Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-03-11

That woman under takes to do
In which by winning word or deed
She will not prosper and succeed.
When men had failed with all their toll
To raise the monumental pile
Or rear aloft the hallow'd frame
VI Washington to future fame,
Fair woman taxed her sovereign will
And crowned the work on Bunker Hill
And there it rtands TO bless the sight
Of all, who love the cause of right,
Or know how much the freedom cost,
Which ;s our glory and our bveet,
And when no art that men poeses'd
From sacrilege and shame could wrest
The Home where Freedom s Savior died,
Her power; resistless woman tried.
And with the Patriot Sisters hand
Preserved the credit of the land.
Her will and wish have struck the chords
Which waken deeds as well as words;
And from the heart and purse will Cow
The means they must and should bestow,
To purchase. ere it is too late
And save from an ignoble fate
That sacred spot, Mount Vernon named,
Beyond all other places famed
As the possession of the Man
Who carried out the noblest plan
A valiant people could devise;
And where the rich and glorious prize,
The Freedom which they now possess
And if preserved will always bless.
Though first in war, he still was first
In peace and every human trust
This sacred spot which now contains
Within its bosom his remains
Will to his country soon belong
And there the People then can throng
Around the Tomb that holds his clay
The tribute of their love to pay;
And DER the ground Which he has trod
ITO muse his praise and thank their God,
Who to our land Leader gave
Its rights and liberties to save
To woman who has proved 80 true
The honor and the praise is due
For having saved this blest domain
When other efforts had been vain,
From private lucre and abuse
For Public and the noblest use
To teach the virtues that inspired
The deeds and valor which acquired
And by their work and influence pure
Our civil blessings to secure.
Not only SO, but how to find
The moral treasures OF the mind
For these, each tree and plant and fow'r
Will TEEN with an instructive pow'r,
And ev'ry blade of grass that grows
Will there some useful truth disclose.
Its brooks and rills and gushing springs
Will flow with holy murmurings
The light and air, that hover round,
With inspiration will abound;
And all which strike the eye and ear,
Will light smile, or draw tear.
Its long accustomed paths will show
Where Patriot steps should aim to 20.
lts mansion once so best will prove
The charms Of true domestic love.
But oh ! what lessons to illume,
VIII issae fnm the Christian tomb,
Let silence tell, for words are weak
It, counssls and its hopes to speak,
Save, that the spirit of the dead
Has 10 Heav My mansion fed
To share what Earth cannot bestow,
The bliss which will forerey glow
The people will rejoice to claim
This Home Of wisdom and Of fame,
Nor will they part with this bequest
While they would have their country blest
To woman then, who has prepaid
lulB Otc0ocu oCuOoi W uo tnuS sndr
BY all who would the teachings scan
OF love to God and love to Man,
The warmess thanks should now be paid
And Reuer from the memory fade.
With the bright annals Of the Free
The service shall recorded be,
e odd new lustre to the lines
Wherein our Fathers glory shines,
And round their daughters throw
A halo Of transcendens glow.
&.od bless the women who have plannd
And all who lend helping hand
This noble enterprise ~ crown
With grateful favor and senown,
And which we trust will waken here
The spirit that would aid OF cheer.
It's woman's voice which breathes the call
And let The answer I'll the Hall
Tbst both for her and for her cause
Will speak your welcome and applause.
npmember il the purse is bare,
The heart may have some love to spare
Which m Oh places should he won
Bur Woman and for Washington.
G.