Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-02-14
lOriginal for the Clarion.
+ D | T II.
by L.ACQ.

BY LACQ.
Hold up there, stranger-wait bit
I've got favor to ask ye,
Going tl,ro' the village? that s tho hit
! hate like thunder to task yc;
But as We 90 past the parsons, there
just up beyond the pastur,
Try for to hurry him over here +.
A mite or 50 the faster.
Didn't hear about it that 8 quite queer
Thought the whole country know'd it !;
For she was lov'd Almost every where,
And Almost every body showd it.
= She s stripping thing-tlnt s very true
Not strong like the one that s well;
But twas only week or so we know
Bout the truth-which l m going to tell
For I sec the parson over the hill,
A coming along quite smart w
You wont aliyIt? well then sit still,
And I'll tell yc before We start.
Didn't know Edith? we'll, that's no
strange,
Seeing you're from other parts;
Come from the country over the range
Bout where the river starts:
Mighty fine csun,ry-but never mind
The boy was gOot. stout lad,-
The old man had learned him mighty
fine,
'Cordinr to the means he had
He met nv Edith-dont know how,
Same as most Young folks do
Reckon twas while she was milking
thr t.nW.
That 5 wha, they saida as knew.
Well twas funny how that turned the
girl
From hary,>kary thing
To the quictcst crc,ur in the "orId,
WHY she wouldn't rs much as sing;
As She used to do amos, all tho day
Before he come about
No, that Eve word gin the boy to say
Because he found her out
For reckon as how if it hai'nt been he
'TwouId have been some other chap,
And sooner or later it had 10 be
So we'll let that matter dinp.
They lovcd--of courec-ail young 1olkS
do;
The boy come atalking TO me;
Edith" saws l. lis eighteen or So
and as good judge as can be.
lie turned from me in quiet way,
| could see he was mighty glad:
was glad that | was mt obliged to say
What might have nude him SAT-.
Well. that was the last saw ut Luke
Till nigh about noon next day;
When the old man, he come, acrylnS,
and took
My Edith with him away
FOLLOWED them ON as soon a, could
For We sec il was harvest time.
And 'twa. hard to put the mare on the
road
Before she'd hal time To dine
found the boy laying out ON the heo,
And Edith sobhing aa1 crying;
| rlid'n, like to listen to what lac sad;
But they told me the hoy was dying.
The night before he had left her side;
But i, wasn't her fault, as know,
Tina, the biz black hor>rh u5r' to rae
Had pitched him and hurt HIM -.
But he hur. HIM bad 'smhrloa NOW
Nv the hillside under tn, fir;
Ills new made grave lisa white with snow;
That's what was the matter with hcr.
For tell VI. stranger. she had heart
Which To- Luke has always >iiIb true,
And the temper OF metal III ts'a' part
ll,s cut the easing clean through.
Shes followed him over the narro" road
L., l., ,,,
Where | hope she, sonc-hy the grace
OF God
For the sake Of her earthly love.
Yes if We would, I'll he mighty s|s'
For to have We aIigii and stay;
Though reckon AS how lwl!' ne hliSh-
For to see us lay her away:
For feel in my throat Il something haio
That wont go either way;
Hmt reckon nobody viii say VOID
If | play the woman to-day.
We're going to take her along the brook
And Law her under the fir, 49,
Where she wont I've parted lr"m her
Luke,
Nor he wont he parted from her
And if Heavens as bright rs lhc parsons
BECAUSE they were happy here.
hope they arc happy and singing w
day,
In the pretty blue sky-up there.
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