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New-York tribune., 1868-05-13
Majority against the Government.

Majority against the G0vernment.----. % 49,,
The announcement OF the numbers was received WIN
loud cheers by the Opposition, and when IL had dieu
away ,,.
arrived having altered the reatous between the
Government and the present House Of Commons, ~ ~
necessary for us TO consider our position ana therefore,
with the permission Of the HOnse Will move tllat the
House at ts rising do adjourn TO Monday next.
Mr. GladstOne-I naturally regret very sincerely, IN
common with other members Of the House, any opstruc
ton 10 interference with the ordinary course OF Dus
pess-f" Oh, oh 70 and dersye lauRhterJ-but cannot
possibly object to the motion made by the RESPONSE
bic minister Of the Crown under the circumstances
fIaughter.I -,
The Chairman then reported progress, and the motion
for the adjournment TO Monday was agreed 70.
After other business had been disposed OF,
Mr. Gladstone said that about half an hour ago the
Prime Minister announced that the vote OF the House had
altered the relations between the executive government
and the present House OF Commons, placing emphasis
ON the present House Of Commons" and proposed
the adjournment OF the House until Monday The
perfect astonIshment he had received message from
the Chancellor of the Exchequer TO the effect that,
although the business OF the country was 20 be suspended
Monday the Committee the Irish church would
not stand at the order for that day but that 1t
Intended to proceed with the Committee on Weys and
Means, He (Ar. Gadstone) had, therefore, choice
but to give of resolution TO the effect that the
standing orders Mepday be suspended IN order that
the committee on the Irish church should take prece
dence Cheers).
The Chancellor OF the Exchequer, in moving that the
house at It's rising should adjourn until Monday said he
did understand that the first Lord OF the Treasury
when he made the proposal for adjournment gave any
understanding as the business which would be pro
oeeded with on Monday lHear, hearl
New-York tribune., 1868-05-13

not few local abuses, that the question Of Esab
lished Church must be judged Mr. Disraeh concluded
By explaining to complaints made In the
course OF the debate that he had not used the word
ROmanist" In offensive sense, and vndicated his
statement to the combination Of Ritualiss and Ro-
manists .
Sir f. Heygate having Withdrawn his amendment, the
Committee divided on the first resolution and the mum
bers were: -
FOR the resOiuaOh-
Against ..............................26
New-York tribune., 1868-05-13
EUROPE.
GREAT BRITAIN.

DULLNESS IN PAELIAMENT-THE SPIRITUALIST
CHANCERY sUTT--SOME POINTS ON MR. LOWE
a WASHINGTON DIsCOVERY-FEEs IN EN-
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-09-03
Rewarded.

Perry Fuller, brother-in-law Of
Winnie Rcam, also Brevet bro.>in law
of and principal owner OF Senator
Ross, Of Kansas, and better known
vet as the king Of the whisky, In
ternsl revenue, and Indian Rings at
Washington city, has just been ape
pointed collector Of customs at New
! Orleans by Andrew robinson, which
fiis,on one Of the most lucrative Offices,
| and, best places for stealing IN the
Ientire country. isas
log1Th7s notorious thief, corfnptsonist
1 and lobyist, who It is well know
manipulated Ross, and raised tn
money which Woolsy \ GO; ,, rss ! g
4 Commissioner Of Internal Reyen =,
for bis services to his master. but s,
instantly rejected BY the Senate.
de will now hold this office M
the Senate meets ar -, stealing
mean time --ySning that comes in
! tis ..1' except red hot stoves, which
w all be charged to the, Be,f,,,s;f Tor,
party, as having. ,br1se 1865 ] Demo No
4:---~ssassin made Andrew john
10 President,
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-09-03

