The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-01-24
WASHINGTON, d. c..
For the National Era.
M A RY G A R WIN.

e travelled Joeeyn factor Vines, and stately Cham
prrnoon,
Heard on its banks the gray VOLTS howl, the trumpet
The loon.
, smoking axle hot with speed, with sieeds of FIRE
aud steam,
y,a,evyased To-day leaves Yesterday behind him like
M from the hurryng train of Life fly ackward far and
fa~
~ r-onc> OF the fathers, the landmarks OF the past
RAJ human hearts remain unchanged: the sorrow and the
The owe. aud hopes and fears old own akin
Aad 100 the ales fathers told the songs mother,
sunp.
Traiuon. ,noyvy bearded leans Romance young
{, ,.arpnod man traffic, OH Saco's banks to-day.
o nl gd watching late and long the shu,tIes restless
play.
Lei tot ,Ae once, listening the working hand be
pue.
Aud l,nd my old Provincial tale as suits a tear or smile
The evening gun had sounded from gray Fort Mary's
walls.
Tie ~1cos fails.
And Westward the sea-wind, that damp and gus,y
blew.
ueer cedars darkening inland the smokes of Spurwnk
blew.
oi the hearth OF Farmer Garvin blazed the cracking
walnut log,
Iaeh, len dame and goodman and between them
lag the dog.
Head on paws and tail slow wagging and beside him
>rHg drov,y in Tie freight, winked and purred the
mourd cat.
Twenty years" said Goodman Garvin, speaking sadly,
unerr breath
And gray head slowly shaking, who speaks of
death
T4r Goodie dropped her needless 1t is twenty years,
tn day,
Sace the Indians fell Saco and stole child away
Tea hey sank silence for each knew the Others
thought,
gr,a' and common sorrow aud words were needed
"wAo snoeks'" cried Goodman Garyin The door was
open thrown;
On tYo strangers, and woman cloaked and furred
The hreight shone
o'e with courteous gesture lifled the bearskn from his
lave, here Eikanah Garvin!" IL am he,1 the Good
man sand
81 ye down and dry and ye the night chill
with ram"
Aud mc Gooiwe drew the settle, and stirred the fire
The nd unrs.pcd her cloak hood The fregh, gisened
" her large MOST eyes and over soft folds dark brown
Dame nryin ookrd upon her 1t il Mary's self see.
Dear h,ar she cried, tell me, has my child
bach To me -
80, nam. indeed is Mary" SAID the Stranger sobbing
"l be 10 me a mother' am Mary Gsrvin's
chudi
>a' sleeps By wooded Simcoe bu, on her dying day
Sac isd- ny I:uher tase 10 her knslolS far away
Aua uurn TIRE priest besousht her To do me no such
ss- -,d May God forgive me. have closed my heart
Zoo Ions
"'WarlI Md me roa, my father, aud shu out my moth
cr-caH.
uaed dear ones aud tina Father all.
.'ar". love rcbuaes no home love- breaks no lie of
A,n apau;
Bitter a-r~>y va doctrine, than heresy OF heart.
Tell mr eco, ihe Church mus, censura: she who wep'
t!e Cro>s beside
''~' maJo her tlesh Strangers the claims of
hood dr,ird.
Ana Of -hr who 'vronsed her parents, with her child
atone, 70 them.
t'rii, daughter, Heavenly Mother thou at least wilt
,o, condemn
- uo5 beg d-alh-bed lying my blessed mother spake ;
A 'r "onc 10 do her bidding receive her sake
~'i be prsisrd~ said Goodwife Garvin. lie ,aketh
and Hr gives:
IT. T"adr'h, but he healeih in her child our daughter
Amen" me Oh man answered, as he brushed lear
"4 "nr''ms by he hearth stone said with reverence,
Let Us pray"
~ rs Oriental symbols. and ii. Hebrew paraphrase
Wan" 'rh earnest lite and feeling rose his PRAYER Of
love and praise
la he srl"l brhoding as he rose from of his knee
ne stranger cross his forehead with sign OF Papsirie
v i' i ihs'" cried Farmer Garvin is an English
CnrsIian's home
a 'aPri or mass-houso, that you make the sign of
Rome -
'"a The young girl kne beside him. ssed has trembling
nand. and cried:
i'rorar to Glide my father; i'll that faith my mother
crd,r
90 her wooden Simcoc the dcws and sunshine
FALL.
A-'hr fall spurvinks graveyard and the dear God
watches ALI
' sn S'roked the fair head that rested on his knee
'''f words, dear child" he whispered, Gods re-
buAe me
reed and rite perchance may differ yet faith and
nope be one:
''1 he Thy fathers father, let him be son."
Inc nora Sabbath morning. through the still and
frosty air
10" SParwink Pool and Black Point, called to sermon
and 10 prayer
vac soodiy house OF worship, where, in order due
and it,
pubic vote directed, classed and ranked the peo-
pie SIT;
h,'l and good,vife after, clerky squire before
ia brave coat, ACCOMMODATED, to the gray frock
shading down;
'"e pulpit read the preacher: Goodman Garyin
and has wife
Fam would thank tho
Wrin through life,
., al and browning mercy, that their daughter
W, from the wild,
:" rests they hope) in Gods peace, has sent TO
ntin her child
Tie prayers OF all Gods people they ask that they
=, may prove
~y' through their weakness, of such special
Proof OF love-
ABd,. nef prayed, uprising, the aged couple stood
e elders grave and doubling, " She is Paps
= born and bred y