Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-06-12
Early neoo.Iectiens.
NJ DAVID Barker


Tn sitting alone in Hyofhoe, dear Lew,
Both writing and snsi ing my ays;
In laughing and crying - n.-ecsss suns hack
To the time Of our boyaoOd days
Though lawyer you are, do you min it, dear Lew,
The cottage where first saw light,
Which father 90 efully chiuked up sith moss,
TO make all the crevIces tight
Dye mind it, your Iu5berly form my fear Lew,
Your eyes eV r laughing through tears,
Your BALL and your skates, and trIndng- hoop,
The bliss OF your earlier years
Dive mind IT, tie times have switched you dear Lew,
When mother - or some such a shield
Was word that inst 6otvey burst from your EPS,
While took to the woods or the hsldf
Dyemini it the road with the gateway, dear Lew,
That Ted down to Steveas's mill,
The spot where old Patrick the porcupine Sieve
Near the a. li,tle great rock " On the hill
Dive mind it. Cur mothers red cupboard, dear Lew,
Where uutcakes and baunocss were ktpt,
The old trundleb that was pullld out on trucks
Where we have 50 peacefully slept
At nc mic and tavern. and JAM my dear Lew,
I've feasted quite often since then,
But all Of such feasts would give to the dogs,
To lunch at thai cupboard again.
Since then, upon mattress and sofa. dear Lew,
Outlines have pillowed my head
Brlh ali! have never yet found such repose
As came from that old trundle;bed
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The quilts and the sheets too. are gone
Though Fancy insists that those sheets the sheets
My pen is nov serbblng upon
Our mother, dear Lew, though decreipt AMI old.
Vas baked a loaf and theu
To see il, by practice. could find
The tastes Of our childhood again.
That poor mo hers laSors, fear, were in vain
Our efforts were poweTless too,
Fer LIES bitter emptngs has tainted those leaves,
And poisoned our appetites, Lew.
D'ye mind it, old Herzilah's fsrule, dear Lew,
Whica taught US 10 read and 10 spell
The fears of that ferule were kin 10 the fears
now entertain Of hell.
That ferule was missing one morn dear, Lew,
While Hepzibah went to her home
Asa Lonhard-but Asa will not expose,
yor, mind il, We greed to be mum
Dye mind it, our terrible punishment, Lew,
That sitting with Gatharine Rass.
Our Peepng through fingers when priso1ed there too,
To see who we're gggiing at US
lis strange my dear lev how that habit, Of late,
Has conquered that boyish fear
Since then have sat whole night beside h2te,
Without even shedding one tear.
Dye mind it, the place where teseTed, dear Lew,
The fence that stood over the ''TUR ~
Such lettering, lev, was an innocent sport,
For, mind it, we tecte-ed for fun.
Since then have teetered with Iargsr-sizsl boys,
But alwayshav teetered forpelf;
l'se teetered tuli many a lal from the plank,
Ind often been teetered myself.
Dye mind IL the dreadful long night that we Passel
The night we divided coin
The ninepence saved from the muster, dear Lew,
The muster thst came in the morn
Dye minii. cod RObinson's' husking, dear Lev,
Where all drank rum from jag;
Where huskilg commenced with a. Z and a reel,
And closed with kiss and hug
now an a rigid teetotsller' Lev,
And stick to my principle, snug:
And Lothing would tempt re r. ''tfIu0F again,
Unless twas ''Uli R0UInsOL's jug
Dye mind it, hos anxious you were. dear Lev,
To have the good htyir g-tjme last,
One season, when finding bumlls ce's nest
In every ROCK heap that yOu passed.
DYE mind Il, the day all days In youth,
When dea cane, go h0Trid and GRIM
Ana brandshed his scyhe tia heciprt The last thread
OF the life Of cur dog We called prim?
Dye mind II, the knoll by the btech-bars" dear Lew
Where tech nuts nany re got,
AMI rugged in QUE cap, down to HAcAins' store.
To lrIeT fo= powder aud shot
Since bsechnUts grew dull Lew I've tried other s,he
And now bushes that pays
But all o. my gains Iwould 'os t. the winds
For month u our boyhood days.