The sun., 1864-12-24
POETRY.
A Christmas Appeal
FOR THE WORKING WOMEN.
BY HENRY soRyoRD.

On "Pesce On earth roo1 will 70 menT 4
s-ee' sone o, the ares - ns d.I,,
,AO.e the Brsht aud Morn. ns stSi .laec then.
And yet vour promise is t-r-, ofnl n
Alno~t ,v,ce thousand Chris,n. - tirnes
since then have called 70 Toast a. prsyor'
Almost twice a thousand Christmas hines
With holy music have buuhened 10 All
oh, would that the prophet who h,ehe, climbs
Could ace the fruit Of that promise Id ~
For the world is yet drunken with human hiood
Til il reel. ifke strong man flushed nth wins
Aud the false betrsy 1t with hGso design;
And uu,h 1, one drop 10 awbelming Hood
And sAcrihce srnokes on Godle" SHINE.
oh, men Of m. sse no-t nvorei Of heaven
A. eae by one the cad years 20 BY,
And return. tho time by the Highest sven
TO wsksn the heart and e.,ntten tho eye.
sbould not oaoh take note Of this eyil osSen
And cast II away, With purpose nHh'
Not ,'cseh for him.eIfm but "eaoh for all ~
su.t be The Srv ere the sisd day breshr
The banner Of Self must trail and ian,
And he I %g,a tbe .erins q sood deed, re
"FoI Heaven and Chsrity's sweet HhesV
oh men Of the land the .ore.t -oourged,
And vet mort blessed Of all the EARN,
Ih Soq lss. INA, .ss ot In eir second birth.
III YOU from vodr selfish shel have emerfeh'
And your sacrifice is somsihins "oitn'
on men Of the city whose wealth and might
Would tOuhe thO~e OF III any lfhu
Think you to be blesed In tho Aas'or', hsnt
Nhue your ship are 'teeIed WITH 2eu " lne III Hn'
na yop heed no, tho woe. that thousands whe rn'
In ,hi, holiday time, with IL. winter cold ,,,
Comes the call Of the hungry, me pahed. W Ssh'
The hou.ciess the helpless the blind, the Odd;
The invalid thin With his tsll,,ss Shess .Se,st
OF thousands in Needs great army ehIohoh'
Too honest to stsal-too tsxrfnl W speHk'
And ret no, all, nor the worst, is said
Had Won sister, = bo loved yon mothers vho boro
Remember you made Il was & her,en ea,opo 70 s'o'
In the hRppy year, that are gone gelofv
For help a0dinit ruin, II nothins more
The toir,, Of the soldiers, left alone. ,.
With their husbands gone TO the 'eh Vo uoi'
Where hE% ther TI patriot S vow. with lie the sealed
Their daughters sisters-all who have n'o"u
That care the absont no more can y,eid''
The centktcon,or, once kept from harm
In luxury's robes and loves deay care
Now sndly missing the shelt.rins fsrm
And ,hs path Of her life len hinty sod bare
Obliged to lean upon Charity's arm,
or plunge into guilt 20 drown despair
Obliged to see the dark pawn-.hops NV,
Close down on the rolice Of happier days
To stop with her clO,htTg Necersity'e nav
Aud pick scant ehpe for hlcieT OF blaze
Drovninf- -dronntng yet catching Al eNey etn"'
Till dime the worth Of her soul outreishs'
The wogKiSo wox.r, long trodden down
| Under Capitals ruthless iron heel
Only pd st s "a beat, s,.h crust and ~ Iro.n III
Bearing winters blasts In eoesAner gown,
| While with burgers weaknes- hsr ssnses reel.
Her children half.naked, with blue, chilled feet,
| That strike on the heart Ike pavement Stone
| And think "oh God II thesc were our o~n!"'
| Perhaps snuiiing at bsenents the odor OF meat
Then hurry'ing home with a chilalAh inoh'
s,d pictures, to make the pulses run cold
| To make the heart sink heavy a. leed.
| when we think oi the feecy fold on fold
That wrp Wealth, darlinss in street OF In h di
/ No.. HtVNL L.. laafdk
Would give them, not riches, but comiorh mste 40
Nay, even how Labo-, n rightly given,
| Would scatter blessings wide over the land
| For the working woman IL blest of heaven
| With a willing heart and ready hand
| Give her labor ,o,u pdid-and In rihorins even,
| she viii make you no bolder or worse demand' "
| Ldbor-GABon WELL rAIp! Not Adam'r cure
| when fresh from the rr of his awful Lord,
| Had tha; feature diTer, and hlarker, and worse 10
| The neck Of mankind and the neck of pirss,
Both stISnsod and Cboked by the sotf-same co I'd!
Even Christ, whom he swept the Temrte's floor,
Win his whip OF cords never seourgeiA"S
| Such veTmin Ne thoso who erinf the poor
| Io0r uvmsn-vith labor a. starving pny
| such pay AZ, while ewes aud life endure,
| Wnl not win dry bredd, irom day to dN'
And solomon, judse whom none could .yor'e'
| Sevcr did such Justrc, as they deserve
who TODAY in our Court, meg, & their the victim. cry
| To do that right there Is nothing to bvy'
| Shame shame on the land where these can he,
And he without needing Opinions rod,
| As thoy meet however we fail TO see, %
The eye and the anger of Justices God .
/ shame on ua v no boast 10 he rich and nee, .
| Yet this bondage nurse on our own home-sod!
| Give 10 labor grasp for its steady hand,
| To keep that dreadful 'vof from the door" :"
| Supply, without cost, that hrst demand,
| As 1uttice can easily do for the POOR
Let the dptt hngers fy DER the whole broad land
| Then, from wealth's full cofer, som>thtng HoreI
For all there vnuv pSnsioners-men OF the timc,
| Who have something more than your daily neof..
| God gave them TO yur and wo to your crime,
| II the Sheep OF the shepherd ye fail 10 feed =
| II you let death, want OF poiluton's slime,
| Fall on one poor life that ycu might have heedl
| The call h 10 you! Fat your Christmas cleor,
| And shut out the suiierors plant and prnyer'
soc the close and the birth Of another year'
| And lay up hy aims, no treasure TunHEi
And look faI ne bltssins who placed yoG hero
To keep HF bidding!-d this, II you dare
| oh, Father Of Nations give us grace
| I banish Selt-to gtrs aud 10 40,
| T1-idD Tor the love OF 1hy human rHce,
| bringing In the song oi the angels, anew
That It Inst, when Christmas records we trsre,
| We MAJ see IA" promise, US near as true
lizzie LEIGH
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