White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-07-20
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EFSom Harpers Weskiyl
OVER THE HILL To the POOR-ROCSE.
Ell WILL. N. CARLETON.

Ell WILL NJ CARLETON.
the hin poor koase trudgin my weary way
]. a woman of seventy, and only trife gray
who am smart an clipper for al the years I've told
As many another woman that's only half rs old.
Over the hill the poor houscI quite make it clear
Over the bill tn the hous-it hord queer
Many step I've taken, toilin 10 and fru.
But this is sort Of journey never thought to 60
What Is the of heapn' on me pauper's shamei
Am lazy crazy am blind or lamei
True Tn not supple, nor yet so awful stout;
But charity amt no hvor, If one can hive without
I am wlin' an anxious ar ready, any day,
To work for a decent Twin an pay my honest way;
For can victuals an more too. III be bound
If any body only Is willin to have me round
Once was young an han some-i was, upon my soul
Once my checks roses-my eyes black ~ coal;
An can't remember in them days. Of hearn people say,
For any kind of reason, that was in their way
faint no use Of boastin', talkn' over free.
But many house an home was open then to me;
An nobody limited that was burden, then
But he an all the neighbOrs would OWE done my part;
For life was all before me- an was young an strong
An so we worked together; an life hard but gay
with now an then q baby for to cheer way;
Till had half dozen, an all growed clean an neat,
An went school like others an had enough to eat
So we worked for the chdrn raised EN- every one;
Worked for em Summer an Winter just ought tove
done;
Only perhaps humored em, which good folks
But every couples childr heap the best to them.
Strange how much we think Of our blessed little ones
I'd died my daughters I'd have died for
An God he made that rule of love- but when we old an
I've noticed it sometimes somehow fails work the other
way.
An when excrptn' Charley they left there alone;
When John he an nearer come an dearer seemed
The Lord Of Hosts he come day. him away from
Stil bound to struggle an to cringe fall.
An Charley was pretty sod me- With scarce word or
Till at last he went courtin an brought wife from town.
She was somewhat dressy an hadn't pleasant smile
sns eq'ft ed to e. en did with her know
But she hard an proud an couldn't make it 60
She had an dedication, an that good for her:
But when she twted mine twas carryin things too
An told her once fore company IAN almost made her
Thati never swallowed grammar ct a rithmetic.
So twas only few days before the thing done
They family of themselves, an another one;
An very little cottage one family will do
But have house that big enough for two
An never could speak to suit her never could please
An it made me independent, an then didn't try;
But was terribly staggered an felt it like a blow,
When Charley turned az me, an told me could 60
to live with Susan; but susans house small
An she always ahintn' how snug IL for all:
An what with her husbands sisters what with childrn
three,
Twas easy discover that there wasn't for
An then went to Thomas the Oldest I've got,
For Thomas buildngs'd the half Of lot;
all the chlr mel couln stand their
An Thomas said needn't think was comm there to boss
An then wrote to Rebecca my girl who lives out West
An to Isaac not far from twenty miles at best
An of em said twas ton there for old
An tother had an opinion the climate too cold.
So they have shrkcd sighted shifted about
So they have welnigh soured an my old heart
ont
But still I've bore up pretty well wasn't much put down.
Till Charley went to the MASTER an put the
town.
Over the hill to the h0use-my chilrn dear good bye
Many night I've watched you when only God was nigh;
An Godll judge between us: but will alays pray
That you shall never suffer the half / do to-day.