The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-01-09

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Adown the angry swollen stream,
Andoer the rapids whirled.
See drifting trees that whispering bid s
Adieu forevermore, 3 e.
Unto the crushed and groaning ice,
That tumblcs on the shore. +. s.sr
On summer hours from shelving bank,
Into that stream I've ,lashctl,s
And with some boon companions, a. ia
For hours with them have spla>hsd. 5an77a
I've hooked from it the noble bass -! q 4 n
The dripping oar I've Piled, a i sra
When on its ripling moonlit wave e als.
I've sung, or laughed, or sighed. - ..t,lg y.
When winter whistlesicnlasand shiill, Il
And robes the earth in white,ae haai gqos
I've darted down the steep hillside s"''''
Hurrahing with delight.dlosna gsa) 2
And DER the spang!ed CLASSY ice,
I've circlcd gay and free ,a
Or from snow forts white volleys sent,
A ID tumblcd there with glee. = t..s4
Who would not be boy again,
And cen printers Dell, .o,F
To relish DER his boyish sports, 4 .s9 a.i-
With all his youthful zeal; sas
And with his dear old comrades play,
Around the school houSe door,
Who have been married, dead, or gon,,
For fifteen years or more. srezyas @,aJ
But minutes, hours, and months, and years, !
So swiftly glile away, ''''' e'''
That life is but 4 v. ried show,
That scarcely lasts day. g
The child TO manhood soon is grown,
And manhood sooris spent
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The form Of agesis bents1 r s9Di -iHua
Then leaning on his trembling staff, 5sa \ s., ,s
He backward casts his eye, slt - seia q
And views his few and fieeting years, '2i,9
And yields heavy sigh. asfos sI5sIs,
He says, but yesterday child, p 1pas.,u7ga q
I played with childish toys, .2sI.l ,.l. S. at 7
And plucked the flowers of tho tlcss youth, h
And frolickcd with the boys. aeg .a2 e =.
In manhood's prime, with full grown boys,
And larger toys played, as
But now near all that struggling throng, y,
Into the earth are laid. yqisotts
Thus quickly human creatures pass, - -ag- ! :
And ages roll away sa t' n .aas.s. y
And States, and Nations rise and fall ,l
Then crumble to decay. .a
Our nations infant structure, too, ID .
Like Greece and Rome may sink, y
But not by Southern traitor hands, &. y,
For ages yet, think. oq '2eqasi .ia q,
Not while its gilded dome is bright, lsf@ b,1
In civil freedoms morn; s76css s9s.i
Nor while our honored Stars and Stripes,
Upon the breeze are borne. s& 8s
Although Buchanan goes to prayers,
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And smiles upon the traitors South, = s4lst
His back turned on th. North, .,i5a y
While felons round him flock with brands,
And threaten soon to burn,
And lay in smoking RUNS all,
Our fathers Tough. to earn---t
Still sons of patriotic sires, f'leeia. 8 iss1
From traitor hands will wrcst,
The noble work, and rise on high qo
The daring eagles crest,
The blood Of Seventy six Will boil, 'ar
And to the rescue fly, 3fg III tsa
Resolved to shield its country's fame, S. 15
Or n0bly by 1t die. m8ai ira aslialg,.
Six hundred thousand valient men, asss
Who fought the Lincoln war, .
Have torches that will burn again,
As brightly as before
Beneath the floating stars and stripes = Z,
With shining capes and caps,
They'll Ay TO queneh disaRion fises,YeG
When e'er the drummer taps.
And II high treasoa's lifted arm, e,asas,'g .i. y
Shall basely strike tho free, j 5i5s.s.ssie s.
That moment every flaming torch, g % q.
A musket cooked shall be |; 4. a ...e ~,
And swords shall glisten in the sun saiia
The thund'ring cannon roll, ta3g7afs
And Ger million frcemcn stand,
At Abraham's control.
While from oppression's iron grasp, 4 Il. N,
Unto our country steer, elsie 4ata =
,he exiled sons Of liberty, d -. $3.50
{ And find protection here
While Banker Hill and Yorktown fresh
Upon our mem'ry press.
No little traitor nigger land ,staHF' Us
WIN rqin ss,I guesssE. gtGzgA;
The squatter captain who misguidcs g
Our noble ship OF state, f,a- 4,
Will overheard be quickly swept,
To meet his cursed fate: a5fs 3aauv n
Then Abpham will seize the helm, I,
s,A And through the storm she'll steer, s-spal
And onward In her glory sail. 80, issis
While freemen round her cheer.
A happy New Year wishing an, = ss8ty,
III bid you now adieu; qT ssasselss, III /
TIL with my message I come round. y tsl
\ In Eighteen Sixty Two i = sass ,a'es s'ii d
Then may meet you once agains esa ta''ie
With Turkeys and good elieer. ss''s y
Andwish YOU onceaSain, as now, m8yttt
"A happy. gay new rear; .a,.s.x.rs,
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