The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-07-08
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!: THOUGHTS OF HONE, E.,'~"T Il

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o. r. banks Of Lake qe@ge, n rteunbe.tl n.y.,
Ny fsvsred brow famed BY the xephyr, Of 10y,
Iwatehed tho bright xavelets MT dfmplsd it or,
And heard their sweet muru,ur that rose from Ii.
'*,h shdss, >
While my uiud xssdsr.d hack thjeush tbs halls d
And whispered Of time. ali too pree,oa. to last.
thought of the vals whore squandsred my youth
And the days Of my happiness. Innocence, TRUTH,
I thought Of the mountains, romantic and grand,
That encircled 1t round aud arose IA each ha1d; /
OF the ocean-like sky that then spanned It above,
And tho valley aslsep on the bosom of love,
When the sa1shiss 10 sweet had III nat.rs easssssd
And lay like . blessing Of peace ~ es ny breast.
1 thought Of The house At the bass Of the hil,
And The brook that runs BY It, ssaped from the mill
Of the meadow. the orchard. The shade trsss aol
:. vines. F'f'; ,'H'H4 + -
Ard dghing beyond them the evsssreea pisss. r.,
While ts pleasant to think Of ths places we knew,
When the days were 20 calm and tho sky was % blue
Yet tis dearer to think of tbs lde9ds Of ~ psst
Whose nisndship and love }or ~ sver viii last,
Ithiuk es'ny htssr ~ notsss toby, !'t. =. ;
Ard I IN III West A.. hr; hr.yayle ,;c:a, fl
The prairiss how wide, and the rivers how broad,
AAO 4AO00t34aD ~" 0Ak0S 0AsO NV t0O
Aad numbered by hundreds the miles intavsne
Myself and ths 'hoinsot my ehildheod bstxesn.
IAiow thsy ars tAiaking Of .stgl roa.. :!
AID I an q earnestly thinking of bone. .en.y:;.
From eyes that a.e brmnins The liquid deops steal,
Declaring tbough mute What ny dpisit doth lei.
OF my brother 70 talented noble ard hsavs,
ofny sist<r stu living and Tie % In ths gave,
thonlhs - Ieclining ~ a tAs x1ass.
And ~ Visions Of childhood bseprs ~ did pas.
How sweet was life thsn II eontzssssd With NOW,
How fsw were ths earss tAst thil saoaded ~ bsow,
The soerovs how tsw tha& eQsrodpd ~ heaxt
How seldom fton friends was called On topart,
How rots ths health vhteh thsG Ipsssiiiia, -
How hallowsd ths psaes that psEy,ded ~ bssastl
But there's plaes too saersd fr change to invads
And there's nothing ON earth thakhs doesno4 psrvsdo
h. lives in Ill time. and h Aiss tl.sssh ~ apaee.
Ard affects every one that bsaoosi b osr rsea
30 ths martyr Of eha1ssI I Am wilAIou te-day,
But ny friends and ny loved enss ass ~ tlz away.
Though tho sunshine bright and Ill nature Il iI.
Ny mind = ssslavsa b IL nostgags ef care;
Ny health once 70 robust, 4 robust - .o<s.
And e1sst seems frsitlsss that health 70 restore.
whea amictiops o<rtaks % ws'Isipeons to sourli.,
And our tongues sadly warbIs oqr widest rsltain;
But though sorrows encompass tbb pathway Of mins.
Yet still at ny lot III not meet toirspins;
Ior know that through earth how Ser sadly roam.
That Jesus has gone to prepare me homo.
WhsEs the weary aud nd, the a1aietsd. opprssssd,
And the humbls, heast-broksn forever shall rest -.
No night shall invade tboss bright regions Of day;
And vigor immortal shall eooqusr decay;
There loved ones azs waiting my sptrit to greet,
And there ohal bow at Imnanuel1 feet;
o, Lord adore Ihss, wh<rssvsr Issan,
That Thou art my Father, And Heaven my home.
81. CLOUD, M,xn., Nay ., lsoo.