davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-08-20
TAYLOR'S
fever AND AGUE TONIC.

This medicine, in curing person, ct chil> md
fever and lin. N lrial di>ri-t- dpe- mol drh"
the -l-t,!n hut the contrary restores I" ~" IN
loI cri,hcd blood and wasted tissue, the clements
of their strength.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-20

wrought We detec ed on the other hand, few synp-
toms OF Impending NEAT aud orderly MANAGE
ent OF household surrouudn akln TO that when pre-
walls IN the homes Of the best or Unity Northern
farmers We come TO feel that a smart New-tngldni
rottage with the trim grSceS Of We'll Kept garden
NJ OF smoothly shaver lawn pfln, precisely
Clipped hedge would he startling spectacle for IT'S very
singularity. But afternoon after rlllng out OF
eorgla and by the northwest corner OF South Carolha
the old North state again ana up the Auantc SoPe
a the Blue Ridge came upon tho vitaS' OF hIgh-
lands Here wore actual sidewalks and tehces standing
plumb aud gates that on hinges, aud tasteful
dwellings, and church thai would DO an ORR .ment 70
any town And all this the summit OF the Blue Ridge
thirty miles from the nearest raioad 1t is nvaslons
Of ha that working silently Dut surely 10 orhg
this mountain region under the sway OF modern IDEAS
feel that railroads ana lnmlgtalloh are 10
n.her in ne n order OF things. There IL stir or eX-
poctat,on "A looking forward with eagerness not IN
tuiYe1 with apprehension. " o. yes SAID one phlOs-
miner TO me as he rested his
body here has leisure lean against fence ana TAX
oil yes the railroad has got clean down 70 swain
Connty ara rs Il gon' on to Cherokee. Land will he
wuth more ana timber Will be wuth sonetnin
Thsrell be some money here and II We work
hrn to spend for better clothes ana things ana
when the end Of the comes We wont hev no moren
we did when VIC worked three months to maze crap
and let the hogs run in the woods fur mast whllo VIC
hnnted aud went to shootn' matches. Wen every
ielcr ia sprin gin for himself aud 40 all git Tired.
things won't be go friendly Ike and comfortable III my
no doubt ny philosopher should have taken broader
ps-s hnpeIl view of what's called progressAhd vel
here IA pathctic aids to any movement which implies
lie sophist.cation Of Il smplcminded people. W.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-20
THE MONEY MARKET.

.ALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE. DEC. 10.
THE GENERAL LIST.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-20
financial.
NETWORK, LAKE ERIE AND WEST
ERN RAILROAD COMPANY:

The NFw.YORK. LAKE ERIE AND WESTERN RAIL
ROAD COMPANY hos made contracts with Us winch pro
Tor gdlg the entire holtms indebtedness %
the C.mYanf By thu Presidents Sta ment IN or
Of All sc1s may. IA future Be a2
proprAr - the payment OF tue iers. all the funded
doot Of TIRE company.
The doatnsdebt Will be provided FOR by ;ha ssn- OF Bonds
Of tho Long locx Company Ule Ncw.Yok terminus cf The
New Yorx Lake Lne amt Wc-ts.n Railroad Company
which Bonds LRyc 90 AID VIII cradle tho poch
Company reimburse thc Ripd Company for tso large
an n In; du" tAs later ~ she former.
Til, negotiations. however, T. upon the condition mat The
hodc-s OF the second Consolidated Mortgage Bonds and Of
the oda d Mortgage Funded Coupon Bonds Of
the Sew York Lato Erie ard ,5csn Railroad Company
-. ~ receive payment cash o; the Coupon which matur.'
on tho LIT 90 roc.ir shall fund hos" Of June and
december S. JuG' ,sj. aH' Jua" 1855. INTO cold Bono
nahum 1862 ng cent interest ad socurcl
By adcpr. w The Farmers Loan AMI trust Co uDa1Y %
coupons thgs funded which viii preserve AL their orlS
nal lion.
be paid YAK lO5 ami accrued interest ~
the pleasure u tn Company upon such payment cor
responding Of the snl Coupons Viii De clnccci
Tho dst Coupon tho FUNDED Bonds WAL mature lst
December 1850.
pursuance u mo foregoing prepared
10 pay The coupon du' december T. l>j IN cash. up,n
render Coupons de-, snttl for uadug Tor which
We vii i,.uy temporary receipts excuaugclbc INTO do
nu!tiyc tie De cast4yei and eIo
cufoI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-20
DiuiNcn0 Notices.

