Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-10-08
NUMBER 80.
There's but One Pair OF stocking. TO Mend
Tonight.

Swaying thoughtfully to and fro,
In an ancient chair whose creaky craw
Told tale Of long ago.
While down by her side on the kitchen floor,
Stood n basket of worsted balls-a score.
The good man dozed DER the latest news,
Till the light of his pipe went out;
And unhcedcd the kitten, with cunning paws,
Rolled and tangled the balls about;
Yet still sat the wife in the ancient chair,
Swaying to and fro in the irelight glare
But anon II misty teardrop came
In her eyes of faded blue,
Then trickled down in lurrow deep,
Like single drop of dew
So deep was the channel, so silent the stream.
The good man saw naught but the dim'd eye-besm. '
Yet marvcled he more that the cheerful light
OF her eye haG weary grown,
And marveled he more at the tangled balls
So he said, in gentle tone
have shared thy joys since our marriage vow,
Conceal uot from me thy sorrow now.'
Then she spoke of the time when the basket there,
Was filled to the very brm,
And now there remained of the goodly pio
But u single pair-for him;
Then wonder not Mt the dm'd eyelight
There's but one pair ofstockiugs to mend tonight
cannot but think of the busy feet
Whose wraplngs were wont to lay
In the basket, awaiting the needles time,
Now wandered SO far away
How the sprightly steps, to mother dear,
Onheeded fell on the careless ear.
For each empty nook in the basket old
by the hearth there's an empty seat
And miss the shadows from of the WALL
Aud the pattcr of many feet;
'Tis for this that u tear gathered over my sight.
At the one pair of stockings to mend tonight
Ttcas salt that far Ger he mountains wHR
T6pdia tie ceSfeyH land perge b0l4,
Vas Il idnd iphoSe riperS amt darkenUlg cares
Were ge,l,rea ,eH The fdVest gold
Then my first born turned from the oaken door,
Aud knew the shadows were only four.
Another went forth on the loaming wave
Aud diminished the baskets store,
But his feet grew cold weary and cold
They'll never be warm any more
And this nook in its emptiness, seometh to me
10 give forth no voice but the moan OF the sea.
Two others were gone towards the setting sun,
Aud made them home in its light,
! And fairy fingers have taken their share
TO mend by the hresde bright
| Some other basketa their garments Oil,
But mino oh, mine Is cmptlcr still
Anothcr-thc dearest the farcst the best
Was ta'en by the angels away,
And clad in garment that waXeth not old,
In land Of continual day.
! Oh, woudor no more at the dimmed eyelight,
/ W me menu thc one par OF stockings To night.
ACES or OUR PUBLIC MEN.-N ice President
! l'recknridge will be 80 years of age on The 10th
! Of January next Lewis Cass is nearly II years
old stephen A. Douglas was 46 years of age on
! the 23d OF April last; Simeon Cameron is in his
! Goth year Jefferson Davis is s. years old (; Ca
| lob Gushing is in his Goth year Howell Cobb
was II years old on the 7lh of september VIM.
| II. Seward is in his 5Sth year Franklin Pierce
il 81 years old Robert Il, Stockton il nearly 90
years of age ; John G. Fremont was 1G years old
on the 7th OF January last John Bell is G2 years
old John j. Crittcnden was Is years old in Sep
tember last Alexander II. Stephens was AZ
years old in February last Jas l.. Orr was 81
years old on 18th Of May last Jesse d. Bright
il in his Alta year Augustus &. Dodge is about
A years old James Shields il 40 years old
Isaac Tonsry Is 81 years old Henry A. Wise il
in his $50 year Robert 4. Hunter is nearly
80 years Of age ; Robert Toombs was 40 years
Old on the I'd Of July last Edward Everett was
| 81 years old in April last John NJ Read il over
60 years Of age Daniel $. Dickinson will he 80
years old on the lth Of September next IIora-
| ito Seymour is about 80 years Of age John Il.
Wool is about G5 years Of age John Slidell is
in his Goth year N. L. Banks was As years old
last January.