Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-02-05
OLD MAN GRAM.
NJ .. 7. rnowsa,Daz..

In little Gram courl lives old man Gram.
The patriarch Of place,
whsfs oftsn you'll see his iAe-,
Eager ssd greedy peerins about.
A hs goe. bsstiing In and out
Ats wrisgiips. riehety pace
nrisk octsgenariAn's pace.
He rsities his stiek at my hess. and braes.
As he comes shuffilng along the nAss.
Braes OF his riches and brass Of his rags,
.Yoa uss =. w where Ia / am ssys @ Old man.onu-
"You 80 where 1 Am to-day.
Iesne 10 town ai twelve years old.
with shilling In tbis src pcesst-
You should pee him ehuchle and knock II
.rhstow 70 me vas big s,ou, ehe.t.
with fortunes ioeksd In the tn ba, I gue-sed
A silver hey would UNLOCK IL
Ny little hey would unlcek it.
I found In rzs shop hept By Jew
A place % sleep and lob TO do.
And managed 20 make my shilling two;
And thAis alvays besn The way.
Nov SEQ where am.' g eriss old man dram
snow see where am to-day r
I'm his den atop Of the butchers chop
Ne iics In his lair Of hpsk'.
And 4 bone now and then 10 pick apd gpaw,
Win hardly tooth I'm his tough old jaw.
BAT couple OF curious tuskr
rsoo Oh half Dram Couit he calls his own.
Here, hosrding his rsnt.: he has lived alone
ustii, iiks . sungry ~olf. he has grOwn
.ss-ast and shaggy and gny.
AL Looked In to-day.
OF nigh. have wife 10 make my broth.
wsieh woni be eSnvenient rather
And youukers TO call me father.
Nm, ! ale would be sf,er my ehink. you .ee;
AMI baptlinrs for them that ltke r tnzrls he
al never would have tic bothsr-
They're an awful sxpsn.e and bother
vent 10 pr 'poss al altyicur.
a ms
80 thinf Of Isn brais OF more r
Sass I, ssd turped away.
Nov -. 1hc,e I am" brags old m,n diam
only SEQ where sm day =
.Ih,d once . ni.ee. who came 10 town
A. poor a. any ehvrch nous;
she wanted 10 keep my house
Tut have no h use TO he v 10 TACK.
Igsv- her dollar. and ~ ne. o pssA'
A. witch she made zach tous--
You never did .ee sneh Q t.us-
whols row. Of housea were mine. che said
hsd more bank shares than hair. In my heal.
And gold u. - ,a,sn, masn iron S.,S..s % s"
Men ,re wh.rc am" grins old man urani-
They see ~here am to-day.
.Bu, ~ there is anything I det's'.
And for which hsv- 10 occasion.
Hir. It's p,or relation.
fh.y.r. siwsys plenty and al~sys In need;
Tsk. one. s.i .oon you viii have 10 iced
Just about half The nation
rn.,sii .xarm from all oser the nanot
Ara nav, q rule, thsugh ts nothing new
.ris ons thai! learned fron my frienu, the
Jew;
whstey,r fancy, whatever I do,
sivay. s.k viii u payi
Nov sre uherv am, bos-ted old man Grsin-
.Just see where an to-day =
The little boys dread his coming tread.
They are pale ss he passes by,
And the ssuci~st ours are shy,
Hls stick 10 90 thl L md he loohs ~ grim;
Not even q be,gsr will beg OF him;
You should hear him msntion Why
Ther,'s = very good reason Why.
The poor he hstss and hate- . friend.
And none but . fool will give or lend;
I" FOR. only begin, thsr.1l be no end-
Thu's Whist Aivsy- say.
Nov see where am" crows old Gram-
aust $50 where am today
His missrly gain Ia the harvest grsi1;
All IN. re.t is eban and -tnbb,ei
And the LIE b~yond 10 q bubble.
W.. are =. the beasts : snd he thinhs. ON the
whole.
I'll. oults a. veil that be has no -oul.
For that might give him trouble
Might give him deal Of trouble.
tn. In, and .hort ef On. ola msn's creed
\. ~ NV. for himself and 20 feed his srrcd.
Tn. world /. . very god void in>ecd.
n only chap might stay.
"Oaiy -tAy where ! am. ~hines oid msh
Oran-
SAY Just wher. I avn 10 day T.
-Hs,Psr's Hsg"siae.