The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-02
For the True Northerner.


But not to view the landscape watch the fading light
IT'S fair and golden sunset with its gay and mellow rays
But cannot watch changes for the thoughts of other day
Come rushing DER my spirit, with such mighty food
1t dms my present vision, and quckens all my blood
My heart filled with memories glad memories of the past
When young and hopeful days far too bright last
You will ask in wonder where all my thoughts have fed
When tell you of the letters this afternoon have read
In old forsaken trunk found them slowed away,
A large and rusty bundle, written in other days,
When was young and happy and mingled with the gay
And as read them over, many name found
Erased from memorys tablet by times unceasing round
Names that once had cherished being very dear,
Were now almost forgotten, as found them here
But as read these missves full of tender thought,
Each writer stood before with double interest fraugh
Those old familiar faces with me again,
And loved to gaze upon them to-day as we'll as then
Though forty years have bhted my prospects then fair
Though trouble and sorrow have turned white my
hair
Yet listen while tell you, for it is the solemn truth,
lived again my childhood and trod the paths of youth
Again stood maiden, amid the bloom of life
Again walked the pathway that seemed with gories rife
Once more with joy ecstatic listened to the plea
Of one worshppe1 nearly while he told his love for me-
Once moro heard those accents tender and so sweet IN
Once more that kiss mpassoned pressed upon my cheek
But while thus stealing from out the buried past
Joys that had long since pehed and days bright last
glimpse at those old letters recalled my wandering mind
And searched among the bundle see whaI could find
Some there fingered oer penned by those to memory
dear;
Filled with sentiment tender they were music 20 nv ear
Some long and spoke of friendship neer to die while
life should last;
need not tell you how they perished with misforunes
early blast
Some short and unpretendng but loved them dearly
STILL
As thought how they'd befrended mid lfe's darkest ILL.,
some were draped gded covers and were scented with
the rose
Relics these of my old LOVERS who have passed to their re-
pose:
This guess at they ad hey must die unless I'd give
Wy heart to them" never did will you tell me could they
live?
GU must not for know how soon they sought
another's heart,
And were happy with their love- death alone their lives
"ou'a part esssss5 .-~-s-1ss..
some there were among that number flied with sentiments
of love,
Wrote by one who still is me ave. the object of nv
love-
And though long years have come and gone since we made
that solemn vow -
ears of sunshine and of Sadness yet l. love him better
now,
purer tenderer feeling than upon our wedding morn
And know his love for has never of its strength been
shorn-
las never grown faint weak or cold and nv heart is m
of joy- -
md praise to God, for changeess ove-love which time
can ne'er destroy.
lany letters in hatbunde from sisterslvery dear
sters who IN chdhoods morning my paymates ever
near,
laking glad golden moments by affection kindly ways
md in after years their friendship he sunshneof nv
days. ny
hers STILL how quick know them, by their:bOld and
'ere from brothers good and noble now removed to dis
tant lands; r
rOthers that priced most dearly, good counsel and
for fun WI"
ow loved their kindly presence whenithc tolls of ,dav
done; 10y
nd as glanced at their sweet contents tears oa,oodro
filled my eyes, VIC ~
thought how God had spared them from the deotb 60
many die; N'"'" % y
hat still they live as men of honor-men Of
of right: p''" ""u h
hen 40 you wonder that my heart full of gratitude TO-
night? eNN' w. OF
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lS must hasten to mystOry you'll tire beforesI end
,r there others in the bundle written - m
friend y -" 'o''or tL
icy were signed "YOur LovnggM andlworc full Of tn
hope and fear '''' 'U'' Vi in
oughts and wishes there uttered thatsan3apros n
heart would cheer Ss"ls'i IN
wv oyed in their possession pressed them to NV o
heart r'''' ''0n' " my 'o