The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-05-08
AMERICAS CROWN OF GLORY.

.fss0eiGti0H, .fprH 2i, 1871.
They landscapes SUMNER brighter SKIES
And CLINE with cline vieing to win earhs laurel prze;
Fame boasts Of we'll trophies glory batteborn
And lifts her bloodstaned victory
In the far of isles OF the in the homes where setting
Bathes it's cloudess plendor day begun
Scuptos and artists ha for Europe
kne her feet to do homage to the shrine great
But ah mid the flush of her pendo her dadem paes geam
or land with temples that queen
And three brief have fed since with fire.
Our nation infancy praed at the feet Of her listening sre
Built castles Of grandeur unvad Of the future the world should
When the that punny strength should be-
Already the strong Will reed the reign Of firm control
That fettere the mighty pnon and psoned the mighty soul
gathered her strength for the contest and fought like giant
strong,
Thrusng that would bind her like beast its
rage along,
Till the bidding. 10 childish clasp
the the of the nation Americas prize at last
looked upon astonhed she carefully laid her plan
To open knowledge free born gift
Not to the heir Of fortune not 20 the palace-bom.
While poyertys child hsng for daught OF the sacred
But the hacad the howell and the daughter Of wealth and
pnde
Might self fountain and its crystal tide
The schoooom the where genius in truth was oo
The preface volumes immortal the world should peuse anon
And the hope beamed brightly the pathway OF
From alphabet in childhood to the AmaMater's
Our eagle OF raised her pnon all white with the ghtteng
back the proud and hoated
Excelsior have conquered
peak highest glory the laurel the palmbranch and
Ave. wonder that to-day her pride she
Her victory like mantle thrown her. and grded with golden
the East
whisper the LOVING praises she bends her PRIDE to hear
But look at our social system stands to-day
wed the golden scepre instead of the yrans
Where busy waywad gathered every
And the scbooroon becomes attracona welcome quiet
treat
That power perfect conqueror
In sight of each home there arises city or country or town.
spire temple learning
Though cabin and the rough and rude
Education opened the fields of intelligent food
sunny southland where in her ignorance kne
The slave at wep
Of the scbooroom fair haired mistress stands
the lore of lands
evening" chd floats upward mid the breeze the
noia stirs
praise to Father chlds land
While the North where the pine trees reaching TO
the day
With steady pace his
OF the bear daught the Of toll
shall mosten each part of American soil
West I'll the quota with their colleges large and
Reaching with welcome each daughter and
OF land
And her bands Of blessing encre the rich and the humble the
bright grde speaks proud
est name
daughters the scptre coronet bring
the the nation while hilltop and valley
While the beezes bear onward the echo to the Tar OIL Pacific coast
And up chorus did in the gone by,
together sang the key of
path you have chosen Oft bevdering way;
WISDOM you will
There stubborn hold
they break the bounds Of and fret firm
control
you just
wandering cupr who has wlfuly gone astray
And you'll puzzle brain discover another excellent
The hoodavs of old seasoned with plenty OF bhen
The monoony broken frequent by sitting bov with girl
Alas that became altogether punishment fraugt with fun.
And II ased nd we're
The feule and the dunceblock bsnished long ago.
Twere folly them. and might know
you till quite discouraged suggestive
You remember the odtme which Solomon holds
And the rod lest withholding shall nure the waywad
find Joy have eonquedtbe oveb of old
NY grandsire used to tell fingered about his knee
And begged for another story OF the the appree
found morning mid the fruit Of loaded limb
Helping himself as freely If il belonged to him.
really he did not like for he needed the fruit that left
youth politely requested from his sinful pe
Bot HE mouth full OF the apple and his mind on the mischief
To notice thus heartily sent
quietly in his safety for he knew Of the farmers mood
would with him in a be understood,
the advanced moral suson and argued question
we'll.
lie rounded the arguments truths future would tell
Of the practice might bring
dearth nder impulse that honor
he tired az last for hs patience had the whole engto
chain
And orbeaaD had ceased virtue FOR patience
youth defsnty a nod and grin
That the argument really og but the apples for
HIM.
Very we'll SAID the farmer and argument gain no swav
I know another method. quite peculiar vav
bring my apple mischevou saucy lad
teach him lesson lasting ever think he had
stones lay around him plenty and missiles various kind
He peed the lad with till he speedily his mind
And from the hurry with the
Moral suasion know didn't do but I'm
You OF moral suason the theory surely grand
Love maketh nober than WILL with its band
Bot sometimes in loves dictstion justice can wn