St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-03-29
For the St. Cloud Democrat.
10 r. c. B. .


4 rIIssxf 1aon yoar GARRY, ,. n. o.,
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Dearest Richie, denna think 2s'S S'.tz .
That can pay in crambo clinkl; i }5s&
Or, reward ye with "lef. take a .dr;.k,n -
Fer your kind gilt!
For rhymes like mine, 'twald be q shame
Il To ask place in niche o. fame; -. ~
Or, cen poets license claim -ss:s.l
When a adrift
Frlye2, yer present pleased weel, s,g., 81
-" An gied me muckle jiy to feel !.
That wi in yer menssry still, 4 s'.# : :
~: itra,z~ S.tsy ,9iHi: Hauds 8 ahrm place; r
That was yet amang the few, go ,.f.:a
Remembered as q "Brither true,' ..-..
I, Confirming a my love for you,
II '.'- 5'7<sa = ''S" d VII such guild grace.
When Leal Bent the gittie gied, -
"a frankly to his lordship said '--'A 49,
n. Ye war ma for poor man made, 2"2&
+nz<f = ,sunE Or .friendless born:
Tho tickle fortune gart Slip .,f.,..9..-.i
As mony t has twixt cup and lip,
And firmly grasps the CALLING whip, ~':'' +.
It cant haud ling!
Tie times comm ,lRichie dear,
: Whin fortunes frowns we need ma fear,
Nor ask of soulless friens the cheer T. &|
---~~--~szs ,~ay. es-a~-T They'd fain extend.
That.time may be in distant years.;
Our pathway damps't wi mony tears;
Our guid endeavors mocked wi eneers
vz1 Il. s}op14 ;>>d OF heartlcss men!
, Yet, He who hears the ravens cry, 't;*7} !
And careth for the widows sigh; 7n3G Il
WILL In compassion. yet draw nigh ~:;s.
An bless our labors.
u An shall 1t be when fortunes smile,
/ Beams upon us u the while, '%3.'' - /"
That we will seek to ASSUME the style .;.
4: c-,..4 OF our rich neighbors,
8 Forbid in Him who gave the light, 80. 3: !
That drives away the black O. night. ]. :.
Frae minds O. men. and gies us sight .;... :
- .S@1 Into their heart;
Yea, drive ava each unco thought = ga"
That our prosperity may have wrought:
Be by the past in future taught, :5.,.:.H {
=, s.-...-.., =, To act our part!i
Hit be true, what I've been told: F;r9@E. :.
That Ruperts Land abound: wi gold; ,.eA
I'll hope yer richer manifold. , ....
- ''''31' : '''' 1.' Than when ye strolled:
/ That 'mang the lucky onesye tugget, '7@f7z
: An in fee. simple haud by buggetl oa:) 81
Some thousand pounds or so in nugget,
OF purest gold!
~, The ills 9 life ye lang ha' brunted,
BY adverse winds ye ha' been dunted,
Y Aud a yer aspirations stunted 80 - 80
izs@a @a# ','4-:s1 By wraDgs frae ithers;
Yet ha' ye iyer had sinile,5 a7fii J. ago o.
For livery woman, man or chile; .s,..;i .fn.
An no. q. sa. J s,le .uc wnhc, .--....-s-: J.
~ 'A''-' Yer Mystic B,itLers.
But, by an ''hieroglyphic bright,1 ,z,4.e
Rejecting back borrowed light,
l1aYe iver strave to keepin sight '.. '''''5' >
sra:l9NA ajnn! 81 .as Our sacred 1ire! 81
Uprightly walking q yer days;sfy :; >s;..l
In peaceful paths Of wisdom's ways, - ,,r,
Remembering the sacred braes
s90"2"' :; - - - Near Mount Moriah!
yHfYt .ri8z Il %
- The example Of the .'Thrice-tried Man,
Ye've treasured up as weel g ye can:
Lfe's rugged road ye faithfully scan, ..s.. !.
"a, 49, ...,~-.,s .. Like that tried onA ::
w.. BY faith and hope ye ha' compassed g d: .s.;
Lies broad battlefield, at last; .,.. .H.
Yer charities are alone surpassed ;, u. go
~ ,,,nl =, =, By. tn Widows sonl
- So farc-ye-weel, yer Brithers join @.sa 2: *
= Their earnest, heartfelt prayers VII mine, 80
+ That We a fortune yet may fin - ID 9}s@'
! :gazez 2-;r6I hors An muckle wealth;
Quo they, wi - u he ma swerve II -"
Frae Honor's path, he doth deserve? t'4."5
Ibis twa fold gift, which Heaven preserve. d
MI; IL 20 ztt;t;A g; Lang 1.fe and Nealth!!7
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