South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1853-05-20
COMING HOME.

the Prov Of the gallant vessel. She stands
OIL The deck, and the winds WOO her ring
lets as she looks anxiously for her head
lands Of home. In thought there are warm
kisses on her lips, soft hands on her tenn
pies. Many arms press her throbbing
heart, and one voice swectrr than all the
rest, whispers, "my child" coming home.
Full to bursting is her young heart, and
she seeks the cabin TO give her Joy ven, in
blessed tears.
Coming home, Th. best room is sci
apart for his chamber. Again and again
have loving hands folded away the curtains
and shook out the snowy drapcry. The
vases are filled every day with fresh flow
ers, and every evening loving voices whis-
per, 'hc will BE- here tomorrow, perhaps
At each meal the table is set with scru-
pulous care. The newly embroidered slip
pers, the rich dressing gown, the study cap
that he will like SO we'll, are all paraded
10 meet his eye.
The student brother. He could leap
the waters and (ly like bird home
though he has seen all tie splandor of ol-
den time-there is but one spot that fills
the heart, and that spot he will soon reach.
Sweet home.'
Coming home What secs the sun
Drowned sailor in til" darkling waters. lie
smiles There are pictarcs lhrr. OF blue.
eyed babe and its mother. H., knows That
even now his young wife sings the sweet
cradle song:
'FoT know the angel, VIII br;n. him 10 me
He sees her watching from her cottage
door he feels the beat OF her heart III the
pulse OF his own, when a familiar football
touches only the threshold Of memory.
The bronzed sailor loves his home, as ar
eagle whose wings seek ofienesi the track.
of the air, loves his mountain cyrie. Iii:
treasures arc there.
Coming homrn Sadly tIc worn Cali
fornian folds his arms and sinks back upon
his frvered pillow. What TO him is hi:
yellow gold! Oh! for one smile Of kin.
drcd. But that may not be. Lightly
they tread by his bedside, watch the dim
eye, moisten the parchrd lips.
A pleasant face bends over him-a rousl.
palm gently pushes back the mois: hair
and familiar voice whispers, 'chrcr NJ,
my friend you are i'll port, you are GO
ing home
The film falls from th" sick man. cyr.
Home, is it near, Can he BE- HOS, ;hcT,.
y thrill sends the blood circlimg throusil
his limbs. What shall hr see those dear
eyes before The night Of darkness s!ltirs
down forever. Wi! his little Labrs fold
their arms about him and pr'ss their cher
ry lips to his What wonder if r"v vi.
gor gathers in that manly chest. He fee,
strength IN every nerve = strength to reach
homr- strength to bear The overwhelming
JOY Of meeting those dear ones.
Coming home The very words arc
rapturous. They bear inroit Of every
thing sweet and holy in the donr site lie
Nay more they are stamped with III,
seal Of heaven, fer The angels say Of the
dying saint, fIe is coming ho,nc.'
Singular Prs5eEtimcnt.
DIR. Josiah Bartlett, Of New Hampshire
one OF the victims Of the recent accident
on the New Hampshire railroad, was visit,
ed weeks ago;at his resiIcrcc,Jy a Eiicrt
from this city who invited him TO ypcrd :
lew days at New York, al The th@n ~.
preaching medical convention. Dr.. q
replied that it would afford liin rnucI
pleasure 10 spend some time in our city,
but that he had great apprehension o
danger in travelling to and fro, augmented
by the fact That when he last visited New
York he had engaged bis passage in The
steamer Lexington, for the fatal lrip on
which she was burned, when almost every
passenger persisted, but did not reach the
whatt in season TO gct on board. He sr;b-
ssquent'y overca,ne his reluctance to ,r,y-
81, attended the convention in this civ,
and met with the fate 10 dreaded in Tho
New Haven CARS CoV; icr.
InE DANDY. He is incops0.a,'s over
so'icd boot: and would bc driven 10 dis
traction were he compelled TO appear III
tum5lcd linen. Original sin with hin
consists in not being born with fuil sui,
OF The latest Partisan moic and tb, clear
est prO"f Of ds'nravity as well 4, yulsa;tv
is wearing las! wears style. IL fnr. III,
soul is in his clothes: aad wlp,nnti,,, H.,
goes down 10 that most nnru.hirnab,r aal
undand'tlcd place, the iroi'so d lhc dead,
proper 'pitarh wNHli b. ."I,f H.
lies ail "f him that cruii ui,. ga, Y..t III,
gon" - n" 0ii ''"lh... i ... l.'