The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1872-08-08
Sele ct Poetry.
OMNIA vlNCIT LABOR.
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Upon the shores OF LIrE we stand
And watch the years fast glide away
Beneath the touch ef times stern hand.
Art slowly crumbles to decay,
LirE is made of JOY and tears,
From childhood to maturer years,
Aspace Of mingled light aud gloom
That forms prelude TO the tomb,
make the best Of IL.
While merrily the BLACKSMITH sings,
His hammer on the anvil rings;
The marks OF honest toll he bears,
The clothes are soilcd and pat ched he wear
And, though his face Is dark with smoke,
His heart aud soul are true and free, q,
And, at his labor stroke by stroke
lie hammers out his destiny
And makes the best OF IL.
The sunbrowned FARMER guides his plow
Or swings his scyihe in meadows fair,
The sweat is dripping from his brow;
Ills face is seemed with lines of care.
And, yet beneath his plain attire
noble heart beats true and warm,
lie has enough FOR food aud FIRE,
A home to shield him from the storm,
He makes the best of it.
The MERCHANT in his counting room,
with anxious mind aud face of gloom,
INDUCES in his moneyed dreams
Or plans his speculative schemes.
lie is man of wealth aul power,
For fortune favors him to-day. =
a crash may come at any hour
And sweep his boarded gains away,
lie makes the best Of IL.
With patient toll the LAWYER dclves
Through the dry Eolumes on his sheives
Looks up his points In the reports,
Makes out his briefs, attends tho courts
lie wins his laurels ut the bar,
And clients come from near aud far,
lie goes TO Congress, and his fame
Is known abroad. lie wins name
And makes the best OF it.
With pills and plasters in his hand,
And speciacles upon his nose
The DOCTOR comes, with visage bland,
To comfort all of worldly woes.
Up at all hours by night aud day,
To noun, his steed aud ay away.
lie hurries to the couch OF pain,
Thro' mad and dust, through snow and rain
Aud makes the best Of 1t.
UP in his sanctum high in air,
Tipped back within his easy y-chair,
The EDITOR at last we find.
A man Of brains aud toiling mind.
lie runs his fingers through his hair,
(Then slyly takes his little dram,
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Or coins special TELEGRAM,
And makes the best Of It.
To "preach the word" the PASTOR gives
His time ind talents, while he lives.
His is u task Of Christian love
And sacrifice, yet GoD looks down,
Approvlngly from HEAvES above,
And will reward him with crown
or glory in ANOTHER SPHERE,
II be is honest and sincere,
And makes the 6est Of il.
Behold the DANDY proud anil vain,
Sporting au eyeglass and cane,
Too lazy in LIES harvest field
To reap the fruit that toll will Weld.
lie LOOKS around with cautious pains.
Aud weds an haircss, void of brains.
Her fathers boarded wealth he shares;
They live IN style and put on airs,
And make the best Of it,.
AN OLD MAID sits beside the fro
And sees the last faint sparks expire,
The hand Of time, has Il aced at last
Deep lines and wrinkles on his brow,
Aud retrospectively, the past
Comes back In dreams before her now.
Her early suitors are oil gone,
Dream on old maid, alone dream on
And make the best Of it.
The GOOD WIFE In the kitchen stands
With -four and piecrust on her hands,
The floors are clean. the tinware bright,
The walls are Immediately white,
She Is both sensible and wise,
Her house . modern paradise,
her daughters, rosy checked and fair
Are early tsught TO help her there,
To make the best Of it.
In the great world for good or i'll,
All have missien to fulfill.
Is work degrading 2 mol Take hold,
Be not by vulger pride controlled,
Be not ashamed Of honest toll,
For labor bears away the spoil.
Foil on, toll on with hand and brain,
Nor waste Cons fleeing years in vain.
make the best Of IL.