The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-01-27

"a - RAA4AH ubAAa AuAOr on the k1IEleNl
Anniversary Of their Marriage,
Dec. %, 1899.
By THEIR NIECE.
It Is the winter Of the year;
Without, the wind blows cold and drear,
Means through the woods all bare and brown,
And drives the snow-dust up and down.
But indoors we dispute his rule,
With warmth and light aud Joyous cheer,
To usher in the merry Yule,
Whose welcome foOistep draweth near.
And 50, while childhood's Springtims gay,
And youths delightful Summer day,
And Autumn's wealth as Ltbor's prize,
Have passed for you. aud Time has brought
Your Winters Age-whilo wintry-wise
Without, yet still yOnr hearts are fraught
With Summer warmth of Love and Life,
And with Content and Peace are rife.
For you the almoud blossoms white,
Bat on your heRven-direcied brow
Becomes a crown Of glery brighti
The daughters Of music are brought low,
But sweeter than music Of the spheres
TIE Spirits voice which fills your cars
An echo bearing of the song
Eternal Of the heavenly throng,
To you who do for entrance wait
On this side Of the psarly gate.
Their changes Fifty Years have told,
Since glad ia love, worth more than gold,
One day, as Joined in heart and hand,
You vowed you ever thus would stand.
Through half a century onward swept,
The sacred promise has been kept;
Together, joy has been more bright;
Together grief has been more light;
Together, you've fought Lies hattie hard,
Together now rest ye on the sword.
Though all these passing years have made
Their mark on eye aud cheek aud brow,
They've surely failed the hues to fade
or kindness, that wi thin do glow.
And blessings on their gentle tread,
That resting lightly on your head,
has spared you long our hearts to cheer
And make moreover to all appear
How goodness is with beauty rife,
Winning rs to initiate your life.
Children and children's children join
In joy to celebrate this day,
And unto you with honor due
Tribute Of grateful love to pay;
Praying yet many years shall bear
The blessing Of your smiles 50 dear.
Full gladly you have seen the march
Beneath the worlds triumphal arch,
OF Science, Liberty and Truth
Seen in these years how, nothing ruth,
Did Science the quick lightning seize
And bind to earth, how chained Il last
Meath the Atlantic, that in ease
The continents might talk at last,
As hasteth it on flashing wing
Their hourly messages to bring
And sent forth fiery steeds with breath
or steam, to whirl man where he will
Ger seas, Ger mo untain and prairie hath,
With speed that makes his pulses thrill
And Labor's task of every form
Laid on machinery's tireless arm.
FOu saw grim War her sword unBhsaths
Ger our land sleeping fair beneath,
And heard the drum beat loud aud long,
While throbbed the Nation 8 heart iu time,
Aud answering to the call did throng
The warricss Of proud freedoms cline
You saw foul Treason yauquished quite,
Aud oh amid the rebel rOut,
Amid the ringing cheer and shout,
That the rejoicing land did rock,
You felt the sudden, dreadful shock
The murder Of our honored Chief:
You shared the Nations deepest grief
Our maTtyred Lincoln few do wear
G
The boon Of Freedom to tue slave,
To brush his chains to an open grave,
ST manhoOd's seal upon his brow
Aud bid i'm hupe forever now.
Long wished for day Of Liberty
You hardly thought its time to zee:
Aud upon many another sky,
Its golden dawning we dcscry;
The eugle spreads its wings for aight,
And in its track of living light,
Through all its proud, Worldwide career,
The Gospel banner we shall bear,
Till every land in every zone
Shall own our Lord as God alone.
You've halted in the sunshine bright
On many a hill Of joys bright height;
Again, within the vale below,
W here gloomy sLaSes e'sr cOme and 60,
You've drunk the bitter cup Of tears,
And the fond cherished hopes Of years
Have buried in the hew-made graves
Beneath the vii lows dropping waves,
WitL dearest forms, the caskets fair,
Of souls full beautiful aud rare.
Their death the FELL uutimeIy blight
That Earth's most perfect blossom mara
A. black cloud wrapping you in Hight,
Aud bio ting out your brightest stars.
But your hearts the sweet comfort now
That from these ashes lying low,
Like that rare, tabled bird Of old,
Your loved shall mount and soar away,
With forms Of more than earthly mould,
Resplendeut in immortal day.
Your toilsome journey almost done,
With joys and sOrrOws checkered Ger,
The blissfUl haven almost won,
Which catered, you go out no more
Now resting on the last hillside,
Above the world and all its pride,
JrOWRed with Earth's love aud Jrus rsnowR,
You calmly watch LIES sun 60 down,
With chastsned beam along the West,
Slow sinking to its glorious rest.
cenbsr %, 1863.