Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1866-08-23
SoIiloaus of the Poor Farmer.


| "BsautUul."
aWhsai' i''
"Ls. "a stop hare and rest andsr th'
shade Of this ssss, for lhs old horse h
siFsd. lsa's shla . bssasifal houss--j jus
in the edge Of shs city. The grounds ar'
clean, and the grass Ii kepe csnpt hk'
the face Of o nsw shaved man. And
ieok yoa, aiaggy, how thrifty the sree'
are. And hsw many howsrs shers sse
all about ths yasd. Let n staRd up In
the wagoa-ths Asrss Ia son's start fol
hs 10 tee poor and sirsd 10 run. Loak 81
the Fssss, and she ysrhsass, and che sver.
grssas. and dsAlisss and no fFaia srsas,
and the ssas1ary, asd the niosiy gravsl.
cd walks, and sas brssd atsps, and she
double blinds, asd the mattisg before
the doar, and the fancy stained glass By
the aide, and the silver bali-pall, and shs
rssswoed doeE. And, oh, loek whas q
ans team. And whas bright, pretty
carriage. And bow sleek the horses
look. And hoH gay the driver is, with
bis uniform on. / tell yea, Aaggy, shas
man IL rish.
Ab, hers he comes, stand up Oh the
seat Of shs wagon, Maggy. Is's an old
seat-cessred with aa old blankss--hus
II will hold yoa. I can zee dswn here.
Hs comes out of the house. Here
comes his wife. Aia't shsy dressed nise7
And here eomes thsiF sea and daughter
90 horseback. They srs going Sus for
ride. Ali they havs started. Sea
how the horses dance down the drive to
shs road, and ses how quick that little
boy runs to open the gate.
" HRat are sos saitins for 7''
| Please, sir, we Esse looking, aud did
not kaow bas yoa would like to buy
some butter, sggs, vegetables, chick SOS,
berries, fOwsrs, or something Of that
sort.
a1ors on I" t8R
ALI right. Sit aswn Maggy. We will
20 On 30 market. We can't sell any
thing except a& market, for we have no
license aud Ii would sake all We have to
bay license. We wOsld get more each
load Of eur prodaes TO peddle it out, bat
it's against the Law, so veil sell for
whas folks viii give us whs haSs IL
ssuss to sell.
| "Why % This s'
Alb, Msggy, | dOn't know. wish
did. Phew how the dust aies in my
eyes, As air. Bond, for that is his name,
dasbes BY With his happy family.
spoas it's cause we're poor, You know
Maggs, vent to var Are years ago
Then owHsd Hftv acres Of land on the
creek aud there wasD's dollar to pay
on it. / vent to save the Union. Mr..
Bond paid me two hundred dollars to
saks his plaes, and 60 to war. Iwent.
You know, Maggy, how you cried
when | went-but, like brave woman
that yOa are, yoa dried your tears, allied
my pockets With pins, needles and thread
my eyes with teass-my mouth With
kisses so | could not speak, and told me
70 60 and cara the two hundred dollars,
and keep out of temptation, and come
back. And then, Msgsy, you ran into
our iistls bedroom with Johnny and
bid Yourself, and cried, so that / eeald
net see you when ws all went marching
by.
| "Doa't talk So"
"Bus, Aaggy, was thinking. And
yen know | bad two good arms, And
ussd to bald you in them, Aaggy = 10
hold yoa 70 ny honest heart, aad say,
God bless you darling And yoa used
to slsep in shsrn happY and cOntsnsed.
| Eeat to wag. was in battle. It
was a saErihis battle. My general bland-
essd as usual. How any one Of us came
sss siivs none but God knows. lefs an
am shsrs, Maggy-I brOaghl The sore
stump hons to you. And whas did !
aads Little Johnny vas dead. Little
Msggy vas dead. Ny poor brother,
whOss leg was shot sff wbils under orders
sonasealing cotton for bis general, was
hsms sask, helpless and yOu wsrs sap
porting him because he was my breshsr.
Is aas sad day, Maggy, when came
hons. | ssms bach poor. found Mr..
Bond had grown rich. He bad con-
tracts. His brother was in Congress-
| His uncle was friend OF Lincoln. He
made var speeches filled quotaa, gave
bsansies, and with his stay aa.homs
nsighbors voted big beunsies and escaped
all sAs calls and tbs drafts. They gave
sesn bonds- Tassa bonds ran me il
dsbs, for thsY ware mogtgagss On oar
lfssls farm. Ihsy aasunssd 10 i've hum
dred' dollars. ! Tbrss hundred more than
f'had bounty. ! eouldn's help II, fos
whils | wss in shs army II was easy fog
/ sAosa who did not go, to mortgage my
farm in that way. s# 4
j loss 40 arm earned less than
would as hons. ] rstarpsd-l am now
wsrkiag, Maggy, 10 p&y myself Ger going
70 var, fss lssing my arm, 10 keep Mr..
Bond Asms 10 thas be could play with
his wifs ana babiss, spsealsta and gaa q
polisissl iAaasass While was aghsing--
net 10 Fessafs shs Uniaa bus - sasiet
fhim. -
| II ID pretty bard, Maggy. den,s sara
4 ss snuut for ms. for Am rrswinx old,