Richland beacon., 1888-10-06

our VOICE 10 uIe Was tue sweetest
o. any LII ever known,
Ani my giriI>r leaTt 40, conquered
By ns k,ni aud gentle tone.
Eva, because loved you better
IEan all Tie worll bce.'ie,
That said farewell 10 my home an. t!ends
10 become your loving bflie.
Aud so when gave You my heart, dear,
With all lis treasurer, Ol love.
think that must have been envied
By happ. angels above
| welcomed the l'ys an! the sorrtws
Tina, might checker your future HE,
Han V ,hcnce iui ward To snare there
A. your tue aud ilith.ul wife,
1 laid: Il will he his comior,
In hours of sufieruG,
No change snail he ever mud n me.
Whatever the years may bring.
And when life's swee, dream is ended,
And we -ay our last good-hy,
Ii Gci sends His angel first 10 ne
eau 20 without Il sIsi;
Thanking our Heavenly Father
That my measure al y was comr.ete,
Hoping ia Won trig!t Heaven
Ny loved one again To meet.
And If he shall first he hecloneJ
Away TO that happy lani,
shall bow my spirr before my God,
And kiss His Christening Hand
"A nd as I,ueel il. my eorrow
And weep DER the happy ras',
shall say 10 my heart. % mourn not,
he was thine, all thine to the last
Swcerly the sun WAS .hinn.
On our happy wedding DAY,
| Aud the air was file1 with the perfume
Oh the fragran, blossoms CT May.
| Five years have gone by since then, dear
! W eve been married tive years Tonight
! And wonder If you are 4. harry
And if life i: to yJu as bright
Have you never heard the whisper
OF the SPIRIT of Rrgre,'
Have you never thought it were better
Had We TWO never met.
IL may lie only fancy
That ! sometimes hear ynn sigh,
Anl see tar Oft IooS in your eyes
No, there IN the Days gone by.
Does my simple. sirlish face, dear,
Seem TO you no longer tair
DO only hold the caskeI
I Without the jewel there
You may smile, ami call me foolish,
! What difference does it M, IKE 2
v A " oman heart is a Little thing
Tc bruise, ana crush, and break.
or course yon are not TO blame, dear,
II | cannot think it strange;
Five years is snch a long, long time
For a man To love withou, change.
We would weary of sweet music
Were It 10 last too iona;
We could not listen forever
To the diviaest song.
u Beauty possesses NJ tyn
To charm and delight the eye,
Y But We could hot gaze forever
;. Fen on the loYellesi sky.
h Mans sphere is by far too wide and great
J. HIS Is TOO noble a part
- For all his ambition to center
Il In one poor wumans heart.
=. II i. only her lot and portion
e, To cherish through sin aud death.
y, To live with a broken spIrt.
!, And forgive with her dying breath
When all your illusions have vanished
al 10 "A
| think you'll look back with regre,'ins
j. To the sweet Old joys OF the past.
a. Bu, think not tina, again I'll offer you
~ The eift YOU have cast asiie:
m As you've Known the depth of wonans 10
:, You shall also knO her pride.
TX Learn then, that her heart is not a toy,
The pa.tne of a day,
'" For noble man 10 ultie with,
'd' And then 10 throw away.
or Through years Of weary longing
J She can bear, and hope, aud wait,
But neglect " i'll surely kill at last
And YOU may come back too late /!
" We're we never to water the roses,
&c II ey would soon lie wi'hered and dead
Aud the brightest hime would Ticker anu
II the lamp were never fed.
bys Perhaps in the distant future
tee You may stretch out Your hand again,
ms And b-s and plead. but vainly,
'nJ For the love that ynu have slain
A Enough! Let the future bring TO mo
:. It's cup ofbi,ier"ess,
I'm Blu, to might, tor the sake o. VIVA, has beer
can only forgive and bless
' I thank yen Tor all the happ mess
Tina, you have given me.
Aud pray iha, Heaven may guide us
Ger Lies DARK, troubled sea.
on Safe il,rouc li its storms and tempests
~ To the bright eternal shore,
lie, Where ihere'il he no strife nor sorrow
Nor change, iorevermore