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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-08-23

WHERE 4 I.ApptK LED Tu.-The quiet OF
this place, SAYS Il tlavm"nt CORES ponltnt.
has been somewhat rutti II the past few
DAYS by the recital of an event hat had ii
BEGINNING in All the novelties of 4 romance.
hut ia IN 4 l,.n,I, II m n thr rili Ulpu-. .
\ Young man here has been rn more of
a Young lady of fair education and person
Al attractions of no mean order. His atl,t,-
tipn> met with reciprottlion. AMI rs her
father would not for IN instant countr-
nance marriage between them, IN elol,e-
mcnt WAS the first thing that suggested
Itself to the two. and on Il very dark night
very recently he handed svlph-like form
dow n fr,m 4 ladder that found lis tcrminl-
ton at her bed room window. Al Church.
mans Wharf 4 boat WAS moorcu and mo
this the stalNart Young man helped the
fax one. AMI with one splash oi the oars
the craft sped rapidly out in" the stream
But a sulucn change came over the happi-
nr,, of this dream. The Young lady re-
pentrd what She had done. apd insisted
upon being taken buck to her papa. The
| yuunr man. hlr.lv able to rei lZe the sud-
| den change. begged and implored her to
| tlv with him. and they would be made man
and wife, but the Young lady remained
| firm TO her purI o>c to return home, and
| there WIS no course lett for him. AS "A gen
tleman, but to comply with the request.
| and this he iii /. though with considerable
| reluctnncc The cold gray of d,y was
| Just breaking in the horizon. and when
they had landed and We're proceeding up
| Churchmln street To the home of the voun =
| lady. The tinur. OF :, man was seen advanc-
! iny with | shot gun on his shoulder, who
proved to be the father of the young lady.
He had gotten up early, and seeing :, lad
der in Il very unusual way against the
house, concluded that the ladder diin /
grow there. and he Went 10 the top of it
and found where it les! TO. and that the fair
one of eighteen summers and winters waS
not there Then it WAS he took down
from the mant~l-picce that trusty old wcap-
on that his grandfather So proudly bore
in tn. Revolution, and started. ''Papt!'
she said ''we've had such u nice ride on
the river Yes" said the young man
III was delightful" "Yes.' ; I'D The old
| man rs he took down the heirloom from
his shoulder, and fingered about the lock.
'but it WAS not ple-t,;tnt rs | propose to
| m Ike it if vuu cannot travel faster than
powder o. lead Then ii was hat stood
| on three hairs two coat tails stood up like
sails on :, Yacht t.vo legs struck IN attitude
like pea sticks ready for thc peas, and be-
/, fore the heirloom could be brought to bear,
the hero hal gone Where. the echo an
swered not, bat the young lady h;is lost all
! taste for romance bread and water
and si5ns for one good sqnre attack o,.
baefste,.k and onions or ham and ctbbag-
- WIinatn1ton, De2., HertH
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-08-23
NO 81.

One morning a wonrn wa~ shown into
DR.. Abernrthv'> room; before he cuul.
peak she barred her arm saving: Bum
\ poulticr. said the DOCTOR Next day She
called again. showed her arm. and said ::
Better. Continue the poulticr. Some
days elapsed before Abern"thy saw her
again; then She said: We'll. vour fee
Nothing. qnoth the great medicip: vou an
the most sensible woman ever saw.
There must b. some fun in il, or -
many ladi,s wolld not do it. But what
would we think of man with n pain in
his back, strained ewes AMI stiff knees. sit
iny two whole days At u sewing machinc
IN order that he might have two extra
tack- in his prtnl;,lnpnS. three bi l. ruifl :,
and Il knife-hl,de pleating round IA" skirt
of his ulster. To cover four yard, of six
with seven yards chilI-hly cut into >tr.p>
i ncirher healthy. wealthy nor wise =
N,tc Ccuiury f1r H'0natit.
DoME,rIC LIFE IN IIupepN.-The Hudson
R.IH'lic N print, the following as 4 >rettt.
from real life; IIu>btnI at tea table
passing over hi- plate f'r thirl time
Another dish of those luscious berries.
my dear. and lalt another spoonful of
sugar On thrm; hose last ones were
hardly sweet enough" Later a, hr j
starring for down street." the wife s.tv- ::
= Don's forget 10 bring home some sugar
10 night What j, thlt sugar -,t
ni1ht before last All gone = Yes, my
dear. it's >;r;twb berry time. you IN ".
" Well, am clad the sour things are al
most gone.
Ihrr" is no i slrrl'i'-r town in Cana Ii
than WnI-'r. opposite Detroit. bp there
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-08-23

