Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-01-21

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Pm dong much advertising. to stay In the
| Seat wi ere We are
That iine-toolh-comb chap saw the jewels that
| ynu on my wrists had hesowed,
And tells all new passengers promptly, you're
taking NE over The road.
| l've h ID II weii-patronizeG trial, and every one
knows OF IN fall;
But Wien get out among strangers. 1 m sensi-
For was lad OF good prospects some two or
tnr, e seasons ago;
| There wasn't any boy ON the prairie, that made
more promising show
| learned all the sunday school verses and took
III their x olneSs and worth.
Till 1et ike vlrtue-hO0ped barrel, chuck full
oil the salt or the earth;
| And this precious picnic OF sorrow would prob
ably al! have been saved,
II had had !, SIS OF a heart, sir, or home had
contained what ii craved.
For the time when boys most In danger of
running little bit wild,
Is when he's TOO y. ung to be marrisd-teo old to
be called child;
bird i'll the lonely grass -thickets-just out Of
the purent-tree thrown
Too large to be nursed in tn. old nest-too small
To have one Ci his own; -EG --T i7gss $
" hen Gesolate midst its companions, his heart
Is stake t. be won;
'Tis then that the devil stands ready to get .
good chance to catch en-. = =---
Oh, yes. I'd a fine enough home sir. a. far as
the house was concerned
My folks mveS weFe got fully
Ny clothes wer. all built Of good timber, and
fit evely day to be seen.
There wasn't any lock on the pbord-my bed
room was tidy and clean;
And taxing, the home up and down, sir, I'D
more than an average part.
With one quite important excepti0n-there
wasn't any room for my heart.
The house couldn't have been any colder, with
snow drifts in every room;
The house needn't have been any darker, to
make an acceptable tumbs
used to stop on the threshold, and brace up .
minute more.
And bid goodbye to the sunshine, before
would open the door;
freeze could hold.
Then go ost and warm in the sunlight-sscause
| my poor heart was SO cold!
And hadn't 1 q father and mother f-oh. yes,
| just as good Us they myke;
maybe ut last'ts mist, ke.
| But they'd travelled SO long and steady the way
to Periection's about,
They hadn't any feeling for fellows thai
couIdn' as yet find the road,
And so, till some far advanced mile-post on
Goodness pike could win,
They thought me not their own child, but one
| Of the children Of sin.
And hadn't brothers and sisters ? Oh yes, till
they somewhat had grown,
| Then, shivering. they went Oh and LEFT me to
stan'l the racket alone.
For had The luck to be the younsest-thc last
The one to prop up the Old roof tree-ths stan O.
my parent 3 old age,
| Who Veil understood ali the purpose to which
mere staff is applied.
They used me when convenient, then carelessll
stood me aside.
And hadn l any boy comrades2-Of course
had friends more or less,
But Seldom asked them 10 visit our house with
| the slightest SUCCESS;
Whenever the project was mentioned, they'G
somehow look blue like and chill,
And mention another engagement they felt 1
their duty to I'LL;
For-now l am only IL convict, there's s no harm
telling the truth
My nome was II regular skanncAer to blood thai
was seasoned with youth!
Not a single thing was cheerful, NO festivals
lrulics or games;
No novels of any desrription-'twas wicked t
menion their namesl
. My story bouks suddenly vanished; my checker.
| boards never would keep;
No newspapers calnc o'er our door step. save
sucn a, We're first put to sleep.
And MS for lnve-well, that old song, sir, il
very nirlolious and nne,
With mo place like homs'' for the chorus-l
hope there mint many like minel
| And hadn't any nice girl frends ?-Well, yes
there was "n' sly mouse;
Who came TO t, ach school IN the district. and
boarded awhile at our house,
as mortal Could be:
AIy TOLLS drove her out Of the district because
She WAS partial to me.
They thought 1t was wicked, to daily with any
thing pleasure WIS in.
And drove me to certain destruction, TO save N,
, from possible sin.
) And so soon my body got hating place wher,
my heart couldn't abide
And pleasure slt the time smiling and beckon
, in" ine TO her side;
And whcn start out on a Journey. I'm likely t,
h Loo,
For good or bad Pm no half way-1' m one o
the other. for keeps.
ing the same that sowed;
And now l am going to market-I'm taking I
over The road.
Yes 1t erieved my good father and mother. L
me so sadly astrsy,
/ strictly respectable way,
They gave me all due admonition. they cent No
of full of advice,
, and wondered SO much at an outcsst fron
parents so good and precise;
And indeed have often suspected, when full O
neglect and it's smarts.
That was once left on ths doc r-step of thsi
unconseuial hearts.
My home is in the prison waiting-It open
clear up to my sight;
Hard work and no pay day = coming-a clos
Cell TO sleep IN at night;
And there shall lie In the cold gloom. wit
more tripulatlon than rest,
| And wake in the morning with trouble stlckn
But maybe the Strain and the sorrow won
quite SO much o'er me prevail,
AS 'tWould over some one who wasn't brou9t
up in a kind Of jail.
1ox'ye got a good home, Mr.. Sheriff, wit
everything cozy and nice;
And tisn't 1nr II wrist-shacklea convict to ofIe
word OF advice:
But one thing I'il say: of ali places your chill
ur.n may visit call,
| Make home The most pleasant and chssrful-tb
sweetest and best of them ALL
+. For the devil won't offer dollar 10 have b
eartn chahces improved,
When homes are made mp Of side shows wi,
all the attractions removed!
Don't say I'm too bitter, good Sheriff; 1 lii
you. you've been very good;
I'm ever and ever so grateful-I'd nav IL n
back if could!
And don't mean to SANDER my parents-I ha,
nothing against their good name,
And as Tor my unrighteous actions, it's larps]
myself that's TO blame;
! Sul!, II Ih12 a homo-bIt the PRISONS only
elaLiOu ahead.
I'm done, only. Sheriff. remember, and thin
over what hsvs said,