Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-10-09
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TIE DUMB CHILD.

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-ss 9i .oi She Is my only girl. a
BAL asked for her as some most precious thing -
.srfor sn unfinished was Lover jexelled ring,
40 fEQ TIL set With this soft pearii ..
siThe ssdes that time brought forth could NOT
How pure. how perfect seemed the gin to mel e
DIS h.9 OH many sofs, old tune Z ] . -.s4
Iused to sing unto that deadensd sar,-g sci
:, And suffered not tie slightest footsteps near,
Lest she might wake too soon; -a-
And hushed her brotbersr laughter while she lay.
All needless caret-I might have let them play.
sfsi sa Twas long believed = q ,,rss.s)
= That this one daughter might not speak 70 me -
hr waited and watched God knows how pstisnfyf-i
bsiias bow willingly deceived > .ssz1 .rf7- ga
Vain Lcve was long the untiring nurse Of Faith,
And tended Hope until it starved to death.
OH Il she could bat hear t71
For one short hour, till her tongue might teach
To call me mother, In the broken peech
That thrills the mothers ear!
n Assi those sealed lips never may be stirred
= TO the deep music of that holy wordi F. = n
lar as Ny heart It sorely tries, asg.i4 ia s.ja
..lTo zee her kneel with such reverent air, sit
beside her brothers at their evening prayer; i
noaarG Or lift those earnest eyes e 7-.-isl-
ITO watch cur lips ss though words she knew, ~
= Then move her own, she was speaking, too. -'
-sfaasfr I've watched her looking up =, --,rs--f-
"a To the bright wonder of sunset sky, ,gs D 10 ~
- With such depth of meaning In her eye decd r.F
-sad I'd That could almost hope = ,.cifssg esA
80 The struggling soul would burst its binding cords
sAnd the long pent uf thoughts how forth in words
49, The song ofbird and bee, s3.s ~, tn
=. The chorus Of the breezes streams and groves s-
-; An the grand music to which Nature moves, ,J II
,1;sr5f,g Are wasted melody - .saissiDas} pea
a To her the world of sound tuneless void as ii
10 While even silence hath its charm destroyed @ i
,. her face is very fair; =. - ,,-.5-...s-5
Herblse eyes beautiful; Of finest mold 81
- Thesoftwiite brow, o'er which, in waves Of gold,
a. NJ. Ripples her shining hair n ss,lsI ,..i
bf Alssi this lovely temple closed must b, tr 81, l
For He who made it keeps the master-key. '-.,.1,T
While BE the mind within
Should from earths Babel-chamber be kept free,
Zen that Bis stn, small voice and step might be
Heard, at Its inner shrine,
Through that deep hush Of soul with clearer thrill
Sr Then should grfevef o, murmuring heart be still
-if,lI e., She seems to have sense ,s s-r.{ {.
Of quiet gladness in her noiseless play; -aff-i
She hath pleasant smile, gentle way, l ID
Size Whose voiceless eloquence f-tl
Teaches all hearts, though had once tie fear--
That even her nther would not are for her.
geiSzhaak Cod sitisnot sol ssAygFy6H
ISAnd, when his sonu are playing nerrilS ssx- -zsT
She comes and leans her head upon his knee.
WvTy!-f 'Oi at such times, i know, Sy~g TyRI
But his full eye and tones subdued and mild,
How his heart yearns over his silent child
,tTkQ Not Of all gifts bereft THY .EJCTI
Even nov. How could say she did not speaka
What real language lights her eye and cheek,
,r And renders thanks to Him who left .ss
~ Unto her eoul, yet open avenues scc,s ,f'tfn =
For joy to enter, and for love to usela;
o . And Cod in love doth give l.as : "
To her defecta beauty of its own; ieai - i'i'6
And we deeper tenderness have known, mir
Thro' that for which we grieve..
Yet shall the seal be melted from her ear,
EYe,and my v3iss shall fll it-but not heres . rsF
fkzS& When that new sense Is gireH, %sE -
What rapture win its frst experience be-
That never woke to meaner melody,
Than the rich songs of heaven
.1s4er the fnIltoned anthem swelling round
al While angels teach the ecstacies of soundfg -ES