Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-11-23
How Jamie Came Home.
BY WILL ". CARLETON.

BY WILL NJ. CAELEIoS.
Come, mother, get the kettle on,
And put the ham aud eggs TO fry:
Something to eat,
And make II neat,
To please our JAMES mouth and eye
For jamie Is our only son, you know
The rest have persisted long ago.-
Hes coming from the tonight,
And III, blue eyes VIII sparkle bright,
And bis old smile viii play right free,
His old, loved home, again to see.
Isay, for t twas a GURUS thing
That Jamie was not manned or killed
Five were tie years.
with hopes aud fears.
And gloomy, hopeless tidinRs filed
Aui many night, the past five year,
We've lain within orr r0ttage here,
Aud yhile the rain-st0ru came aud vent,
We va thought Of Jamie, in biz tent;
And offered many silent prayer
That GOD would keep him IN his care.
say font 'tr1s GURUS thing
That Jamie was not manned or killed
Five were the years,
with blood and tears,
with sruc bloody battles hllcG
And many morn, the past FIVE years,
We've lunb around our hreside here
And while We thought 81 bleeding ones,
Our blazing towns and smoking guns,
We've thought Of him and breathed prayer.
That God would keep him IN His care.
Nay Adle, girl, Just come away
Touch not dish upon the shelf!
Mother well knows,
Just how II goes
Mother shall set IT all herself,
There's nothing, TO "A wanderers looks,
Equal ~ food that mother cooks
There's nothing to o wanderers taste
Liz, food whore mothers hand Il traced;
Though good a sisters heart aud viii,
mothers love is better stin.
She knows the side 10 put his plate
She knows the place TO set his chair;
Many day,
With spirits gay
Hc'g talked, and laughed, and eaten there;
And though five wears have come and gone,
Our hearts for him beat truly on,
Aud keep Place for him to-day
As wen az ere he went away;
Ana hc shall take, a. good as new,
His Old place at the table, tool
Aud opposite to him, again.
Your place, my Addic, girl, shall be
Mother. your place
And kind old face
III stIll have opposite TO me-
Aud we wiz talk 1T oll,u days,
or all gEr former words and ways,
And w, vii tell him what has passed
Since be- dear boy, was with rs last;
Anl bow our eyes have ta1i grown dim
Whenever We conycrsod Of him.
Aud le suali ten us of his fights,
lii4 marches. skirmshes ANA all;
Many tale
WIN make us pale,
And pity those who bad TO fan,
Ana many q tale Of spoftiNe style
win Co. porhaps, 20 make us smile;
And when his stories all afe done,
And whcu the evening well has gone,
Wc'E kuoc around the hearth once more
Aud thank the LORD the war Is DER
IIrt there's a sound he's coming now;
l!arE, mother! there's the sound once more
Now On our feet,
With smiles 20 greet,
Wen meet him 40 the opening dooTi
.,n heavy step ana tone
Too heavy, far, for one alone;
Ifhaps the company extends
T. SOM. ut his old army friends
Aud who they bp. 0r whence they came
OF course wo'll welcome them the same
VIVA, bear We on our shoulders, mon?
t. % u} Jamie, stark and dead?
What did you say2
once more, I pray,
$50 not gather what You said.
What, frtHkl you tel that tIF to me ?
What r'EuNN O, God it cannot bet
u cannot be- my Jamie dear,
Lying IN drunken alumhcr here.
u rs, % Is, va you have said
Men, lay bhu ON won waiting bed
ais jamie yes a bearded man,
Though bearing stiu Some haghoods trace
Stained with the ways
OF reckless days
Flushed with the wine cup IN his face;
Swnl.rl with the fruits of reckless years,
Robbed ai each trait that Ger oudcars,
Esu.ri the vsrt-digtressipg one
That jaime ~ our only Sou.
uh, mother, take the kettle on.
Aud sot the ham and eggs avay
What vas my crime,
Aud whom the time,
That I should live 10 sce this dayc
For al tut siRhs ( ever drew,
Aul a. the pricts ever knew,
AuI all Ia. tears / ever ahcl
A'.H uur ghllrUn tbIt arr hcad