Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1845-01-11
(From the U. 3. Gizete]
THERE'S NO SUCH WORD AS
H7 ALICE O. LgR.

1911
THERE'S NO SUCH WORD AS
FAIL"
N ALICE d. LER.
IN the lexicon Of youth, which fsle :
serves for a bright maah1od fller,s lin ~,
VOID az ALI BUimer's Play Of Rtclelt0
The proidest motto for tho yoftig-
Write It ID lines Of gold
Upon thy heart, and III thy MUD
Inc Stirring words nnf0Jd,
And HI thfslattuhe's dfeafy hour,
Or fortunes prosperous GALE.
VI have > holy charming po4nf4
"Iho1e's no such word az fail"
The sailor on tho stormy aea,
May sigb M distsntsiaud;
and free and fearless though hi BE-,
You'd they were near The stta69,
but whefl The storm with angry bfo4{h,
hflnga lightning, alret and hail.
iie climbs tfe slippery llast atfI sfllae
heres no such word rs lal,"
TIC weary student bonding o'cr
Tho tones 81 other days,
ard dwelling on their magic lore,
Tor Inspiration pfagg;
And though with toll his brain ID woat,
Ills brow is deudIy pale,
Tic language Of biz heart viii SPEAK,
= fhere's no such Thug 40 fall
The @jey statesman bends lie knee
Before Faute's entering shrine
Ard wo0ld d humble "euppliant be
The genius 80 divine;
let though his progress III full slow,
Aud enemies nay rail,
lie thinks ut last the world 10 shou,
- here's no such word as fail''
Tie soldier on the battle plain,
When thirstiing to be fee,
ant throw aside a CALLING chain,
Say, ooh, Tor liberty!''
Our household and onr native land
We mdst-w6 viii prevail
Then breast to breast, and hand 10 hand.
'Ihefe's 10 such word as fall. I"
Tire child Of God. though of bgsgf.
BY foes WltfIoui-within--
1tlose precious words will ue'er forget,
Amid their dreadful din
But upward looks wittfeyes or faith,
Armed with the Christians mail,
And IN the hottest conflict, saith,
uele B no 5uCH W0id aS tail.
--
from the Philadelphia Saturday Coarisr.1
MY W~ASHERWoMAN.
Nancy, my old eolored washerWolnap. whom
had paid regularly every week for her davis
work at the washing tub, during ths past sIr
years, presented herself 81 tie door ii nv room
one day last week, as has alWays been her
Ia rffffu. mn ft4E H. 49, .e.f5
traet bad been hlied, and that it was now time
me TO tuthl MY portion Of il. It 60 happen.
cd thai, for tue fret lime, had net the accng-
toned half dollar ready for her. / had three
tour silver dollars in change, but / only
owed her mali 4 dollar, and 50 could not make
ii OIL.
: hagn't single half dollar in change,
Nancy said, looking up inlo the old Wo-
mars face. But no matter, it will DO az vel
next Monday, whon you come again
Fer a moment Nancy hestated, andI could
see t1at she was disappointed. Thenabe tprn.
ed, and walked slowly away, without saying
. word. ] did not like this.-PmetualY, Tor
years, had | paid her at the close Of every
washing day and nos, il happening that /
could not naketh change, she was not pleas
ed Thus ! thought, aud permitted such
fI9iInhtg 10 IfnBnr IN nv mind ,rtff n.a.
quite ansry II III %feeIinGs togaras IN \ sasoaa
/ called ber eFeedy--and ,ermilted - gsaGS =
Imagine that she was afraid | would. not paw
her. The more | thought about il, tina more
my mind became disturbed, 4nd tls raore ua-
against her. ''S''' : As'0of
In the evening, when my husband cana 10,
he noticed, III a moment, that INV mind HaR
not III 4 placid state.
oHag any thfng bannensd II dst,rb u,
MARY n, he asked in he nsu,Ifv kiod go
"Yes, there has returned n not9lsnt
tone, 'and / feel yexed. IN ante Of mvseIfn
spray, what has OCCURRED. Mr.. NM fo
y0ur usually quiet tafpd -
"On, notllo9 10 %troCfBIe y6tl"I rerfisd .o.
ND tat nv a0sband tooked nnr,sq 81 a.,
4 little foolish, no doubt. hut chen. / canf hatn
il. | happened moi To have haIf ! dolisr II
change, to-day, wnen Nancy Gni.llad hsr
Was69ng. Ii is The 6fst ttna 4 ia, Esoaana4
for six years-and Is / told her thai / Would
hand h I'd her OH ur.f Nonday whan a6a y M
But the old thing III never called her that ~.
fore) "hesltated, and didn't seem wiHing 4,
20 without her money. # yexed me- doSn-
e.ght-iust a. i'll would cheat her anfofitJJs
must confess, that when / CANE Il rplata.
lie matter 10 nv husband. / felt aIitfle asI,ar,.
aboutit Ii sounded rather fgoij sb egen &,
ears.
..Dfd YOU get the half A3ll.r far her ~, &,
lqked, as soon ag h.d cla.ed INV hrisI rals
NO. I did NOT ws,n,f goi,o >, b,,,oor
81 tbst eav,
"ltfa str.ld my rood ,o;fo
bs time" M buaband s.d Z III y ~ Il, | n.,g
loHest tranknes.. "Nancy h.d parfsd bor
money. ana wsa entitled 10 -
$" know tbst waii a,Sa'9 . .
.H0f. then. fha mere tr,afs' III : 49, III.
moi mater a III nt,ef co1.o
. maEs bsr sf,sid ~ ~ 1 ! = ' !, r.a so, - .
week sb. aa !, : ~. ; y - & a. Ky aei sa.. =,
lfe. before. lar what I o.el bar