Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-07-18
Soliloquy of a Poor Farmer.

''BeautyldF' F'
"Whoal"
''Let us stop here and rest under the shade
of this tree for the old horse is tired. Isn't
this beautiful house-just in the edg Of
the city. The grounds are clean, and the
grass is kept cropt ike the face of new sha
we'd man. And look you, Maggy, how thrifty
the trees are. And how many flowers there
are all about the yard. Let us stand up in
the wagon-the horse won't start for he Is
too poor and tired to run. Look at the roses;
and the verbenas, and the evergreens, and
the dahlias, and the fruit trees, and the stat
uary. and the nicely graveled walks, and the
broad steps, and the double blinds, and the
mating before the door, and the fancy stain
ed glass by the side and the silver bell pull,
and the rosewood door. And, oh, look what
bright, pretty carriage. And how sleek
the horses look. And how gay the driver Is,
with his uniform on. l tell you, Maggy, that
man is rich.
All, here he comes, stand up on the seat
of the wagon, Maggy. It's an old seat
covered with an old blanket-but it will hold
YOU. | can see down here. He comes out
of the house. Here comes his wife. Ain
they dressed nice ? And here comes their
son and daughter on horseback. They are
going out for morning ride. All They
have started. See how the horses dance
down the drive to the road-and see how
quick that little boys runs to open the gate.
What are IRE t0dItu'g for z
Please sir, we were looking, and didn'
know but you would like to buy some butter,
eggs, vegetables, chickens, berries, flowers OF
something of that sort,
More on
All right Sit down Maggy. We will GO
al
cept at market, for we have no license, and
it would take all we have to buy license. =
We could get more for each load of our pro-
duce to peddle it out, but it's against the
law, so we II sell for what folks will give u
who have license to sell,
Why is tbs ~
All Maggy, | don't know. | wish | did
Phew how the dust flies in my eyes as Mr.
Bond, for that is his name, dashes by with
his happy family. l spose its cause we rt
poor. You know, Maggy, went to war five
years ago. Then / owned fifty acres of lano
on the creek and there WASH dollar to pa,
on it. / went to save the Union. Mr.: BOND
paid me two hundred dollars to take his
place, and go to war L went
You know, Maggy, how you CRED when
went-but like brave woman that you are
Won dried vour tears, filed my pockets with
pins. needles and thread-my eyes with tears
my mouth with kisses, so, l could not
sneak and told me to go and to earn the
two hundred dollars, and to keep out OF temp
tation. and to come back. And then, Mag
gv. YOU ran into our little bedroom where
Johnny and little Maggy were born, and hid
yourself, and cried, so could not see you
when we all went marching by.
Don't talk so r.
But, Maggy, was thinking. And you
know / had two good arms. And ! used tc
hold you in them, Maggy-to hold you tc
my honest heart, and say GoD bless you, ,dar-
ling And you used to sleep In them, hap
py and contented.
Invent to war. / was in battle. 1t wa:
a terrible fight. My general blundered al
usual. How any of Us came out ahve none
! hz,t Cod knous ] left an arm there. Mag