The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1867-11-13
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By the moons pale light to the sszing shroas
Let me tell one tale, let me sing one song.
It's tale devoid Of an aim or plan
It's simple cong off one-armed man.
Til this very hour, could not believe
What tell-tale thing Is an empty sleeve
What . weird, queer thing Is an empty sleeve!
1t tells in silent tone, to all,
Of countrys need of country's CALI
Of sweet kiss for child and wife, - .-.
Aud hurried march for country's life,
Till this very hour, who could ever believe
What tell-tale thing is an empty sleeve
What weird, queer thing Is an empty sleevef
II tells of battle, and fields of gore;
OF the sabres clash, of the canon's roar;
Or the deadly charge, OF the bugls's note; ula
or gurgling sound in foeman's throat;
Ofthe whizzing grape, ofthe fiery she'll
Of scene which raIrnics the scene Of hell
Till this very hour, who could ever believe
What atell-tals thing Is an empty sleeve "
What weird. queer thing Is an empty sleeve
Though II points 70 myriad Of wounds and
scars,
Yet il tells ofs Gag of stripes and stars,
In Gods own chosen time will take
Each place of the ''rsg" with the rattlesnak Q;
And |, points to time when the flag shall
wave
Ger the land where breathes no covering
slave.
To the top Of the skies, then, let us heave
One proud huzza for the empty sleeve
For the one-a armed man and the empty sleeve
LITTLE GRAVE. t4! al
The following Is the tenderest verse In the
English language. We do not know who its
author is, but there is simplicity and sweet.
ness in it which none but the coldest heart can
resist:
There's many an empty cradle 's1s
There's many vacant bed
lheres many lonely BOSOM,
q! Whose Joy and light has fled; 4
For thick in every graveyard
The little hillocks lie ..r....,-r,
And every hillock represents
An angel in the sky" "'' '
ALPHABETICAL ADVICE.
A lways attend to your own avoca.
ton, avoid ale-houses and all artfu
women.
B e benevolent but not prodigal
bury all pickering in the bosom of for.
getfulness.
G ontrive to collect cash and to keeI
it. a Gos la'a.a ~ law aa ata
D your duty and defy the devil.
E arly endeavor to eradicate every
error both of head and heart.
| F light fairly when you fight; bu
the better way is not to fight at all
Fiddle for no fool.
G rapes, goodness, gumption and
goose grease enables a man to pass thro
the world easy. Get them and glory
in them.
II arbor hope in your heart if you
would be happy, but bark! hope cant
render rotten the rope of the hang
man.
| nquisitiveness is insufferable in.
dulge not in it.
j ulips may be called the juice Of
| joy and the yeast of .jests; but lei
them alone, fol too much joking often
destroys the joviality of the social
circle.
X indness kmdles the fires of friend.
ship; kiss avails much more than 9
kick.
L owe the hdies--look before YOU
leap; eschew loaferism.
M axe not mischief by meddlinp
with other folks business. ....,.,..,a-
N ever be caught mapping, except
in the right time q
o rider is Heavens law-obey it.
P ursue the pain path of probity,
and put in pactioe what you givein
precept. ....-
Q uarrel not; bubble not; be not
fond of asking questions, or addicted
to queries. d"
r um surely ruins rcspectability-.
renounce, renew and renovate.
S eek salvation Oh, ye sinners be-
come saints and you are safe. " '-
81 I axe time by the forelock /; try to
turn every moment to account. n. a
U nion unites to unity; in the en-
tire universe there is unison !; be ye
therefore united for the s,ke of unity.
V anity has no connection with
valor; remember that.
W omen and wine bring want, woe
and wretchedness when wickedly in
dulged in. n q e,if - b1a
* ira 'xertions accomplish 'xtra-
ordinary ends. >" 'H"
Y ield to no tyrant; yeomen and
their yoke-fellows are lords of the
soil. Oil.sss..4as.sas-.s--s---..-..--,sz rs, sz-----,
z ig-zagging is characteristic Of a
zany; take the straight course through
life and pursue it. "a Ig