Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-07-03

Black sable furs for winter frost,
And silk for summers fire;
And Cashmere shawls, and Brussels lace
My bosom front to deck
'And diamond rings my hands to grace,
And rubies for my neck.
want a Steward. Butler, Cooks,
a Coachman, Footman, Grooms,
A library of well bound books,
And p:c.urc- -garnished rooms,
Corrcgics, Magdalen and Night,
The Ma,ron Of their Chair,
Guido's feet courses in their fight,
And Claudes o; least pair.
I lrant cabinet proiuse
With medals, coins and gems,
A printing press for private use,
OF fifty thousapd eds;
All PLANS, and mircSals and shells,
"crrns, insects, fishes, birds;
And every beast on earth that owcllssS
1u solitude or herds.
want hoard Of br.pished plate,
OF silver md Of geld,
Tureens of'twonty pounds in weight
~ I'm sculptor : IlcHtSt luOu'u,
Piatenrs with. chandeliers and lamps,
Plates, dishes all tho same;
And porcelain vases with the stamps
or Scv.cs Auguolems.
and marbles of fair glossy stain,
Mast form NY chamber doors,
And carpets of the Wilton grain,
Must cover all my floors.
Ny walls win tapcsty he decked,
Must never be Iujdcnc;
And lanask curtains must protect
Their colors from the sun.
And mirrors of he largest pane
From Venice must be brought;
And sande weed a9d Bamboo cane,
For chairs and tables bought;
Or all the mantle pieces, clocks
OF ,hrice'glt brorzc must stand,
And screens Of ebony and box
Invite the strangers hand.
I want (whe does net want "a wife,
An'tctiouac and fair,
To snlacc all the woes Of life,
And all It's Joys 10 sbare
OF temper sweet-ot yielding will,
Of firm, yet placid mind
With ail my faults, to 'oyc me still,'
With sentiment refined.
And as tines ear incessant runs,
And fortune fills uy.store,
Iwant of daughters and Of sons
Formed right and nothing more.
I want (alas can mortal dare,
On earth such bliss TO crave?)
That all the girls be chaste and fa:r-
The boys all wise and brave.
And when my bosom darling sings
With melody divine,
A pedal harp of u.ony strings
Must with her voice combine.
A piano equisitely wrought
Must open stand apart;
That all my daughters may be taught,
70 win. the strangers heart.
I want a warm ard faithful friend
To cheer the adverse hour,
Who never to fattcr will descend
Nor bend tho knee to power;
A friend to chidc me- when Pm wrong
My inmost' soul to sec
And that my friendship prove as strong
For him, as his for inc.
Iwant kind and tender heart,
For Others wants to fee',
4 soul secure from fortunes dart,
A bosom armed with steel
To bear divine chastisement's rod
And mingling in my plan,
Submission to the will OF God,
And charity to nan.
want keen observing eye,
An ever listening ear,
The truth through all disguise to spy
And wisdo:n's voice TO hear.
want uninterrupted health,
Throughout my shert career,
And streams Of never iaiErg wealth
To scatter far and near,
The destitute to clothc and feed,
Free bounty to bestOw;
Supply the helpless orphans need
Aud soothe the widows voc.
want the genius to conceive
The talents to unfold
Designs the vicious to retrire,
The vir,uOus to uphold.
Inventive power, combining skill;
persoyering SOUL
OF human heart to mould the Will,
And reach FROM Pole TO Pole.
+ want the seals of power and place,
The ensign Of ccu nand,
Charged with the Peoples unboHght grace
To Eule my native Land
Nor crown nor sccptrc would I as k
But for my countty's will,
By day, by night, to ply the task,
Her cup of bliss to fill.
want the voice of honest praise,
To follow me behiad,
And to be thought in future days
The friend Of bu;nnn kind;
That aftnr ages as they rise
Exulting uay proclaim,
In chorel union to tho skies.
Their blessings on lay name.
These are the wants of mortal man,
cannot went ,hm long
For lie itself is but Z span,
And earthly praise a song;
Ny last grsat want, absorbing all,
Is when beneath the 500,
And su;nmeutl to my fral call,
The mercy # my God.
ind oh while ciee!cs IN my vein,
OF my life the purple STREAM,
And yet fragment still remaias
Oe natures transient dream;
Av soul in humble hope unsearcd
I..... pnt fhnu IN Drly +,
That this thy vEut may be prepared,
To ,peet The jndJSmtat day
7. .shingtor, June, a ls4e.
81 The Nashville freedmen are Diet
n ned d to insist upon their rights as men q
;o.hers in the barber shops, They dema
.ir "lura" with the whites.
nss- Mrs. Lincoln is going to reside
cine, Wisconsin. Her furniture was s.
auction in Chicago last Saturday a