Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1870-12-07

chain is made of many parts,
,r, Each perfect in itself, we find. ...
Ihus we are formed Of many hearts,
Each with an independent mind.
These links of much more use are found
When joined together in chain,
And II each link proves to he sound,
1t Will not break with quite a strain. t.
Thus we, united by the hand ..
lhht Joins us unto one another
Can take e1ch other by the hand
Ana CALI them sister, or else brother;
And when together we are bound
by COED and strong f-ateynai ties.
ii each within himself is sound,
We shall not mind the stormy skios,
For purposes the chain was made,
That single links could never do,
For moving Weights that long had staid
And turning them to something new.
The root, for ages never stirred,
Encircled by the potfnt chain
The poUer applied. we hear the tro-d,
The rock has left its place for grain;
BY steady puts it moves along
The farmer needs il for wall;
1t soon will form buTier stron1, t...l
That foes can't jump or through it crawl.
The field Il cleared tho seed is sown;
The wall doth all intruders stop.
The farmer gathers ds his Oiuri,
The good, the rich and b0unfeous crop,
Our Order, we will all assert,
Was started upon this same plan.
The rocks are hict among the dirt
That tcW not moue for Just one man.
What are those rocksl perhaps some say
There are n number it is proved
The largest one found in the way, ''-.
Public Opinion, must be moued.
We cannot move it all at once n
SO long it's lain within its he'd.
IL VIII take 'ceehs, yes even months.
To draw it rery far dhead. -
But sill it moves; and day by day
Ne see 1t crdct and pieces faH;
The yjagged parts found in the way
Arc smOot' cd and used to make our wall.
We throw our chain Of. friendship round,
Our moral polcer is then applied,
We niore them from the place they're found
To take their places BY our side.
Not all at once but one by enc
They're gathered In from far and near.
And with each mornings rising sun
Still briJhtcr siJns of hope appear.
This is the way that we prepare
The g"ound and fit it for the seeds,-
And after this We yurd with care
For fear they will get choked with weeds.
And in our halls from week to week
We cultivate this growing power
'Tis here We hear each other speak,
And pass away ahTpy hour.
This is the noble crop we raise
Pr, tected by Good Temylu walls
We wish that al in ddnJ'roUs tcoys
Would HEAR, and HEED ur warning calls.
Let us once more turn to the chain,
And from this les on. Wnnin toke,
That when wedk links are brought to strain,
We know they are qpite apt to break.
When, from the rest, 4 link doth break
The farmer must all la or ST. d.
nd from the field the chain mu take
To get 1t mended at the shop.
Now for time con fusion rei,ns,
Caused by this unexpected shock,
All hands must stop for broken chains
Will not impress heary rock.
Iffrom the breaking ofone link
such damages are sometimes found
II would be well for us t. think ..
If we, as links, are good and sound.
For when temptati ms miJtty strain ..
Across some peaker mclnher ca mes,
1t sometimes brfais our peaceful chain
And sorrow brings to happy homes.
1t matters not how hard we try;
With members t. their r0Ws untrue
The enemy would us defy,
And concerts would be very few.
For when we met ihtrmp'rate men
And wished TO take them by tho hand,
They'd have an answer for us then
And point us to our broken band.
Thus like the chain, we find that we
Must mend our brcnt, or do no more,
But .frmiy wchied, we shall see
NeW members pass within cur door.
If any members are 50 weak
They canGot stand tcmptation's hour
This is the place that they should SEEK
Here they will find strength timing power.
The lessons that we wcu impress
Upon the minds uf dye aud youth
Are those that siren then any breast
Found wiliiny to receive the truth. @
We teach Of temp'rdnce, faih and 'ore,
We speak of frmness to our cause,
Impress them that God above ..s. f. .
Records the signinI Of our laws.
Brothers and sisters; let us stand
TIL time with US shall be no moro,
That we may meet happy hand
Upon that FAR OFF, DISTANT SHORE.
And flour hand could he so strong
That IT would nerer, NEVER break ....-.
,Twoud he iorions theme for SOM,
One that we all would gladly take
Then let us uork to strongly grippe
Each link of our Coed Tcmpiar chain.
That when the harvest shall he ripo,
We all shall reap immortal gram.
G. =. STAFFORD