Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-10-21
qottrp.
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.rom Poems by W u. HoWcn-," published by
j. K. Osgood 4 Go.
III T. MOI T. RS.


Parting was over a last and anil all the good bys
had been spoken.
70 the long hillside road The white tcu,ed wagon
moved slowly,
Bearing The mother and children, while onward
before them the father
rrudscd wish his gun ON his arm snd the faithful
house d. beside him,
Grave sud s,date, as ,f knowing the sorrowful
thoughts o. hi. master.
Apr.l ua. i'm her prime, aul the DAY in il. dewy
av.kug;
Ike greag dover, aiar ON ihe crest or the east
oriv woodland,
,'o.dculy bisoueI the -un, auj oyeg The beautiful
valley,
pin with iis deU and shallow and b,ish, vi,h it,
dream of a river,
Looked ,o tac western hills, and shous ON the
humble procession,
ra.1ius w,,h sulcndoF she children, ewes and jhc
heart ot tbv mother
Reau;y and fragrance aul song 6.lel the air Ike a
lautblc presence.
Sweet was the smell or the dcvy leaves and the
aoWcr> W the Wiidssod,
Fir tAe leus reaches OF aud shade ia the aisle,
OF sac forest.
Glad of,hc spring and ofloyc and OF morning ;hr
wile bird, were singing
Java % sSch other called hArshiy, then meio = Iy
dated together;
Saug the orole songs as golden aud s,y a, OH.
plumage;
reu.i7c.y piprl the qusrulou. qaails their grcc,
Iu-- uutv~queut,
While ou tic meadow elm. ihe meadow lark sa,Asd
i'rta m music,
Rapt. c>l,iaat and shaken with ne great jv, OF
bee singing;
over ,lc r,er loud .halseras alvtI in ;le air the
AD,isher
Huns cfc hc dropped Ike . L,It iu ,he water
beneath him,
Cos,ip,ag, out of The bank ncw niy r,ad t~isirrng
swAliONs,
Aud in ,he bousa. Of The sycamore, qalsrel,d
and clunorSl the Jlackb.rd.
Nc,.rior these ching. raoaeu; harel the Mover.
bui onward,
Up tle long hillside r0.l ,ac Nb,te-.eu,ei wagon
novel slowly.
TIL, oa tb, -aai.ui, tha, overlooked 40 ,a. hoauu
rl valley,
Trembling and spent the horse. came 20 -tanI-
sti,i unbiddcn;
down with her cAilircu,
Csme sud stood o., the father au,, rc-tcl hct hand
ou his shogulcg.
Long together they sazci on sire beautiful. valley
before them.
Looked oH tlc vel. known r,.l- that stretched
away Co the woodlands,
Wlcrv iu ,ne dark lines OF green. showed The mik-
white crest oI the doswood.
snow ol wJd PLAINS ja bloom, aud crimson tnts OF
thy rrd 5aL
Looked ou JAc pasture leil-, where thc cattle
were lal..y gazing
son aud swes; and thin came tbc faint. ;Ir NOTES o.
the COW bells
Looked on ShC O0-trOJdvu lanes, wish ,aoir elder
and blackberry borders
Looked or the orchard, q bloomy sca, with .ts
uilows Of blossom.
Fa.r v4s the scene, yet suddenly strange aud all
unfamiliar,
A. are ths faces OF 0icnl- when the v1ul offare-
well has been spoken.
Long together they sa1cJ; then az last 81 Jhc
h.,.e Log cabiu-
Hou- l,r so many years. now home NO longer
forever
,stcd their fearless eye q, tue siieat rapture cf
auSuj,h.
~ on the morning Air uo column OF smoke from
ths chimney
WaVeIiuS. silent anl JEurc. rsscfadius sud bright.
vniu- ever;
Sau, was th. door where yesterday morning t'e
children were playing
LiJ with -leam OF the sun the window stared up
at,hcu bhu,ny.
Cold was The acari-tone NOW, and tac place wac
i,I,ahrn aud empty
Empty All no. but haunted by throusins and
tcndercst nncies.
sad rocollectisns Of all that had been Of sorrow
or glsdue-s.
still they sa, there in the glow Of the wide red Br,
Ia the winter,
stiu they -, by TIC door in the cool Of thu s,in
summer evening,
stul the mother seemed 90 De singing her babe
there 20 slumber,
still the father beheld her weep oertuc child that
Mas dying,
s,u the place was haunted by al the rasts sor-
rows aud g'adness
Nrilher Of them might speak for the thoughts that
came crowJiug their hearts 20,
TN in their ignorant trouble alsud tile children
lamented;
Then Was tie spell OF sileuce dissolved, snd the
father and mother
Burtt into tears and embraced, and turned their
dia ewes 70 the Westward.