The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-12-26

Just after his arrival.
Ali look ,hy last, fond wife UPON TINT nob'o brow,
ThoWt see again the form that's passing from thee
The p all trcmuo gus with srchc eye suhlscd Wthtcais
They'll ONen haunt thy memory through Vt LIES aitcr
Yeas.
Nor tears nor sgns prayers avail that heart is firm
Iysotj
His country calls MS scIs away ard though thy check te
wet;
Thy bosom rent with agony his fcc he bcndeh down,
kisS--a pressure of the haGdtAy husband, lie is gone,
bark is on the hcaving wave and sng then there, lie
stands,
The one whom all do Aonoo, foa this AMI other lands,
Bat when the purpng twilight drops her robe upon the
lie steals awayto lone spot to think Of homo and
thee.
His roof beloreim rises up beneath the shel.eng trees,
lie almost hears the rstlg leaves stirred By the cvcn-
ing breeze,
And THROTTLE ope doorway come sweet sounds of child.
lsh gIec
Isaboys sweet prat.e with the babe upon its mothers
knee
lie to the lamps light, and hear his daughters
voice
1t makes his very heart leap up, but not to rejoice
For DER the vessels side he leans with anguish his
brow,
And dashcs from his eyes the tears that gather in them
II is the hour her ready hand made music for his ear
And o! these lingering meole. could he but once more
hear.
1t is thing that cannot be, he nerves his conqering will
And crushing such fond memories he bids regret be STILL
\ u 4 + 4
IT'S crossed at last that dreaded place. where dwell dis
and death,
From weary traveller taking ahis strength, his hope
his breath;
And broad PacCs ripping breast still further bears him
on,
TO find, alas nought but grave beneath Tropic SUM-
The destined city oomcth up with dome and pillar fair
But, like tho wanderers Of Old he may not enter there;
For fell disease with palsyng grasp ugsing his heart
And bopelcssy from day to day. he feels his strength de
part.
o! who shate what gloomy days what nights Of seari
Without dear and loving hand his suffering couch to
bless;
WithposL and future meeting lin upon that point of time,
ar from hone a!ar from friends, within that distant cline
How thought he then ora he loved Of wife and children
dear!
Aye, douLly dear TIA. never n.orc their voices he might
hcori
And hos struggled that great soul its mighty grief 10
bear,
Thus to resign for evenorc, the loved ones Of mis- care
lie died urom that fror str2nd-at fltc foreign Shore
Ard stranger hands upcoscd the eyes that saw the light
no more,
Ard stranger hnds uphcavCd the earth 10 make his place
Of .cst,
And stranger hands heapyd foreign soil upon his manly
breast.
7 do not sayye shall not weep Of such stay beret,
II is great crushing grie', guide 10 fthcr LEFT
The must now, the mumurng heart scarcely e
resigned.
For all throughout lic's sorrly path, 10 friend like him
you'll i.ld.
But O! remember a.! hi; lovc rcmembcr all his care
The counscs that he noby gave how wise AID good they
were;
And hind them on your youthful hearts and let them be
your shio ID
Whento temptations fierce assaults the feeble strength
would yield.
Ye do not bear vGur Gries alone for many others weep,
That distant lands, that precious f)rm those moGde ing
asncs keep.
For win the dear ones of mis- house, MS labors dl no.
end,
And many tongue hath fltcringsa IL too have ost
lend"
WIHcuEsIH, iec. II, -. ADzLrA G. GRavEs