The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1849-04-14


s,,us. ~, The jewels Of fthe past 3 s2ai a38'
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sa What marvel i'll loved you Bess! aeha
.as7 Loved you, and only you, n ~ flsa'
bal Since we from earliest infancy ,.Gihoi
ni hu Like bunds together grew! s
r Like bunds that mingIe odors, on xs
9 ias "A bending, dewy spray, e 5.i n
On our old Nurses bosom, we
.toaI In love together lay. sDf .D
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49,. We laughed and wept, and soothed and fell
rem Each others griefs and joys. ss,
t,a;b And crept together on the floor,
81 I And shared each others toys; -
-, And cambering up the oaken chairs, ''.'
ar, With quaint and pleasant talk. 9 o."
Began with beckoning hands at once,
And tottering feet to walk. q '>9a'
t8 s@Wsa PSI s9Ry.9E maaW b aysi
&9e' And when we went alone at last, a
-sse91 We strolled to shady bowers, Gsm
fiiaI And picked our little baskets full el 2
zs9 of Natures widest flowers; .jlGo8iG.
trfcfWe picked our baskets full of flowers, II
r5T'sg'And sat among the rocks, al iso
go ssAnd braided up fantastic wreaths, f
And garlands for our locks. etr
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.4sTWeroved the country round about,
.raal Those pleasant summer. days. -,
7a,l Our moors and meads, and meadows green,
.,a i. And tangled forest ways;
80. And picked our steps through briery paths
go And brambIes, side by side, y" r
Our little lips and fingers, all Z - q
With berries stained and dyed. t'if'
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Once in our wanderingswe found 8d5o u
A nest among the hills, 1ai % g7l
~ Isiezed ii, but the little birds f.5tl
-iN4g' Upturned their gaping bills, 9lpm st
2 And chirpsd 30 piteously and sweet, 9}
&,hNu And made so sad moan. aar .sH
You wept. and made me promise you
bi Bi0Id leave the nest alone. M ~,
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And summer mornings when we went II
als~ To school, bore your books,
IA And led, and stoutly lifted you
.ss Der stiles and swollen brooks;
And fought. your little champion,
Ia If any neighbor wight,
Grown wilful, dared to look askant
Atyou, and in sight. i3 '4a9l.
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tVR And holidays, when school was DER, a
We fled the haunts Of men,, Go1 aet
-. And sought our favprite trysting place. :,
E'ai$ Y Within bushy glsn-llii sA8il0l2f
99Ansfsat for hours in pleasant dreams,
,,'ye,s, Asquiet, calm and deep, AKIN
As if our souls were gathered up a..
lsrl II Beneath BEN fthe the wings Of Sleep
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M, And then the summer evenings. oh!
Those happy. happy hours, pa 4 18f
When love lay pure IN our young hearts,
a.s''' As dew in folded flowers: NJ 9ta
o We sat beneath the cottage porch, ias
sap = In floods of fdusky light, h1lsi 9o|
llAnd watched the slowdecline of Day,
sisifo The coming on Of Night.att .m}a93
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Il nestled close beside you, Bess, a. sg9
salasq My little heart a-6ame, +, ,iat y8I
1ssd And stole my arm around your neck, a
sdi oTAnd breathed your gentle name ,i,t
81 + And gazed into your dropping eyes, 3r,s
III ~ Az blue as Heaven above, II.
WI 4 Till tears at last came gushing slow, ~
sad, From out the springs oflove. 4
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Oh happy days Of early love! aa9 ssae''
w. es' I, on joyous Eden hours! g 3sE e'ili -
j Ny thoughts fly home from me to you,
,- \ Like laden bees from flowers: z cota
~ Like laden bees that gathered sweets q z
In dewy buds and bells, ,tllH0 4
sea And hive their honey inImy heart,
'A.slaitgI In Msmoryis magic cells. b8lflHitn95 |
III .iasasags XIlIaiste aisdl uea
ri lgI'vs wandered wids, and altered sore, i
ss Had And lost the glow Of Trush,bas yIiaa
sEla And grown apostate 70 the shrinss sab
sns ID Ard idolaof my youth; sW v'
! Bat still withia my bosom burns ,.,,,,
"a ptsadfast. heavenly ray, ~
nusYT The memory of Bessie Bell. s''S
I ,sas The Ievs q lilss young d,y, @s 1000 N,
!. # sssssqs Sympathy. Ass sasia
y I. There i tide Of feeling given 4 " 1nss'ss
\ To'all on earth fountain Heaven. 4
Beginning witll ths dswy iowsr, n aits
. Just ops'd Ia F1ora's vstnaI bowss- e0'
~, Risnf crsstion's orders through eia
/, R1 Withioddsr hrsmnt. brighter hue = fag i
,ftAftSds o sympalhys 10 Obj sndAow1
f3iva Iifs IL huas of iov and @tsfs