Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-08-30
RusE AND MELISSA.
now THEY LISTENED To WHAT
THE WILD WAVES SAID.
The oray 0id Maa with the Three
Lissis Ptesurs Cards-rhs Happy
Pair frsm Paopktnsvi1ie.


Ths following poem. written expressly foI
tAs New York T,isyrum. BY Mr.. Sam Devers
relates an experience which more than one
eoantry cousin has passsd through. In ons
nsdissd form or smother. within .oand Of Tho
ssd - waves:
Twas on consy Islands 80 girt shore.
oss very warn summsr's ssy.
Thst Rubc and Meiissa stopped To hsar
what the Wild waves had % ssy.
Right from the country frrsh and sreen,
iovA2 happy pair.
With ~ their sunday 50 meetinson
And hay seed In their hair.
jet eoms deo~n ON their weidn' tower.
Len hmm th. oar before.
And hinder thonsht a. how they u htr
To zee coney isixnis shor~.
rhsy's hesrvi fellow al Punpkinsvilie
Church concert sing this sons;
swhat air the wiid wave. saytn'.
Sister. the whole day long,
What innocent 10Y o'erspresds each fase
Ofthsss vsrdsnt eouhtr, lambs.
jest marri'd two day. and happy. by go-h,
As tvo KsnAr~ie clans.
s.Nov, Rsaoen dear" s,ii MelissA Jane.
wsb.lnt got long 10 stag.
And.I wish 10 gracious Aforc go
- could hear What the Wild wave. say"
They sio d on the beech In broiiing sun.
They stood tn their legs got weak.
Listen,pg 10 catch one single word.
should tho Wild wave. happen To speak.
Not even . whisper reached their ears.
II wore tseir pAtisnes sore
Dat nary word dii the ~ili waves spsas
As thsy dashed along the shore.
>. m. auser. '' ssil Rub-, ~, IL. sxow."
AZ be stood ON the beach that day.
20 I'D Ike 10 hear them Mild wave. -peak.
Jest 10 hear what they hs'i 10 say."
His desy locks .tosd sut lii, wires.
And his runburnt nose was red;
And Mslissa-w we'll. she wss Just red hot
To hear "whst the wih waves said"
.oh, Russ,- e said she, "thsy're out o. sorts.
I've hesrd ont said sfore.
That the waves glt awful mel st times,
And do nuthin al all but rOar
ssid Rabs. You be, they Il spllt thsirsslvrs.
Old mother, dad and Dave.
And sister sal. To hear we'd talked
with great big Wild "a wave.
/. No, then, Melissa. I've kinder thought
Bat that's tsixt yeu and n
That the slnsin' Teller st Pumplinsvills.
Misht hev told soii durnsd lie.
Bat there vas that fancy city gal,
with tho all NAKED mp tow head.
she went and told the whols dlrncd crowd.
jest whst tic Wild waves said"
ssii n ,lis.s Jane. "Ii all ared warm"
AZ she used her Pc mleaf IAN.
Just then came -trolliag down the beach
real mics lo4 king man.
lie ualkei like . msn who ovned the place,
with . run.hzie over his had.
N Rube concluded to a.k this man
If he kne~ " what the Wild waves said. F"
Then be told ,hi. real nice looking man
How he asd Melissa Jane
Ilsd listened On hear the Wild waves -p-sk.
But they hsla't spoke yet. twas plain.
He raid tvoald tickle Melissa Jsaa.
And wkae they we're born aud bred
,Twould hill the folk. IN hear her tell
Jet " what the Wild waves sail"
"why, ofeear.e. /" .aii the res, nice looking
usn.
81 tall you. its .orne,hins grand;
The Wild waves sp-.k la isnguaso. though.
That vol can't unlerstAnd.
Nov that's my business on this beach.
TN here most every day.
To tell all strangers. Tor sd,ilsr and half
Just what the Wild wayss say."
d" "are., Scot, i" -nd RuSc, " don't tia, beat
Af,sr all 1, halnt DO lie.
sendln' up oorn t~o dollars . busAel
Hsint nutht.' IN that fur high.
Meli.ss and Hs hsv je-t got Litehsd,
so 90 right along -durn the psy.
Dod rot the thing. I'm rtght ON stilt-
Jsst to hear what them wild waves say.
Then he called Melissa. and the r.al nice man
said, Nov III be.in. 80 hsrk !"
Turn paie 4, this s.a Neseh shsrk.
lie said "Nabe fre.hnell, you1i have luck;
Yoa1l never 20 hungry for bread
Yoa'll win hig money ON the turn Of a card,
40 the Wild wsSes Just now said