One Ticket costing Two Dollars
will admit gentleman and lady ana
team to tho grounds during the fa'r.
One Ticket costing Five Dollars
will admit a gentleman and his wife,
with All members Of their family
under twcnty.one years OF ago, TO
ppther with q team, to the GROUNDS
during the Fair -,
Entries can be- made at any time
priur to the Fair by application 70
ms Secretary, ii Ottumwa, either by
letter orin person.
The Society will furnish good
stabling, and take every ordinary
prccaution for the safety of stock,
Init will not be liable for accidents,
escapes, or thefts.
An abundance Of good hay and
grain will be found upon tho grounds
which will be sold at reasonable rates
We have the beat halEhAils tract
!, in the State. One Of the most libe
!. raj premium lists offered by an,
county or district society. to whic
a citizens purse will be added at tn
time of tho Fair.
We especially invite all gentienie
b owning good horses, of every clas
Il to come With their stock and fam
Is lies, and thus enable us to have on
h Of the best Horse Exhibitions Of u
b, season; to secure which we inten
TO do our part
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AWARDING COMMITTEES.

The awarding committees, for each
society, will in all cases, be chosen al
the fair. They will commence their
duties at two o'clock P. NJ. Tuesday
and they are requested to hand in
their reports at the secretary.s office
as soon rs they can DO made out.
All reports must b. made in wri-
ting, and be handed into the score.
tarys Office by four o'clock TUESDAY,.
y. B. The fair is open for compe-
titi0n to the world.
A&~No person will be allowed to
interfere with the awarding commit
toes while in the discharge Of their
duties, and any pers,n Interfering,
~ letter or otherwise, will be- exclu1
dcd from competition.
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TICKETS

| A membership ticketfor the Wa
pello County Agricultural Fair cost.
ing one dollar, will admit man and
his wife and children under ten wears
Of age to the grounds during the fair.
One ticket, 25 cents. admits one
person once.
One ticket, IS cents, will admit all
vehicles drawn by not moro than two
horses, once.
Two tickets, Is cents each, will ad.
init vehicles drawn by or horses. :
Entries can be made atthe Office Of
the secretary in Ottumws, on and af.
ter first OF October, and all entries
must be made by 10 o'clck A. NJ. Of
the l4th. at which time the books
will bo closed.
All privileges and tichts to the
Agricultural Fair held q tho 18th !
and 14th of October, willexpiro on
the evening Of tho 14th.
When there is no Ncomptition. if|
tho article or animal is deemed wor-
thy by the committee, hey may |
award the second premium fits class. |
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-09-03
WHEN Mr.. McCRARY was speakin,

WHEN Ma. McCRARY was speaking
az Mozart Hall, the other evening, he
referred to the fact that the main
plank of the New York platform was
drawn by Wade Hampton, and asked
HOW do the Democrats like the idea
ofhavingtheir platform made by such
men as Hampton and Forrest?' A
ieadlng Democrat in the audience
we say leading because he always
! leads IN the applause-rcsponded,
we like it firstrate." There is ut
ieast one honest spoken Democrat"
-Hackeye.
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. tsHoa. Waa. Issashridge, Rep~Nifdan
/ a,omipse for Congress in the Fourth Con-
,gressiohal Distr ct, will speak at the fol-
lowing times aud places: sitl
Ela R6pFiai Tuesday, septsuaber list at 7P.
Onkaiocsa Thursday September Sd al
rals rssia.' Friday, September, 9Th At ? P. M.
2P. n.
otsumwa, Monday and Tuesday Sep.
saHs{41 yt1 a496tAe II odW ~
tuscaloosa, Wednesday, September vi
sslest z r. NJ. DIR tIM ail5 .tnlnif
Sigourney, Thur sdayt September 10th q
pm. I.Ut iH
make the necessary 'arr4neements. at
Republican papers In the District pleas
copy. PETER MELENDY, Chm.
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sUPERINTEN DENTs.

