Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-01-21
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From Scribner's Monthly.
Life On the Farm.
MILKING TINE.

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MILKING TINE.
- the foot Of the hill the milk house stands.
here thu Balm of Giicad spreads hi> hanl,.
>nd the willow trails AZ each pendent tin
The lazy lash Of golden whip,
\nd an ice-cala pring with . tinkling sound
lakes dark green edge for the dark green
ground.
DOL a a cave j. the air thin.
Brave are the shelves with the FURNISHED tin
IF the curving shores, and the seas of white I
I hat turn to gold in single night. 4
A. if the disc of winter moon
should take the tint of a new doubloon,
Burned to a coal Is the amber dav,
Moons splendid fire has faded away.
md, lodged on the edge of a world grass-grown.
ike a great live amber glow> the sun =
hen it falls behind the crimson har,>
Look out for the sparks OF the early stars
With the clang Of her bell motherlv brown
80 trace of her lineage handed down
l. leading the long deliberate line
of the bcyons red and tho purhamS fine
''Co-bo>-, ''Co-boS> :" and the caravan
" 18th dowagcr swing comes down the lane
And lowing along from the clover bed
troops over the bars with a numbering tread.
ndcr the Ice Of the patient beasts.
ON their tripod stools like Pythian priests.
Make the COWS give down" in milky swrl,.
There's stormy time in the drined pals.
herr> a sca-ioam >Warth in the driving gales
Then girls and boys with whistle and song.
Two pail- apiece meandcr along
The winding path in the golden gloom.
And set the milk in the twilight room
NIGHT on THE Farm.
Now all clucked home to their feather beds
Are the Nelvetv chicks of the dowuy heads
In the old Dutch style with the bed above.
M under the wings Of 4 towering love.
With 4 few chinked in, plump n wrcns.
Around the edge of the rufflcd hens,
With nose in the grass the dog keep, guard.
With ionS-drawn brcath> in Tho old farln-vard
The cattle strand on the scattered straw.
And cease the swing Of the under jaw.
The cai'- eyes shine in the currant bush.
Dew in the grass and stars in The hush.
And over the marsh the lirhtnng-bug
l. swinging his lamp to thu bull-froe'> ching.
And the slender chaps IN the Sr,gui>h tights.
That jingle and trIll the ~lcch-bcl> nights.
The shapes with the padded feet PROV round
And the crescent moon ha> run aground.
And the inky beetles blot the night
And have Numbered out the candle-light.
And e,eryw here the pillows fair
Are printed with htad- of tumh'cd hair.
Timc walks the house with "a c,ock-ticA tread.
Without and within the tarm'- abcd.
The MORNING.
Appended angels everywhere
NJ ere uut all night in the d4rkyncd air.
\ dome 10 build and wall L. Law
And shelter the world from outer lav
They >moothed the arch with irowcl, OF night.
Work Il they would il never shed light
They mend'd the roof with might and main,
Bun il leaked like broken thatch III the rain.
At creyicc and chiuk the curves Of blue
" ould let the glory glimmerings through
from the countless stars like silver sand
All siftcd and sowed with radiant hand
To show Creations grain in the sky
tod quarrled The worlds and let them lie.
That Eastern wall with IL granite crown
In the carly dawn came tumbling down.
W It'll no more crash than the rose, make
" hen out Of the buds the beauties break.
The world j. a-fire with pearl surprise.
\ garden gate 10 our wondering ewes
l. opening into paradise.
The dew l. of and thu bees abroad.
The sun stands armed in the slJc> Of God,
TIE cHuENING.
No graceful shape liz, a Groeian urn.
But upright. downright. stands the churn.
broad at the base and faperin. small
Above II the da>hor straight and tail
indoWIr>> tower with flagstaff bare
arrior or warden. nobody there,
Fashioned of cedar. queen Of the wood
{ "tiar 4 sweet A. -irl in hood
Hiding her face like biu>h-ro>c bud
The d4>hcr wait. knc,-lecp in the cream.
4 cattle wade in the shady stream.
And Hat IN The foot l. d iour-l-af.-d clover
Jd>i waits the touch TO trampie it over.
Beside the churn a maiden stands.
Nimh'r and naked her arms and hands
Another Ruth " hen the r,aGer- r,.aIs
Her dress ~ limp a. i lag asleep
l. faced in front with a NlIZZiiuv check.
Her feet ar bare IL her ,un-browued neck:
Tier hair ray out Ike a iidI fern
" ith single hand >hc starts th- churn:
] NJ PLAY al The lir-t j. free and swim
lA,h she gives both hand, 10 the plunge and
lti;
\ short quick splash in TIN Milky WAY
tue-iwu. uue-tWu. in laIublc play-
! "nc-iv-s. = dane in wooden clog.
Dancing iis il watery bog
\ sobcrrr gait a, an all-,lay Jog
I-lown uptown like pony, feet
\ steady trot in sloppy street
Ne scattering dash and the linking wash
Deadrn and dull 10 creamy ,wa>h-
Color Of dafodil shows IN the churu'
GIimP>e> Of gold. Beginning L. furut
>i"Wor-and -iowcr-'lrader and dumb
Daisies and Buttercup,. Butter la, come
" hat thinks the maiden AN ia, whilc.
haifNer >he think, il makes her smile.
hateNtr >he does j. only seeming
spinning and weaving. wedding and dreaming.
Al. charms are hid in the ingot'- gold.
And more came out than the churn can hold,
No butter at all. but bonnet> >own
IN gardens Of flowers and all full blown.
\ clouded comb Of the tortoise she'll.
Al. II l. 4 beauty, and she a b,ll,,
\ grape-leaf brcast-pin's rcstle,. shine
l. twlnkllng up from the fairy mine.
ne dA-Aer ciinks on 4 bright gold ring
Morocco shoes. Ike martins wing.
ONE up with gown Of hounc,, silk
: pme fairy lo>t in the buttcrmilk'
Ribbon, 0f blue for loyc-kuot lie,
/ o match the tint Of her longing eyes:
Ribbon, Of pink and a b4lt Of gray
Ripping along ia Il watery WAY.
She looks at herself in Fancy, gla,s.
And >he sees her own 1.-THE fisure pas
: ne close, her ewes and loo T. again.
Ana sees = she dreams. the prince Of men
She closes her eyes and. side hv side.
lie i the bridegroom and She the bride
IN. never. my girl. Will vision, burn
y bright - those in the cedar churn.
An. what have we won il this be loSt.
HE BLESSING FREE AND THE Miss At COST