aud the deeds Of the day.
When the fave ored old dog takes his place the rug,
lurled nP in the hrrlght-ail warmly aud snug
Whilr the master sits unddng before the bright namc,
Till the hound snores aloud and the squire docs
have wandered Ear of "moerlnnd and lea"
Ger the frest of earth mud the blurst OF sea-
II was health that soughl-but alas | could nDd
The pursuit ia vain while my heart looked behind
The room Of the household had bound with spell,
Aud knew not ill then that loy ell II 40 welt.
" Take me bayk to thni roo," was my prayer and my
d" Or my lansuishiug spirt Will sieken and die"
There VA. light in my eye when saw the green woof
grew strong AS passed DER the daisy -girt tack.
Aud the Newfoundland sentinel welcomed me back.
hut the pulse oi my JOY was mast warmly sincere
When met the old faces, familiar aud dear
When ioungcd IN the "household-roGn" taking my
rest,
With n uuys my cheek aud content In my brrast.
ELIZA COOK.