Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-09-02
POLITICAL.
ri,E LAeoRING MAN.

THE IABORlNo MAN
l walked be, oud The cIt,s bounds,
Alens an untequented way
Tie small, unculiiyated grounds
of poverty, before me lay
4 iencc Of turf the spot surrounds,
Hs The poor lone cabin wa. Of clay.
Twas sunset, and IT, parting light,
With golden lus;Ir, hathod the west,
But seemed 10 lingo IN its aight,
aM Ta cheer the summer dss 10 rest,
10 gladden. labotA weary sight,
Like hope within a darheied breast.
II melted till the twilight crypt
Nth gentle step to kiss the sccie
And the soft breath OF evening swept
Its incense ihro' The ,oldiug green.
Thu bird had ceased its note, and slept,
Aud all was silent and serene.
A iorm within that cabin door,
In poor and simple garb arrased,
With face OF care, doeF iuiro"ed Ger,
LookA out upon the ~gathring shade,
sIie never fingered thus before"
She sighed, and bitter grief displayed.
Amoment more, that iase o'erast,
Grew tadan, with iay's brighter ray
The cloud had gathered burst and passed,
For he, her only hope and say,
Came hufrying To hs home al last,
Far down the solitary way.
He came. the man Of toll aud care,
with brow o'e,s ladesedh Is, distress
And met. with sad detected air,
The wite's a1eciiouate cares
His heart cemed full What storm WAS there,
To cause him 50 much wteteLcdness.
A word suaieed to tell the tale,
A ship from foreign lands away,
Had yielded To the swelling sail,
And now was anchored in the bay
The eve wac moist, the check Wa pale
That listened To the laborer's lay.
ooh am broken hearted, and m, tongue
Refuses utteranee OF hat | know
NJ, brain Is madlencd, and my sprt ~ rung,
While suhs my form beneath tins dreadful blow.
Bear with me, faithful one, while impaft
The hcaNs surfows o my troubled heart.
"on that ft isle, Where ot Young days were passed,
A bolt has slieu nom God's mighty hand
Upon the forms. Of mon disease is cast,
And blight and desolation ftar the land,
On every SIDE the wailings Of despair
Rise from the lip Of those who loved US there.
slust thou remember where the sl, 81 stream
Leaps m is Wild career the vale along,
Where oft we've fingered in our summer dream,
And "a ed the ain with espectsnt song
Ia c,rly coaafr on the old hils ste
Somo OF oi well beloved friends have died.
"Nh3 | cRn see tho pale and hSpgard lace
ot hef whose last lafewells meier forgot,
Who, ~h,n she held ne IN her last embrace,
Invoked a blessing ON the laborets lot.
How little dreamed she whrn those tear drops icl,
That She would stare aud midst plcnt, dwell.
"To-day tlosc dreadful tdinFs met mini car,
And quick TUNED us weekly earnings Ger,
'ris gone midst choking prayers and burning tears,
And OH would ia Cod had been mars,
lis gone and in the thought l fndfclief3
l,cheoks the swelling torrents oimy grel"
The lahorer ceased, his tale was DER,
His heart anhuthened OF It's cat,
And, passing IN his humble dau,
lie bent his weary luim IN prayer.
The anguish that has feature. wore
Was passed, and hope sal smiling there.
odbless the laheriug man thy bread
l. on the far-an waters cast
And lie whe eame 10 ~ase las aid,
at shall ttturn 10 Thee at last"
The rich shall find mo- softer bed
Or happier memories IN tn, past.
The future, it is full ofiowers
To Christian hearts 50 pure as thine
And may the knowledge OF these hours
Shed such a blessing upon ninc,
That may seek those i5yous bowers,
Where spirits like to thee lncline,