Tho Superintendent are required
to take charge Of all articles belong,
ing to their departments, on their ar
rival on the ground, and see that
they are arranged in their proper
places. superintendent must be on
the ground early Tuesday morning.
to assist exhibitors in ticketing and
arranging the articlas. ?
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,n,ion but to find her, with tho 9TH
or consplrators guilty. |,
II has now transpircd that every
of that court, except one,
signed a petition to Andrew john
SOU for Mrs. Surratt's pardon.
Gen David Hunter, President Of
the cow ~ juAt wri,teaA letter IN
which VI 5es Ok blaswiny ian-
guage:
ANY da,knnd military law pre-
cludes nsY ~ king kncwn my vote 70
| tExs case, bht can, with propricty;
saw that my name headed the list OF
namesof members of the commission
| recommending Mrs, sufratt to the
mercy of the president, and that
| havSalvsvs booked with utter con-
4 tdhf1t az the Execution of the poor
| woman, while excusing at the same
time thousands of rebel men VINO 80
| much moro richly deserved hanging"
Hon, John A. Bingham was the
!. principal attorney for the govern
lernnmisanae, and the Judge Advocate,
who, together with Judge Hot had
n t The "a entire management OF the case
! pa Hs together With Hunter, has beer
-slthe recipient Of an immense amount
IT cbioqny, for his connection witt
}this case, from dirt slingersfror' Ben
Butler down to Brick Pomcroy.
4 He pretty, cffectually epited thu
X gun the other day At Bangor, Maine
4 when q Ccppsrhead yelledout, "Ho'
ahout Mrs. Surratt Pr
Glow about her? Go and consul
rsI the records OF the Court that trie
and convicted her. Go and ask Ger
Hancock, who issued tho order io
III her execution in spite of q writ
s4I hdJeas corpus which had been serve
upon him; and you are still unsa
II istied, 90 and ask that aposta:c Ere
~. ident, Andrew johnson, who y
e fused a pardon after petition d:
been sent him signed by every m;
81 but one in the Court who tried h'
and drawn ap in the handwriting
tei the man you seek to insult
We take it that il is now conc
sively settled that johnson and ~
st7 cock murdered Mrs. Surratt, II tn
was any murder committed, IN q
!. Of tho petition for mercy signed
- every member and officer OF
+ u Court, save one.
u 1.-THE Coppetheaa siangwhang
IS have any sense Of fairness or dece'
u, left about them, they will cease n
% ing the changes about the Radl'
s. numbering Mrs. Surratt, until 7
80 90 obl;ah tbc fact that her ex,
r,iiI o"rU rras
% prominent candidates in The
10 democratic convention for Presid
- are Radicals, for whose murders,
- other offences the Republican p
rs must be held responsible. aosai
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OK EFT SYSTEM:

Ticket, 70 cts, admits one per.
.cc.
70 Ticket, 20 cts, will admit all
les not drawn by more than two
IS.
wo Tickets, rs cts each, will adj
vehicles drawn by four horses.
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Negro Suffrage.

The great white mans Democratic
Iparty in every Southern State is ma.
king desperate efforts to out-bid the
Radicals for negro votes.
In Mississippi they recently beat
the Radicals in manipulating the ne,
gro vote, through which they defeat.
led tho Reconstruction Constitution.
"the C0nsekens ofwhich vancouver,
leaves them ought in the cold, and is
only equalled in its strategic brillian-
cy, by the chap who climbed out ON a
limb after coon, and in saving off
the limb to let the coon down, sawed
it off between himself and the tree.
and down come spooney cooney and
all. Y {ia3
Tho following resolution passed by
q Democratic Convention at Yazoo
City, Miss, last week, will show the
general temper OF Southern dema.
gogues, and by comparison with the
white mans Democratic platform Of
Iowa, or any other Northern State. i
williilustratethe concord that exists
in the universal harmonious democ-
racy, on the suffrage question: |
q. As citizens Of Mississippi we dc.
clare that it is our purpose to confer
impartial Suffrage on all men, ire.
'peetivo Of color, and to place all men
% terms ofequalty before the law
2 that life liberty and property may
70 equally assured to al.
=. That our thanks are due to our
olored friends, who, actuated by q
ense Of Justice and patriotic duty, !,
o-operated with US in the late cleo
n, in defeating the oppressive and
uitous constitution, framed bv
gers and common enemies to t
I'd ourselves. They deserve q
cir country, and their servi- t
be gratefully apprecia-
- AYE a due re-
constitu- S
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Mother surratt.

