Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-07-29
POETRY.
DOROTHY IN TEE GARRETT

III " r. fho"nhiDsA' hD'
IN the low.raftered Qarret, STOPPING
,Carofuly over III screalting boards,
Old MAID Dorothy goes a-eroping
Seeking somo bundle OF patches, hid
Far under the caves, or bunch OF sage,
Oreatchei hung on its nail amid
The heirlooms OF a bygone age.
There n the anoient family chest
FThero the -af 2 sstrei cards sr hatohei.
Dorothy siehinr' snlxs down te rest
tSosis OF "a Ssces neeF frsS ibs e gloom
IN tbe cbtmnev Syhera ~ sS,vifts and reei
And The long dI:,,sod. dismantled loom, ~
Rtands ina oId fashIoned sninning.whcel
y "'s9 StVS1s~ si.o s5'S S' y
E6h secs n hsok in the clean swept kitchen
Fkipfrt, or Nj tif'ho6d a little word:
Her nosbot IA there by the window stitchIng;
VIII Soa,sy DSef ~ SeI,Sf: on her little stool r..
She siis a child by The open door,
Watching, aud dabbiing her feet In the pool
or sunshinp spiiled on tho pilded lor 3.
TI,r sisters are srinninp all dav long. ..
No bsr wsI.;nS ssnseA ths irst sweat warning
or Sayiie6t come. is he chesrfui song
pat;E,f ihe can t,Sp spp edvcS6slted how.
On hle wsy to school peeps in at tho gate:
IN neat white ninafore. n esaed ana COW
1shs'rsscbss q be nj to' has heshfnI mSie
H.-s.NN. : -->- w ~
hnd nr,dsr ths o1,,. nra ftiino nair
ros H., NV ,, ibrnnsb sS oi}Snppaa oIoom.
IT siItSn,S ~ issft "a bes de- ssnira- tbsIe
Tha hur nf ha vwha fh. N rna
me besTi.st frtt fTon6ie and Iovt.is hegluning
Al IA a. ~ ", e,-,,,-v iinTcd thyatber.
And now IL IA she herself that is sninn,np
xr,t,t a.. Aioo.,, or ,r,,,,h o, onoo,, ond1,n
,ss rsu n o. oiSo'i ~ VI y e,h III ~ nssh a ~ ~
us,i yba ne ,hyeed r, oD, ths ie snin5le
@ @stroS,e1hing nS 1i II OUT ana wlTaipg dan'
Sinoirg J .bc ooes and nor beart Is fnI
And many a iong.dfswn golden thread
of fancy ~ srSin with ths shining wool p
11or ,.,h.- .,,. In bts .tsvor,to rla.e .-.. ..-
Pnesns NJ az oi,a IN no a.. ebi ,ppev AIDE.
TbrousS enT,ipg ei5nds his hindly face
SlYWs upon nsr W WIN N I4se ~, a. Su
AIIee Uer rng9,he, he" T. nnsipg cat in Ian
wttb hnantSfri 5rooDi,Sy Sesd and hair
sz.s,,,s,,.,,,rr ,,,Jey \ sSy,nvS.y1htte cnn -
""iVS"'iis ""U0A H'' 9i'" ""''N P'
r,,A -, 49, !, 49, ,,,o,o .o tho brIse1
OnS s uy & Ue ~ io s1h, ~, i,tar Sly the door.
N,v VIZ bea @ aTe ia and he ia thar 5doI.-
II all comes back on her heart once more.
In the autumn dusk toe hearth CLEANS orlghtly,
The whee is set ~ me snsdo w WALL
A nsnd az the laten,. us hteu llgntiy
Ana IN walks Ben)le, manly ana TALL
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Hts chair ts placed the o,d man tips
Fhe pitcher and brings MS choloest huni
And tells his story, and Joints his hute
o, sweet the tunes, the talk, the laughter
rtsy I'LL the hour with glowing tide;
But sweeter the still, daeo moments after,
When she is alone by Benjie's side.
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But once with angry words they part :
o, then the weary, weary days
Piv;ng mI har tsst she tnTns to oa1e
Far nm fhs road and esrIy and iste-y-
She barSs for q fontsten AZ tbe dooy
Ana stsrts az ths o,pst tbs+ s,,ings fbe' yate
ma 4rovs rcr c Js,ni;e Who COM "a NO mo-,
u F'"'9 A0i NSN''0' ""' nv
uo, forl+y n ra,iiaI and co1,5 Won ste.l
onr tbonCht" t9xard du one Who oved Won so,
aoise sba 'ass in tha IvS rIin9 wheeI 'u