River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-05-05
A RARE SPECIMEN.
RIGHTLY NAMED.


Down in this chasm lies poor sinful critter,
Her name was Poll Twist, and that name just fit hers
For in twisting her neck to swallow some toddy,
She twisted her breath right out Of her body.
Her bloated remains we hid under this sod,
But her Ium-sotted soul none could hide from it,
God.
HARPIsr.
Mary Somers was with US but twenty short years
She departed this life md torrent of tears
She was a hne musician, and played well on the
harp
SO thought the angels who hoated by in the dark
They wanted harpist to join their good band,
So seized her, and flew to far better land.
AN ONLY CHILD.
Our departed little Sally
Lost her strength, and could not rally;
She pinned away, both night and day,
Then kicked the mortal coil away.
SENSITIVE TO THE LAST.
Araminta Taylor (how we do regret hcrD
Departed this life for a state much better;
She was gentle and lovely and not over bold,
But her age is thing that remains untold;
She grew younger and younger years passed away,
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The poor foolish creature, hating to grow old,
Has gone now, praise God where years are untold
And there may she reye venerable sage,
With no one to bother her by asking her age
DEATH or CHILD.
1t was spotted measles that killed our Daisy.
when l think of her death it makes me go crazy;
don't see why should have SO much trouble,
While others go "scott free" and Of money have
double.
FRUITFUL SUBJECT.
As Death was sauntering idly by,
He spied the apple Of my eye;
With cruel aim, and no delay,
In her hearts core he put decay:
And like the fruit upon the tree,
She dropped down dead in spite of me.
To celebrate her fail this day,
raise stone to Mary Gray.
a FATAL BLOW.
This is the place where rests Timothy Morse.
Who slid out of life through a kick from a horse
No four-legged beast caused this dreadful disaster
But two-legged cuss kicked the life from his
master.
AN UNRULY MEMBER.
In this sacred spot my wife does lie,
She quit this world and went on high
Her tongue wagged SO fast for thirty long years,
That she died from exhaustion, while | dropped a
tear.
OS PATRIOT.
Here lies a soldier. under this stone
stop, passer-by, and heave groan;
Groan, did say? No, hurrah for he is happy, /
ween,
Singing Han Columbia, Yankee Doodle, and God
Save the Queen,
Ia the land of glory, where he has become by this
time cherubim. Amen.
COUNTRY SCHOOL TEACHER.
In this grave lies May Edwards, pretty school.
marin,
Who coaxed and fattered all the beaux, hut never
did them HARM
She graceful evanescent, but she faded like the
dew,
And her age lexcuse me for telling it, was just for
ty-two.
on DRUSKARD.
John Gray is dead! His corpse lies below,
But where bis soul is, Of course, we don't know.
There were two paths to take-which he chose is the
rub:
One led to glory, the other to Belzebub
His disease was strong drink as this settled the
matter,
II settled poor John, too-we guess with the latter.
BILLED BY a HORSE.
Ahsolom Charles Timothy Jones
Once was alive, but now here aio his bones;
He was thrown from his boise against an old post,
And was 70 badly smashed he gave up the ghost.
A sLAsDERER.
Here lies an old dame, with a dangerous tongue,
She slandered all her neghbors, and really thought
It fun
she got so angry one day, when in a sanderous mt,
That blood-vesscl burst and the hitter got hit.
This epitaph was written by her victims IN the
town,
Aud this heavy granite stone was laid to keep her
body down.
FOOD ron rHE WORMS.
And now dear friends, you1l see him not,
For he lies In this grave 10 rot.
PRECIOUS CHILD.
Alas why should cry to-day
For one who could no longer stay?
My darling little Hannah.
This child could read, and write, and spell,
Could say aer tables very well
And play her mas Piana.
God bless my little Hannah.
Who plays now Heavens Piana.