The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1852-07-02
DON'T GO TO CALIFORNIA.
BY FRANCES D. GAGE.

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There's wealth for you in the Buckeye State
And wealth that may be won,
Aye, wealth that may be won. boys,
BY true hearts, strong and bold;
Then don't go to California,
Stay at home and gather gold;
Oh stay at home. oh stay at home,
With the friends you love to-day,
There's wealth for YOU in the Buckeye State
oh! gather IN while you may. p.
Deep buried IN the soil,
| To work, to work, with the spade and p!ow
And win il with manly toll.
THERE'S wealth in the feecy focks, boys,
That sleep in the shady grove,
There's wealth in the lowing herds, boys,
That over our wild hills rove.
Then stay at home, oh stay at home,
With the friends you love to-day,
There's wealth for you in the Hocks aud herds
Oh, gather it while you may.
There's wealth in the dark old forest,
'Mong the oaks,and poplnr's tall,
Go gather il while you've health and strength
With the ak, the wedge, and mall.
Oh there's wealth in the waving saplings,
There's wealth in the osier bough,
And Fairy's wand with a generous hant
Is coming it for yoa now.
Then stay at home, oh, say at home,
With the friends you love to-day,
There's wealth for you in the forest, boys,
Oh gather it while you may.
There's wealth in the craggv hill. sides,
And The rocks hold wealth in store,
And the tireless hand ma, win IL
From the deep laid beds of ore.
Not beds of tho shining metals,
But an ore more useful far,
That maketh the ponderous engine,
And rails for the flying car.
Then stay at home, oh, stay at home,
With the friends you love to-day,
There's wealth in our rocks and hili-sides,
Stay, gather it while you may.
There's wealth in the wild ravines, boys,
There's wealth in the shady dells,
There's wealth in the meadows green, boys,
Thero's wealth in the mossy fells,
There's wealth in the bounding brooks, boys,
That sparkle thro' our hills.
There's wealth in our sweeping rivers,
There's wealth in our dancing rills.
Then stay at home. oh, stay at home,
With friends you love to-day,
There's is gold in our dancing rills, boys,
Oh! gather it while you may. %
There's wealth in the wiDiry winds, boys,
There's wealth in the summer showers.
There's wealthin the springing grass blades,
There's wealth in the budding flowers,
There's wealth in the glorious sunshine,
There's wealth in the falling dew.
And every breeze that quivers the trees
Is garnerng wealth for you.
Then stay at home, oh, stay at home,
'Moug friends you love to. day,
There's wealth in the dew and sunshine,
Oh! gather it while you may.
Oh F.! gather it while you may, boys,
With the plow the hoe, and the spade,
With the ma,tock, the pick, and crowbsr,
The ak with the glancing blade,
The sledge, the tongs and tie anvil.
The hammer, the cav and plane,
The sickle and scythe, the auget and drill
Gather wealth from hill and plain.
Oh F.! stay athome, oh stay at homo
a, With hearts that love you to day,
There's gold for you in Ohio,
Stay, gather it while you may.
Oh! 90 no: to California boys,
The glttering trash to find,
There's world Of wealth gold cannot buy,
In the homes you leave behind.
There's wealth in the maiden's trusting love,
There's wealth in the wife's fond fears,
There's wealth in the sisters tenderness,
There's wealth in the mothers tears.
Then stay at home, oh, stay at home,
Enjoy it while you may,
For the gold Of California
Don't barter life's loves away.
[Cleveland True Democrat.