Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-10-30
FOR the oxford Democrat.
TIE OLD HOUSE.


out In the country amid the green nsiis
Nov lone aud desertssi n stands.
Soshins cheerful about u escsp, the green
And tbs view. through the in,srvsle l.ad.
on, tumbls .siovn house. what memric- to-day
Arounf me viii cluster and dseil.
A. IN simple verse try Co reheAr.s
Tho tale. could you spesk you could tall
whs, change. have cone In the years that
some "a thsn .ad and SON. Of them say
Ard here, - write. ibe wlnds ish snd moaa
rhrouxh my room. ami thy damp halls To-
I .es ,bsr. bride. In her raimsn, of white.
while io her lover. brave. gallant KNIGHT
Mot willingly gives she her hand
AMI The dear, aged parents. With Kind fearful
eyes.
And the Mind mother ssii. as she babe them
.oh .lfi H. y. Eooi IN my chilii-
ore year passes 90. ne~. COMES of the loyei
II tell. them the fair ehiid they once loved 30
They .iii ..e on earth psy,rmOrs.
slckne.. AMI death and iroable aud care
creep In oeT its -urn threshold.
And ioyci one. are borns through i's lo-
Pond iose.i oas. =, pale and .o cold.
That never q breath can ian them Ia life.
like plpckei naser. iusi dfoppe'i IN ihe der
ny some careless hand, here never aTsln
shall they blush az vhen life uas nes,
I -. them around the board AZ ofoi
fn the twilight ~ the year
And say. hsppy vnicss ~ childrsn ring out
pur the time ~ thanksftNing IL heru-
hear their prayers rise ~ IN. rslhsf above
I hear their ronss swell on the H.le.
IL anthems of praise that In dsfkcst ofd,ys
Gcsi's love ne'er 80. kno-n them to falL
follow them oat In the side. busy -o'id.-
Ths.. sons ant ths.s daughters so faif.-
Where some OF them fail And some OF them
soms tread pathway. unknown To care.
some 81 them iAii Into dsvioa. -sJs.
Ani fklio- out passlon's behsst,
A ssrpen, they've elaspsi n their breast
Th.y -riis. bu, they never come bach again
To so m. OH folss that a-an
Iio- their hearts beat, At each oiies Of the
gAtsi
I MIND ms nov. oia oaes hsppy eve
when the little folks al we're ABEL.
inio the hons nest q little oae comes
AMI SO palior to antioas ones said.
-oas short. little day I. al ths, crave
To stop -iih my blother, Al nlsi.
for my home Il not hcrs, u Il Heaven above,
And today an only half ~ay.-
Thea ths ohiiirsa came In. With vide -oader
eye.
- costly nestled IN plllovs ~ lace,
secure like some iamb u the fuld.
let not s@cufv. for ere the nett nom
Came forth In ths xio- ~ iis priis,
An ansle came DOM non the ctr of Light
And begnii.i The s~e-t child ~ ~ side.
The .cens changes qallkly from ioy ihio psin.
-Is so utth ths live. that ve lsai-
One tninaie ~. lanTh 'Osr cur pleasure of gain,
The nsri -e'rs mos, -rviched indeed.
on. ths past. happy days. ,hsI can never ~.
turn.
Tie TAy laugh AMI song have dis,l on the air,
Like candle that dies doen AZ nikht.
whs, comfort thsy took In that shattered Old
h0asa
whsre ths birds nov " In At their mind.
And buiid them q ne.i ou some easing of beam,
Removed from the nsrse bio-ins -ini.
roor shattered OH hoase. 10 10
passing a-sy
La. tho.s that before u have gone.
Not one remnant oF vesuge ~ last -ili remain
To tell ~ . once happy hone
hot While q child ~ that circle rvmains.
Ihongh dusiisr on some for.isn shore,
liis thoashts uili revert to the home of bis
To lovsi one. snd pleasures no- o',r.
IE.s nLAstuos.