No candid man who read the tes-
tlmony, eyer for moment doubted
the guiltfiof Mrs. Surratt, forii COM
iclty in the Lincoln Seward con.
'acy, and assassination, any more
they doubted the fact that there
gigantic Democratic conspira-
eh tnrough Booth slew Lin.
Through Payne made 4 br,,-
"'the life aof Seward, and
= .ne other
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-09-03
Hon. John A. Kasson

WI, VII speak at the following times md Mn.
Junction, between tKeoknk ~, - Z.
Madison. September D a"a ~,
keokuk, Sept. :. III ~ 4
s!knoxville, Sept. s. ssiE 80 ih
aIA!s Shnilnittees are charged with
these sI <, re necessary arrangements for
il, !. .3,s.,'', z. MLLENDY. chairman. 1
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Gen. Sol. Meredith Of Indiana, ia
nous as the commander of the "Iron
Brigade, last year inclined to John
sonianism, has come out lilsc true SOL
dler, and taken the stump for Grant.
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Hon. J B. Young, one Of our Elec.

Hon. J b. Young, one Of our Elec.
tors at Large, is now filing appoint
ments lin the northern part Of the
State. Of his speech in McGregor
the Netcs says "Hon. J. B. Yonug
spoke to full house on Wednesday
evening. His speech was one Of the
most eloquent and logical we ever
listened to. His review of the crimes
Of the sham Democratic party, was
the most terrible, scathing and truth.
ful that language could portray. and
although his style was polished and
his sentences constructedin the most
polite and inoffensive manner. vet
the severity of their truth was too
much for the few Democrats present.
and cowed and almost trembling
they quietly left the Hall. MrYoung
is an orator, in tho full sense of the
word, and a gentleman of pure NOR
ais and high social culture; one of
that class OF men who from instinct
bhors wrong and worships right,
ana Is consequently radical, through
md through. Oh, for more such
men. Mr.. Young informs us tina, the
enthusiasm of the Republicans OF tho |
Interior knows no bounds, and esti--
mates the Grant majority in Novem. |
Ter at least 90, 900"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-09-03
Premium lit, Rllk and Rsgulatods
OF THE
WAPTLLO COUNTY
Agricultural Society.
fAiR 10 BIZ HELD AT
OT1uMWA, IOWA,
OCTOBER 18th and i4th
sOFFTCFRS
DIRECTORS.
RULES AND REGULATIONS.

j, All pHmluinb VIII w puiu IL Caon
2. All awarded premiums Gnealled
for for th;ty days after the close of
the Fair, shall be deemed donated to
the Society
3. Awarding committees may re-
commend dscre tionary premiums for
articles ofImcrit which may be cx-
hibited.
A. Premiums shall not be awarded
when the animal or article is deemed
unworthy.
5. All fticles must be marked with
cards, Which will be furnished by the
secretary designating tho clhss and
number Ind these cards must not be
removed until after tho awarding
committees have finished their exam
| nations.
| 6. An 4try Of ten per cent. for all
premiumslw will be required, except
where particularly specified.
:. Z. The Incentive committee will
take every POSSIBLE precaution for the
. safe keeping pf all articles on exhibi-
: ton after tRir arrival and arrange
ment, but til society will not be re-
sponsible R5any loss or damage that
= may occuf They desire exhibitors
: to give trsonal attention to their
: animals bid articles, and at the close
of the fai to attend to their removal.
s, Red5ibbons will be attached to
=, the anim)s and articles receiving the
. first prefums, and blue to those OBJ
y. tanning te second.
Q. 8. All lnimals competing for pre-
90 miums, nAst be entered in the name
to OF the INA tide owners. Should
,s. doubts alee, awarding committees
III may reqkre aflidavits of ownership
< from exhibitors.
1 10. Exhibitors will confer great
H. favor on be officers Of the associa'
ton, by hakin,.. .nclr entries at a,
or carly a d$ aspossible.
'er IL. Pdsow renting refieshmen
booths vii rot be permitted to sci
20 intoxicatihglrinks.
Is IL. Any PRISON found intoxicated
10 upon the fairgrounds, or acting in
ess disorderly tanner, shall be immedi
- ately cjectedrom the grounds. NJ
betting will tallowed on the grounds
M The folloMg paragraphs are ia
w ken from thelnws' OF Iowa, Chapte
b!S 18S approved january q, 1857:
~ 'Sec. y. Npvrson persons shall
20 be permitted sell any Intoxicating
ess liquors OF an kind, or exhibit an.
- animal or 9TH curiosity, for money
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Premium List, Rules and Regulations
of the Second Annual Fair
OF THE
|Ottumwa Driving Park
AsssOcfatiOn.
70 BE HELD At
| <,,rTuMwA, lows.
OCTOBER 18th and 18th. 20
ONEyCkR&

