The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1873-11-01
The Death Scene.

when as entered the Court House, saw
solemn sight,
And bowed by grief stayed my step aid stood
with bated breath,
For on gilded couch there lay femalestruck
by death.
Her cheeks were pale, her eyes were sunk and
soiled was her attire,
For though she had been i'll for months, was
dragged thro' party mire;
With solemn air three doctors stood in ring
about her head,
One doctor Dan, one doctor B named
doctor Ned
l saw she felt, and felt rhtthis |
dame to grief,
And all the bleeding" by thest
ed to give relief; /
So naught was left this ancient dains % |
healthy, pure and bright,
But taking leave of those around, to pass from
human sight,
While weeping by six children stood, whom she
had fed with pap,
Or tossed aloft on party's wave, or nestled IN
her lap.
Oh, it would tax Ruby's pen to sketch this
solemn scene,
And mark the life now ebbing last from her
our party's Queen.
Then out stepped one with reverent air and
knelt beside the bed,
Whom when she saw, shrivelled hand she
placed upon his head;
and tears rolled down his cheek,
This ancient dame, amid her sobs, these words
was heard to speak:
"My best loved son, felt your might when 1
was sorely tried,
And all the tricks known to the Bar for party's
cause you piled;
While for the work amid the dirt the foremost
And when my children Horace sought, L ever
found you true.
Oh, best beloved, heed my words, cut loose from
this vile "Ring,"
Devote the Herald unto truth, nor llbels from
it fling;
AS you were true to party ties be true unto
your God,
And ever try to walk the path your honored
sire trod."
The eldest, kneeling by the couch, said .AIpther
l now bring" z.
ooh, son my son fear! fear you're sold
unto the "Ring y
Was it for this l raised you up, from homo you
early took,
And DER your head, like dew from heaven,
golden shower shook?
Had made you judge DER asses too, e'er unto
manhood grown,
Have placed my treasures in your keep? in this
nv love was shown;
Go, recreant son, receive my curse, twas for
yourself you fought,
And by your aid unto the "Ring," unto death
am brought;
Upon your brow place my brand and to the
world proclaim,
ever sought the good of all, you've fancied
good your aim"
He skunk away, and then there stood another
son beside,
Who in the distant past had been his mothers
darling pride;
She weeping said "My precious son. true faith
you once received,
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deceived.
Oh, reared in virtues path from youth, my son
keep not astray,
Seek truth from highest source OF truth and
work while it is day;
Then take thy hand from off the "Ring" and
stand erect and free
AS God would have his children stand: my bless
ing rest with thee"
Now slow advancing to the couch a youthful
form then knelt,
And could see upon her face the loathing that
she felt.
"Oh thimblerigger of the "Ring'-my grief
from early youth
The shamb1es where you daily work seem made
to slaughter truth
Three several times your friends were tricked,
the last will not avail,
For though your brothers may succeed, you
with the "Ring" will fail;
One may respect the man who seeks above all
else for pelf,
But one who thus will trick his friends cannot
respect himself;
do not seek to crush thy heart, but yet my
own is sore
And heavy with the deepest grief: row go and
sin no MORE"
And then there pressed unto her couch a youth
with saddened heart,
Who asked a blessing from Der lips ere she
should hence depart
And when she saw his manly form her deepest
love seemed stirred,
And tho | turned an eager ear these words |
scarcely heard:
''Son of my age my Benjamin like Joseph
was OF old,
fear unto the Ishmalites, by brothers thu art
sold;
Cast off thy coat of colors twain, let truth thy
frontlets mark
Led by my cOunsels to the light, oh, leave this
Egypt dark
In Egypt's land or Shinar's plain whereer thy
course may be,
Thy aim should be to reach the light. My
blessing go with thee"
Lo next there knelt stalwart form, with head
upon his hand,
And as stood to watch the scene his features
closely scanned
Those shoulders round and narrow brow be-
decked with silver locks,
And deep set eye and curling lip all seemed to
mark the fox.
She said, "Oh child of travail sore, tho now
grown gray in sin
Who cares not on which side you stand if it
shall only win;
All! scald your cheek with burning tears and
in sackcloth repent,
Look back on years of party strife and see how
they were spent;
You came and fought upon our side when you
were wanted most"
Exhausted then the dame fell back and yielded
up the ghost.
The scene was changed and two miles out upon
the sward stood,
And saw them bearing to the tomb this dame
so pure and good.
The hearse, to me, looked like the van in which
the three repair
And take drive to see the "pegs" and snuff
the morning air.
So, looking then, saw bluff George, the "City-
County man"
While fianking sat two trusty aids who helped
him drive the van.
Behind the van the doctors marched with state
ly step and slow,
And then methought 1 heard the tune of
"Rogue's March" whistled low
While following next then came her sons rang
ed two and two abreast,
And while fancied four were pleased, i thought
two were distrest
Then next there came the Towson band by
Organ Ruby led,
Who, as they passed, did solemn play the re-
quinn for the dead.
And then the stream was heightened out by
mourners good and true,
Who in the distance seemed to reach, far, far
beyond my view.
And thus was placed within her tomb the &C.
MUS of our land,
Who, making foreign nations quail. the ring
could not withstand;
ID -
of men had tried,
And Graded mid the surging blast with states
men by her side
She seemed to be our shield and guide, of eve
ry hope the spring.
Yet now was poisoned by the touch OF this vile
Court House Ring" B. wv.
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