\ g,ol story i told Of s''v.-r Il Il son
merchants who with th".r wives are sum
mrring it 4, a hotri not many miles from
Boston, Immediately after supper on" Of
the firm of B NJ X Go. :Ilo>r AMI AL
nouncel that there would ha ~onne private
lllc,,,rical> table tlN. ttc Tn tables Wee
removed. AMI imprompu clrttn Were
made of >haW> lhc fist performance
WAS to he = l'he Sleeping Beauty. l. H.
followed hv tn" farce. - This Hotel i
Sold" One ot the ladies WAS r,'4loSte. I"
AXE the part oi the ~ltrl inE beauty. Sac
rrclned on the sofa, covered WI II TWO vi
lerproof~ and piece of mo-4 ITO n"tilA-.
One of the purity. under prr,rncc "t -"'n-
Tor \ hammer To act ~ auctlorcer. Shipped
out of Il side door with his three compan
ions and adjourned to an upper chamber.
VIII re thrv indngrd in u" good old game
of " high-low Jack. The lady and the
au,lirncc remlinrd patiently an hour an !
twenty minutes. when 4 large Pl,rhrd Was
dropped into their midst. wlth the words,
Thi, house i sold d-BUNol TrHrtltr.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-08-23

\ CIIEAr RAILWAY IN WIScONsIN.-
Tie people Of Richlani Cen'er, the coun
tv seat of HichIand county, Wisconsin.
have succeeded in blildin- railroad to
Lone Rock. Il distance of 10 10 miles, ut a
cp,t for rirht Of way. construction and
cu,lipfnent OF only $4,000. Lone Rock Is
the site Of the only large stone IN that part
OF the Wisconsin river valley. 1t Is pro
posed to prolong the road TO Stevens Point
and il, name is the Pine River Valley and
Stevens Point Railroad. The entire cost
of the enterprise thus far has been borne
Inv the people of Richland Center. The
track is OF maple Scantling on oak ties,
iron rails being used on curves where
much side pressure would be brought
The wooden rails are from II to IA feet
lono and ) II BY 5 inchc, in size, the mar
row edge forming the face Of the rail The
ends are sawed with long bevels and
bolted together. The gauge Of the track
i, three feet. Every second OF third tie is
squared and set on edge. the rails being
we:lged into transverse cuts. The engine
weirns l. tons and its tender tons, cost
inc $3.50 for mrking and transportation.
There are nine fiat freight cars which cost
about S52l each Three Of them have
been covered at IL cost Of so each and one
is used rs :, passenger car. They weigh
76 10 pounds each. the covered cars welo n
ino about live tons. The total cost OF roll
linz stock was S82l9. The rate at which
the train runs is about eleven miles an
hour and the enterprise Is considered Il
success.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-08-23

