Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-10
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, ;
Montpelier, Oct. 3, 1872. }
over the Hill to the Poor House.
BY WILL NJ. CARLETON.

over the hill to the poor-house I'm trudg-
ing my weary way
L, a woman of seventy, and only triie
1. who am smart an clipper, for all the
years I've told,
As many another woman that's only nan
as old.
over the hill to the poor-house I can't
quite make it clear!
over the hill to the pOor-houSe-lt seems !
so horrid queer
Many a step I've taken in toilin' to and fro, !
But this is q sort of journey l never thot !
to GO
What is the use of heapin' Oh me II pau
Am lazy or crazy? Am blind or lame :
True, I'm not quite so supple, nor yet so
awful stout;
But charity amt no favor, if one can live
without.
I'm willin' and anxious an ready any day
To work for a decent livin' and pay my
For can earn my NlctualS, ana more 100
I'll be bound.
If anybody only is willin' to have me
round.
Once was young and handsome-I was
upon my soul
black as coal;
And can't remember i'll them days, OF
hearin' people say,
For any Rlnu OF reason Jlldl WAS III lhciI
way.
49, . ,,., $1,000
faint no use or boastlh' or talISll over
u Iree, ,,,,,s, ON, homo ,,.os o,,c,, thop
But lldhy Il mouse an uo'iIc a. ol'Sii 'II'i'
- 10 me -.,,r TO-, Co.,, ,i,-,,,-
And nobody ever limited that was bur
den then.
,, T.. r., r ,- ,;.,1 ,, h,
Ana whch 10 Jo1n WIS lli'IrIleu' sure nc
was Soou anu smart
But he ana all the helghoors would own
zone my part
an strong,
And worked the best that l could in tryin
tOFget along.
Ana so we WORKED loEeiIl'F' anu ne WAS
ntfu' out SaH' ,.
With now and then baby tor 10 cheer us
on our way; ,, -.....,
clean and neat,
I'm went to school like others, an had
enough to eat.
So we worked for the childrn and raised
worked tor f' EN- summer and winter, just
rs we ought to'Ve done;
'''' zoo" Nod ' foids Condemn.
But every couples chllor MS he"P the
DcS' I" ''''''
S+,a,cyo boy- r,ncI, wa think of Our,Irsspd
IitfIe 0nesI
I'd haved led for my DAUGHTERS, I'd have
died for my sons:
ANU i,o NE 't oJ ma ana rmly u "'
tn1vn,iC tho 0thnr rioy.
s+.o,,o,o ono+nor+l,ipo,. whom on,. bo,,s an.
SlIIS 5 were so,,tiI,, Cbarlia thnv,d iaf+
Ai'er u +roTa alone.
iJt 1871 I'm soaI,nd 70 he
Tho ! ord of Hosts he came. one day. an
took him away from me
still was bound TO struggle, an never to
crinre or fall
Still Worked for Charlie, for Charlie was
now my all:
Anu ec 1rapi n v mnS F or fr3wn:
TIN ot last he went a c0nrtin'. and brought
- yrife from town
She was somewhat dressy. an hadn't
pleasant smile
She was quite conceity, and carried Il heap
o style: 49,,
her, knew;
But she was hard ana proud, ana coulun
''' MAZE 1t go.
o., , ,,.-...- 80. 49,, .,.. ,~,,,1
9he haQ an euolcauol' an lh'' WIS Eo"U
u lot ~, d1l ~, +,,i++o1 ,,,o ~, ,,ira ,+,,-as
'''o "tiDi -, 80 = 80 g..
III Itfd ~ @ 60 common. IAN. +
almost made her Sick
Ihat never swallowed 1t GRAMMAR OF tI
'rithmetic.
. e., . &c., ,,.- I,,,fo,,o .1,o ,I,i,,,.
80 twas aa. only only lie" u'y' before 'he IhlhS
~, MaS loiic =, 49,, - +I,.,,,,,1,.,,. ,,,dT
Ihey was ara iaihlly ol themselves anu an
Goii -, iIi;t+ro co++ooa o,,a f,,,,i1,. will
do .,.,........., ,,..,-,. .,,.,. .,.,..,,,..
But never nave seen HOUSE ludU WIS Dig
enough lot I"o'
-. ..,.. -
An never coulQ speak 10 SulI heF' never
could please ner eye,
An It made me independent anu Jnen l
didn't try. ...., e,,...,.
a blow,
When Charlie turned agln me, an told me
l could go.
g.,
l went to live WIN SUSAN put ousahs.
house was Snall, ,,...... ,..- -.
And she was Always HllIIh no" snug II
was lot US "a al, l,,s7,,,,,,. ..iz.,,. ,,,,
AND WnaJ Win h6E LuSDstIlu : elsteIs, anu