Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-04-21
From The London a thsraam.
FATHER CHANGE.

ny ALLrx'rARK'PaTos.
There passed downthe Lane OF Lite
Lane irregular and narrow.-Es -
AaAncient Fellow, eagle. besksa,
Trundling such a; barrow
Hsaped and heaped. andiose leapeds
Thus a., he kept q. sxslaim di, still,
deaths and weddingsi deaths and weddingsl
seess old thiiissta'enlior new.
Something here foreverybodyi
Faasing through"
BE in time now ! be in time 5asa.,szs
Here you have all sorts OF thlygs
sSh 5ss,i huslaess. gains and losses
Bride cakes eofhtsi ere dies cratchesi
GMety anu sadnessj
Health and richss,'wan aud Weakness;
RfEs and yslss,s erq tst and banqqe.si
NoNgss your time Tor MA king bargains.
Passing thropghlnS;3 &
lHs Ever surely he progressedi s1'szEseat
Never. iora single moment,
Giahcing upward sianoing downward,
Nas ae ~ asrw WA ,s round
..peathsa and wsadliigsi deaths and weddingsi
Something hsts Tor everybody i e.. - =
Passing through T., :, - -. 4tt g
Out they came. the silly people; -fshi
'7s Out, byiwindows and by doorss
2 - SEQ es succeeding scores, =. 2
sfts Open.mouthed and open handed, ~ = .ssss-
Eager all for something strange. q <5=
fF Rushing, eideingi bold and umidn
~ To old Father Change. asol e ft5-ea.- d -
4; Deaths d.weldlngsl slroaas and elapet.l
Lots Of notions, false aud iue; -
FSmer,-he bawis this To the 'garretaA
Fasspg lthropgh.1 s,tzIaa9g
boo Children bringing hops and marbles. f-is5
= Careless words and merry Iooks1 .ssSs
Held them up. reeeivins forithem
~ Knitted brows aud books. -i1zss
Youths to purchase learniiis,s honor,
r, Brought aload Of lpdligh hours.
RuddycheeEs, ani soeiai pleasures,
- Open ar and flowers, 81 IS Z. 9, sff ssEz
Educatont application A. lz.a1t ,F-fsss a
n, Thoughts above The common crewia
hP passib sh sls and heavy 70 releads
z II Maidens brought familiar features, s 5tai9
Old afiectolls, tried nd strong, 10
Ssffy GSS a@ss sd sls sS COMPANIONS
e 4 For hea IT aud hand INFESTED, e. -, 80 4 e
5S5b ~ For q very world OF cares. .s1.tl [ss. 81
Ns sTos ssietSI r;:n new pursuits and
.tsrida dtsssesl splssiied rostilllon.i
Be- like others, wives and mothers,
Passing through"
Gazing on the silver clouds, 60 g-,..r-.
$50, sSSie IIin at At times there came
Who taashta Poets Name. "s'
Here Her arc pearls OF thonght.'' they said
We would be as thoy." - '' '''''e"
i assarss :i fs 9 %syy w1kHEa
Q9ickened sense for 7ioyand soErowif
And even so,-Heayen bless their wisdoml
H.. Would be sonnet hing else;-whateyer
49, Had, would still have more.
Babes and dotarls, clowns and mona rchs-
.rs Out they come for some tlng stiange,5zlts -
Fearing. hoping straight and groping,
To old FLTnKR. CnAHaEl
"Deaths and weddingsl deaths and weddingsl
I Useless old things taken for new
Somethlng here for eyerybodyl
- Passing throughl" r.t ~ szrr...s
Atanopen attic easement, "a
4 Philosopher, who heard
l-- AL the hustle, smiled profoundly ----
AS he stroked his beard. .1F
- :Crowdlns out about him,ni.
r'sTwill be long e'er 4 20 there
As he spoke he heard a Step
And Voice upon his STAIR
"Deaths aud we'd ingsi deaths and yedlingnl
Useless old things taken. for newt
ID Something hero for every body - 81 ~
Passing through"