-h'Ilifto OF MEN. W ME the mouse
keeper is darnin@ stockings and ironing
clothes and dnsing furniture. her thoughts
may be occupied with fur higher topics
than these petty no ,>choll details. and
every day she should insist on giving her
self 4 few momen:s' time TO read. count
ING this one of the little duties that cam
not be neglected. GOD counts hairs. yet
He weighs ihe hill, in scales, ana holds
tn" sc;. in the hollow of Iii, h,nd. 1t is
for us in our small WAY to initiate Him.
and while we see to it that small matters
are duly attended to. large ones shall not
be neglected. Many u mother gives her
self entirely to meeting the present wants
of her family, and permit, her mind L"
become 50 narrowed by attention to petty
details. that She is incapable Of meeting
those large intellectual and spiritual de
mtndS her children will make on Err
when they are grown, She must be moth
or 10 them no less when they are men and
women than when they are little children
and if while She rock, them in the cradle,
and attends to all the small wants of child
hood, She also reache, ont intellectually To
the time when they will be curl.lS and
companions ana makes provision for that
period. She i'll find that the little dutic,
may be lifted into largcncs, by beng as
so,it,ed with those that in their nature
lay hold on immortality ty.-TrtJunc
If Mr.. Hayes is Il political invertrbrate.
whose solemn pubic pledges are unworthy
Of the slightest credrncc. that may we'll
give the independent voter pause. Ger
tlinly the Republican would not be fpnn 4
supporting him, if it accepted that ,lcs-
criptol is just. 1t support, him because
II believes, on the best evidence it can OBJ
tan. that this quiet. modest ONO COVER
nor is not only an honest man, but 4 cour-
aycous man. a pcr>i>i"n, man. an cnlin-
emily Trustworthy man: and because, all
things con idrrrd. il sees in hi~ election
tn" best chance now open for poitc,l an,
administrative reform. >pr"gh,d Re-
puillrul
There have been more long win led Con-
grr>>,> than tins one; bat not many of
them. IL IsjO. the debate on the Missouri
compromise delayed thing So seriously
that the Adjournment didn't fall like u
poultirc-lo borrow DR.. ii lin->'s prof,.~-
>iontl >imilr a-tin-until September 50
In lsJ", { ngrc~s >It TIL August 3U-tHe
i,lAy in this c.,>c being caused ~ The pro-
traced wranylc over the -pcakrr>hip n
the hr"inniny of ihc session. an episode
which Gen Banks has the best reasons for
remembering. since it euIcd in his elrv,
ton 70 The chair. The tortI,1h h Con9ic>s
O>G6- -,t0 81; ,tr:,i4ht thruu.h, to latch
ANDY Johnson With this exception. th,.
lre-cn1 session i, tlr longest in twenty
years. Eh1I itot >tt> 50 /" speak Th,
Californian ul winch j., "G.t, ->prt4y-
n, Ia L., mt, J..f5
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-08-23

Williams of California hal rescued 4
diving pir;it. from Il noloomc prison IN
central America, and he wanted 10 do
something for Williams; 50 he held hIm
with his "lttrrinm eye and told him 4 long
warm. lie had belonged To Thompson :
band which hal scutlei ships. mnr'lrrc
mariners. robbed the churches a'on- III
coast from Mckee to Patagonia. and it'Aptd
together 80 much b potv that they htd t.
land at Coro> Island to find Il place OF >tor-
are. Fifty hog skins of Mexican dollars
Two or three tons of quicksilver, ana y Sc
l.rt aSso, tment Of gold AMI silver On tiirc-
they buried on the islam |. and then they
{ ,iicd away. Bat OFF the cptst u mut!ny
bro,zc ont. the vessel ought fire, and All
the pirate, were drowned except hinl OF
tn. 1,i;,,rinr eve He swan to the island.
where he lived eight years with ana on
, he bic, and cats which Capt. Cook had
left there when he sailed around the world.
4 shin hove. in sirht and he was taken OFT
The secret of Monte Cristo he locked IN
his breast in the hope of returning to the
island some day and getting the treasure
himself: bu. now his protector. his dear
Williams. could have it all. Williams
chartered Il schooner, set sail for the Island
and burrowed for II days. finding nothing
bu. rusty cutlass and fragments OF whls-
XIV bottles. lie returned last week to San
Francisco. Docs he suspect that the dy-
inc nitrate. liel to him, Not so; he thinks
t;ilt the treasure has been covered by a
l,ndslilc, aud intends TO 60 back with ma
chinerv for making thorough excavations
Diving pirates t-ll no lies
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-08-23


