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VARIETY.
GIVE ME TnY BLESSING, MrHER


"Giye me ,ha blessing misher,
For must Dowawag,
! To meet my bonnie AdsEss milher,
Upon her tfidal day
I've loved hes lang and well milher,
And thou tay love has khown;
Then lay ihy hand upon tFle, rnifher,
And bless Thy kneeling SON.
= Ar Wasl,s bow my be pa o'eraovs,
When lhHs hear idee speak
The tears arr glislenisig on thy hair, r
And dropping on thy cheek.
And oh hos memory calls up now
The days II anld lahge syne.
When a Winsnme bride hrsl called
Thy sainted father ming. Z
Ye look sac like hing WLLfE, dsar,
Ye look sac like hiih uhw;
We hae the same dark tender zen,
The same broad, nohlebfow.
And sic smile was OBJ his face
When he that morning eaIhcl
To bring ava. as ye main do,
A lassie 10 his hama.
"puir child her heart is beating now,
. As il ne'er beat before
Puir child, know her hazel cen
WI tears are running DER.
She luyes ihee, wILLtE, but She feels
To wed S solemn thing
weel remember howa lelt,
When looking on the ring.
al weel remember, toe, the hour
When wi heavy sigh,
turned, wife, sac ypuag and sad,
To bid Them a. goodbye.
The tears were gushing then, iknow,
For luyed my kindred weel,
Andthough my ain was by my sidef
Icould ne help but feel.
~ Blu. then, bow kindlhe took my hand
And gently whispered Come,
The messoit star shines DER my cot
That shiLes above lhy home
And, WirAfei afien, since he's dead =, ii
I've watched thai distant star,
And thought saw hislgende face
Smile in II from afr
= 1--WE luyed ilksither weel, WILLIE,
We Tnved Ink itheE lang;
All mel how happy was The heart,
That thrilled the even sang, 'I
We lived liz ilhcr, Willie, right
And may God grand is so
That ye naun iage as we iva luved,
In days lang, lang ago
.soh, fondly cherish her, WittIE,
She Is sac young aad lair,
She has not known single cloud,
Or fell a single cane -
Then, Il a cauld worlds storm should cen
Thy way 10 overcast
2 Oh ever-stand tthou art man)
Between her and TIE blast
when drst knew = miiher'k pride,
Twas whenI gazfd on thee
And when thy tilher Mowers died.
Thy smile was left 10 me.
And c4n scarce believe il true,
So lafe thy Lis bod
The playful BARN iondled then
Before me stands j Man.
"Then elIthy bonnie BRIDE wHLlRf
She has my FIRST born son.
tax thu darling from my arms,
And gle, him TO her own
Oil she will cherish thee, Whsle,
For whom maundepart,
She, only she. will then helen
To ill thy lont ly heart.
al diuna Gear to die WILLIE
ever wished to gang;
The soft green mound In yon kirk.yard
Has lanfly been too lang
would FAY me there, Willie,
And a. Deaths tekrors brave,
Besides his heart so Zeal and true,
Iitis within the grave.
"Then gang ava, my blessed BARN,
And bring thy turtle dove, y
And dinaa irown il, h. should greet
To part wi her they love.
But il a dear fills up her &c,
Then whisper, as they part,
There room for thee al Iaither's hearth,
There's room in milhers heart
!" And may the GoDtha reighs above.
And sees ye a the while,
5 Look down upon your pighted troth,
And bless you vii asmile.,
Aud may 1t thou meier forgett WILLIE.
In a. Thy future life,
FaAserye the powerIlhat gave 10 thee
Thy Kind and guilsess wife.