New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-07
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Tn q grand old German CITY
There ands an Orphans home
Where al stray lambs, for pity,
Are folded - they come;
They fill four hundred places,
UnWelcomed, undis missed,
And al those little faces
No mother-lips have Kissed.
There came great disorder
On the brave old German Iano'
With bait es on her Dor0eI
And mighty foes At hand;
And wounded, sick and dying
By many a mOurnful score,
In Leipzig town we're IylDs
Till there was room no more.
Then spake prOclams
lob, 10y al Leipzig men,
The soldiers OF the NATION
Serve every citizen; ,,
Take home these orphan Oh ldTe1'
Till good times come anew,
And make their hall hOspltsl
For those who bleed for you"
Soon in the quiet places
OF Children's sleep or pay,
Long rows of rest less races
Bearded and war worn, Jay; .a
And the children went, half f7Snleueo'
IatO q world unscan ed,
Where many a small clasp tightsred
On many careless hand.
Bv many q 1r66lu0 SIT LiuR,
Goodman to good wife spaKe
81 We take this charge as fitting
For our dear cOuntry's saxe;
The tolls Of war with reason
The fruits Of peace should earl
And it Is but for season,
AID the children will return"
In walked each helpless stranger,
With such doubtful face,
Eaf in the fear of danger,
Half in the hope Of grace;
They theught-as memory roGses
Dreams Of their big bare hall
20, these must be children's houses
Because they are 60 smaI.
ION tiptoe should be able
To reach that trim set shelf
can dine at this tOy-table,
And carve the meat my self,
Can venture TO ask it,
Is this liz tie chair tor me!
Is there a babe in that basket
And may peep and sect"
Strange were the simple labors
Wht re children could do hal
Str.ngest of all, the. neis ubOIs
VINO came to talk and laugh;
Life erow pleasant story,
With all things strange and sweet
And 9! the honor and glory
OF errands il the street!
The days were busy and CHEEKY,
The food was inst enough:
Ard if sometimes the life was weary,
Or sometimes the naE was rough
WIN cuffs we re followed by kisses,
An, showers made Air serene;
And where's the child that misses
The calm OF a cold machine!
The war tide paused, receded,
The strong land laughed again,
And room no more was needed
For men in the + battle PAIN;
Then spaKe proclamation,
and the goo words seemed TO bn1n-
There is .jov through al the nation,
And the Children may return
Oh! strong land that reioices
When those good words are said,
DID you hear toe child ne VJice5
From many little bees
Did they waken hardly knowing
What was about 70 be.
Then whisper. II am going;
There is 10 JOY for me-"
think their Father heard them,
For when thst morning comes
One Joyful thing is happening
In four hundred Leipzig homes;
The good wife looked at the goodman,
And wistfully she smiled,
But he spoke out, with never doubt,
Wen Keep our orphan child
1t was only the kind hours moving,
And the common daily light
Had taught the trick of loving
Throus III word and touch aid sight;
and thev never que STONED whether
Trouble or loss might come,
For their hearts had grown together
Ia the little life at home.
Now, all you German people,
For peaceful nights and days.
Let tower and throne and steep.6
Send up their songs OF pIa.se.
But God can make an altar
OF every cottage hearth,
And chidrens lips can ia yer
The tappiest ymns On earth.
Good Words.