Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-11-02
The Household Jewels.

A traveller, from journeying
In countries far away,
Re-passcd his threshold at the close
OF one calm Sabbath day;
A voice of love, comcly face,
A kiss Of chaste delight,
Were the first things to welcome him
On that blest Sabbath night.
He stretched his limbs upon the hearth
Before its friendly blaze,
And coniured up mixed memories
Of gay and gloomy days. ,.ro
And felt that none Of gentle soul,
However, far he roam,
Can eer forego, can Ger forget,
The quiet joys Of home,
oBring me my children I" cried tho sire
With eager earnest tono;
"I long to press them, and TO mark
How lovely they have grown;
Twelve weary months have passed away
Since l went o or the sea,
To feel how sad and lone was
Without my babes and thee"
"Refresh thee, as It's needful," said
The fair and faithful wife,
The while her pensivo features paled,
And stirred with inward ssrife
"Rcfresh thee, husband of my heart,
/ ask il as a boon;
Our children are rcposing, love;
Thou shat behold them soon.
She spread the meal, she filed the cup,
She pressed him to partake;
He sat down blithely at the board,
And all for her sweet sake;
But when the frugal feast was done,
The thankful prayer preferred,
Again affections fountain flowed;
Again its voice was heard,
"Bring me my children, darling wife,
I'm in an ardent mood;
Ny soul lacks puror alimont,
1 long for other food;
BRING forth my children to my gaze,
Or ere rage or weep,
1 yearn to kiss their happy eyes
Before the hour Of Sleep"
"Ihave question yet to ask;
Be patient husband dear.
A stranger, one auspicious morn,
Did send some jewels here;
Until to take them from my care,
But yesterday he came,
And restored them with a sigh:
-Docst thou approve, or blames"
81 marvel much, sweet wife, that thou
Shouldst breathe such words to me;
Restore to man, resign to God,
Whatc' or is lent to thee;
Restore it with willing heart,
Be greatful for the trust;
Whatccr may tempt or try us, wife,
Let us be ever just" 4
Sho took him by the passive hand,
And up tho moonlit stair,
She led him to the bridal bed,
With mute and mournful air;
She turned the cover down, and there,
In graye-like garments dressed,
Lay the twin children of their love,
In deaths sercncst rest
"These were the jewels lent to me,
Which God has deigned to own;
The precious caskets still remain,
But ah, the gems are flown;
But thou didst teach me to resign
What God alone can claim
He giveth and He takes away,
Blcst be His holy name -
The father gazed upon his babes,
The mother dropped apart,
Whilst all the woman's sorrow grshed
From her o'erburdened heart
And with the striving of her grief,
Which wrung the tears she shed,
Were mingled low and loving words
To the unconscious dead.
When the sad sire had looked his fill,
He vciled each brcathlcss faco,
And down in self abasement bowed,
For comfort and for grace;
With the deep eloqucncc of woe,
Poured forth his secret soul,
Rose up, and stood erect and calm,
In spirit healed and whole.
"Restrain thy tears, poor wife," he said,
81 learn this lesson still,
God gives, and God can take away,
Blcst be his holy will
Blest are my children, for they livo
From sin and sorrow free,
And I am not all joyless, wife,
With faith, hope, love, and thee"
MILKING Cows--NEw METHop.-The n
method of milking which our readers n
have already seen something of in the
pers, is no joke, but practical reality.
informant of ours witnessed the operation
the farm yard of Joseph Fellows, ESQ.
Geneva, a few days since. India rubber b,
were drawn over the cows teats, which
close enough to exclude the air, in the Low
end of which metallic tubes were insert