Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-08-11
THE LAST GOODBYE.

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THE LIST GOODBYE.
Farewell! Farewell! is often heard
From the lips Of those who part;
'Tis WHISPERED tone, It's gentle word, :
But It springs not from the heart
Itmuy serve for the lovers closing lay,
To be sung meath simmer sky;
But give to me the lips that say
The honest words Is Go0d-bye!"
Adieu! adieu! may greet the ear
In the cause Of courtly speech;
But when we leave the kind and dear,
TITS not what the soul would teach.
tThon'es we grasp the hanis Of those
We would have forever nigh,
The fame Of Friendship bursts and CLOVIS
In the warm, frank words, Goodbye"
The mother sending forth her child
To meet with cares and strife,
Breaches through her tears her doubts and fears
For the loved ones future life.
No cold "adeu," no farewell lives
Within her choking sigh;
But the deepest sob Of anguish gives
God bless tn, hoy; goodbye"
Go watch the pale and dying one,
When the glance has lost its beam
When the brow is cold as marble stone,
And the world passing dream.
And the latest pressure Of the hand,
The look Of the closing eye,
Yield what the heart MUST understand,
A long and last Goodbye"
The following touching little sketch is from
The pen of ]. r. Chandler, ESQ.,, our well-be-
loved contemporary Of the United States Ga
xei,e. No pen, save lrving's hath such union
Of rare qualities as his Ariel.
NUN TERS GRAVE.
We advise much exercise, active CT passive,
rs circumstances may require, or may favor,
in our citizens. A good long walk, or ride,
every day, will leng,hen life, and multiply the
pleasures Of living.-And besides the mere
physical agitation of a walk or ride. there is a
change Of though, that is wholesome-a di.
version Of mind, from one subject to another,
or from one Set of subjects TO many. These
advantages are too much overlooked by the
young. until habit is acquired. when the r;s
iner'ie overcomes the conviction of necessi-
~ for exercise, and the body and mind fail
from neglect TO give them variety aud change.
We love-,hough we have neglected the
means Of health too long TO hope FOR its acqui-
si,on-wo love 10 ride through the lanes. and
over the open fields in the vicinity Of the city,
and catch the brea,hings Of spring, while we
enjoy the rapid mental action which denotes
The Improvement Of time which exercise and
new scenery secure.
One morning last week, we were allowing
Our old horse Rolla to take his own time III
moving along, species Of indulgence which
he claims as privilege of ase and old &C.
quaiutance, making up for any seeming SLOW
ness in going forth. by shutting anxiety, in
returning, to reach his crib. fhere had been
a fall Of rain during the night. and the clouds
had no, cleared away. Striking across the
field we soon reached the object Of our search,
q little mound Of earth. only half sodded over,
denoted the place where POOR OLD HuNFER
had been laid only few weeks before. We
aigh,ed, and threw Rolla's rein over low
pine shrub, that grew at the head Of the grave,
and gave loose TO our own feelings.
Ii is not seemly 10 mourn for dog: but
when. for eleven. years, the animal has follow.
cd our footsteps-when his clear voice has
greeted your return. or when coiled up at your
feet, day after day, he has lifted his flexible
eyetrows. aud turned his dark eye to see when
you would leave the writing table, and 60 forth
for his pleasure, she had tarried tor you, you
feel as il the death even dog nigh, warran,
a melancholy sensation, aud be pleaded in ex.
cuses for recollection at least Of his canine
virtues.
Hunies had become sort Of precursor Of
our own comings; and those who would NEE,
10. as we came to, and went from our office
would watch for Hunter, that they might find
". A feeling had sprung up between US, and
We had learned even 10 check each others
faults. He had undoubtedly the most u DO
or, at least, the most to suffer, in that respect
but sti!L be tried, and sometimes succeeded.
The poor dog had become member Of the
family when il was small; and the flock tina,
had risen up like olive branches around GU,
table. wsse atfectionately guarded, and tender.
ly fondisd, by Hunter.--But he never confess.
ed the righ. Of mastership in them. He tool
his place on the hearth rug before them, with
~ much independence as II they had been his