West-Jersey pioneer., 1865-09-09

With all a prudent parents tender care,
I'd get neat shoes for wife and daughters wear;
Nor yet, regardless that the friends we meet,
Give passport sure to ladies' pretty feet;
Light fancy slippers on their feet should go,
To trip at eve the light fantastic toe;
More heavy CATERS and substantial shoes,
For daily wear at home, I'd have them use;
Choice balmorsls the limbs to cover more,
I'd get from Mrs. Ogden's noted store.
Nor here alone select full supply
Ofall the varied boots and shoes I'd buy;
Them that from heavy stock can choose,
Will sure the best be suited in his views,
And where in Brdgeton-echo answers where
Can larger stock be found than that of Sayre!
There fine kid hnnts and LASTING CATERS too,
With all the latest styles of useful shoe,
And glove kid, balmorals, with boots displayed,
Are always kept on hand for cash or trade.
Unsated still, though shoes of these I'd bought,
Our pedals yet not covered as they ought;
Ny sons I'd have to wear upon their feet,
Fine calf skin boots both strongly made and neat;
And congress gaiters soft boots and shoes,
Or lasting, tipped with kid, as ladies use,
And easy boots that wear no corns, I'd take,
OF Harris and of Davis superior make.
MY sons should tread o'er learnings pleasant hill
And in fair science show book learned skill p
And know whatever art and wisdom give
OF laws, that rule the earth whereon we live.
Where high the rising now the classic ground,
Gives prospect fair of all the country round,
My eldest born should daily wend his way,
And o'er his books devote the livelong day;
And learn to sing, to play with incest care,
The choicest music or sublimest air.;
To read, to write, to draw with ready art;
Of natures compounds know each simple part;
Accounts should learn to keep of store or bank,
And speak the tongues of Latin, Greek or Frank
That by John Gosman fitted for tn strife.
He'd win his way and make his mark through
life.
Daily, my second son I'd have to call,
And seek instruction at St. Andrews Hall;
In arithmetic's dull rules an expert be,
Nor less conversant with his x. Y, q;
Lands or distance measure, wheresoe'er it be,
In realms of vapid air on land or sea;
With geographic eye earth's scenes explore,
Or mid the stars with mystic problems soar;
From history's page draw maxims sage of State,
And learn what tits that makes men good and
great;
In ev'ry branch and ev'ry study share,
Guided by DR.. Knights especial care.
NY daughters, too, and other sons should know,
The blessings that from education flow;
And read or write, or draw with ready skill,
A beauteous landscape or maj este hill;
In flights of vocal minstrelsy should soar,
Or floods of instrumental music pour;
perfect grammar of their speech should know.
And speak in foreign tongues with easy flow;
Learn names and natures of the sweet flowers,
int world of fol1r1
Learn to converse with sweet and winning grace
The stars to tract in every time and place;
srn,lls5 si in iearnine,s yirtna's way..-
Meath Reverend Walter Drysdale's gentle sway.
I'd have upon my centre table pile,
Photographic albums OF ev'ry style;
NY library be filed with books to think,
My escrutoer with paper, pens and ink;
Night blooming cereus, and other rich perfumes
Should send their fragrant odors through the
rooms;
Singers sewing machine, to stitch or braid,
With plain or fancy stitch each garment made;
The magazines, Harper's, Godey's Book and
Punch,
To the hours when sitting at my lunch;
The daily papers, Ledger and Gazette,
From George W. Johnson's store would get.
Nor yet WOuld.Wlle ana cnnureh HaVo 'noii ouoS
Without they'd got the town and country news;
And FIRST the register ofwedded lives,
Who had taken husbands, what husbands wives
Who midst our friends had yielded up his breath,
And fallen lifeless in the arms of death;
What accidents, calamities or fires,
What graceless sons had shaved their tender sires
What lands or houses offered now for sale,
What damage done by that last fearful gale;
Whose horse had run away, his load upset;
What time the trains at Philadelphia get;
Who runs for office, which the outs, the ins,
Who DER passing barrow breaks his shins;
To KNOWN fact what don't we always know,
When country editors set QUITO blow;
To get this news, and more throughout the year,
Prepaid I'd take the weekly Pioneer;
With all these things 10 guard 'gainst human ills
One wish remains-the cash 10 foot the bills.