Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-10-09


party trumphantly alluded to her arr sioeratic III
cage, condvscendingy asked Mr.. silvershmt II
specting his. That gentleman begged the favor
submitting his reply at an carly hour next nofi
ing. The favor was graclously granted, ana vi
yer promptly responded:
Where old New England's grassy hills
slope downward 10 the sea,
Ny father liiled his little glebe,
And held his LAID IN lee.
HIS patent vi nobility,
From Gud himself held he;
And hence it Is Iye always thought
lie was OF high degree.
You ask me of his ancestors;
ihey were. indeed, sublime,
ortiIIef tnau ever J et have ntled
Inc Hduli1ns eye of time,
More sioIiJuy, taf tlIn Ensilnd'5 scroll
vi Eera.aTy can boast,
StHCe Old AOiIIinul . Gonquerer
Descend q on her coass:
or they were beittd puritsns,
Greater thiu Europe's great
The founder. OF u miSnty realm,
And n euuuis Il loIIoas state.
soldier patriot was his sire,
W nose inuakel (tleasursu stilD
BlaEcd tai tne cleaning tube was not
On uIood-s -stalnt Il Buhkcr Hill:
On lrentons Height,-a Bfandywine,
On Saratuga's pam,
Against the tyranps recling ral Ks
lie hurled th3 ietdt rain;
Aud when the storm of war had passed,
And his loved land was free,
My glundsire hung his musket up
In MS cottage 10y the sea;
a nd yukeu his team and pioL ghed his gebe,
And held his land IN lee,
Where old New highlands grassy hills
slope downward 10 tie SEA.
A CONAN was my grandmother
There Were some thousands then
hose healts, ike te:s, espoused the cause
That tried the souls oi men"
she wore ah0meSiIaa gown, nor scorned
he uieL44H uOl luC loom,
Ana heal h upon her modest cheek,
DInus.d IA rosy bloom;
And Wncn she wed my grandfather,
cnc mdrrIed hIm iur aye,
Aud As they toned tn ou h lie, she proved
HIS ansei all the way. -
An! did MS stu.uia-t love and truth =
In tNe4N home aOouud
ha. loa.s wele saved, what blight and shame,
hat misery proiuundi
A cry went up from Lexington
ncrce, Wild cry OF woei
A hlng had siam tiie citzens
" !tu luurdcIel . CUWa ard blow;
Then Ere uouI5 earliest martyrs fell.
Ana ever since tney Uleu,
tUlunIu,a led, Old iashioned rose
HAS U,ueheu II deeper Tedi
| y wrut INC cay throughout the land
ib- wlnus the tIaings bore
From Aassacnusetls' piney hills
10 Cardinals enuIe
Men dercely eyed each other then
\ purcdz, seized tle SOU,
As wneu an e., tniuiAr rocks the sar!h,
SLu -NGIs bach, aII roll
40 aAds we i've al hcr 4 ut II bi I"
Ii..l4 sI.tuN ul,.,tvIvI
As my sc..nd Ire -i.atct!ed MS Inas.et down,
IN tAc cottage " The 81.
! ,.o5lIH vas my srin lma'heri
~uCn il ,NeTs we're then ia f1am.
hen freodoIn's biood-ststHea morn arose,
Trailing IL Clouds OF ggpou,
she dlI not shred her glossy hAir
For DoWsttluss ior tie hsdt,
But from her snowy neck IC5tspHd
Her K ddcu beads 50 bright.
"Nnd take my wedding mig" sAii she,
Ills ptec.Ous, though 'tis snail,
\ ID lay the vliut out IN hiut,
In powder and IN bal -
Ny grandsire stared with amaze
/ his sacrifice to sre;
But minutes feN-.Ie wanted leal-
The game WAS liberty
lie claspea his vile unto his heart;
>ereHeiy met their eyes;
\ moment more .ani-hs was gonc,
strong the eagle hICs;
lie biIled away ON Bunker Hill,
Aud am tam TO sing
lie dropped i foe Tor every bead,
And tw nty Tor the ring
The moral of my verse Is this;
Though we're no kngs to fsht,
Yet not the less IS now our need
To battle tor the right,
70 SIrriicc vvuites
For God and human good
A. blayely uuv lat!Icr sire5
Slugiy arm withstoOt;
10 iclc4 10 men and women kind,
That he Is but a droue,
W no adds NOT 70 HI, tcstry
some merits Of has 0t9n.