Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-06-26

In Spring the singing birds return
Where nestlingS we're enchanted
So human hearts with real do burn
For Home, IT, loves when pi'ghted.
To-day gather round Home,
with forms and hearts our Kindred.
To-day we live our right youth Ger,
And wish II never ended.
From cities near Ataniic's strand,
And Oregun's sun-setting
We ten our homes 10 clasp ihe hand
That's ever ours heaven letting
A rB0'her gree "a her clustered hand
OF children dear. unhrok H.
With vision dimmed and trembling hand,
But love and JOY unspoken.
Though side To side, with heart 10 heart,
Her sons and daughters gather
That each NAV take nozzle part
Her inys IN swell forever
Like drops Of dew, each painting bows,
Her Utmost thoughts, not keeping.
They archer fice and voice disclose
or him. their father, sleeping.
That father in his early years
Cut down BY deaths dark power
Bequeathed a trust Of living cares
To faithful wife and mother.
No greater trust e'er fell h. one
Than th To woman tender
Nine sons 10 rear and keep at home,
And dauhgters, two remember.
That noble duty, well performed,
Was glorihed and rlpened
Their bodies trained. and we'll adorned
with minds in truth enlightened.
Encompassed now nv faithful sons
In fullest manhood glowing,
For her LIES river smoothly runs,
As each 20 each best0wing.
hapnv, lustrOus, noble men,
With wives and sisters nobler-
Nov press the measure again
or JOY. TO running over
The flowers may spring and bud anew,
And many harvests golden
Ere all shall meet 50 fond and true
With all your sweets unOldcn.
Yet. love-light shines through all our fears
Makes strong the soul for duty
The Altar Of our hearts, tor years
Wen light with of'rngs holy.
And as Good-hye drops on the air,
To sister. home AMI mother,
Aud silent PRAYER, " 10 Us these spare"
% our hearts throne forever,
Loves tender cord God holds to-day,
bliss to win that's dearer
To hind in love. then draw away
To dwell In heaven together.
After which was sung Sweet Home" Tn
Cold Water Song" and finally, The Parting.
Then the mother, whose companion was calle
from her to the Home above when her younges
child was an infant, stood proudly at the head q
years Of man and womanhood, the youngest hav
ing numbered twenty-nine.
Standing by that mother, that band Of nobl
looking sons and daughters, with fearful eye
and in trembling accents expressed their graft
tude for her carel her love, and for her partin
blessing to them as they severally went out fror
the home-roof into the great world to perform
their lfe-missions.
They paid to her tribute of honor for the Low
IF temperance that she had early instilled int
heir minds when it was said before her Their
is not one of us eleven that drinks intoxicating
liquors OF uses tobacco
They reminded her Of the love Of God that sh
had implanted in their hearts, when one said
Although we all may never again meet on earth
yet we have hope of going to the Home in Heay
IN where our reunion will be complete and eter
nal"
They assured her that it would be their happi
ness to make the way smooth for her to the en-
1f her liie;journey. After these expressions q
ove, gratitude, and duty, the Hon, Ii A. White
who is member of her family by marriage, Il
itting speech addressed her in behalf Of those in
grated into the family. Then the Hon. b. w
the guardian Of the children dur
ing their minority, in happy manner spoke Q
the good conduct of his wards, and expressed tn
hope of enjoying with them many such reunions
prayer was made by one of the guests
and then all united in repeating the " Lord
Prayer" This closed the reunion exercises
That Monday in June, is a day that will Ion
be remembered with pleasure by all present.
L. b. r.