AhiN Ar HIS N"Kp.-A cn:u miner,
ms lace am garments bI'tch with ne dl>t
of HE mines, stumbled INTO 4 Chinese
laundry ia l)c~ Mplnrs recently. and curl
"u>lv eyed til" Orlrn'as He Vas unc"m-
monty heavy Laden with h"er- II might
be an rNHE-'rt'lon I" ~tv thtt tn" troth
from HE numerous Eit->rS hn Itt! dr 'nk
was visible IN h. ears. bat lr WIS cX-
uem"iy we'll file After scanning the
hlnAm"a amt fixtures i. hort time hr IN
Vu'r,'t.-
e W Aa' Kind Of 4 store : his
= \" under~ttnIrr. resp MI 4 Z. dI>c.-
pie Of t"nturlu~
" Whot dom here. continued The
miner.
" Much Wa>ilc-, heap Wa-!i'''. MrNc:tn
man. >tli the ChlAmAn.
" Wash hn. how much
zone duIIcr on" dozen, Mr.c.tn II m.
" How much for one: sud ihe miner
y Iltur rapid hyurln- on the apparatus
used hv the Cclc>tlaIe tor IN tt.4em lll9-;t
purposes furnished IN answer. = len
cents. WIS til. response"
| he mlnrr low ana UeiuiN tNp."re'i
hI> l"ch't. and fl>ltd from - ""!tl> =
7 per ann WAlrh ne II m, ,''' To- lh'- ltlh-
d't anu >'li' here. WASH me. ~HI'l'-
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-08-23

Tie Columbia (renn J U,rt'i ,u.t Wa.
SAYS: 'All through the extensive cedar
f,preS'S in Marshall. north of the river. and
in the extensive belt of crtl;tr> in the north
"A st portion of Maury county. untold mil
lions of a kind of worm, enc. .l>el III Il CO.
coon or web have attached themselves 10
the cedar trcrs-h ,h-in- To the limbs OF
the .rre>-in many thousands apparently
To the tree. The trees appear 10 tie thith :
" covered with these destructive insects:
in sections containing many hundred acr.'>
of the finest rel crd II in the Sllle-the
timber is attacked u-much OF II l. already
Killed. and nearly all that the pests are or
appear to br in u dying condition @rlvr
fears are expressed hv many that they Will.
in the future. almost destroy tn" cedar TIM
Der a~ they multiply. They seem ." be
indigenous to The ct.lrr. The young ap-
pies in the orchard near The affected forest
have been attacked the ily h vlnT applr-
entity hi the erL~ on the bloom or apple
Thousands of lii;le ob!onG cocoon> may
now be seen ticking to the young apples;
within the bah or cocoon is 4 small black
looking worm. The apples that have been
on them are knottv and SCARED. AMI stunt
ed in Growth. and cannot make good al-
ple>. The little worm in his silken web
seems to suck the apple. aS there are nov
many acres of timber that have been al
ready killed bv them.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-08-23
DO NOT >I\t: THAT ~U<l: AGAIN.

DO NOT SIM; THAT ~O>l: AGAIN.
DO not sing that song again.
Fer 1t nils my heart with pam;
am bending TO the blast,
And II ,ells me OF The past
on the years OF long ago
When nv days were young and far,
And my healt a. hight aS ar
When one lcci!n- tiilr'l the breast
.,ni one image gave II rest.
In the long, long iso.
10 not >l1g that song I-tIH,
have lived my We II. In VAN.
IN my hair j. thin and graz,
And I'm passing fast away;
On the iaik and inwnwltl streams
I'm 4 wreck OF Idlc dreams!
Ana Il puts me Oh the rack
At he weary boxing back.
Al The ebb and at The fow,
In tAc long, lol- ay,.
10 not -!ng that song agAiit.
There, 4 tear IN rs iciraln
1t brIrE- >idly back the TIME
Nhtn my mlnhopi ictt lis ptlut;
Wien the cnrnta jc-. dntr AMI true,
Closer, warmer, fpn'Icr grew
Ia the hoar u i,.cn i7hIp's p-nof.
Wien tie t,l~e olt> stood Aloui.
v hen thrif ZEN I-.np w..s but how
In t,c long, Ipt- a-o.
10 not ~.H- I:llt >"n- l-a.n.
l. 'i'-tr .,t- my Wear, braun.
lh too wei, alas know
T.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-08-23
Chr freeman.
.ptter from Minnesota.
uIIEpEN, MINI, Aug. :. Isl

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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-08-23

