, 1877-02-03
THE COBBLER---A TRADITION.

John Cobb he kent cobbler.shop,
Quite small anu not too neat.
Tint though Of hnmhsa rank, yet skuu1
On high graded street.
A kind. dear, good soulcd man was ha,
., And he his Eooda sold chcAps
And profits ane did reap.
A vile he had, = rnnting she,
Cross. grained a. cowhldc coarse;
Though het5,. ai1 ahu did wa scold-
She was little hpdfse.
foll i,,, re fss name. and lisht her tongue
And, when tradc-akine were hanging loose,
Shed tan hia own akin tight.
In taking aueh a shreH to wife,
lie found he Was not 8hTcwa;
So tudeiy d!d she mar h!a Joys.
Its marriage be soon Epcd-
He led u jaded life, until
The dead Jade sho Was gone;
She went In morning. close, get 10
No mourning. CLOTHES put on.
A. stood he by her new grnyc side,
lle looked not grave, nor sighed:
Ana. when thc on hes back was bid.
Her shadow gune. she left son,-
Tom was The name ho had
Who. though not partial to tho strap
let Was stFapping Ind.
His wish tt Was to study law,
TO be like great Judge Lynch;
Ills fathers Will was law to him.
lilo Judged blu. to tho bench.
BIT when his fathers book WA turned,
The shop. Jobs he would shEFk;
So. when his father back returneAt
There would ee ''cusa Tom work.
Old Cobb though, rather rough 10 him.
- a soft and smooth heart had:
But. Ike corn cob. 1t turned hard
Whene'cr it, stcd got had.
Not mneh l.e knew Of curing his.
Still hcelfng wns lid trade;
Although not serY learned. yctthe
Mems understandings made.
A very sartng man was hc.-
In ealing none was more:
Aud stlll. With ali his thF,ftfncGs,
Ills scraps they strewtd the floor.
Willis much be hated butchery,
BE cut the skin Of calves;
And: .hone4h, ri hs ss; often p patehsd up holes,
Although hc wove no lace, yct.hs
Had jacos In bis wsres;.
Not ssry often had hc ftult
He kent no Loe or cat, ret all
Ue mndc went in tho lap;
lie never drank a drop OF heer,
Though always At the tsp.
With tender uppcrs WORKED he out
the npper.ten !olks' wills;
Whl1c fa6t bod build shocs for thclr feet,
They footed slow thc1r Bills.
Though reaped hc much, hc sowed no secd,..
Tears by his seed wGTb sc~n;
No enc saw half OF what he did,
Yet all bis work was shoue.
In shaping bcots to t,t mems shir
ilIs shape grew shln1le- thin;
E'er since thu d4Y he ainglo was,
10 mako amends for what hc did,
lie FREQ would mako 4 mend;
AZ he waxcd-enda used cvr7y day,
Ills days wAxcd to an cnd.
lta soul Il OF did glide:
While he out.ide did take stitch,
A stitch took hin, inside.
, lie put soulc leather Ia tub,
With watcf Int, to soak Il:
Then siowiy turned whitcwash:: pale.
And quickly kicked tho bucket
To buried be In state. he wil1ed
Assent before ho went;
AMI vt h!s VII i d,d not stale
Though nucl, hla sIrc that season savcd,
No kafG c0nla h1 son see;
us fuund son,o old boot.legs, but found
No booty legacy.
Yet Tom ho did not borrow srtef,
Though he wes left 9.lcAn;
So, In distFes4 Of mind, hn heavtd
No nh. mel but A.hoaet
No moro TO pine npon tho bench.
lie sold tho bench for plA1;
10 klghtn' hnl kept up enough,
so he pulled down tbs sign.
Thsu. 30 that he would soon Get rich,
lta threw hi4 AWi 8slde:
And OIL hp went, ! worthless heir,
To seek fofstune awtds.
But, ~ he had no notes 10 show,
The bar he could not take;
A HAT, he fell tmoug shasps, who s0un
Lis stat Ut llta did break.
With base. falae-set.o men, 10 ran
TIM tanof Of his wsy,
On lowest stalo 10 bear tone,
Whils his ''soap" snn astFay.
Thus, as best he moved In tina,
Not slow, but rather fast,
TIL, with tho pitch Of high acA, life
lie endea ut Tho last
n. T. in. (EarTr JAM.
NEW PUBLICATIONS..
READY THIS DaY