, 1877-11-25


Der the little potEu. My Ch1ldhooa Daysr
That's in this little book.
by mother was IN invalid,
And was fnrmnnY ynAr
And heing the olest daughter
Her life hud to cheer.
hnh two little brothers.
And sister, Which made three,
And dear TuUther being sickiy
Their care it fell OF inc.
Ny parents moved to Agoma
Near twenty three vca7s ago.
And bought 4 Hundred acres OF land.
That's g0nt-Hized farm, you kEoW,
1t was then wilderness
VITA tall forest trees acolnd,
It was i've miles from q village
Or any other town.
Ny heart was gay and happy;
!. This was ever in my n:E::,
Their: is better TIMES" cuG1lng,
And hope spHe d:y to .:l4
Myself capah|c Of composing.
1t w:ls ms hearts delight
Tc compose on j sentimental subject
II it came in my E'ind Just sisnt.
..Mv childhood days hare passed and gone,
And it Hills my heart with PAIN
To think that youth will neyermorc
Return to me agaiEt- -
4And now. kind friends. what have wrote,
hope yon. will pass o'cr,
And not crit.cise Is sone hare done
Hitherto heretofore.
urhot r,,rs +hc fri. noctic sou1 for an o.-
casional lapse into u,graln!nati:at regions. It it
be never compelled to rest on tic dead, fat
lcyel Of commonplace! 10 our Many-ali1utsi
autlorcss the most trivial theme affords nlate-
Grand Hanils Cricket Clun,'' Here. after her
irnrcssive uocnn1
In Grand Ennitls is cricket club;
11f men thst cricket pl,y.
as Guo = az ri ss1ltfu1 men
That ran their skill d1splay.
snc describes the ncrsonal attributes OF cac!,
nlaycr. i1151 rs old Homer loved to dwell upon
the yaior and prowc:s OF his heroes. First
" Fravc Keleo, he : considered great.
Chief OF tho Club lie is found;
Jul no' a.ot'c - ,>.so
II; ao.lel ,.,ar ~ art; !, u1'v, >, t,n rost
= isules p.@s ra r.1.a. I,s' 49, ,;.,. ,,,.
AIas: 1o"e'G's ~ rh', ,";.. - nnt aIwars -,
~ aaa;is l;f4 ~, y. ~. ,,otsic to ~. s.rooa AL
Nv s"!i.. ~. ~ a.,,s - 10 ~ nrrant;n1
u ulahu aha 1',ip n:'p'>s5 s;nnaN v.a-Ne'
W tue 'e4e' a
ftc sot stfuck ,e se;ete A. at t's 'a'P- P-sfounu'
roF WHICH ~ loo~ = ~ e.
un!er lasot 'nt5 w. ~ Iii .istI II
tha5 tne nfaa Hs sar md % that to- se
orcoact1o'. u ~ ~ 1,r-1,t ~ o'o
nef o"h chasLe atu oeAat1iu' 1noH-At
The Grand Rapids Club that cTlcSet play.
Will soon be known ainr,
Much proufef do its members stand ,
Like many noble star.
Somehody once beautifully observed that the
measure OF the poetic, Us of the maternal i'll
stinct III woman, is the love of childhool and
children. II the statement be trnc--ant indeed
it seems to us to bc Eo-who eau doubt taat slrs;
Moore possesses the faculty in a wonderful
degree, after reading the song Little Henry"
the chorus Of which
heath has took their little treasure,
Aud his name I'll tell yon now;
lie has gone from earth foreses-,
Their little eharles henfS House
fingers with us like the memory OF a sweet
dream. Indeed, nearly hall the verses III her
book are written upon subjects al!lcu to child
hoods gTicfs and Joys, as ing poems - 4a.I'c
House." William House anu t4mliF' L1tt!e
Su5an", Young az, aenF hos+ ~ 11e ntbers n; sha r.
lis. And the bereavement that comes "ith tne
death OF loved child finds home IN hcr heart
eyer, for she sings:
NJ one knows 4 parents sorrow
Till child some lrfeno nave los'.
But VIC fear no mind is perfect. Would that
Mrs Moore's early education had been more
thorough rs regards political economy. We
should not t!1e, find her, with III enthusiasm
worthy of y bettcr cause, singing
Th,oc chcrrz ,or caoocr and Cary,
'n'fI ifurreh. H hors, m hnrrah;
Three cheers for our nation
In peace and in war;
We with rally frn:n the farms
Shouting eqnAli:at'on:
GscenhaSEis @ tS,. is. lcom;5taoss. coa,;i.ao.,on,
i"Ao s"'7 ~ 'a'' ~. .so,. e.,z .,.ro
The advocates OF SOIL money surrey nase
cpss haren+ ~ =, thcir Ieas Greek history tells US
aanc.sns oo w Tsrt.e,,s sanr tc Snartans m To
no" tne Ppet =. ~ ,ononatollis.e innS tn II that
t1cso1y. Les ~: ~ Graan5,a,is Iar+1 LIN 5io
this nc" po"ct ~ lG ,,':a ;,aII s.rons,
not Aanc "a III ,,I,;,,,,. ~
Ine e1untl5 - "''AA
tlon; .u,,,+o - ;e >, +1o ,o,vor If sonrr that
- trrsts fnrth from 1hc most sori1id surrouuI-
u ou'sdS ~ ao.tn ntA ~ that Toor Scottsh form
1ns tne poe..1S ~ h,1sbsJ thc nns;c ri the
neses ~. paa,a p''sr,s rorartv 1,linJncss, the
y1g ~ nop - f;s fom;iv Tho s9Tacc n his noIiti
oi " narsr Ieascne The sS;een Of tho nacs-
tic measures OF Milton: ABOVE Luz nutnt ~.
the Michigan pines, perhaps cateh!n9 sone1ulii@