President JAMES D. LADD.
vicc-prcsidcnt, ...J. L. TAYLOR.
Treasurer. "A. d. MOSS.
Secretary ID. B. ABRAHAMS
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-09-03
The following state elect;ons. !.

The following state elections arc
yet to occur this year:
September l, Vermont; September
., California; September IA, Maine;
october 6, Nebraska; October ID.
pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana; Octo-
Der 20. West Virginia; November 8.
New York, New Jersey, Delaware,
Maryland, Illinois, Michigan, Wiscon.
sin, Minnesota, Missouri, Kansas.
Nevada, Massachusetts,, Iowa.
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| She is modesr, she is basllit,l.
Free and easy, hut not bold
/ Like an apple, ripe and mellow,
| Not too young and not too old,
| Halfinviting, half repulsive,
-, NOW advancing. and now shy;
There is mischief in her dimple.
M There is danger in her eye.o
Through the gossip ola few econ
hdential' lady friends, who comprise
sort ola Sorosis club in the lower
part OF the city, we have partially OBJ
tanned the particulars of a cruel Joke
perpetrated on one of our highly re.
spected fellow citizens by a young
and fascinating widow. 1t appears
that the gentleman, who has had an
Invalid wife at one of the watering
places during the summer, met with
q beautiful young widow in the CITY,
who inveigled him into the wilder.
ness Of her affections. After much fir
tation and repeated visits to the dom.
icile Of the fair widow, the gentleman,
succeeded in effecting an appoint.
ment to meet under her roof III the
hour of midnight.
He was promptly on hand at the
time designated, and so was the wild
ow, who met him at the door and
softly conducted him through the
dark ess to the parlor, when the
light was suddenly turned on, and
me unhappy man was confronted by
ais wife and several other intimate
The scene that follow.
d strictly confidential, and we
therefore, drop the curtain.
The sequel proves that the young
widow, having been appraised Of the
act that the gentleman had a wife
bsent from the city, addressed her a
otter, detailing all the circumstances
I her Irritation with the recreant
usband, and arranging for the in.
orview described. The injured wife
as not yet applied for a divorce, aid
ne widow has gone to angling 70
mother victim. : Louisville G ,urier
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GLASS D-SwlNE; LARGE BREEDS, YORK
SHIRE, cHEsTERwnITE, M'GEE.
IRISH GRAZER.
Best exhibition Of poultry
$500
MISCELLANEOUS.

Best exhibition photographs and
ambrotypes certificate Of award.
Best exhibition paintings certif-
cate Of award.
Best exhibition Millinery work
certificate otaward.
Best exhibition queensware and
glassware and lamps, certificate of
award.
Best exhibition hardware and cut.
lery, certificate of award.
Best exhibition of soaps and per-
fumcry. certificate ofaward.
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T Hcpids, October "a ana Sd.
mere will be a hxrbucue &C Nasbna
Sept n and a. The folio wing s,, aena,.
are expected to be present: Hon M n
Ss,Pentef OF Wisconsin,; Hon. I Donneilv-
MMimaesosa; Hon. Henry OsConl,er. Hny,
"a kassor, Hon. W BAllisop: 'Gen y q
n p,nk 81. Col g Q Carpenter; Gen M M
- ei Hon d 3 Wilson, Col Stien.
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gmYrEnnreesIMrIt-AEFeE'
Gen. s. L. Glasgow,

