Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1866-10-25
NO. 3.
/ AM ALONE.

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My soul is sick and Ione
No social lies its love entwine, sss
SIS heart upon desert thrown IS tsa
Beats not in solitude like mine
For though the pleasant sunlight shine,
'>s- 1t show'd no form that may own, ts =
And closed to me is friendships shrine sx
M I am alone IL am alone sg
1t is not joy for n1e 9-.t ~ S'iSf6a
To make the fond and eager meeting a59s
|. Of friends whom absence pinned, and see
The love-it eyes speak out their greeting5
For then Silly voice repeating, a5ass
What Oft hath woke its deepest moan, civ
Startles my heart and stays its beating
am alone Il am alone
Way hath my soul been given s ta'os!p5
A zeal to soar at higher things, 49,;
Than quiet, rest--to seek haven,
And fall with scathed heart and wings -
Have been blest /? the sea-wave sings 4
Tween me end all that was mine own
I've found the joy ambition brings
And walk alone land walk alone e H..
have heart-rd live
And die for hin, whose worth knew, az
But could not clasp his hand. and give .-5
My full heart forth, as takers do: ~ q.
And they who loved me-the kind few
Believed me changed in heart and tone,
And left rae, while it burned as true, ts.a9
To live alone Ito live alone ss iii,
And such shall be my day -" ~ 'I'5
OF life, unffiended, cold and dead, sa
My hope shall slowly wear away ss3 ,sa-,l
As all my young affections aed
No kindred band shall grace my head
i- When life's last Gickerihg light is goae;
But shall find a silent bed, ia18.-3.
And die alone land die alone.
HEROES 1T were we'll ii. there were
fewer heroes; for scarcely ever heard Of
any but did mere mischief than good. =
These overgrown mortals commonly use
their will with their right hand, and their
reason with their left Their pride Is
their title, and their power puts them IN
possession Their pomp is furnished from
rapine, and thoir scarlet is dyed with hq-
man blood IF wrecks and ruins, and de-
ISOLATION Of kingdoms, are marks of great
ness, why do we not worship a tempest,
and erect statue to the plague?
Turn Your Toss Our.-In walking,
turn your toes out aud your thoughts in
wards. The former will prevent you from
falling into cellars, the latter from falling
into iniqvity.
REroRT. Of were 50 unlucky," said
an officer, "as to have stupid son. |
would certainly by all meals make him
parson." A clergyman, who was in the
company, cslmly replied, You think diff
ferently, sir, from your father" ~. 80
The editor of Wisconsin paper says
that his wife has presented him with PAIR
of twins, which he regards as messengers
of peace" A friend at our elbow. who
has been engaged some, years in the mat
r:monial business, and helped to swell the
census every year, takes exceptions tocall-
inc babies messengers Of peace indis
opinion, baby of ordinary power IS the
noisiest things in creation-tin shops. and
tragic actors excepted. IF you doubt it.
just give one a green apple and wait till
the cholic pitches his keynote. s''
Why, Bridget said a lady, who wish
cd to rally her servant girl, for the anause-
ment of the company, upon She fantastic
ornamenting of a huge pie, did you do
this Z" You are quite. an artist. Pray,
how did YOU do t?' "Indeed, mum, it
was myself that did it, replied Bridget. L
"Isn't it pretty /? did it with your old
false-teeth, this morning, mum z s.
In the late campaign in louisiana
party of Confederates, marching through
a swamp, were ordered to form two deep.
A corporal Immediately exclaimed, I'm
too deep already; am upto the middle"
Sally, said fellow to girl who had
red hair, sskeep away from me or you Il
set me on fire. No danger of that, y
replied Sally, 'syou are too green to burn.
Prentice says an Irish cotemporary
speaks of q family that poisoned and at
ter vomiting themselves to death, recover
ed.
Mister, owe you grudge, rcmem-
Der that p Il shall not be frightened, for
[ never knew you to pay anything that
you owed" ~ '
cas- we are to be one" said a witty
brute to his wife, when | beat you [ beat
half of myself" ssWell," said his wife,
.'then beat your own half, not mine.Dd
If you would WOO lady and are too
timid to speak, squeeze her hand. Feel
your way. - S sei s*
Ladies who have won swecthearts with
rosy lips, are said to have feathered their
nests. a 81 ..I&
NJ Why is the letter L like young lady
giving away her sweetheart to another !?
Because it makes over a lover