Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-03-20

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;A.tt 49,, BY ,. g. WHITTIER.
SsaIlsA soEe OF TIVE OLD FRENCH WAR. ~
Robie, Rawlin, froSts wete falling,
~ When,the rangers horn was calling,
Through the woods Of Canada,
Gone the winters sleet and showing. :
Gone the spring times bud and blowing,
Gone the summers haryest-mowing,
.Ahdsgsin the fields are gay;
Faint and fainter, hope is growing,
in the hearts that mourn his stay.
Martha Mason, Martha Mason,
syPrithee telhus what's the. reason ,,,g, y4c
That you nope at home to-day;
s,,Sursly, smiling is not SHINING; ,S.,f. ,.,,,,v
What is aR your store Of linen.
-iis sai II your, heartis never gay; ln = :
tydi itdCome away, come away! F$
Never yet did sad beginning
Make The end Of lifeia play. s
d0Setbending till she's blending dlht
With the Aaxen skeiu she's tending, -a,
Pale brown tresses smoothed away 3.
From her face of patient sorrow, ~
Sits she gseeki pg Sbpt TO borrow, az
aREem,the trembling hone Of ,morrow,., .,'E
SotAoei isr, the weary day. tsa,f
y "Go youri way. laugh and play;
Unto him who heeds the sparrow yJk4g1
AID the lilly, let me pray"
SWith bur rdllys siings the valley
Join u.s." cried the blue-eyed Nelly;xab 81
sga.1oin us" cried the laughing May,
E"To thu beach we all aresgoing,1 s@f al n
And to save the task of rowing, 'aa
West, north the, wind is blowing,
Blowing briskly down the bayl Il
Come away, come away! sd
Time and tide are swiftly flowing, it,t
Let ps,take them while we may!J
sNererteil us that you'll foirus,
Where the purple beach lum mellows
On the bluffs so wild and gay, D4I
Hasten, for the oars are falling;
IIark, our merry mates are calling; Il
Time it is, that we were all in n
sFiSihghg tide-ward down the bay!"
,sNR"NaNiNay, let me stay; 4. sob 4
Sore and sad for Robie Rawlin, aya
ls'my heart" she said, to-day"
1f isWFt ia q n9u 81
ssVSin yoarealing for Rob Rawln, 9r, Y
Sqme lred lslpaw his moose meats broiling,I
g. 0rsome French lass, singing gay ~
inst forget as he's forgetting; jh,7A
What's the use Of always fretting; 5bI
If some stars must needs be setting,
Others rise asgood as theyE' ''.''
y ss"'CeaseiI pray; go your wayr' >u tlS1
Martha cries. her eyelds wetting;
sFoail andifalse the words you sayr, ~
at s'iHs t,nL agr H eh' -,a.t -
e'Martha Mason, hear to reason. .,,.t |
Prithee puta. kinder face on;'.
Cease to.svex me-" did she say, (, Il
s'Speak you true instead of lying.
II knew the pines were signing e.. =
Ger his grave, and Wild birds crying, -
81 i, hs now, would say you nay,
But away, far away, ... /
Turns my heart forever trying, SS'-
eE Some new hope for each new day.
"When, the shadows hide the meadows q
And the sunsets golden ladders
Climb the, twilighfs walls OF gray tsJ
From the window of my dreaming,
Il can see his frelock cleaning, .,., sssl
And his smiles of welcome beaming UJ
81 Brightly on his homeward way;
.e1,Bnt away swift away, .,.. q. al
Glides the fond delusve seeming, -
? = And kneel again to prayp'
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Lookcup, Marthal worn and Swarthy:
Glowed a face of manhood worthy.
,l71GslrRobiey ''Marthal"-all they say; Il
Der went wheel and reel togetner,
ssLite caEedthe owner whittier; G ts
Heart ofleadiS heart Of feather,
Noon Of night is golden dayl ,,, 3, Il
Come away, come away; y 81 Il
When true lovers meet each other,
,sHlWhy should prying idlers stayl it