Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-07-22
TuELABORING MAN.

walked beyond the city hounds,
Along an unlregueuled way
The small, unculIivaled grounds
Orpuycrtv, before me lay,
4 ience Of turf the spot surrounds,
The poor lone cabin was ui clay'
Twas sunset, and its parting light,
Wnh Golden luNlre, haihed lhe Wc>'i
Eu seemed TO linger IN It's mght.
10 cheer The summer DAY 10 rest,
10 gladden. lahor's weary sight
like hone within darkened breast.
II melted til the twilight crept
With gentle step To- kiss the scene,
And the soit breath pf evening swept
rs incense through the foliage green
The bird had ceased It's note, ana siePt
And all was silent and serene
A form within that cabin door.
In poor and simple garb arrayed,
With face ot care deep lurIowed Ger
i.,Jkel out upon the gath ring shade
ole never fingered thus before"
She sighed, and bitter srici displayed
A moment more, that face o'ercast,
Grew rudlanl with joy : brighter ray
The cloud had gathered d-burSt-and passed,
For he, her only hope and stay,
Game burrying to his nome NJ last,
Far down the solitary way.
H.. came. the man of toll and care;
win brow o'cISaadoWcd by distress
And met, with sad. DETECTED air
The wile's aheclunatc care>Si
III, heart seemed full! What storm was there
70 cause him 50 much wrctchedncSsi
\ word snliced to tell the tale;
\ ship. from foreign lands away,
Had Yielded 10 The swelling sail,
NnI now w, anchored IL the bav.
The eve was moist. the cheek was pale
That listened TO the lIborer's lay.
con lam broken hearted. and my tongue
Refuse, uicrance of what know
Ny brain IS maddencd. and my spirit WruhS,
White sink, my form beneath TN, blow.
Bear with me faithful one, while lmpart
The heavy sorrows oGmy troubled heart
"On that far isle where our young days were
passed
Up,n i'.e iofli, of men disease in east
And hliahi pnI deSula ion scar the land,
Dl every side the waillug~ of despair
Re from the tips of those who loved Us there
"uo,i thu remember where the silver stream
Leap, IN us Wild career he vale along,
Where OFT we've fingered IN our summer
dream,
A1d laled the air with hopes expccant song
w every cpUag on lhr old hIlN SIDE
Some Of our well beloved friends have diet.
"1h can soc Inc pale and ha"gald face
Oi her whose last iarewcll> neeI forgot
Wh,. when she held me in her last embrace,
Mvlkcd a hc,-Ino on The iarorcrS lot.
II Nv u tie dreamed she, when those Icar drops
fell,
'Yhat she would s'aryc, and midst plenty dwell
"rnday these dreadful lhingS met mine ear,
tnd TIick turned my weekly earning DER
I'll, gone, midst chO.Hns prayers and bGThins
tears;
All Oh | would to God il had been more f!
'rl> gone and in the thought find relief;
4 checks the swelling torrent Of my grleL'
The lab1rcr ceased; his tale was oc'r,
Ills heart unburhcncd of lis care;
An pas, sing IA his humble door,
lie bent his weary form IN prayer.
Tnr anguish that his FEATURES wore
Was passed, and hope sat smiling there
Col blcS, the llboring man; "thy bread
/, on the far OIL waters cdSt;'
And he who came 10 save has said,
~ shall return to Thee at last
The rich shall Hud 40 softer bed
o. happier mcn'rles in The past.
The future, it is full Of flowers
TO Christian hearts, so pure as thine
And may the knowledge of those hours
shed such a blessing npon mine,
Thal may seek those JOYOUS bowers,
Where spirits like to thee incline.