SINH NAu1yL HANK.}
SrW Aoak Dec 3D. le-'.l
4 DIVIDEND Of Tire and , 3@e- mai aaIt BIO 5 5aa
on and affrr ma IS o" -G. Iha tr-I ST. books VIII DC
closed from 'H' -''' '' l. I'd -' IT, IT, NAzRo cashier
CfyigL RAILROAD GO. oF NEwJiE-tf'(
.,'rk. i,..' r., 'i,-l}
CONSOLIDATED Mortgage hond Coupons,
\ d"' October vi" be r'i 81 e. p %&PSo% S treasurer
81. LOUIS, NO. DECEMBER >. lNN5.-Ihc
y coupons OF To 9th Ni.-og Ear"3 nonp NY Is,
,nton It III, Na;.oral Commerce ia Nc~ro rk
or the 1i inst VT" s5 G'SI' 81 Fl i"' 70 I n a,
wabash st iou. and Pacific Railway Co.
rnTsrrra, CINCINNATI ayn - LoU. HHL%'{ COZ
rUIE SEMI-ANNUAL INTEREST due, lst
prosimo, ON the REGISTERED CNtondrd gPn1, q" the
nnI cr Jnpu. nv .-f At IN Nalioua city B'nh ofNew-
'O'> JoiiN b, bNViD-6N. treasurer.
TIM HNI.NAL PAeK BANKof NTw-YoRI.
rTHE DIRECTORS have tins day declared Il
L dividend FOrR PR cEN I. ont Of the clmn-s Of
ri" iians.cr book viii closed from ar 18Th inst unti
"' ." poA T. X. WRIGHT Cashier
nnrNAnoSNN sg2 lrs SP aEN {! i.I Rs'SN
sIXrYFoURTH DIViDEND
'THE Directors of TINS bank have TINS day de
clarrd sem aunnnl cVMrid ct i"u, .. Pc pH;
viii be cio.aG " '''' ii 81 kNAFr Cashier
orHcFor TnF rm!AmFLrmA CoMrANY.}
PITIrBURG. PPM. lee. .. 1850. :
THE DIRECTORS OF THIS COMPANY
have nl' ia, declared DIV lend Of PER CENf out
by checks though the mails 10 The addr o. -oGLh"lles
''"'''' '''A' VIII '''''' joins CALDWELL,
treasurer.
VHE MISSOURI PACIFIC-RAILWAY. CO.,
4 l.5 BRoApwN. NFw.YoGK. December 3, 1885.
ona,,crv dividend 1 Of 6YE hH6 rnRnFQuARrERs
per cent on the S s o6 2 @ Som has 6 j DAY
he huOl.
10 t G'oGS p H. ana on H E ' 44Ssrsr al
orpIcv HoMesr,KR MINING COZ
M'r NsN s'F5GIl" Dec iS T Y. 1897
V'HE regular monthly dividend, FORTY
GN pei Ss az "s o 9Sn de14 for T &
Transfer Afeny M T9 i on ne ln ma Also IA"
of FORTY cNTS share hai been declared PAYABLE at
same '0 amt p-L ouNsHE co. "' transfer Agents
ST. LOUIS No, Dec. g. 1888.
VNIIE coupons of the North Missouri Railroad
Il company due the frat of July last viii be paid on
presentation The National Bank OF Commerce in New.lork
." '"' ''' '"'''"" soLoN HuMPHREYs pocoivor.
Wabash. 81. Louis and Pacific Railway Co.
MlNln, ,,l nayGr d mALao,D co.
mAxcocH, Mch. V Dee. iS 1885. :
THE REGULAR quarterly dividend of two
pnn ana payable s&y 5s S at nS SaS c Of
to Of I cco 6rcc ghcy n '0 ~ OF
II. :. OGDEN. Assistant Treasurer.
MILWAUKEE AND NORTHERN RAILROAD co, /
MILWAUKEE, Wis. Nov. -, 1885. !
THE coupons maturing December |, 1885,
Il this cOmpany's cent bonds will be- paid
date by Merchants Exchange National
Bank OF the city OF New.York.
L. MARINER Treasurer
Union DIME SAVINGS BANK.
Broadway. 32d-st and 0thave,
NewlOrk y. \.
December O. 1885
The Trustees have declared the dividend for present
nall follows
Tn 10 Al 900 al 4 per cent per auuum OH all sum.
ON accounts Of moro than $3.50 at per cent per
900 and the
IL Will he credited In pass books and after
then be drawn or II allowed TO remain win draw interest
deposit OF Jan. l.
Deposits may be made without coming In person Blanks
and instructions on application.
GARDNER S. CHAPLIN, Treasurer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-20
TO THE HOLDERS OF STOCKS AND BONDS on
THE DENVER AND RIO GRANDE WESTERN
RAILWAY COMPANY,
A. MARCUS,
Secretary.