gMNrEIMNV9sT HItAkpE. si.
Gen. s. L. Glasgow, i
as j. b. Young. Fl
DISTRICT ELCToRs. ! al
/ ,f sxiSm Dastsirs-+H Ram. sshofeldS ~,
- $coud Disiriot.-5amesr T. Lahe ofscc
;oasf'SssHlils Dlstas \. koas gers. 2, "
Tsoyse sps.svietr7Jeea kAey''n'f ~
.sssi Esea p,seio.-w 4 Hale IF I, Nils IL
Tts sixth DisfricsTs. l H Tan q H iu p
II Tki akepuhfosp site Ticket
saa.''.i1 sFR 1T sssel rsar j ss,.,1 ]
.sasf ! a ED WRIGHT,
nWo TX a6 Cedar County, /!
3Hl u, ~ ri 1ssasrsr e STATE. 3 Y
aalaa Is. RANKIN, 6oa
"a III 81 Washington CoaAty,
For Register Of State land O6ise
o. @T g. c. CARPENTER,
Of Webster County.
AUan8 fof Attorney General.
a MAJOR HENRY o'cONlNSEiRt
of Muscatine County.
Fu Member Of, Congress.
TEBEASFt r ~ !, LTD f.314s r. i
ag1 Fourth District. WIN. Longhridse.
3iiG 4tt sl888 az.
Fsr Circuit Judge,
. so@s RoBERTsLOAN,
-tfHgo yots Van Buren, County.
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MARKET REPORT.
Corrected Daily.

OFFtCE OF OTTuMwA COURIER,
September 2, 1858.
WHOLESALE
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Not less than three to enter ana
two to go. Entrance fec 10 per cent.
No. 7-TRorrINa MARES AND GELD
lNas that have never shown 3 min
utes in public. $4,000.
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NO. lO-DouBLE TEAMS TRorrINe,

Best two in three. Three To enter
and two to 60. Entrance fee 10 Der
cent. The winner must show al
minutes. In all cases double teams
must be owned and driven together
al least one month precious to the Fair.
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A Cruel Joke by a Dashing
Young Widow.

"She is modest, she is basliiul.
Free and easy, hut not bold
Like an apple, ripe and mellow,
Mott too young and not too old,
Halfinviting, half repulsive,
Now advancing. and now shy:
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Entrance fee 10 PEI cent. Not less
than three to enter and two to co.
The Winner must show 3 minutes.
No. 6-TRoTT1NG MARES OR GELD
lsas, $1,000.
To the first, ....,...........e2 5
second. ....., .s.s... !. Is
I. q 49, In
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-04-15
5Seleft goetry.
THE UNSEEN.

About US foat the odoroas gales
That kiss the eternal hills of day;
Oh. that the chilling fog would lift,
And show our waiting feet the way.
We grope about us-seeing not
The waiting ones outside our sight,
Whose viewless hands are c!asping ours
To lead US up the shining height.
We may not know the cords we touch,
That, glancing long the electric line,
Flash back upon our sodden lives,
Some hints Of peace and love divine
As clefted mountains sometimes hide
Behind the vapor's gurgling drift,
Til, pierced by Soils director ray,
Their girdling shadows slowly lift.
So we grope on, meath fogs of doubt,
Our hearts in solemn silence bowed;
While Gods eternal yerities
Are hidden from us by cloud.
When 10! kindling glory throws
A sudden splendor DER our way;
And, slowly lifting, 10, appear
The whitley shining hills of day.
And yet not oft-not yet to all,
These propecies and hints are given,
Only as signals. sparsely set,
Along the battlements of Heaven.
Yet some day, every waiting soul,
Shall see the mists slow rolling back.
And, freed from clogs of earth and sin,
Walk calmly up the shining track