Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-05-25
THE BAREFOOT BOY.
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blessings on thee, little man l.
sns B4rs-1oot boy ,.Ealh cheek of tani
With thy surned-up pantaloQns,
- 81 And the merry whistled tunes
ssff = Altn the red lip redder stlii,
Kissed by strawberries on the hill
zssz=E4s With the Sunshine on the face
-ssssss Through thy torn brim's jaunty grace,
From my heartI give thee joy
was once bear foot boy
.---.r Prince thou art-the grown up man
s-szS4 Only isrepubhcan.
II Lei he million dollarei ride
Barefoot trudginP at his side,
dsas@ 3is Thou hast mere than he can buy,
Are u the reach Of ear and eye
outward sunshine, inward joy;
sa19 blessings on thee barefoot boy
szoaa .Ha On for boyhood's painless play,
--s-5---sA sleep that wakes in laughing day;
Health that mocks the Doctors rules;
knowledge, never learned Of schools,
O the wild bees morning chase,
- 80 OF the wild foweris time and place,
-sz5 Flight Of fowl and habitude
OF the tenants OF the wood,
--sz ss15 How the tortoise bears his shell,
aS How the woodchuck digs his CELL
And the ground mole sinks his well
- How the robin feeds her young,
How the orioles nest is hung
Where the whftest lilies blow
Where the freshest berries grow,
-es Nhere the ground nut trails in vine,
Where the woodgrape's clusters shine;
OF the black waspE cunning way,
t4 And the architectural plans
5stz4.ss OF grey hornet aTtizans
Eor, esneWIng books and tasks
aH4f Nature answers all he asks
Hand in hand with her he talks
Face 70 face with her he walks,
Part and parcel Of her joy
Blessings on the barefoot boy
III Oh for boyhool's time Of June,
Crowdfng years brief moon
gee When all things heard saw,
Ne, their aster. waited for.
s3-s-==~ was rich in flowers and trees,
es4 Humning birds and honey bees
For my sport the squirrel played,
lssf-szszz= Piled the shouted mole his spade
Fer my taste the blackberry cone
Purped over hedge and stone,
Laughed the brook for my delight,
s---- Through the day and through the night,
Whispering at tho garden wall,
zHazHs~zs Talked with me from fail TO fail
Mine the sand-rmmed pickere! pond
Mine the bending orchard trees,
Apples Of Hesperides
Still as my horizon grew,
80 = Larger grew nay riches too:
s=.es - All the world saw OF knew,
Seemed complex Chi~ese toy,
Fashioned for q barefoot boy
KS Oh / for festaI dainties spread,
Like my bowl of milk and bread
Pewter spoons and bowls Of wood,
On the doors gray and rude
oer me like regal tent,
Cloudy ribbed the sunset bent,
: Purple curtaned fringed with gold,
Looped many wind swung fold
Of the pied frogs orchestra
And. to light the noisy choir,
Lit the ny his lamp OF IRE.
] was monarch p0mp and JOY
Waited on the barefoot boy
- -, cherry then, my little ran,
- u live and laugh as boyhood can
Though the finty slops be hard,
2 =9 Stubble-speared the new -moWn sward,
55-Ss Every tx1orn shall lead thee through
Fresh baptisiIns of the dew
Every evening from thy feet
. Shall the cool winds kiss the heat;
All too these feet must hide
In the prison cells of pride
Lost the freedom of the sod.
fa5 Like u colts for work beshod,
Wade TO tread the mills of toll,
Up and down ceaseless moil-
aH Happy if their track be found
.s Never forbidden ground
Happy il they sink not in
54 Quick ard treacherous sands of sin,
And that thou could st know the joy,
Ere it passes, bare foot boy