Committee Of Reorganization OF the Den
Rio Grande Western Railway Company have entered
with the Committee OF Reorganization
Rio Grande Railway Company for an en
change your securities upon the following basis
For each first per bond Of the Denver and
Rio GRANGE Conpany with all IT'S unpaid
coupons consolidated gold bond OF the reor
gained Denver and Rio Grade Railway Company for an
eqaa amount bearing interest at tie n;e OF cent per
annum with coupons commencing bear interest from the
cay July AMI at the o. $500 in the preferred
stock OF che sad new company :or each $1,000 bond.
For each Of stock the Denver and no Grande West
ctn R.iway Company which the assessment Of 50 per
share shall have paid share Of common stock OF the
new coupany the preferred stock OF the new COM
pauy.
Above Hoc-sare requested 10 deposit their securities In
accordance with be'o-e Dec p =. t. against ne
cosc receipts United states Trust Company OF
New Yors. No - wallst.
After such date and until 18th day o, January. 1885,
bonds and stock and RIO Grsnde estern Rail
way Company only received upon the payment oil two
per oon- Of their face value
For terms and conditions OF the ar
,eEcnt reference il u.da 70 the agreement OF when
copies may obtained upon application at the Offices OF
The nted states trust Company OF NewYork. No. 20
walst >ecretary OF the committee Rom
Il. No. - L1changepace
GEORGE COPPELL,
JNO. LOWBER WELSH, THO. GILMAN
wILLIiuA. DICK, re MARTIN
Committee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-20
Dipiocu0 Notices.
OFFICE OF ST. PAUL AND DILUTE

OrrtcF oE ST PAIL AND DULUTH RAILROAD co
- PHILADELPHIA. Dec. IA, 1852
DIVIDEND OF (3l2l THREE AND ONE. ~.
~ HALF PER CENT the pre- erred stock ~ III IN
company this day been ciaet out o. tne o
first months OF the year ending June 30 Srb
10 record OF riday January az que
National OF ewYOrk IN cash or aud aIter iS
transfer books close the close Of business on
December -, 1850 ana reopen on SATURDAY rs -
1856 Phillip :. uAhhAS, Stey one- .
EASr RIVER NATIONAL BANK.
Il Advidend of four "a per been declared from
ho nros OF the last six payable on and AFTER Ja
airy 2. 1886. he T. NE ELL" ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-20

