Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-11-29
SPIRIT HYMN.

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Might labor with an humble, contrite heart
To rear her boy Alright. Then with the spell
| OF angel influence breathing round her, slep
To dream Of Home and Heaven.
SPIRIT HYMN.
| Written on receiving an honorary degree
from my "AIma Mater the Memphis Female
| college,
They say there is beauteous cline,
Where all the year is sweet spring-time;
Where every bud and every flower
Seems fashioned for some lovely bower;
And every tone that greetS the ear
Some gem OF song doth gladly bear.
But oh this world is bright 10 me
L care not other worlds to see.
They say there is magic isle,
Begirt with oceans sweetest smile,
Where ripping waves in cadence meet,
Where cloudiess skies the vision greet,
And all that's lovely, pure and faIr
IsblOssoming forever there.
But oh, this land is dear to me;
would not dwell within the sea.
They say there is a fairy home,
Where woe and sorrow never come;
Where every wandering accent seems
An echo from the. Land OF Dreams"
And every eve is filed with love
Like that which beams in Heaven above
That home may one of gladness be,
But OH this world IS bright 10 me.
can but love its birds and flowers,
Its sunset skies, its moonlight hours,
It's gentle tones OF friendly cheer,
It's winning smiles and willing tears.
The very turf beneath my feet
is blended with meaning sweet,
And thus my spirits hymn must be:
This world is very bright 10 me-
SONG TO NY ACCORDEON-Afr: a4ogae
Slceet Home"
Oh! touch the keys lightly loved them OF
yOre.
Though scenes OF my childhood may gladden.
The fingers OF Memory shall wake an old
strain,
And hopes long departed be chanted again.
On! touch the keys hghdy; they tell OF the
hour
When inst my young spirit owned NIusic's
When life like spell Of enehanment ap-
And rainbows OF hope all its gloOmiuess
cheered.
Oh touch the keys lightly, and bid them re-
How gladly turned the bright leaves Of my
When the volume was new, and my spirit was
And 5iessit dreams of the future drove sorrow
away.
Oh! touch the keys lightly. a sisters glad
Once Joined in their breathings and babe me
rejoice,
But another now prizes the heart once my
And affection must weep DER the days that
are gone.
Oh touch the keys lightly. They tell of
Whose soul was imbued with the sunshine of
truth,
Whose brow bore no traces of sorrow or care,
For genius had stamped her bright lineaments
there
Oh! touch the keys lightly. Another they
sing
Who was wandering alone mid life's happy
But fingered awhile tin he won a bright flow
TO bloom mid the shades of far Texan |
bower.
Dbl touch the keys lightly. Another they
Who saw the bright spells that in aniuence |
dwell;
lie struggled with courage-he triumphs with
Hes biest with affection, can wish for no
more.
)h: touch the keys lightly. know it is
TO hope that st:n others might cherish that
let touch the keys lightly, and let me renew
The memories they bring Of the good aud the /
true.
LIFE OF CAPTAIN JOSEPH Fry, THE
CUBAN MARTYR, is the title of an in
biographical sketch and enter
aiming book, written by Mrs. Jeanne
Mont Walker, of New Orleans. This
,ook is faithful record OF Captain Fry's
emsTkable life, from early childhood to
he time of his death at the hands of the
spanish executioners in Cuba. His ex-
as an officer in the United
States and Confederate navies are related
n q simple style, at once interesting and
to the reader. In the course
# the work, the authoress reveals much
# the inner history and secret marine
ervice of the late civil war between the
State, setting forth facts and acts which
AVE never before been published. The
,ravery and patriotism OF Captain Fry,
lis steady devotion to duty in all times,
nd his faithful adherence to the prin-
iples Of liberty, the moral grandeur of
lis character, unstained and spotless
nder every circumstance, are graceful
v and beautifully portrayed by the au-
horess, under the impulse Of true lite
ary zeal and apprecistive devotion to
er attractive subject-a gratuitous work,
labor of love on her part.
IS a biography it is rarely surpassed,
nd is q work which is sure to be treas
led by all who read it. The chief, i'm
Mediate object Of its publication-the
ope Of procuring through its sale some
leans Of support for the gentle and suf-
,ring widow and her seven children
Ommends the work to everyone. The
,ork will be printed from new electro
vpe on fine, tinted paper, and will be
Illustrated with sixteen faIl-nage engray-
lgs. 1t will contain nearly six hundred
ctavO pages, and be furnished to sub
,ribers by the J. 3. Burr publishing
Dmpany, of No. 253 Asylum street,
Hartford, Connecticut. The price of the
ook, in extra fine English cloth, gold
nd black, plain edge, is three dollars; ]
! gilt edge, three dollars and half. I
IS il is sold exclusively for the benefit
T the widow and children of Captain ,
ry, Il can only be obtained through the
istributiDg agents Of the J. B. Burr !
company ]
OLD FOLKS RECORD.-An earnest
fort is being made 10y the Old Folks OF {
helby County, to build up an entertain
Ig, instructive and useful Home Month