The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-01-19
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,sls .ssuo THE OLD FOLKS 100 oge
The old man sat BY lie ohiDasney sid.,t sn3
; y. His face was ,wrinkled and wan, 80.
And he leaned both hands on his stout oak cane
AS If all his work was done.
10 s--,4rI4 9iJf3CTq tnB EE.0 OILS ut
{, His coat was of good old fashioned gray
/, The pocksfs wers,deep and 'wide,ha of
Whore his s.spesr' and his tobacco boz Il
-uloLay snugly!side by side.eR III .nois .
nnissaesfb enos- jn5WI3haH doidH ,uoii
The old man liked to, stlr the fire, ;,o7rtsri
!, So, near him the tongs, were kept, 81 7ea
Sometimes ne unused as he ,gazed at the Goals,
All, Sometimes he sat and slept 10 uo,tss1
what saw he in the enbers there, 5i1orJ
A., -. 80 -. bsid'
And now and then they wax kened smiles,h
-o1 But ofteher started tears.. % 0' ,'''
20 qonZissB afii 'nal9TQ Of 5s s1gb'o
nais good wife sat ON, the other sids,e sHiiaio
10 Ipsa high back, fag-seas chair, paiIiiIsei
/ see meath the pile of her muslin1cap' dgus
.tofYhe sheen of her silverlhair. alossT T.
sdt 7of ejs ct Ie1agaD yaa1o3fk sdf ani
There's happy leok en- her aged face, oJa,
AS, she busily knits for him.. Al "a sle,so
And Nellie takes up the, stitches dropped,
For Grandmothers eyes are dim.
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Their chi ldrsn come and read the NEVIS
OF To pass the time cachpday;Iiu' afog siifc
oHowitstirsi theBbiood Iinahe old mans heart,
-zaTo'hsxr ofthe world aSsy.d' no1i HUGO
-uoiosp q 7O> eiigo1g ot-mBgnn Tsg hae
lisa homely scene, I told y9p1ssp,1sqTus la,i
a.; But pleasant itis 10 view, 50 snoi.igo1a
Atieast l thought, it 20 myself. ,s,iIJga eai
And skstchsd it idewn for you.xs 90 y,7g
Betfia unto the ss9o5ltd,Gay frieha,oi s1Aqaq q
They're w0fm With this worlds stfifs;a go
Th6hgh bfaassiy ancs, pc shance tie Z fought
,.oimnSi 's sn,4" e SJ lid, lfd sYi % pSa .usl locdoa
They taught our youthful feet to iclinb,gs
-itlUpwsrd life,s rugged steps, iigiebni s7sw
Then det MS lead thsm gently down gGw goii
-BdToSvhersithe weary sieep4ssss isni 2hi 10
-i-,, MOlhtNr1iTNl Oltr1TlS M II rDSITAT1OS Ni.goa,
=; So, ,oi,,sas.7-- ! ----eaN,allon I,.4stlaY
..if....sJ a bs.ogy -. i.NSi.o.,,;h f,s.,ho,t
Let Taylor preach. upon,a. morning bpeezyy
How well to raise while flights aud lsrks ar
enstaefymg-r Iaaas sdi 399joIq ot ss o.
For my part getting up seems nstte easyy9
t.aato, III ~ laa hall Hs ly.neg yHeg anigolIo1 seT
what IL the lark docs ea+olsn,tllS sky, oini
,,s..v,,,, h.vona Al ;s,,,,yo sn .;.,lai
e'Whsrefore anil to orise at sssh snys'sh"oi
"'] '''. - ~ u'. NOV p' 'lous' - -. a,Stc
Talk mot to me of bees and such ike hums.
The smell of fsweet herbs At ths morning nrirn,
lssoaly lie long snoag and bed becomes ssa1ib
% ssiiauA5pea q ''~eadi 9ao@s sysaom
His s.s:sa mat paw ina XII ass
Let Them enjoy say as horstsss2 o5aagKg o5aa KgiaSi
= gaa % 1iSnna ne n.s' .wuirIn"gHqiTtsgH afdsavo,
-R;rbtsbeaut;ful, the dewvsrnaif3s ,a,ns.,.,.,
.oBssprinlaed by the!fosy anrersd rirl;osas1
o,wh..then...ifI prefsrm W pillorsLe,r sbIy
aaibasaia~To sarly pearlss sizctni, 20 eias
.nwo, ,os ef,iyoqg oI an a. sRal loogss e3j
s,..
Wherefore should master rise before the he
soaaoiss Have,laid theiregcsls TIE O & g;J &
rss sfsss 73,sas ID, !,
To see faint gshes in the east a1 awaken
AhS, say for any St streaky part, rtt,tr,clo, ,;s,