Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-01-05
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THE PARsONs's CoURTsHIP.

by THEODORE TILToN, ED. "ISoEPESpEST.
Kyow IN of olsen ,irne, v..
And this, to fiji an idle day
fashion into idle rhyme,
-.;'i And al who care TO read il may.
80 THE AZ, t,mn leaves were all afnme,
And 29i ~ autumn time Of life,
A liarso.l S heart was tnged the same .
.- With holy fire 10 wed u WIFI. -....-.
lie girt the eaddle on his mare,
.... To 90 the way his heart inclined,
But wore Il sober lock and air, ...........
AS one Who had troubled mind. .
In riding past the graveyard galc,
His eyes were oycriilled with teSrs,
For there he saw the slab of slate
- Where lay his wife Of other years. '
She osGi to say it wronged the dead
g. To wed again above grave
d The words kept running in his head,
2, .i And much be%ildcrment they gave.
. o As through ilie railks of golden rod
lie wound his way GpProspcct Uill, .
He heriby asked Almighty God
49, To grant II token Of His @ill.
, ia Tie parsons vision clcanscd hysrayer,
'"" His snty grew as clear as rgtti
80 And duty ftver looks 50 fair
AS sech by prayer-illumined sight.
% ALREADY hal sic 4 scd his choice;
For every Snntray in the choir
lie heard ihe Widow Churchill s y6fse
... Uni! SIG grs~ hig hear, desire,
A wcpan purs. 4f soit' was she,
ny sorrow purified the mote
Whdsc welded mate was lot at sea,
b, % q Now itvatly', verify years before.
~ TIE parsou's passion, rnconfrssod,
hike :in0Idcrcd hca, within him burned,
y. Which newer oncr tia widow pucssed,
..I, Or iRp!y il lp'i btNn returned
Hlth hars v hip tic mare Was switched,
.l..-. Aud eante:e'lup t,e .o:ky road,
p. And underneath i tree was llftcL,c
At Captain Chnrchit! old abode. ...
The dane was busy sitting -four, ,.7
Nor heard the conner till he said,
e. h" BE praise 10 that Almighty Pow"+
WHO giveth rian his daily tfcad -
Ytc widow, c,ugt. ~ such guest
a In Just her rWy-w"oisey gown,
p. INSTEAD Of j., hqr ;Sundct best,
. Dropped haSt,!ull, her eyolids down
Then rirke ,iie sui;6r to her face,
- lAaye u solemn word to say,
Nhcrcto is need OF Heavenly grace.
So; Widow Churchill, let lis Pray -
''' The ptrsun AT The iockius-chair,
u-i ThcNsiAow at the spinning - o.
ss,l7Anl thislt'e tl;,deu Of the prayer:
: he nournc,. ior NncoUmttcd sin,
a lmplorcd 81 ,sirdon for mankind, ...,.
And craycd that graf would enter in
Aud sweet;y move the Widows mind.
Th,n, ri.ipg from his prayerful knees,
" / yeain 10 take a wife - he said, s.
4 A.sl. l. O A,,lr rt.,,!i MIC
..s Nor thou ie. use, y" twain will wed ~
The widow started with surlgns,
,.I rs (For women old are women sNll,)
rr- Pp'rgswared lifting not her eyes.
Z. ,-.,,t :. ! sreh 10 know the Heavenly will
The Heavenly will was plain indeed,
And pointed to the foweiy yoke,
For loveis not Il human need
Cfyolng alone h"' agsi fix
While get the ss,cls were in bloom,
There came thrcng from 4 and Hear.
To'wiFh the JOY Of bride and groom,
AMI cat and drink ~ weiding-cheer.
That night beside tht $; aa,abt, t.'
.,. lip spoke tie, bride In tender tunn,
q ii'.'r n III Sage isum the dead,
And lime has t,p"S' to make it known
:. The wears are twelve this very day;
s;iuec she whose title !ipw is mile,
TIE night before she passed away
5W' Beguei,ilich to mc this written line
az To ,l.ce,, o friend OF all my life,
' vow, bcf'rc my strength be spctt,
q. That should he wed another wife,
t-si = If thou art she, rest cohttnt. = O..
lie gazcd upon the well kuown-hand,
.t. Though backward Of the hygone year,,
Thought forward ofihe heavenly hand,
And ans wcicl not word for tears.
.r AhAlowsi Honeymoon they passed,
And yoEnger grew in growing o!d;
Til, swcetiy fading ont At lae',
"a They left the tale thit ! haze to.i.