The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-11-29

By MARIE MkRRIcK.

80 The Squire sleeps on tLe sofa
~ ~ in 'front.' - the glowing CRATE,
y me guests are gone 70 their houses.
/. And The hour is growing late.
u Ana OF the name Of a woman
n from his lips so softly falls:
y y on his stately lady
M mat dreaming the Squire calls
For surely she i the monarch
VINO rf'gns in his heart and lilei
I AZ rules II his heart. for gracious
j And 'air Is his Guccnly wife.
ana IN his life, for She brought him
~ wealth bonnteous store.
ne chains Of poverty ioosing
n mat lad CALLED him long and sore.
Nay, tls not Clara that he calIeth
Ihe name which mretcfh our ear.
is name 81 Old New England
4 10 Puritan parents dear.
And while he sIumbers, his DREAMING
Doth ~ idyI Of youth unfold.
f'aInting bright scenes on his fancy.
That are links from chain Of void.
Again he visits the Homestead
10 spend THANKSGIVING Dsy.
Aud OF to the spacious Kitchen
Inc young man wends his way.
For Farmer Cnrtss's Prudence
y the help" and so fair i she
snat 'nany youth is signing
Her faithful swain to be.
Again are his lips repeating.
As no lives Ger that eve long past.
Inc words ne whispered 10 Prudence.
while ais heart beat warm and fast
May ! come in the kitchen. Pru5ence
:, Aud watch You making the pics?
Inc rest Of the house is gloomy.
uniliumined BY yoru sweet eyes.
You say the Lswrenccs, cley +.
And fAirer than you by far.
Will be at dinner tomorrow
And with them bright, new star.
Clare Tanning. the beautiful heiress
fou tell me will grace the fease.
Du! tnink you ! care for her beauty
And wealth. no. not in the lcasti
The light from your brown ewes shining
- better than cleaning gold:
ma you. Ike bud expanding.
isatc promise Of beauty hold.
'ut You sav the pics are burning
While Won idle here with me:
'ond-night. the future shall show yon
What . lover true I'll be.
Ind the Squire stirs, half waking.
a srile fitting Der bis face.
. nis steps again through Dreamland
Inc paths 70 his youth rctrace.
Ut smiles are banishcd by sadness.
as be falls into sleep again, 4
Nd his sighs Of old wounds whisper.
That still have power to pain.
nd bis dream is full OF sorrow. Il
As u brings another day, /,
hen greed and false ambition |.
10 bis youthful heart held sway.
"a his heart repeats in bis dreaming II
The sad aud rcmorscful strain. T.
AZ amid his life Of splcndor II
i uttcrs on and again. u
!. Prudcncel was not worthy u
10 mate with your guilelcss youtb. II
Who could barter for money II
dy manhood's : honor and truth. L,
ourtcd her for her dover; \
ne welded me for my name: !,
", bearing but sordid motives IL.
Fc each TO the other came. Ia,
! now we are rcsping the harvest ~
70 sowcd Of deceit and sin: :,
lives, though OF fairest seeming. nv
re hollow and starved within. ~
Q dwelleth not ID our bosoms- NJ NJ
veth plant without root?- NV
Then esteem died within Us an az
'rished all hope Of its fruit. III
eaid that my coward falsencss -, ~
blight on your life would be-: Itra
yon only bIoomed tile fsirer res
ID the blight fell sore on me. AL
bud has true to liz promise, ~ ~
folded in richest bloom; nor M
hou art fair as the fairest, ner
d.cxhalcing the rare perfume. NJ
'liest deeds OF mercy ,;cc
ny life from day to day, |cnr.
the flower OF mine Il faded. Inn
odor passed away" Iorg, s
1ddenly waking, the Squire ~
;, "liave talked nonsense. Joe7
dreaming about Thanksgiving. J.
he days Of long ago. a
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