Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-05-18
.TotEs,
yorggR BEAUrIEUL sALLAD.

iecesSor, Is cast In very uiAeiSAe htuiu--
JnarGacial and unconstrained. yet having all
he quaint and piqusnt proyinciallsms which
distinguish the westeri- farmer, 1t is not only
4 perfect local and individual picture, but tits
ais, trusto our broadest sympathies and most
lone tonch Of nature makes
the w,hsae world fdn," and the simple patnos
and tenaer tranquility which broods and 1hov-
crs over every line of this ballad will touch
aud 49, with softest emotion the hearts of
thousssSsof readers whonss er saw loseabtn
in alIAer ilvez-The rotsdo Blade l. fortun-
nate NV posssssion of,sneh 9 contri6utor,
for II ne mistalsnot itha auiet songs OF thist
true sknk& Will presently be heard around the |
world. How different are its sersne Strains /
from the feveffsh- lyric spasms OF which wei
have lately heaxaso much &
On. sass. ols Easa.s, Nancy.
ALARM BALLAD.
TWILL. M.rcARLEToS. =
Out of the old house, Nancy-moved up into
All the hurry and worry are just as good as
tlrough!t :
Only a bounden duty remains for You and ],
And that's 70 stand on the doorstep. here, and
bid the old house goodbye.
What a shell we've lived in these nineteen or
twenty years. r -<.,-r. arC 4Tg1-
Wonder ii hadn't smashed in and tumbled
about our ears: F-E
Wonder 1t stuck together and answered till
But every individual log was put up here to
ThingsIooked rather new. though. when this
old house was built. ~ 50
And thingsthat blossomed you. wouid've made
some women wilt;
And every other day, then, az sure sday would
MY neifhssr Aser come this way. inrit,nit = me Z
10 SHAKE" -
And yos:sst 2. |. S e e 2 Pslsh00Fss b''P:'
For woives and bears and wildcats was the
nearest ones you had; zE
But Iookiu' ahead to the clearin'. we worked
with etlRnHsnighs GINA ONlT
Until, Rewas fsirty OUT of the woods, and things
was goln' right.
Look up there at our new house.-ain't it &
thing to see? z-.s5Is .---f -.-1-t,.'-f
Tall and big and handsome, and new as new
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All in apple pie order, especially the shelves,
And never deot TO pay but what we own il al
ourselves? eir
Look at our ogdlog hopse-hoy little it noytaP
But frsne YER gone back on Us, for nineteen o
twenty years; -sa..r.-.fts 8 -
An won't go back on it now. or go to pokin
There Is such a thing as praisin'a thing for tn
geodIhat II has done.
Probably you remember how rich We was tina
nisks ,21e0J GBiReiutb3 -
When we was fairly, settled, an had thing
snug and tight; sA'
We felt as proud as you please, Nancy, over on
house that's new,
But we feel as proud under this old root and
good deal propder too.
Never a handsomer house Yves seen beneatl
the sun. z SarE = -
Kitchen aud parlor and bed-room-we had ZEN
And thu lat Old wooden clock that we bough
when we came West, q =sa 'yt5 Ese
Was tickiny away in the corner, there, an
don' its level best. sss sai = =. +
Trees wa, all around us, awhisperin' eheerin
words,
songs OF birds;
And home grew sweeter and brighter-ou
courage began to ulount--
and things looked hearty and happy, then an
work appearcd 10 con at. Ii i
And here. oneniSht, ishappened. when thing
was soins, bad, - a. Is =
We fsil ~ deep old quarrel-ttie first we've
lidd;
And when you give ont and cried, then like
fooIgivein, 49, :i ~ = .h
An then weagreed to rub all out, and start tt
thing ag,in.
Here it was. you remember. we sat when th
Gay was DONE - Fs;5
And you wasa makin, clothins tsot seansa
either one, ySssss 49, &
And ofteaa SOFT word Of love was soft tenous
to says g tsH @
And the wolves WAS howlin, in the woods ns
twenty rods away.
Then cur nrst-born baby "a regular lttlejoy
Though fretted a little. because it wasn't
boy; -, 49, -
Want she aIttis nirt. though. with all ii,
pouts and smiless
Why. settlers come TO see that show, a half
dozen miles.
Yender sat the cradle-a homely. home-mac
thing,
And many night rocked it, providin' yo
would sing:
And fnanyestttle squstser brought mp with,
tastas4OlN ~ = 1U G110
And so that cradle, for many a year, was new
put awaS3ooW 10 dEo0 5fte3'
How tfey kept comm. SO cunnin' and fat AZ
= a#H
How they growed. twas a wonder how v
found room for sern ALI Tao Q id.NS
But though the hoase was crowded, it emp
seemed that day -
When Jennie lay 10y the fireplace. there, al
moaned,herliie sway.-gT III p I
And right in'there. the preacher, with Bit
and symn-book stood, I" - , '-ss.'
''Twixt the dead and the living" and "hop
'tweuidsdo rsg coed" .ct5
And tne little wildwood coffin on the tai
thereeSset. snG q TnHd
And neSsi 1 RIB my eyes it seems IS ii Hcou
seeatsH1L IbWN " IoJ8
Then, that fit of sickness it brought on yc
you.know;
Just by a thread you hung, and you cen am,
letgo; Il E's''
And here is the spot tumbled, an give t
Lord his due.
When the doctor said the fever'd turned, 9
he coaldfetoh you through. "a E5149S
Yes, deal has happened to make this {
house dear; T@'.f'" 7fi
Christenin's, funerals, weddin's-what havel
we had here: "a
Not n log in this buildin' but its memories
got, --.f-..--.....
And not nail in this old floor but touches
tender spot.
Out OF the old house. Nancy-moved up in
the new. t~-t--i
All the hurry and worry is just as good
through;sJ ff{lGIt
But I tell you athing right here, that I al,
ashamed tosay: sFs gs gsa-s
There's precious thinas In this old bonuse