Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-04-25
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Psr.immon. Wa = eolorei lad
Way down In Loa'slanny,
A,i al tae telchln. that he hal
Was given him by his granny.
But he did his daty ever
IA well ~ you, II may he
With aithflness ami pride always
IIs minded mis.us' baby.
lie loyel the eolnsels OF the saints,
And. sometimes. those OF sinners,
To run OF 'po--um .hunun. anu
steal "watsr milion' dinners.
And feryently at mestin', too,
On every Sunday night.
He'd with thu elder. shout and pay
By the plne.kno,s' farin. t:hi,
AMI slng their rudest melodies,
With voice 30 flll and strong.
You could almost think he learned them
from the angels triumph song
soSa.
1--WE be nearer TO de Lord
Dan de white fOlks-and deg knowtit;
See de slory.gste unbarred-
Walk In, darSle-, past de guard
Bet Yea dollar lie won't Close II.
"walk In, darkiss, tros de gate,
Iie,r de kullerct angels boiler;
Go way, white folks, yoa'r- too late,
We's de winnin' kuller. Wait
Till de trumpet blow to ioser.
lie woald Groom this over soitly
A. he lay out In the san;
Bat the song he heard most often
III. grannys hvori,e one
Was, "Jawce Washington
Thomas Jefferson
PeTslmmons ilenry Clay, be
Quick shut de do,
Get up oa dat 70,
Come hcah and mind dc baby"
One night there came fearful storm,
Almost second flood;
The river rosc. a torrent swoln
or beaten. yellow mud.
IL bit ~ its enbaukment-,
And lgspcd them down In foam,
Till surgln. thrUugh a wide creyasse,
The wayrs scethod round their home.
They sealed tho high ySraEdah,
They allied The paflors clear,
TIL floating chAlTs and tables
Clashcd against the chandelier.
Twas then ier-lmmons granny,
stout " arm and t-rrorproof,
By means Of axe and lever,
Fried up the Vcgandah roof;
Bound mattresses upon II
With .toutest cords Oi rope,
Llftcd out her iainting mistress,
Saying. Honey. dar l. hope!
YOu, Jaw.c Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Pcrsimmons Henry Clay. be
Quick On dat raft.
Don't star like calf,
But take good cah Oh baby.
The fro,hins river liftcd them
Out ON it, tursid tide,
And for a while they hoaicd on
Together, side by side,
TIL broken by the currsnt stTon:.
The frail ran sn,pt In two,
And pcr-lmmous .aw his granny
Fss, fading nom his view.
The deck. hands on a stcamhoat
Heard, a. they passed IA haste,
A child's voice singing Ia the dark,
Upon the waters waste,
A song Of fiith and triumph,
OF Moses and the Lord;
And THROWN. out coil Of rope,
They drew him safe on board.
Full many = stranger city
Pcr-imnons Wandered through,
i A.tutin oh dcr baby" aud
Sin-in. songs he knew.
Al length some city FATHERS
objected to his plan,
Arrr-tln- A. n vagrant
Our valiant little man.
They carried out their purposes,
Prr-immous lowed he'd spite en-
So slOpinl. from the station. house,
lie .isle baby nom the 'sylun.
And on that very afternoon,
A. Il was grOwin: dark,
lie sang, beside the fountain In
The crowded city park,
A rude camp meeting anthem,
which he had suu. before,
While on his crAnny's fragile raft
lie drilled tar from shore;
soSG
"Moses srnoie de water, and
DE sea gabe away;
Dc chil!errn dey passed ober. for
De sea gabe away.
o Lord! feel 80 glad,
II am always dark to day,
So. honey. don't yer he sad,
De sea u gib away"
A lady, dressed In mourning.
Turned with a sudden Start,
Gave one glacc at the baby,
Then caught II to her heart;
While a substantial shadow,
That wa. walking BY her side,
Seized Pcr-imnons by the shoulder,
And, while she shook him, cried:
. You, Javgs Washington
Thomas jefferson
Pefslmmons lleary Clay, be
Quick, splain yerseli, chile
Stop dat sr fool SMILE
whar you done heen wild baby
81. NicA0'as FOR Nay.