Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-03-24
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SHERIFF THORNE.
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That .s,;:lI be ,A,r rir sal Keep the jail,
And u,at Wonder stately old ,oil,w. You see
Macaing across thr ya-i. should be
Ny prl,Uner-well, - a curious tai,
A. you'il a.,ee.
For il happens. we've been here on-o before
Together, aud served ous time-al,hough
Not Just as YOU see now, You know;
When We were yovnSsT b,,h 6y seo.c
OF years, or 80.
When was viii e0lt two thiui, gown
Too Wild FOR ever a curb or rein.
Playing nv tricks till-l ne Int explain;
80, three months a, bre,kiny stcnc,
Wi,h a ball sad chain.
Tie fodder was mean, aui the wcrN Was hard,
Aud work aud could never agree,
Asd the Jisciplne-ucH. ia short you see.
II. ra'hcT 4 roaghi,h kinj 4 ard
Th1t cuTricd me
-tou; steel bracelet about Eny lcS.
a cannon shot aud chain a, M feet,
posnded the ,t1a's II tie puLic stl',et,
" IN heart er.mn4ci rIli VI hJ,c a. a. esg
l. fau Of mcs;.
The sch5o, boy J,erc,l "A, ny pri,O nr,
And ne. II moyc'l, they u.ei % ell
For went With jerk if ! went ,i AL
y gentleman ,lane.ns the Jail budJis-
Asscov-;y bIu.'
b, once, n sat la thv usual Place,
Gu heap ct s,oaes, aut hammered awI
At thc rock. ~ i,h heat IS h-rl a. thc,
An cursed Msea lam sni al d.. race.
Thvre caauced IaAt Nay,
81, the lo',ir-t Iirii Ioa't mean petty.
But ihe,e VA tlat "a her iroub.ed ,yc,
la lsr sweet. s4d glance, a. ia, pa- Fl n, by
raat seem q D., au angels scat,c r,Jy
Pr such a- 1.
ANA ,i.. 90 ,ay soul tili pare look siv2
such a ihriI a. e summer 10 )ruiI, brugs,
want, ,u.;,c. a-i ai;.-r oi ,,nX, anl wing,
To- oac cs'I -A-i 40 uiSl. tolG ia "a cave
oi vvnomou- thing.
Down ih, bfosi 5cei stree, sic pissed fs-D
sish:,
Bu. ali tina, 4 AZ W., ul Ter spell,
And aiI ,hit d. sh.-I lcul ,.nb,'r we'll
\ pa, ot eye, Ia ais knl OF lsh;
IA4t lEcl u, con.
" saea osl .lo w.,A u 'sha. they wal.
Twas vuiy Sv.lll.e gut bu, ,ac.
Wi,h n, as.h Of a glauce La1 shown to NE
The wretch w.. auJ ihc self >t.i
Msa. ,,r,'c &, D..
Aud Il 10 my misery began
70 fee fe-h hope au c,lss-s, .u-
To iuin ny back ul.on a. MS tia, were
And u,y f,-e TO the fa;I.e or q MN
r"as al tcr her.
Aud that is ny story. And a, for the lal.
s@w -c.-oa ly,--Nuea SI, dc,
Aau thllAcl Ae,. sII-ycil. cous Ni.h ne,
IA likely - not. vaca supper s. rcady,
she'll pOur ,Our tea
She sccp. uy house, AMI keci. tay jail;
AuJ the s,aicls cli :,Iiow WHO passed Ju,, nov
Aud tiyrcd uae .has very peculiar bow
Ilt tht; - The " 5n icrili Ylrt ot tue t..is,
A'!VaU allow.
Ior De, you ua,, know, v4, -Ac:.G .a.n.
Aud hc guarded lit e., -II.I a.n.
ia. ir,ter wore now bt- hi, limb
JAS, one ol yoar liSa alNu. ,t.a,s ,sIS.iac,l nsa,
fompou- aui srlm-
rae Great Mc-ul oi oar l..;le t3T4!
But whlie Nas struggling % redeem
y Youth. De sank u the y5.Il', c,.o,l1.
NJ stock wen. gp. while h.. Ucut down.
Ike .he ,ud, OF beam.
What faulJs Twas not oae fiUlt alone
That brought h.m low, bu, ,reaeh0,au, ,ia.a
VI y.ce, sAu9,us t..- heart -, D am.
rAeu came las ilrI a; 1.caAll- .;vat.
Wiih 2 ball and ehi.u.
.t seemed, admit. 4 so.t vi treason,
t. c.Ip him, aud give nira Jhe cap aud bail.
Aad TIA, Nas hs, Ssepe. ,eeta-.l Wor,, u all :
Aud now, in a word, ,f ou a.k laC IVlsoa
OF lh.s man's isl-
Twas woman ssl.a-,s my lcyly.
And 80 sad, aud say Il stiii.
That woman eau 10 vi;h gs what thel VII;
,trouS uasa they tara ~ ~. the ts.rl u Al eye,
fJs good %. IL