The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1865-02-03
For the Iclfcrsoninn Democrat.
The Dominie's Surprise.

| lie DOHllnle sat IN MS big arm .Chnr,
| And on his brow was a shadow Of cnre,
As he thought Of winter. so cold and blue,
IND wondered il he could worry t through
And he thought again Of his poor filled purse,
And Of his larder filled still worse;
OF his woodpie low. and his thread bare coat.
And of old Dobbin. with hnrdly an oot.
He had labored hard aud he'd waited long,
In season and out whether weak or strong;
Yet his yearly dues they were few and small
And some times it happened they came not al all.
So. with everything W. to famine price,
1t was hard to live by any dev &C;
A nd his face wns long. and his soul was sad,
For sure there was title 10 make him glad.
Just then he remembered the olden time,
| When prophet uns,eG in faith sublime,
Day after duv. IN his lone retreat !
As he ravens brought him bread and meat.
: Aye. the God OF Elijah is living still,
And granteh his iavois TO whom he WILL"
Said the Dominio IL will wait and see;
! Moy be the ravens will visit me"
And the Domine's wife sat thoughtful by,
| With sigh in her hear, aud tear in her eve.
| As she thought OF the days Of her bonpy youth
When life seemed bright ana the world seemed
truth,
| And counted the friends gone, one ~ one,
Who laid them down when their work was dome
Laid hopefully down in the silent dust:
Said the Domnie's wife, Il will work anu trust
So her knitting again she patiently took,
| While the good man nodded over his hook,
| When "uddenly came rat-tat-tnp-
Dropping her stitches and spoing his mop
| Rat and in q, the door
Came q crowd, with glee all runring DER;
The old and the young-nar, mairon and mold
1--WE are taken by Storm" tie Dominic said
Their the fairies and lays, the great nd the small
Filled paror, and kitchen, and pantry, aud hall !;
While the Domine's wife, and tho Dominic too,
Quite lost in the crowd, each other scarce knew.
Around went the laugh, and the story and Jest,
Each taking ,he corner that suited him bes
And rosy young damses moved hitler and yon,
With welcome Of good che er, and irolic, and un
| The queens oi the feast IN the pantr bore sway,
And served up the cakes in ihe danliest way,
With the Colonel, ard Captain, and IuIl half
score,
To go at their bidding. and GO up each chore.
And then, in the ktchc what wonders they
| wrought,
All nicely arlaying the gifts they had brought;
Long 'esioons OF sausage, the pig and the goose
With lard ornamental. all ready lor use.
Nox. The slender old woodpiIe began to feel big
As the hickory bill els came dancing jig;
So widening its borders. above and below,
I, Tau he'd Till it era clled to see itself grow
! On errnnd mysterious. his hat in nis hand,
| The Captain went forth with an air OF command
And strange! AS he moved, whether forward OF
back.
Green tinted engravings iumined his track;
For Ks aud VS.. with excellent grace,
Rolled moril, ou, from hei hiding place.
W lille The quarters and aives, the ,wos an6 the
,hrees.
Danced light as a,her, the Captain to please
But Time fingers not. The moments sped by,
Till the wee hours OF night began to draw nigh
When The lays ano the fairies moved off in trice
Each owning 10 other they'd done it up nice.
| -
| The Dominic sat in his big arm chair.
And The Dominies wife sat by him there;
But wrinkly old Care had vanished apace,
And left 10 her stead smile on his lace
For the ravens had come in his hour of need.
And cheered up his spirit by word and by deed.
K" lis time to retire." said he Dominic then
And the Dominies wilc, she answered, "Amen, :"
| BEULAH,