The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-11-16
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frs,tsA siass. aps sagaaa sTs.
rs vaaa sss oasin sna trsar.
Bet lspAes aAAa tbs maAsfaE twsexs,
Amurmar ust ny ear
Ia.s sgos uHs wal4- sad sad ths heur,
Ana a. esa.s& io fses
wA.pes sssas ~ saua4. assrs sate sra
Iasa pisisssss tass q ~os.
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. tsoahss, isa a. saTs axaiA.
Asd ssst car wrvtoh~e hons.
TIA H3ght grs~s aask. AHd I sn saAa,
SAY wkiGbsr eAn us FoAm
rsrslsapes 0aT fAthss sos bas sanh
lao his heAEJ sissP,
Ana ss eAa st@ai iaas car beaa.
Gso vsss. tss vsteh, saa sleep"
Bss<A~.--
Asy. slstsg, naE--T e&en0t 90.
70 10 ~ haaas will BEL
Ne soss a psiouzss greess - thsrs,
Ne cheerful snaiss ws zee;
Fos iesing lsok - meet fFown
Ter wesd, shs eurss ~s hesE~
And fog eaYesx. tbs drsAksrds blow
yiis us wllh PAN Gnd fear
Il i pot hons IA has no fooa
NJ egoshes. nor Gre 10 wAra;
Mar can its ruined wals and roof
lsoteel ifun cold sad storm
II has - books y feo4 he faiad
sc prayer - G2a above
Aaa-- slaos oar genIe Mother died
NJ peace. boz Joy, nor love
IL rAn ss sesk, where nc Ara knoEa.
Tue Effls eur hpsas dSuies;
The very children that re Iaeet,
The drauLard'a child aosPise.
Come, sister, let as ~aDder far
FROM blow. and eurse, and Issr.
Where peace again shall all our hearts,
Add hepe. oar pathway cheer"
saer.
Dear brother, Add not 10 Ray grief
To wander Gsk me BJt.
M beet Aaeetions eluassr utin
Around lhAt ehsoriess cot;
Il was cur hothsr'u home aud wo
s We're happy a. her s'dsi
And God own angels lowered thsro,
When that dear Mother diedl"
Brolser
"Ay. fwaa her holno--if that be home.
Whose wallis for years behold
Bach sevnss Of glt and misery
A. mover can be told;
Tia this Thai made me, till my eyes
With tokrs Of rage are dim
Tho memory Of any mothers wrongs
Hs.h ehrushsd out love FOR lin !"
4isr.-
20 brother qusll this Sngry mood
When review her life,
tlliak Il IN but the drunkArd's elsild--
She was the draukArd's rife
Ny sorrows cannot equal hers
Lake her u rneekly bear;
And daily, 70 my mothers God,
For han present my prayer"
BroGer.--
~ cannot pray, and there ID left
No ground for faith OF hopei
For heaven disdAins 70 bless The band
That Life the dAIoning CUP:
And Il it we're not %, on Ss
ForIr4yer he has 20 claim,
For be hath allied oar livea with grief,
with poverty and sbamsi
The pact 10 dark fearful cloud
Upon the future lies
IT. still We link our fate TO hia,
That cloud wili never rise.
d,'unkei, father 4 is not sol
iAtAsT We hare not
O, my proud spirit wildly spurns
The soul-degfading thoughtr
iRa-
"PoAco brother, peace this must not bo,
Such worda must not DO said;
sueh ,umult never hllsd the heart
oflhe now sansod doadi
o l-t to me, while repeat
What you can ne'eT forget,
And yoa ahAu own, with ali his f.ults,
He is our Ather yet.
Just eTs eur mother pssscd Away
lnto the spirit-lAnd.
/ knclt, while on my head she laid
HeE cold and trembling hand;
And deep pithin my heart is wrt
Each word abe uttered thon,
A. ssRteDcs on the sold rock
lsgrAvsd with iron pen
with feeble voice, and luiyenng lip,
She spoke q years gone BY.
OF early love, and Joy, and peaes,-
Her mornings Oioudless sky.
And a. she pietufed him who then
Made her happy bride,
Upon her faded cheek arose
The aush Of woEsAn's pridei
shs spoke oi an years Of bliss--
oi bliss without Alloy,
And loDg ahe a~slt upon the love
he bore bic darling boy;
Ana f.rvchuy shs prayed thGtAn
That love might be returned,
That ue'sr The father. hy hls aon,
In darkest hour be sparaedl
Through fallowsng years of pain and woe,
Hes ihoush.s seemed not alive,
And si1eaos showed hos heartily
TIE Christian could forsivsi
No msraory II countless wrongs
Disturbed Der peaceful breath.
The ap@fhAt murmured not tn life.
Spoke IA reprOaeA ~ death.
Bot. pAssing ali hsr.sorTows by,
In self forge,falness.
A through her his. in death shs soasht
Her fAaaily v biess,
AnA with that hope which ever dvslls
Ia uoaAaA trusilng hsArt
she made sAeh cloud u future III
geelh ready 70 depart,
Her living fA5th. with eye anamsasd.
Oar father oould behold,
Restored 70 be again 10 uss
Al tAAt hs was u oAd.
AKd. witA Easslfah loy, shs EAEsd
rpoa tks vlaian far,
ot hlsa hst shliArsa shoaA psTtAka,