Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-12-03
Respectfully DEDICATED to the Printers Con0ress at Ai''
The Dream Of the Printer.
NvT EY "THr AUTHOR GF EUGENE A2AN"

Twas in the prime Of winters .imo,
An evening calm and cold,
That in his room the Printer sat
careworu man. and old
With look 80 meek that he did seem
lamb within the fold.
melancholy man Was he
As ever troi the soil,
Small pleasure haI he in his life,
For II was one OF toll;
Aud dimly burnt the printer lamp
Because it wanted oil.
lie leaned his head upon his hand,
His mind i'll st ease,
And while through many - broken pano
In rushed The horrid bretz-.
With eager lock h- road book
That laid upon his knees
And still he read, nor turned his head
To bear the shutters flap,
Bat like marble statue SCENTED,
SO motionless he sat:
Much fasting made lin very pale,
And anything but fat
At last ho shut the dusky boo:,
Cl'~e. with a sud.i-n fling:
With fer,id grasp ne closed it fast,
And then upright dfl spring:
40 God, could 80 shut my mind,
And tie II with . string
Then up the room and down the room
Full hasty stride. he took;
Anon he gszcd about him with
sad and dolrful look,
And 10! he saw the Office boy
Writing upon book
"what 10 you wri:., my little chap,
Whilst sitting there 20 still,
Now j. il some sad acci'!'rt,
A marriage, or a will
The boy he gave mournfui look
:. lis nothing but my BILL
The printer sank Gown in his chair,
As smit with sud- len pain.
Down To his chair he sank with force
And then got up again:
And MS he talked with the toung lad
lis tears guSllcl QUE amain.
lie told him how some men will owe,
And never Iay cent;
And Of those wretrhed, wretch Il nien,
Who never, never lent,
But how their f, and fortune all
In foviishEess is spent.
Sand we'll know what panss they fsel
Who would collect bill;
Wo! wo. unuttrrzhr We,
Their wictrhed souls must fill.
So it did seem once in dream
That remember still.
One who hal owed me very long,
Though wealthy as n Jew
! st0oi h-'or. his hnus,. eve.
When cold the nj .ht wind blew:
And now. said ]. this must try
To ray m- what is due
1.-TWO rousinc h'ows made with my cane,
And "rc viii, kun. klcs bare.
Thcu in went through open door,
But ala he was not thrrc;
Ti"rr notiin. wi hin the room
But an o.,., empty chair.
'Notl,;nx there but an empty chair
That stpnd against the wall.
For lie went out the other door
The moment dii call,
A l'zrn times croancd Houd-
lie never -;roaned at ali.
..Thrn quick turn myself about,
Aud swiftly h'mc fed.
ptSjar i!ic grim s.ryant Girl
That lighted - br'!.n
The fearful 10y hoked mp snd saw
Ills face yale a. the doad.
- When gentle sleep o',r all the world
Had thrown her slim veil.
Two stout. tall men. uIon called
Through III" cold and heavy hnil,
And insi,tel should walk tween
On the mvurnful road to Jail
"Bnt sulaen reused M from my trance,
And then 10 myself did say.
'If ever my heart fom debt can dance,
Or the Devils or Iours pay.
My patrons too. must ray-in advance
And lll'l1i the trusting way"
A .nilc lights the brow of the printer pale,
Well fl-d his Il mach and purse.
IT,. owcth man. and but few owe Iim;
lis joys he lTves 10 reEearsc:
But Warmth the Typos. everywhcrc-
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