The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-11-05

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And children was horn to us--tirsta girl,
who'd her mothers eyes, they suid;
Twas then that wept my snddcst tears
since Bessie and were wed;
For when they lnid the wee mite in my arlns,
and spoke of its baby grace,
folt 1t hard should never look in my little
darling's face;
That never IN all tho years to come her gen.
tic face should sec,
Nc'er look in her laughing baby cyqs as
danced her on my knee;
Nor marked. as the happy years roll'd on,
each varying, changing mood
Tho baby pranks. aud the childish grace, and
the blush Of maldenhood.
lhcn our boy was born, and life stood still,
with sudden horror and irighti-
y Jack, old man, shall over forgot the try
Ing awesome night,
When paced this room here. through and
through, with cropping, helpless dread,
While my durling's precious life up stairs
was hanging on Il thread?
praycrs-and spared her to me, my sweet.
Anu our home grew mcrry with cradle songs,
ana tho pattcr Of littlo feet;
| with the pattcr Of little feet, that would
todIle up TO my chair,
| 10 lny soft head on my knee, TINT loved
to nestle there.
So the years pass'd on, and even llfc now
often scem'd hurd to me;
, But when sat in the cvcntdc with my littlo
ones Oh my kncc,
While Bessie would sing us some quaint
old song Of love or Of doughty deed,
, I'd think how good and pleasant 1t was
: the life had thought to lead.
, Let me sec, 'tis twelve month ago since
! first noticed, with strange surprise,
That the darkness scem'd to grow lighter
! like ut times to my poor blind eyes,
And IL ycarning, passionate, Trembling hope
| crcpt into my heart and brain;
but never II word said to the wife, lest nv
thoughts should be false and vain:
Never word I said to my love, lest her
heart should be overcast,
10 know Ind CHERISHED hope like this, to
! find II myth ut last
But quietly told my story TO WIN, as We
Sauntcr'd up and down
The galdtn, and wo thought of q plan for
getting Inc up 10 town.
Then | spoke to the wife of book ia
pInnn'd, that fancied would answer well,
but wanted some tulk with a firm in town,
TO SEQ If thoy thought t'would sell;
AID willie had promised to 90 with me and
sec though 1t, said,
For know that she couldn't leave the BARNS.
or I'd like her to go instead.
Sho tried to persuade me from It at first, and
dolclully prophcsicd
All sorts Of accidents and mi>haps, md then,
she pleaded and tried
To get me to tako her with us, too; but at
Inst we settled II right.
Aud Willie was pledged aguin and again not
to trust me out Of his sight.
So wc went to town for week or so, and
! you'll easily understand
My flnttering hopes, and doubts, and fears,
| now test was near at hnnd,
| i'"o"SH, lhat olc WOnufOuS uny, Sauliiko,
the scales droppd of from my sight,
Aud fninted in Willic's brotherly arms in
sudden burst O. light!
| was dazed and glddy for while, but soon
got round again;
Aud o, the grateful, passionate joy that
throbb'd In my every vein!
Dcar God, what happy world 1t was-how
wnsomc and fair to sce!--
Tho very stones of London streets scom d
beautiful to me!
And deep, deep down In my heart of hearts
there nestled this crowning bliss:
20, what Will shc fool, my Bessie, my lovo,
when she comes TO hear Of ths2
0 the toars Of joy, o tho clasping arms, o
the bOnue head on my breast,
When I come to tell her tho glorious news,
my beautiful, my bestp'
We sat fur into that happy night, and dear
old Will
All, the rosclikc spell of those rich doep
hours Is a, fragrant memory stilll--
And we talk'd Of the dear ones down at
homo, and the story We had to tell,
And the wondrous love of tho Master above,
who "doCth all things we'll"
We spoke of Bessie again and again, and q |.
ways with moistcn'd oyes,
And We felt 'twould be best to spare my love
too sudden glad surprise;
SO I was to keep on my old bluo "spccks" by
way of q loving rusc,
And hfdo kko q ,i,,,o e., l..
br0aklng tho nows
You can easily guess what ny feelings were
when got back homo at last;
And how, as I trod on tho Threshold hcro
my heart beat thick and fast;
And how had nearly told her all In burst
Of passionate bliss,
AS my darling flow to welcome mo homo
with loving clasp and kiss.
Dear heart, 'twas tho samo swcct bonnie
face, nay BONNER than before,
With tho old soft charm In tho lustrous eyes
that Ind won my heart Of yorc!
Sweet eyes. that wcro moist with tender
2 tears that 1t went to my heart to see:
God knows that mover know TIL then tht
depths Of hcr love for mel 4
She put my hat and my stick away, and viii
: tender and wifely care "r
Led me, who secm'd 80 hclploss and dark, Il
, my old ACCUSTOMED chair; ~
And thcre she loft me a rninute or so, with
! kiss and a gentlo word, g
While slle ran to, bring the children down
aud my heart was strangely stirr'd.
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