The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-04-12

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Then gather the tools fur tapping the trees
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While The blue smoke wreathes the budying All
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We sip, below, The sweetest Of sweets
From tbs bswls Of basswood spoons
The bacehanal, DER his beaded cup.
In honor Of vine would sing;
But hearty song and greeting warm
To the boiling sap we bring.
Then foam and steam and bubble away
TIL the simmering syrup is done
And twilight, creeping from yonder glen,
Forctels 81 the setting sun.
Pull-laden with Joy, IN early morn,
Ne came, hghi.hearted train;
full-lsdeu Al night, with Lsbor's reward
We turn TO our homes again.
The smoke still enrls from its fiery bed,
Where the fading embers shine,
And Evenings irost-pesrls family fash
Once more on the tasseled pine.
But the light.wing' a lsngh and tripping steps
The song and the whistled tune,
The ring Of steel, and the terriers cry
From the maple woods have flown
Bright faces round The warm hearih-hre
Reflect its sweet homo-lght,
Nor Care nor sorrow cannot find
welcome here tonight
q, these are hours brimful of blsr
They're pieturee framed In gold
our eyes will love 10 look on them
When We Arc growing old