The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1875-02-12
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oaf mother was pslienn lnessna'e,
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she -. ,as, AMI .ndalg~nt ani ,,s,ns.
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'ris n snch tbs, tho Scripture l. .reak.
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When II SAY. In m emphatic way.
That her chi 4 shall rise M md iless her
And NJ VI srvea are t..ang to-day
We hcgin tn suspect shr hsti trouble
When W. sven had clail,lhppis mlfe
jags
When We. iilled with The vino of our
childhood
Were seven good girls aud bal boys
We have LEI, nil our childhood lrhiai us,
We have walked tar alon, On ltcs
track
On yom sry .a,v-.ilf.h birthday, dear
inuiher.
We have m., fof space and look hack.
All az ns gathered around YOU
You can. look In The rr,a II all sesrn~-
I'VE should have been eight, hn, one
baby
Was gathered - hMl into Heaven
Al. from ,l,c ,lrs: horn to last born,
From dear I.yd. whose tenor of life
Has been one long effort fas otlcrs
Good daughter and sister and vile,
And Charlie. our jolly nor.hwest,r
Full of goodness and hrimfnl II song;
llo's deacon OF sinners In Crcs .,
And nccr on the si,le of the wrong.
lIer,'s Can. whose whole HE Ii Il ,asa-y
really don't knnw Mint shcs done.
nn. from frs. so las, ot the chapter
She las loved. and think that's 'hc
rum.
Here's III. X, who's prince among
grocels,
And We ,hink linn spFiace aners
r., the Mnmsn wha sis there 20 Innocent
lin, spanked, hin, aeain nand rgain.
And then eoncs a,,f sang.hlr,'.f women,
True s.ip ftam Iii annertral ,rce.
lfwr didn't know she Masa jrn.ls
Vel hes,,ail as stupid co1,d hc,
Aud Ah, lie comes In the story.
True snn III man withon, guile.
True son, un wlosc face ~, tho mother
l.ookseYer with sigh next her smile
Then Frank, he's the hahs. remember,
But somewhere His story IL told
uf hnhy who all nf u sudden
Grew giant In fables II old.
A giant, with heart likc baby.
lie hna drawn us together .o,tas.
Full of love. Ike the sweetest of hahirs.
And like one, will have his own way,
Yea. our childhood MI lycth behind ~.
We have walked far along on Il e's
track.
On your aescn,y-hf,h birthday, dear
mother
We me. for space and look hack
backward Ger all of our childhood.
Holding yon s,ill by the hand
And ON through the m,sts of the future,
Toward the gates of the Heavenly
land.
Misty. iii. nearing IN daily,
And hid by .ic cloudy gates.
Il tho face Of the father who loved ~
And the smile of the fnther who waits.
II, ns hope thu ,hc world will he better
For the lifc III each one II tho seven.
Aud when labors and partnga are over
We shall stand. Ill together. IN Heaven.
Father aud mother and children.
Onc of iis circles III love
In the smile Of the ''ircat All Father,
III the land wlrr. the air Ii all love.
The other day We dropped IN old
fashioned penny in the stove accidcntly;
il got rca.hot III ! minute; wc took
tho tongs and laid il Oh, on ! wood
bottom chair TO cuol. Just then Que Of
our regular exchange readers dropped