The Fremont County record., 1881-03-19

| ciently viewed and dancing had been
indulged in for some length of time
the guests gathered in the hall and
listened to the reading of the follow
ing poem by Col. IL. X. Mattison:
TO MR.. AND MRS. HARTwELL.
THESE LINES ARE RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED
on THIS THEIR ASNIvERsARY AND SILVER
WEDDING NIGHT.
This friendly social board VIC gather round,
This kindly note from two with same for
monogram,
Bespeak for those who gave it us Heartswell
and sound,
| United yet through many years Joined
heart and hand.
Long years ago, when life and hope was
young,
| They pledged their troth. and well have trod
Life's stormy ways mid clouds and sun,
| While broken ties lay sleeping under the
sod.
All! hopes of days and years gone by,
We cast thee back, for thou art gone,
Be still, oh heart, thy longings hush, no sigh
can mend the ills of life or cause the morn
TO dawn.
Then mother in the long, gone years.
Call home thy dead this night
With song, and love and JOY, no tears!
They bless thee STILL though far from sight.
Brother, if ills have met thee on life's way,
And heart was sore, hope almost gone,
Thy siivery wedding brings the day
That you should bless, for life's not long.
Woman, the mother of this silvery night,
Oh. bless lifes tears, that thou art here,
Go on in peace in the dawning light
OF the crowning day and the golden year
For both have gained life's tiresome hill,
1t does not matter now, how twas done,
Go down its way in peace, forgiving i'll,
Sing out in joy the song that both have left
musing.
Thy friends stand round to give thee cheer
nd start thee well upon life's golden way,
And pray in all thy life no day less dear
Shall dawn you than this thy Silver
Wedding Day.
When that had been read Mr.. G. N.
Udell read the following from the
pen of Mr.. Geo. w. Cielland:
A POEM
TO MR.. And MRS. FRANK HARTwELL or THEIR
TwENTY-FIFTH ANNIvERsARY,
BY GEO. w. CLEL:
speech is silver, silence is gold"
Thus runs n maxim worn and old;
20, on this silver wedding bright,
To which I'm sorry can't go tonight.
III send this ''pome" of song, and JOY,
Written in friendship without alloy,
And tell in words as best may,
The records fair of all these years,
Since two fond hearts were Joined one day,
Closely to walk mid smiles and tears
To share their joys, and griefs, and fears,
And who Iife's journey all the way,
Be it dark or all serene.
Have WALK ed so closely all the way
That mary a shade could fall between.
Mr.. Hr. and VI RS. II. this night to you
send this greeting warm and true;
And You, dear Mrs. H., who have shared
The shadows and the sunshine bright
Your life is one for which is meet
The thanks. the love, 1 send tonight,
In sweet and tender ministries,
In sympathies and kindness shown;
In simple duties ever meet,
No want so slight you could forget
Perchance no one may fully know
Your works and sacrifice below,
Save the All-seeing Eye alone.
No doubt some trials have been yours,
Some rain in every life must fall,
Yet, looking backwards DER the years,
His love shines brightly over ALL
All. these twenty-fye years crowded with
story,
Nations have fallen, or risen In glory:
And one event even almost greater than
these
Telegraphy triumphs over the seas,
Science has marched with marvellous speed,
Grand new inventions have come in our
need,
And glancing at random DER history's range
What wonders see of national change!
In France the Napos cons have fallen forever
And people uprising in earnest endeavor,
And GcrmaDys nations united in one,
And ltlay, free bright land of the sun:
For sirtue shall triumph and evil shall fall;
The god of the nations is guiding us all.
Dancing was then continued until
about l 80 a. m. Friday morning,
when those who remained to that
hour went home satisfied that the
gathering was one not soon to be
forgotten as most pleasant event in
their lives.