MAKE rut Bl>r OF Ir.-D N t wrumhe
and .rowl over tn" tvi~ you cannot care.
There are certain trials thAt must be
borne; frrltinr wont help tacm previous
worrying in anticipation won't stay their
coming. Giving and moaning won't M Ike
the trials OF lie any lighter or the rough
aces any >moothrr Don't fix Your mind
On vour dark troubles and ltr>i>tcnlly see
no daylight anywhere it j. there always.
bat you let black clouds Of discomfort over
>h.unw vou and Shut il from view
Pick up Your burden. whatrver it i>.
carry i, hravclv. assume the virtue of
chr,rtulnc>s if Nuu have it not. and show
The world :. smiling face even if the back
bends and aches With the heavy load.
Rene . brs how the brave little of-quntcd
Spartan hero carried himself. brightly
smiling. while I'll" wrctchcl little beast
unawed and clawcd his untlinchinG side.
Shall a Pagan show more tortitulr th:n Il
Christian who has divine help To patiently
BET: the ills Of life?
Frettiny takes the flesh of the bones.
and Worrying rivts 4 clrrworn expression
that makes even Il yuuny face look Old.
50 carry your troubles lighly. ladies, if
you want to keep Your cool lopNS. Take
np arm, against :, sea of ,roublc." and
m kc the l.'>t Of everything. Remember
Aunt Cnloe and her sweet philosophy, and
think on. yolr mtrcies. honey. Don
be forever summing up Your Trlets bat
strike a balance. and set Your Joys ara n>t
vo!r SORROWS There is more sunshine
than cloudy weather, take ii all together,
in nearly ever> ones life. 50 sun your
:. If in the bright spots and p'ss quickly
over the hard lines; think OF III" . good
time coming" and bear the transient evils
of Your lot hcroictllv.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-08-23

Dr.. NaumtNcr has presented 10 Tie
Geographical Society Of Berlin Il rtn:lrI>
able Photographic apparatus trr determine
iny the temperature and current direction
OF any particular depth in the "rc.,n 1t
consists of u brass box hermeticallv clos
ed, and having Il tachei 70 it III apparatus
resembling :: vlne or iutnrr Within
this box thermometer and II magnetic
needle are contained, behind each Of which
is placed sensitive photo. ,hic p. .prl' and
in front of each Of which is :, Slnrli nitro
gen vacuum tube. The box contains also i,
small induction coil. When the appar .t,,>
is lowered to the required depth the r,ld!er
causes it to take u direction plrallei to the
current there existing, ani hence :, definite
direction with reference 10 The need, e
Within Tie thermometer soon requires
the temperature of the water out>ile. and
becomes stationary. At this instant IN
electric GU rent is sent to the box. which
by means of the inlucton coil inside. lights
up the little nitrogen tube. the violet light
of which, pho.ographic.liy very intense.
prints. in Il ;olt three minIcrS. ihr y }, ;tion
of the needle an The hi Ii - t,r III .rcl-
~ column upon the preptred ptper- chc
current is then interintted, the appar u Is
raised, the Photographic tracing fixed. ex-
amine1 and placed upon record.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-08-23

Why ALL NEVADA RIVERS Run INTO
r,1E GKou <p.-It iSa we'll known pecu-
li,ritv of oar WasIlot rivers that they all
sink into the earth. Each river cmpties
into what is called its 'sink," OF lake.
None of them Get out of the state OF emp
" into the sea. This curious fact was once
accounted for hv u queer old fellow who
made his home in the shadow Of Mount
i,.v;.isnn. Said he: The way it come
tbuut was in :hi> wise. The Almighty, at
til. lime he was crcttiu' aud f:tshlonln
this ere vtartIl. got along To tins section
late Saturday cvcnin'. He had got through
viii. al the great lakes-Superlor. Michl
can, Huron, Erie and them; had made the
ONO, Missouri and Mississippi rivers. and
IT. :, sort OF II wind up. concluded to make
:, river that would beat anything lie had
done in that line lie started and traced
out Humboldt River, IN Truchre River.
M Carson River, an Walker River, an
i,ce-e River, and all the other rivers; an
He VA, Il leadn' Of 'em along, calcaHtln
to bring 'em all together into one big boss
river. an then lead that oil an let 1t emp
" into the Gulf of Mexico OF the Gulf OF
California. us might be most convenient; ;
bat Il, he WAS brinSin' down an letdin'
;,oiy his branches s-Truckee. Humboldt,
Carson, Walker an them-all ut once II
came on dark. an not bein' able to carry
ont His plan. He jus. tucked the lower end,
ui the several streams inter the groun':
where they war. an they've stayed thar
ever ,in"a. - Virginia City fNer) Enter
pri>@.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-08-23