II
The stock market to-day was little more thah u
traders market and such fluctuations in prices AS oc
curre no more than that they
reflections of purely local dealings such reports as were
in circulation were OF an unfavorabo character They
included magndcd reports Of disagrcements between
the Eastern and westcrn lines division OF rates. and
renewals OF cutting West-bOund freight The hght
shipments for the week eastward from chicago also
were specially mentioned ana In manner to attract
attention The business was extremely dull, and In
stocks amounted only TO 2sl,7G3 shares. At the
opening steady prevailed and in the first hour
some improvements made. but there was little or
no strength developed I'm the dealings and with the cX-
ceeding duness dropping OF prices wnsa natural
sequence Later there was some recovery butJn' De
fore the end an attack value, again sent them oil 50
that usually the last figures are only little better than
the lowest Oi the day,
Government, bonds were quiet hut strong at unchanged
quotations, as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-20
THE BONDHOLDERS COMMITTEE FOR TIE RE-
ORGASIZ ALTON OF THE DENVER AND RIO
GRANDE RAILWAY COMPANY;

GRANDE RAILWAY COMPANY,
Notice is hereby given that the SINE within which the
stockholders and Rio or nd Hailwaj Company
my become parties reorganization agreement dated
June TO- 1893 amended Is extended to JANUARY D.
1886 After that date stock Will only be received at the
United states Trust Company NJ NewYOrk upon the pay
mont OF per cent OF IT'S face value.
New York December 10, 1885.
D' 04 " ~ A. MARCUS,
Secretary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-20

CLOSING PRIOES or PHILADELPHiI SfO0hS
Reporied by JOHN II. DAVIS & CO.. No. Il WdH-st
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-20

TO TIE STOCKHOLDERS or TIE ROCHESTER,
AND PITTSBURGH RAILROAD
COMPANY
A considerable number OF Rochs or and Pittsburgh r. r..
Stockholders having that they had not my
cular of 9st October therefore deposited
their stock with its conditions decided
to give outstanding stockholders another opportunity
deposit their stock VITA the Union nust Co and
therefor pts emitting hom share OF Of the
reorganed onpany for every four de-
posted by them.
This ODER limited strictly the deposited
before the 3lst OF December. 1855
ADRIAN ISEIIN.
New-York Dec IL, 1855
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-20
DREXEL, MORGAN & co.
(Copr.)
NElV-YORK LAKE ERIE X WESTERN RAILROAD
COMPANY.
OiW"T or TIE PRESIDENT !
NiV-l uEA, Nov. 81. 1885 =
mESSRS, DRENEL MORGAN ~ CO..

GENTLEMEN:
c crrng tho U1do with you proper that
should STATE that Oh, adoption 1y hr holders O the scheme
OF .unhng coupon, ot th' -eeoni torsjisted Mort
aud Second ons llriatl Mortgage FuiUei toup0H
sonds with "a" payment by "a" Long Dock Com.
OF tho a'nOIpi due l. uptY VIII provide tie means
vi lquiGatug oar entire Boating IA icD'rdn0-s.
Yours Fcry respcOt "A. ". 49,. -
(~Igncdl JOHN KING,
Pre- ident Nce. York Lake Eric amt Western r. r. Co
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-19
A Little Boys Sermon.

New York Advocate
Two little boys were playing together.
Eddie" said Harry, iii be minister and
preach you sermon.
Harry began: My text is short and easy
one: BE kind There are some texts in the
Bible Oh purpose for little children and this is
one of them There are a great many heads to
my sermon.
First, be kind to papa, and don't make noise
when he has a headache. l don't believe, Eddie
you know what headache is, but 1 do. I had
one once, and did not want to hear any one speak
word; and if l heard noise the pain was
dreadful.
Second. be kind to mamma, and don't make
her tell you to do a thing more than once. Think
how tired she must get saying. 1T is time for
Third, be kind to baby"
"You have leaved out, be kind to Harry, in
terrupted Eddie.
Yes" said Harry, ''but you will be kind to
me if you are kind to all the others, because you
will forget to be unkind. / was saying be kind
to baby, and lend her your red soldier when she
wants it."
Fourth, be kind to Jane, and don't kick and
scream when she washes you"
Here Eddie looked little ashamed, and said:
But she pulled my hair with the comb"
People mustn't talk in meeting" said Harry
"Fifth be kind to kitty. Do what will make
her purr not what will make her cry"
30, Harry" cried Eddie, with tears in his
eyes, don't preach any more, cause l will al
ways be kind now"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-19
Time to Leave OF Drinking.

