The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-07-01
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oya ths hill - shs peor houss-I eans quite make II
over tic Bin 70 the poor hoase-is SCENE 70 houid
M.ay step I've taken to,,!n',o and sro.
Dat this y sost Ut journey never Thought to 80.
whet = the uss q heaptn' On me paapess sharne'
IN lazy " craxy7 am blind " la'nc3
Dat charity aist no isvor. II ono can live without
70 work Tor dsrent livin. an psy my h1ncst way:
For eAn earn my vctnnls an more too. III be bound
II ssysody osly q wiuln' u have mo round.
Qnos vs. young and an'somc-l was: upoa my scul
0nca my checks was roses. my eyes ~ black ~ COAL
And esst remember 10 them days, Of hesrin people
For .sy Kind Of reason. tina. VA. 10 their way.
faint no ase 1T bosstn' or talkin' over free.
Many hnnssyue Oacr had from likely meu,
And nobody ever hnted that was burden then
And whs" to John was married, su's be was good
BIT he aud ali the ncishhoss woul own done my part.
For life WIS xli before an was young an str,'n.
And worked the best thst could ryin toSet along
And 20 we worked together and life was hard but gay
With now aud then baby to cheer Us on our way:
Till we had half dozen. an all srOwtl clean an neat
Ar went to school like Others sn had euoaYh to eat
10 ws worked for the chilafu. and raised them every
Worked fos em summer and winter. just a. VIC ought
Only psrh.ps we hsnored en- which some good folk.
But svOry couples child'ns heap the best to them
I'd have died tor my daughters Id have died for my
And God lie made that rulo Of love: but when ws'rc
Eve noticed il -onctines som how fails TO work the
q other way. ....
stnnsc another thing: when our boys an girls wa.
And whs sxcep,n Charley they'd left u. there alone:
Whom John he nearer IN dca'sr come, an dsirs'
The Lord II Hosts lie come one dsy an took him
Away lOn me. -..i
s'm VI. bound to struggle an nevor to er'o:s or
Still worked for Charley, far CHARLEY wa. now my all
Aud Charley was pretty good u ar with scarce word
Till At ia-t he went eourtiu'. AID brought a wife
tom Town.
She quite c0ncrity, and carried heap u style;
But ever ticd to te fsiepds did with her know:
But she was hard aud proud, an couldn't make 1t -.
She had an cdication. an that was good for her:
But when che twi't.d me On mine, Twas carryin'
An'I !oid hcr oucr fore Company (an it almost made
her sickl .t ........ g.. II.
That never swallowed grammar, or ct 'rithmctic
10 twa. only few days before the thing was Done
They wis family VI themselves, and xnOther Que:
And very little cottage Que family will t!o.
But have ncser secu house that was biz enough Tor
A1 never could scak to suit her. never could please
An Il asa.is me independent. an then didn't try:
But Was terribly sssgxesed AZ felt IL like blow.
When Charley turned Asn ms an told me could ~.
went 70 live with snaan hat Susan's honsc waa small
And The always hintin h0w snas It ts vii:
Aud what with tcr husbauds sistcrs, and whist vita
iva. es.y 10 discover there WASH. room for me-
An then won't to Thom,s. thu ohIest boy I've got,
For ThOnas bNillius covered the halt Ut IN acU lot
But all Tie children was On ,ne--l couldn't .taud their
aAuce- Il +' '...
Aud Tnoma. said nseda't think WAS eomiI there
%, 70 toss. 81" j lf' j." rf " f
And then wrote 10 Rchceca. my girl who hives ou.
And 70 Isaac not f,r irom hcrsoms twenty miles a.
Aud # en- said twas too warm there for any ono
~ old.
And to,hcr had the opi.soa the climatic Was tso coM
So they have shiked and slighted me, an shifted
So they have we'll nigh soured ma an wore my old
6eAit Out: .
But ssiil I've horne up pretty we'll an wasn't much
TN C6s1isy went 70 the poormas.es. an pat me on
the town. . ,..e<.,.... Al. .,... Il q
OvR tho hln 70 the poor house- my childm dear;
up a0odhT! s YNw. + Lwf "...
Many night Eve watched you when only God was
VI Eigh: p,
And (;tdl judge botween NJ: bat win as'ays pray