our WESTERN BoEpEE-IrS LlPE.
:, rNt> AND liI~TpEY.-\n p ,rtiOn of
,nrri,tn History i replrte with thrill
in. ncitl,int and interest H. that known rs
the Heroic Epoch OF American Border
Life.
Thrr" i a charm and freshness :tboat
the stirring deeds AMI eNritinc a,lvcn' ures
Of tn. IrrtI-uaprht old h"r,lerer> such
,I.n:le~- worth'e~ ~ Boone. krnton.
Brady. l.ortn. iIlrrod. NJ -Cullough. the
Tn,.- Ztnr> aud Wrtz-I>. That attract
alike old and vn0n.. anl " hen read in the
i-ht nf rrcrfit cvtnS tr.tnSpirny in the
Indian Country. show most vividly the
irving scenes through which the pioneer
men anl women of our country have p.S>-
al. This history is fully given in the
timely volume F." OR W,>'trt Eor,(tr loo
T.t,-~ igo." hv Charles Mcknight. Esq.
author OF "oll Fort DuQ le>ne. publish
ed hv !. G. MCCURDY X co, Philsdel-
phit, Cincinnati, Chicago. and s. Louis
Agents lr,. wanted everywhere. Address
Tie Publishers tpr terms and Illustrated
Circular
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-08-23


l-Nh'' At Illt AFRICAN DIAMOND
riLlh>-- he exploration OF the diam"nd-
menus oi SCUM Africa promises |" exert 4
n'-h'v influence on the n'tiN" populations
,NihT h"FIh "l HrIdI Itl''ni- y" sooner
'r'' 'nt '''''l''h" i"i ''""F ARISEN II 'ii' 'lS
TH-' '"''h 'Nt mum ''r> "l the races
hh""h t> M'iftW's, VII" i've between me
'"'htN-lm'd ana t"'HtN-ipuIth parallels
ol ~plth lNlllic. ppUf"i down from tfr
country h'r""IInE on the i-lmpop". and
very took >"tNIr" Wltn tllr d1E-rr>
htN came III large bodies, says Mr..
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-08-23

nv f'''o"I IiS l'otii, NulCll HIS c!t
)ren published without the authors nam
Tas written by the late Miss Emily
Page. Of Bradford, VT, author of " T
Did Brid"e.n and "Thc Old Canoe;''
"ONi.Y WAITJ\ts.o
,n aged man in an almshou>e was asked WI
'e as doing. He replied, Only Wailing.'
Only waiting TIL he shadows
Are a little longer grown,
OnIy waiting ,il the Slimmer.
Oi the day =, last beam /, flown
TIL the night of ear th has faded
from the heart, once fun OF day:
I'll! The stars Of heaven are breaking
Through the twilight soft AMI gray.
only waiting tll the rcapcrs
Have the last shelf gathered home,
For HE summer time il faded,
And the autumn winds have come.
Quickly. icapcrs, -athei quickly
The last ripe hours of my heart.
For The bloom of lite withc:ed
And hasten 10 depart.
only walInG TIL the angel,
Open ltie the mvstic gate,
At whose ieet long have fingered
Wcay, poor, and dC isolate
Even no" httr their tout,tcps,
And th.IT voices far lWiv
II they call me. am waiting
Only waiting to obey.
oniy waiting Til the shadows
Area llttc LONGER gown,
Only waiting, I'LL the glunmcr
bi the days last beam l. flown,
hon 4 4
Holy, lealhless stars shall Use,
liy whose h4ht my soul shall gladly
read ITS pathway to the skies.