Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-11-09

Kisses and plenty of love.words,
Willing egain to try.
Father of all o guide them,
The puttering little feet,
While they are treudng The uphill road,
Braving the dust and heatt
Aid them when they grow weary,
Keep them in pathways blest:
And when the journeys ended.
Saviour. o give them rest.
WOMAN.
When weared with toll, or dcspondent from,
care,
We seek for some joy 10 bcguile ., refresh US
The earth in its glories the ocean and air
Present each in turn what can cheer or is pre-
cious,
Nor nature alone; sweet Music's delight
The spell of the poet in n,ngical measure,
And color and form al! their beauties unite
In creation Of art fer our solace and pleasure
Yet would we combine in one centre Of light
Both nature and art, all that's charming oil
pleasant, .
The perfume Of flowers, the splendors of night
Glad dreams of thepast with the bliss of tho
present,
The graceful in motion, a heart warm with
love,
AS true as the sun, yet in tenderness human,
AS wise az the serpent. yet gentle as " dove,
We find all complete but in exquisite woman.
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. THE BACHELORS soLILOQUY.
Bless my soul! I'm ihirtyuine to-day
six feet in my stockings, black eyes, curly
hair, tall and straight as cedar Of Lcba-
non, and still bachelorl Well, it's an
independent life, at least no it isn't, 9th
er! Heres these new gloves Of mine full
of little rips. string OFF one OF MY most
fautless die keys, nice silk handkerchief in
my drawer wants henmipg, top button off
the waistband Of my pants; what's to b.
done? How provoking it is to sss these
married people looking SO sclf:sa,isficd and
consequential, at The head of lAci. famiI,es,
rs il they had done tho Stats great ser
vice. Whyas to Children, they are as llsn
ty as flies in August, and about as trouble
some every alley, and ccrrt, and garret is
swarmiug with them; they're no rarity,
and any poor miserable de- q beg par
dou !! wretch, can get wife, enough o:
them, too, such as they are. It's enough
to scare man to death to think
how much it costs to keep one. Young
folds have to begin now where their faith
ers and mothers left off. Silks and satins,
ribbons and velvet, feathers and flowers
cuffpins and bracelets, GIN cracks aud
there's no help for it in my eyes-for if
married woman loved, and the dea,
little thing should ask me for my scalp,
should give It TO her, I know I should
Then there's the tapestry, carpets, and m r
rors, and sofas, and o,tomans, and damask
curtains, and pictures, and crockery, land
you must look at the subject in all its bear
ings) little jackets and froc.ss; and wooden
horses and dolls, and pop.guns, and ginger,
bread, don't believe I can do it, by Jupiter!
Bu.- then, here 7 sit, with the toe of, my
best boot kicking the grats, for the want oi
something betterto do; it's coming awful
cold, dreary weather, long evenings, cant
so 10 concerts forever, and when I 90, my
room looks SO MUCH the gloomier when
come back, and it would be SO cosy. to
have NICE little wife to chat and laugh
With. I've tried 10. think Of something else,
but ! can't; if look in tho fire, lam sure
to see pair OF bright eyes; even the
shadows on the wall take fairy shape,
l'ln on the bridk or ruin-I feel H. shall
read my doom ip the marriage list before
'long-I know I shalt. Heaven help me
for there's NO living with a better, half sc
they cay; aua may be refused if4 Car
get a long without. one. ~
"A friend of oprs~. .was trayeling 1while
afflicted With very he'd cough. He an
noyed dis fellow travellers, until one, so
them remarked, In atone Of -displsasure
"sir, that is q vary. bad cough %of yours,
True, sir" replied our: friend, 'but you
will excuse nie--.its the best I've 9ot N :.
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An old-gepttoman who gas living With
his yikth hyife, and. whe shss 4inags, been
Enpla iarahs eass Nth sxfich llis nsnaged
his spouses, pm bsins asked ao 6emmnni-
cate. bis sesret, tapliea, s4Ir is the ssimplssl
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