Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-08-15
Birthday Anniversary.

Last Monday August I2th, being the
eighty fourth anniversary of the birth.
day Of Grandma Stocking, quite num-
Der Of relatives aud friends gathered ut
her home to celebrate the happy event.
Provisions were taken by each one and
a bountiful dinner was spread for the
guests and all did their full duty In dis
posing Of the delicacies spread before
them. A number Of presents were left
M n token Of love and esteem. Grand.
pa Stocking was In his best mood and
kept everybody In good hum0r. A
poem Of congratulation was prepared
and read by Mr.. i, T., liyrum, and every.
one left feeling that It was good TO be
there, and wishing for grandma many
happy returns. by request We publish
the poem by Mr.. Byrum:
Kind friend on this your eighty fourth birthday,
We come n pleasant hour To while away;
We bring with us our good cheer
To take from age AS We may wha, seems most
dTcar,
W. Teri thar yn'Ilh hath not all that ". desire.
That age hath much, indeed, that We admire;
Youth hath health, and Joy, and spright,
Age hath wisdom, experience and linht.
tine Ii the spring time Of lia when the scedissown
The other golden autumn with fruit full grown.
Eighty iMS years seems long, indeed. US we look
hut shorter by far NJ We look back DER the race
We have sped;
Eighty four years, what wonderful changes In
that time have bcen wrought,
NaF. han Au.l L..... a
ionary In thought.
The slow, plOdding times Of your youthful day,
Have long since been supplanted andpassed away
We can hardly realize to what extent this isiruc,
Unless We compare the old with the new.
Two generations you have seen rise aud pass
And c,.,toms ioOS@ers"'s that in their time held
hut to be supplanted by others no more secure
Except perhaps In their power to enchant and
allure.
ohio was then n way out west
The youngest sister-and W eaarse ihe bcst,
At your nrst birthday shc was barely three years
old,
And seventeen Of these sisters made the family
all told.
Not railroad nor telegraph In all this land,
And newspapers were then u dlmlnatiye band.
The hand sickle, cradle aud seyihe.
Were yielded bS SWANS staiwart aud 1.-the
Fur they we're the only machinery known,
For gathering the harvest at that time sown,
But Of these changes | ncep nothing mars SAY.
For you have noted them N, a. You came over
the way,
With nh VI epr present advantages at command,
IL there any more canteptRent In our iands
Satisfaction scen,s even mare distant from rs
now,
Than when the flush OF youth was on your brow.
Contentmcnt seems no part Of mans lot,
Whether he occupy palace or cot,
Whether he goes sixty miles pcr hanr or four.
lie II Just "a I,Rpalisnt Ut delay as of yore.
And we believe that this Is Just ~ II was ordained
For the more We advance the more We see TO be
gained.
Gods work that he has given us to ID.
VIII take time and eternity Ia SC, through,
Perfection Is n goal w need never expect to
peach,
This Is lesson that experience doth ever teach.
Every lesson learned reveals many more,
And thus We are led ON to greater efforts than
before.
We Ass,Ys; !sa! lessons In this life II good and
WIN be to us in the next, as rich rewards thus
earned.
And every advancement made In this earthly
palefh
shall 6s ept capital Invested In that sranGer
And as eternitys cycles shall roll on and away,
Each succeeding dawn shall herald more glori-
Gus day.
That sach rich rewards are ours TO gain,
Awakens In us the subimest refrain,
And our wish Is, thai these blessings may be
yours to enjoy,
With the least possible amount OF alloy.
And that many more birthdays my be to you re-