Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-09-06

Who walked the lanes and the plains Of life,
Journeying on in his walks with little strife.
Then II. Birchsrd appeAra-beloved name
A rev erend sir Of the islrest fame.
II WAS by love he won, so ne'er did use
The oil Of birch hdrd and others abuse.
A dear, good divine, II is next We see,
william II. Rugg, spelled R-u.double-g
with Rugged name II is hoped he may
Successfully travel lifes rugged way.
Then the youthful L. JudIon takes his place.
Now an Rev. with gracious face.
Then, surely, lie seen one Daniel Cole,
Who claims to be next ON the honored roll
That he was live cote there is no doubt,
SO the light in the valley couldn't go out.
The next good watchman that came in the way,
Out OF dry dust was transformed into clay;
The use Of this Cidy written Clay, c. L.,
Waterman Z. stoddard arises to tell.
Then IN the list 50 long comes DavidCs)son,
But not the wise man called Solomon.
Then II. c. Robbins comes hast'ning along,
Gay as all robins when singing their song
F. olmsted Appears, with an Rev,
Who has long stood high in the ministry.
And the last, not least, one Boynton, c. c.,
Now is watehmhn, Jealous as e'er could be-
These faithful wAtchmen, with tendereht care,
Have been guarding the light from year to year.
Three-and-forty years have guarded it WE'LL
With blessings too great for mortals to tell
Principals were they with principles true,
Acting as men with true principles do.
Behind these wstchmen have faithfully stood,
To stay up their hands as good men should
Fifteen wise ones ever inown a. trustees,
VIII, always 40 just about as they please,
but to their crtdlt-it Is said with delight
1t seems their pleasure to do about right.
Tis easy to sce-wth little learning
In order to keep this light a-burniug,
There must be OIL indeed, ample supply.
This fact no one will attempt to deny,
No truth more patent, for all men know
That light grows dim as the oil runs low
The oil that this light chiefly lacks,
Is oil Of ten thousand one dollar greenbacks!
Give it this oil in measure thus ampe
Be each to all a noble example;
No need to so to Pennsylvania's soil,
And there bore deep wells to secure this oil
Just put your hand-'tis a simple thing
To your welihlled purse, then unite the string,
Then take therefrom, and hand, II you please,
10 some Of the ifteen said trustees,
piece Of green paper not large in size
Though large, very large in some peoples oy,s--
small bit q paper-the back uf 1t green
As nice bit Of paper ~ ever was seen,
With = number it, higher or lower,
Meaning one or two dollars, hye, or more,
Ten, twenty, or hfty, or cen hvrscore;
The larger the number, the better twill please
The minds OF the grave, the honored, trustees.
This is the oil that Leland and Gray
Desireth to get for future day:
Could she now put by ample store,
Her light would be clearer then ever before,
And brighter, aud purer, and steAdier, too,
Cheering the hearts OF all friends that are true
Then for all time, it would surely last,
To tighten all, as in days that are passed,
In turn hitting young men and mGidens fair
To be lights in the world some here and some th Ct
The blessings to come would enduring be,
And lastiug as long as eternity.