The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1854-12-08
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mere stands q house ,untepanted nm s.tg,s,
Except by ghostly, clan, tre s;;t,,l.i Z
BY raven, bat and hootipg owl, S.j,;,H
Exhlting in It's ban. -, @sss5S eas,t
Decay has mark'd it for its own, is.' y'i',
Yet, It's a staanch old house,
And many years within It's halls
y The Goblins may carouse, ,'.: -,
From dewy eve. It'll, ehanticleer, : 49,,
'mTBeir freedom disallows: ,.' :. - W !,
The tall rankgrass and weeds have cEok'dr
rs The path-why to the door, 3Ui'"S :s-''.'
And mouldyi moss, and fungus grow, 't','t .s
!iUpon the rotor fioof4A-FEF NJ h'S]h ~
The eolddainp tioot by shiny snakes, "5'.t ].
And toatls traild DER and Der. .3"E WI
4 sEtVi< %. tiGsb.fr0up Sf'j asatu! IG .GpH. -
The spider weaves It's web; across nt l7j.5 I. !,
! The paaeless window sash, lD'itqt 9. 'TaN'3',i =
U1swept save when tho bold wind u'fopgh
- Its fragile warp doth dasli,' i'af''1}' 'S'f11
And slams the broken shutters to - 2,'l -!
With fisllow eehoing crasln 'ho''S 20 :. ''H 2
..H pusiu ~'ilt!l gtIirouErtft s%!A Tiiy E.i1Qii~
'Iis said that in the years ageae ,'t,it1Si6s' !
,rAgood old man dwot there, tn,'atrr79'''
HIS wife, hissJean, hndi"pass'd away iy5a'
/: Il Bnt leftunto his care,H 80 1t8Gf2 T5t! p,
An onlychild, a blue eyed girl, "a .'1u'7nyg
S5Withsgpldenilocks of hair. - ,nitaz EssJi.o
III sdfHi' ei,l asssapf s,.la; "iwni MOD ts@
She was his all Of joy5on- earth, J ~ q aa,;
His only petted lamb, ~ lanGa auc,
Whose soothing words upon each grief I4i.
Could pour a healing balm, =, JIrgr; . ;
And ages irritable moods, ..rg.issp .Id
And peesish murmurs calm.,,,,-J @aE nu
,asrld ~ .G..rlf e,t 3n-un.'@ ~ ,U.t 5'
And thus in happiness, in peace, 9gaHtH =,
And sweet content, the years sig ,y:ah
Stole on and brought them many smiles 49,,
With bpt Seiy bitter tears, ,,sa l.s5I.; 4
Yet, there is not a heart on earth, .t'aa asi't7
Devoid of eankering fears. - o,jnegr>a
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And so on Julia;s future life .Sdtil is-9rc' q.
I The.old man often unused, Gpiii2"p-C
Would Others love as he had done ffoaET'lI .
( Or would that .heart-abusctl, sdiaT4tut -.
Feel only misery until ;, ,.t..,..g,Btsy ... F.
( It's silver chords. were looscd ils, : ,,16I
A wife, n mother, she became, S'.ESs ,. - wa
Still they together dwelt,, n2l i'',T.'' To-,
And husband, father, wife and cliild, Io''1 Z
Around one altar inelt; ~ 3,sss:" !, -, 6.N: J..
And still to them unspafingly ~" -
y Lhe's precious sweets was dealt, ,'5 ~ ?
Alasl that every Eden spot ~, Z. '}2''...t -.
y However filld with flowers, -
However watch d and tended hides 80 80.
; A serpent in It's bowers, ~ ',''
That with envcnom'd fang will sting w !.
'h Tx iife's ungarded hours, :
Still time sweep ON, yet very pale }''fStlsf .
Had grown sweet Julias cheek; si''Fe} 10
Her eyes spoke mcoinplainingly Sos 'f'i:tl
OF sorrow deep, yet meek y n 's1..it't y
For well she knew The source from which
True comfort she might seek. 'a:ss'a g.
And, oil she needed IL, for he g 80
!ie Around whose stalwart form. g .ta.A 81
She would have twined carossinGIy = 1st
4 And braved the fiercest storm. EI.
Like ivy lending to the oak 'ls%at' @,t,q
- A softer'purer chatm,- 'istft'''it.sla
How was, he f.iben ! Oh, how howl i,ie6e Sss
t'l A base and drunken sot :. I'll II =. ~
"A demon bringing gricf, and Voc, ~ ll.r4.
81 Into that pleasant. cot, i,s,G, T3j5Gr
The desolatipg spirit Of .-is - ~. ,.li,s
That once bright Edepsspot! a. 3
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The father could not bear to sec &7ii ass
~ Her tears so often start; = III lSi, isF
And grief for her, his Idol, l,roke NJ 4 q
His loving, ,dpaibg. heart y is.iti's sc
lie passd unto that better land, pysl.. li,a
Where sorrow hath no part t1ia -
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And for a while her husband stroye ,seai,,...
tg3To break the CALLING chain, ,,oS Il d;
And be friend, and comfort to - ts,tt q;
I That gentle one ,again; f,se .yns; l.s,f
But Alcohol still ltriumph'd, and =, .sil
IrlsIIer pleadings were in vain.
One eve, ono cold dark wintry eve,
~ When stormtwinds ragged around, z
When show was falling thick and fast e I!
5 Upon. the whitening ground, iis
And folding as with winding sheet = ~ !
p tn already sanken mound; -
Alone for hours lusia eat,
Close by the inRle side, q
Alone pithin the room where shSs =
& Had beer joyous bfide, w ya
And where her parent on her brenst ~
Had droopd llis head, and died,
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