New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-20
JASPER DEANS MUSINGS.

The apples were red in the orchard, the meadows
The woods were at. .me with q splendor that
glOwed in the slorlfed ar.
Through the valley trsmulous nHrmrr ran
Growsiy all the DAY long. .s
Where . brook kissed the pebbles, and passeo
them and sang its perpetual song
Leaning over The gate of his garden the leaves al
JasreS n ,, IN az mussd like one who dreaming
\ dream far more bitter than sweet.
~ an fifty wear old this October" he muttered,
and how do stand.
wsu 1nsn 4 smalt house aud two hundred goo d
acres Of toflab.e land.
There is many man would be happy with half
what I've got TO nv name, 49,,
BIT IN NOT: and l TecKon most likely there
suthiu OF o.her to blame.
There's feeiu that sometime Genes on me-
and most At thist:me Q year, n,r.s
When the BIRDS ny away, and the Guinness gives
notice that winter Is near
There feelin that comet mes comes on IL ai
and makes me hall wish TO h ns ossa; 70 b,-z
And don't know e>ackis "H"' o'iA's' ~ ~ ~
Ike bee III my neac-
and decay all around; .r So,
Or i. NAV be q wish grJwln stronger LOT sC-hL
that ALT to be found.
There is hardly day but the neighoors are talk
IN about my anArs
Iden,r thank EN- for mirdn my bus L ess I'm sure
don't NEEDLE with tueirs
But they talk, ard they talk, and the drift o. II
all about nv dull life.
lite dull, know that very well; but I'm now past
tie time for wife.
When N an touches fifty, Ike me, he lad better
be sa,lL his prayers =,
retiIn' himself about women an0 IGHhlh
his head into SHARES.
Al,,- "a WI
married at most fifty nye ~
If he hadn't done that l don't doubt but the
critter would still be alive.
"But the woman he toe k che just worried his wits
Though when he went on tne was Teaoy WIN
many a crocodile tear.
But all women are not O tina: sort. There sJe
And if had married a. thirty it might have been
better for Inc.
There. the house and good one j. is-not .
better the country can show:
But never 60 III without feeiiL Culoess n
stead Of glow
"A home may seem ever go pleasant and eve go
And still nave no comfort within if; and thsts
what's the matter v it'll mike.
.There ia FEVER a voice to give welcome ard
never slaj smile TO greet,
Acd nv he art n-veT thrubs 10 the mus a. patte-
of iru, cent feet
What's the use OF q nan Away. striyiI3 He
gains hut q little at asst;
Ard il sen'Ialv comes, if at AL when the tine 10
enjoy it is past.
Now if had married a. thirty, as had molten
to do,
Who car tell hu. nv he art would De Lighter the
home mere plea SAINT one, toe:
But somehow I waited and waited; and now am
fifty wears OH
r7,e,a - nIsn.v n frost in nv hair and Y blood
has grown sluggish and cold.
i feel mere like restin than woIkin', and every
year that goes BY
Pears to tell MI I'd better be careful, and leaves
title less spry.
And SUI hin cor es Oh me in autumn-I don't know
exact Y what
That III :. : II feel sad like and solemn All
All ing ideas astlay.
81. n, = be the change o the seasons with death
aai decay all around
Or il NAV be wshln' and lougln cor suthIn that
amt to De fou-d
-'Auaa without come one to care for s not WI a.
a ought to be;
And home without some one 10 cheer il ant
plea ant TO hare or to see.
Now # hal married at thirty-pshas. here I
driveliu' on.
Within LOT o thing still 10 be s. to and The sun.
as live Almost gone!
There's 8 chill in the air abou. shutdown. l
reckon I'd better get round
OF III have that old Rheumatic shootin' al through
me agen, I'll be bound
independent.