boston herald
A young man residing at the Highlands, hav-
ing succeeded In saving quite a sum of money,
resolved one evening last week to 60 in quest Of
amusement He found it, and reached home in
the early hours of the morning in an inebriated
condition. After he had been in bed short
time he was rudely awakened from his slumbers,
only to discern by his bedside the stern visage OF
his father
Where is the child you have secreted in this
roomW the father asked.
By this time, thoroughly aroused, partly by
establishment caused by the question. he fall
tered: What chlldW
There is no use denying it, D." replied the old
gentleman; Il distinctly heard the voice Of a
small child coming from this room"
At that instant the voice of a baby, coming
directly from the side of the young man, was
heard. Horror struck, he quickly turned down
the bed clothes, when the form of child about
six months old was brought to light. The old
gentleman, after inQuiring about his sons where
abouts the previous evening sent the infant to
the home on Chardon street The young
man, it may be said. was unmarried,
and was ignorant as to the manner in which he
obtained the child, but had faint recollection
of placing something in bed upon his arrival
home. He has left off drinking, having signed
the pledge. He says that it is bad enough to see
snakes when he gets drunk, but when he gets
sober and finds himself in possession OF baby,
then it IS time to leave off drinking.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-19

killer. He could play with them until they
found it out.
He ran along in front of his brother, and was
halfway across the plank over the brook, when
he stopped short with shrek.
There was the goose
''Stand still, little silly, he won't hurt you!"
cried Bob, laughing and catching his arms
Take me away Take me away!' screamed
Tim, dancing around in fright, and over he went
ker-splash into the Deep cold brook. In mo-
ment Bob pulled him out shivering, wet and
dirty.
Am I arownded, Bob! am drownded!"
sobbed the little boy
"No, you amt You'll be all right if you run
home fast" said Bob.
One, two. three, anu away they went, Tim
gasping breathlessly. 'I'll never touch EN- any
more, goosies or brides or chickens or any
thing
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-19
READING FOR YOUNG FOLKS.
Why?


The very oldest boy know
Is Robin Adair, with his head of tow,
And his brave bright eyes, where the questions gro'
For this very same boy Is asking why
FROM the time that morning paints the sky
I'LL the sleepless stars come out on high.
Why does Jacks kite stay up in the sky?
1t has no wings and yet it can fly
And sister says wishes go just as high
Why is oatmeal healthy and candy good?
Is it always naughty TO do as you woulds
And would you be an angel if you coulds
This rose was bud and why did it burstl
This bird was an egg and which came first
The bird or the egg and how was it nursede
What is The wind and where does it staya
When it bushes itself and creeps away
1t is signing or sing ing, and what does it sayF
Why is it bad for the boys to fight,
And for soldier-men so brave and right
Why do love you best at night
Why do the oaks and elrns stand tall,
And the apple-trees do the work for all,
With their gnarl led old branches ready to fall2
Why does a great strong gentleman ride
In a carriage handsome, and soft, and wide,
And tired old woman walk by the sdes
All Robin, I'll neither laugh nor cry,
But I'll tell you secret deep and high
The grown-up children keep asking, Why?
And the answers are somewhere safe and fair,
Beyond the stars and the star-lit air,
For men and women and Robin Adar.
Youths Companion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-19
A Small Boys Conscience.

