The Jasper weekly courier., 1882-05-12

,.au't believe my wedding day was flfty years
nj. i the second day o. Marchi The clock q
1he Nh ,i'', shine, il, across the room. just SEQ
,can't ~ r.,nem6cr half Of thom who nod %
pleasantly.
1he little English sparrows me- IN the lilac
like i'' . wa!sn the busy th'nss There's one
ID break string the children tied around
bw sra sssais hs G% pulls 4 win bis beakl Now ne
SIT was iifty years agoi i doesn't soem %
ire FIX my age more this last year, and yet
ldon't Il % much much about tho house, but still
rxnow 'm' "a we'll whats going on as Jane or any
one.
Jane frcts me drcadfully sometimes, and yct
SIC helps me when there 4 no need and ms me
She nssant ~ !hlak I'm past all use, Or that I'm
rr never missed my footing yet, though I'm
80 old and all.
mn things don't seem - take my mind that
happen nowadays.
IKE tne folks used 70 know; keep old
reai thil' ~ rss,ns Il and Book q John, and nnd
them always new;
And can Knit. but lcan't sew same as used
20 10.
rhe Young folks think they understand just
how p manage life;
change aud loss, and STRIFE.
Life II y Iish'. tell you plain, 4 doesn't come
Just a. yon '', want 10 have Il come. or just a.
YOU have planned
Ifyonl forctoid me how re been through all
1shonid have bes u discouraged and had no lack
And n shed i'si I could lic down ana die, but
60 somehow i've hal strength
That's come % me with every day al through
my whole lifc's length.
started fair my wedding day, for my dear
man was kind
Ana always plersaut spoken; We were mostly
Of course, w had our fallIngs out, but nothing
nalwass VA ny fault for was young and
spoke loo faSt.
And John, you see, was older BY some Ten
AT nrst i was afraid q him when we kept com
He was asort o. man on whom you felt yos
But very au'et ii bis ways. His mother was
Friend.
Ny hardest time was when ho died II seemed
a. me twns wrong
The Lord shouts take him out Of life and le
A.pe"i vi s'n soSId. fss Win ltse means and all =,
Just when We seemed 70 500 our way and so
ahead az all.
hut God knows best n II had been my liz
If1hai had an easy time and not known pov
Ishould have becn flishty thing without
Turned @ m my hand % everythIns-to knit .
build fence.
There weren't tho folks q call on then that
For help VA. scarce, the farms were few, an
ia no means 10 pay.
Iwcnt % work with all my might and tried m
But % can I'll Il soa many night i've cried m,
self 10 sleep.
know the Lord has prospcrcd me. I've don
the best could.
And i've stood ii my lot and place as anybod
The farmland some folks would have sold
held. because knew
somo day twould DO good property. and q
my hopes come true.
I've parted with Il piece BY piccc-you zee u
just a. John II ma always said Il would II othe
And had the foresight TINT ho hadi Instca
How should never Tet along unless the farl
WAS sold
NY boys grew fast and soon took hold, an
For ali the money they had cost they 600
Ana liks . busy hive y bees W wore fro
We HAD our health. thc Lori be thankcdi ~
that made work seem light
The children an have settled down in eos
Exccpiins :ianc, and but FOR her should
She had der chances. too. but then she's y
the marrying kind:
Iconidntdo without hcr now, I'm glad q
stayed behind.
I'm glad rim mistress o. my house; nc ca
Imu-t break np' that Jane ana were bett
with SONS "a ihcm. FOR I'm % old and Jane
But iwen's Listen % their plans; rve ma
my own too long.
Ny life seems like book THAT'S read and D
fused " " = hurrying round; Idon'tfccl N
somcsini ! I'm tircd u keeping sim. want
isee = = many nj things % %, ana don't IKE
ehirk.
used % have % toll and plan. and now ha
10 wait.
And suppose mustn't fret, but IA futn
state
4 shall 10 sure 70 find my place and bc con
rsp again.
For there W. still shall serve tho I.0rI-t
Scripture says IL plain.
80 it'smy golden wedding day, though \
have bccn apart
For forty ycHfS. and yet John knows that
has kept my heart
Ana know thai ~ looks for me and waIts
MI W come:
I've tried a. do the hest could--and here
there II. ~ honey
-S'.rlh q. Jc,rstf, in our Continent
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