West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-04
CARRIERS ADDRESS.


And he'll come with the FREEMAN to chase them away
He may plan willie asleep
And SOW moren he can renn
But the boys not asleep when he winks
There are things that he knows,
AS he rollickng goes
Which he'll tell you with some things he thinks.
He knows, if you please
What he every day sees:
Old folks ana young folks greeting and dying
- Young folks and old folks laughing and crying,
Church bells and toy bells olng and ringing
With old folks and young folks signing and singing
And the boy further knows,
As he trppingly goes,
That the rains and the and the stoniest weather.
Bring the old folks and young folks the together
That housed from the storm
All sheltered and warm,
They all become children and have the toys,
Ana share all IN common the happy home joys;
And the longer they mingle, the shorter the span,
Twxt the woman and girl, twxt the boy and the
SO the boy often thinks
AS he studies and winks,
That young folks watchfu and strike the right way
ana run right along with their work and their play,
dhey Will catch upln wears
Where age disappears
Where Old folks and young folks all young together
In the Happy New Gear where there's stormy weather
There bright things things the carrier boy knows
AS he comes tho the rains and comes thro the
lie stlrs the Years em5ers,
And sadly remembers,
How the Southern heart warmed at the Michigan fires
How the people bowed down a touch of the wires,
When great flood of weeping twice forty days lasting,
with the world on Its knees agonlzng and fasting,
Washed away every scar
And old blot of the war,
Till there rose from its kneeng nation of brothers.
Each his neghbor forgving and blessing all others;
How great STORM of sorrow
Brought its brighter tomorrow,
And Loves tears embaming our President slain,
Out of national sorrow national gain.
So this year of all years.
Vas most blest by its tears
The Carrier boy thinks
As he knowingly winks
lis good to be merry and watch what he drinks;
That to preach and to pray,
And to vote the way,
W1ll worry the devil, and close up his sinks.
More hungry than hearty,
That matches ticket for honest mems votes,
With brewers to brew it,
And whisky all through it,
Should be turned out to with the rest the goats
He thinks it no greed
For to succeed
If with clean hands he but choose clean trade
Let him boldly unlimber,
And strike for tall timber,
And never let up till his fortune is made.
He thinks it is foolish
For men to be mulish
And bray at each other the top rail-
They'll get along faster
With less Of court plaster,
10 stroke cats back than to tread on his tail.
He thinks of all things
Thatcan fly without wings,
Old dowdy Gossip out flies all creation.
And the viles old gander
Is the mudsucker SANDER
That. be-spattes folks clothes with his contamination.
He thinks the worlds losses
Comes most through its bosses,
Who load down the people and eat up their store
The drones are too many,
(Iheres room for any,
Tho good honest workers. there's room TOR lots more
But he thinks it is time
He should wind up his rhyme,
And refer to the FREEMAN for further remarks.
If you take it and read it,
You'll learn, if you heed it,
No sensible fishes grant license to sharks.
With for song and heart for fun,
And with sword and shield till the victory's won,
The FREEMAN cheerily comes
It with columns of healthies cheer,
And would come each week thro' Happy New Year,
AS welcome guest in your homes.
For I'm not the boy to come any more,
And carry the FREEMAN from door to door,
To make anybody the sadder,
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