Youths Companion.
Jimmy Thompson was not such bad little
boy, after all, but he always seemed to be in
mischief.
One day he did drea dful, dreadful thing. and
this was the way of it.
Mamma had made him a beautiful bag of
calico, covered with red and yellow roses for his
TOYS. They put them all in it. his broken sol
diers torn picture book, and battered animals,
but the minute her ack was turned Tim shook
them out upon the floor, and ran into the garden
with the bag.
'll catch bird, now" he thought, exultingly,
land keep it here stead of q cage"
OF course he could not catch bird. Who ever
heard of catching one with bag!
But he spied something just as good. Four
DEAR soft little goslings, who had lost their
mother, and were RUNNING about to find her.
Tim caught first one and then the other and
showed them into the bag, and whirled it round
and round. and up and down, and shook it hard,
just for the fun of hearing the strange sounds
the little things made. All the time he sang in
Timothy Titus
Come out of the wood
To bite us.
So he began to feel little ashamed of him
self, so he turned the bag up side down and
shook it.
Out tumbled the four little goslings, and off
they ran as hard as they could go-all but one!
The smallest and whitest of them all lay dead.
Tins heart stood still.
Get up, goosle, he said softly; your muvyer
wants you. But the goosie did not stir
ooh, it's dead, sobbed Tim, ''and killed it.
and I'm a killer I'm killer" and he ran away
and hid for he saw big solemn goose, who was
certainly the mother, coming UP.
What will she do to me when she finds out I
killed her goose" he thought. "She might
pick out my eyes, or bite off my nose, or swallow
me right down up whole"
Poor unhappy little Tim! He thought about
his dreadful crime all the morning When the
boys asked him TO play with them. he stuck his
head out of the hay-lof window, where he had
taken refuge, and said: You'd all just better
20 off. I'm killer 1"
He was afraid of meeting the mother goose
again, and did not dare to 20 to the house for
dinner until Brother Bob came for him.
After hearty meal, his conscience felt easier.
so when Bob asked him to go to the Smithses, he
thought he would.
Bob and the Smithses did not know he was
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-19
The Way in "Mizzoorah."

In 'Mizzoorah" there once lived colonel,
And strict were his habits diolonel;
When he rose in the morn
He took big horn,
Then perused his fresh Bourbon joloneL
Full oft he RECALLED his intolonel
Through the day, with liquor supolonel;
Though it tickled his taste,
His physique ran to waste,
And his health, he remarked, was infolonel,
Now, alas mid the flowers and grass volonel,
Reposeth this heightened old colonel;
For his soul got away
From the whisky-soaked clay,
And went up to meet the Etolonel.
Kansas City Post.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-19
The Hoosier Fiddle.
Bring up the Hoosier fiddle,

Bring up the Hoosier fiddle,
And play me the rollicking reels
That give such JOY to the country boy,
And shake the old farmers HEELS
Put by the waltz and the schottshe
And the operate airs,
And give me whirl with the Hoosier girl,
To the tunes that tighten my cares!
Set the wild "Gray Eagle" screaming,
Let the Rye Straw tickle my ear,
And fully as rich as old Leather Breeches'
Are Burnt Woods" and The Forked Deer"
Chase the "'Possum Up Gum Stump"
From 'Natchez Under the Hill,"
Wave the Mullen Stalk" from Hanging Rock
Ger the Sunk Lands dark and still!
Then fiddle me down to ''Clear Creek,
To that Mine Mile Island" of yours,
While the current rolls Ger "Mussel Shoals"
And into Broad Ripple" pours;
Then stir up Hell on the Wabash"
Let us hear Five Miles Out of Town.
1.-THE jay Bird, when 1.-The Cackling Hen"
The BLACK Cats wall shall drown.
In the 'Awkard Reel" comes dancing
''Sally Goodin" and rough Buck Horn"
And The Wagner passes by waving grasses
And the rustic of WALLER Corn"
With Billy in the Low Grounds
The 'Injun Creek" we ford,
Then Jump up, Joe" for still, you know,
There's Sugar in the Gourd!"
Then tune for the rich fantasies,
big Piney" so plaintive and slow,
Let The Wild Goose" call, and tho echoes fall
From the walls of Jericho;"
So come to the rare Lost Injun,"
And play it again and again,
Let its golden streams flow on i'll my dreams
And play no others then.
listen and dream of my boyhood
In the heart of the Hoosier hills
And the old days rise before my eyes
When the fiddle my memory thrills;
think of the farmer singing
While the dinner is on the fire,
And the strange wild calls the fiddler bawls,
While the dancers never tire.
Yes bring up your resonant fiddle,
And play for me far in the night,
Till the cares of the day are swept away
And sorrow has taken fight;
For in all the heaven of music
No sweeter melody swells,
Than the fiddle sings from bow and strings
Where the happy Hoosier dwes!
Richard Lew Dawson.