The County paper., 1883-06-01
FARMER sIEsBINs on powERy.
WILL CARLETON

A million times as big us that VIC built At Tom
kin's Ridge
I'm told that they are maxim II, though may.
be that sail fun,
To use the coming century, an hope to get It
done)-
When who should up an grasp my hand, with
face Of genuine JOY,
But Cousin Jeroboam Joncs,my cousins oldest
boy!
had not seen him years an ycars--no wonder
he looked strange;
Ms face an form in some respccts had urdcr.
gone a change;
But then there wasn't chance OF doubt that
was him, because,
IL not, how should he ever know that xas
who was,
We brushed our old acquaintance sp, an soon
was at our ease,
\ wsnderin' all about the place, as cozy as you
please.
IT'S nicer far, In foreign towns, than .Is TO be
alone,
10 walk with one whose blood proceeds from
sources near your own;
A similar tem'raturc OF heart, a sort Of family
ease,
Enables you to work your tongue as llb'ral as
you please;
Aud so folnd myself quite soon uncommon
ly at home,
Describin' all my business through to Cousin
Jerobom.
Nc listened very docile like, an hadn't much
to say;
But whs, he did was vest'red in a satisfactory
way;
He'd severed somewhat from his kin, an sort
o. lost the run,
But he recalled the stebbinses, when mention
ed, one by one,
Au' tekin' him inside an out, our family
tcarcely owns
A relative more rclishin' than Jeroboam
Jones.
Hes teacher in "A Sunday school, he told me,
hy.;hc-way,
Which has room, above store, that's open
every day.
"for II, he says, 1--WE come across child that
needs our care,
We can not wait till Sunday comes--ve Join
'em then an there.
AM II you want to SEQ the way our worthy
cause ia run,
Come In an take a little look--our social Is
Just begun"
The scholars hadn't come. as yet; the super
was sipsin siHpshisTae".' s1 .aU,S .nouen, sn.,
ly low,
An heard the prsise on poor old me INV cous!r
had to tell,
AM said he loyed to meet friend Of one he
loved SO well;
An Ia ked back; an for time our convers,
did not cease
Aregular threc-cornered gush OF friendship
love, and peace.
An then he showed me how they run the.
grab bags" an all such
We have the same at home, you know, a
though not near 80 much);
An then he had some yal'ables on number
that you saw,
with figures scorrcspondiu'ly. in envelopes, t
draw;
gin him fifty cents to help a cause dearl
hold,
Au' drew q velvet hymn book, with clasp r,
semblIn' gold.
nv cousin pressed my hand with some congr
tulation' jokes,
Aid said, "Ah me the stebbinses WAS alwa,
tucKy folks!
Bat after all, their shre,ciness Is the thing tn
lets them win,"
Which made me proud, though didn't 8
Just where the shrewd came In.
But buyin' flvc.dollar book at that unhear
Of price,
AM helpin' OF the cause meanwhile, was u
suspected nlcc.)
whcreat the Superintendent said, "You
lucky, allow;
III have TO charge Ave dollars for chance
draw here now"
Whcreat my cousin Jeroboam remarked,
'tlsn't wrong"
III buy draw f)r Cousin steb, TO help
cause along,
shock my head, but he ,coud dot; an s,
as I'm alive,
driwcd a good ten.dollar bill for Cou
Jones's five
whereat the superintendent said, "You
lucky men, vow;
4 huadred dollars / must charge for ey
uuWiuB uOWs
An fngerin' the envelopes, one opened-j
agrain-
And ! disctrned the number Il, uncrmn
black and plain;
An on the other number II by glancir
could see
Five good crisp hundr'd.iolar bills avail
there for Inc.
To make four-hundred dollars clear, an b
the children too,
Was somethin' that would surely seem
sirable TO do;
With an unfallin' eagle eve, heart I
sWelled with hope,
watched, an saw the very place he nut .
envelope;
winkod at Cousin Jerobosm, 1 counted
the cash,
All drawe !, an had that card revealed
most AS quick rs dash.
oh, sskes the second figure had VII
hadn't sccn,
A tail that made 1t TO 4 z! was Number II
An on them figures on the board d
nothin' was, ia fact,
Except a little pamphlet llke-sn snti-ga
lin tract;
. Which hadn't any money wuth, an won
... good for much,
Except to teepmy older boys from pla
cards an such.
Now Cousin Jeroboam Jones was burie
surprise,
An walked a half u mill with me, an hel