Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-03-31
Sunday in the Country.


A large country farmhouse, its face all ag,ow
With long rays OF sunshine that cling to i, ~ /;
From chimney to door-stone. all smiling Sc
rene.
As peaceful homestead MS ever was seen.
Outside how the roses and four-o'clocks grow !
The balsams. and lilies with petals like snow !;
The marigOlds, plnks and the suni1owers high.
The lavender blue, like the afternoon sky;
The dahlis>, sweet Williams, and hollyhocks,
too,
The gay morning glories that sport with the
dew;
While cherry trees, lilscs and snow balls stand
guard
Ger all the wee blossoms that grow in the
yard
Now pause in the doorway and leisurely gaze
Away TO the mountains, through gathering
haze;
While nearer the forest is stretching its belt
Where sunshine and summer time glory are felt
BY squirrel and partridge, regardless OF fear,
That sport in these halcyOn days of the year.
But now II is Sunday. and ev'rytbng there
Seems wondrously quiet, A. il at her PRAYER.
All nature i, thanking the Father above
For numbeTless tokens of wisdom and love.
The iock> in the pasture so broad and so
green,
The sleek looking cattle. 30 lazy. are seen
To move if something had told them the
dav.
And they must be ready It's laws to obey.
No sound in the hat field. faint rustic of grain.
But birds in the branches sing over again
Their sweet little ballads of heart'-ease and
peace
Pray God that their music may never more
cease
The hum OF the insect. the drone Of the bee
Seems drowsily. dreamily saving to me.
Long. child. is Your play-day, this day you
shall rest,
But nee viii keep busy Till dark grows the
west"
All still lie> the door-vard, but plain to BE- seen
The tracks OF the chase on the carpet OF green.
W here daisies and clover heads nodded and
smiled
In quiet contentmeni and luxury wild.
A. of TO the church in the village to-day
The >ilver-halred couple rode slowly away.
For though good Wa, the wagon for Young
folks sprv.
W ho Ike tine view of the earth and the sky.
Far better the roomy Old chaise for the pair
no. whether the SUNDAY /. gloomy or lair.
Must sit With the worshpers up on the hill
or they'd fancy the Old week was passing still.
Io-ds, a. they listened to sermon and PRAYER.
lhey d forgotten their part of life's anxious
care;
While the choir scared hi2h in the mclodie.
old,
Their quiet enjoyment could never he told.
And now. while the old clock i ticking away
The moments and hours OF The bright summer
dAV,
one II, by the window and one by the door
The Bible and new spaper study Ing Ger.
Now ~ whisper their secret: almost A. wei
Could The Bible be spared-so the neighbor,
tell
As the piper that brings through their io,,
and tears.
lhe record OF lions fond hopes and her fear
ne story how surely the gospel Of peace
l. causing the forces of good to increase;
That nerce II the conflict. but. steady anc
strong,
The triumph i coming Of Right over Wrong
Zach column l. sacred. each line seem. repiett
Win something 20 helpful. 80 ienderly sweet
That carefully guarded. like friends OF The
past.
Each number viii surely it. read, r outia,t.
I or once and aSain through the Years that ar,
sped.
some mote Of the living. some word for rhcir
liae frightened their faces or blinded their
ewes.
And alway> it brought them some pleasant
surprise.
The paper grew old IL the children grew tail
And every week II bad something Ter all:
And nobody doubted II told inst he Trim.
he graves believed II. aud >hepiical Youth
we ivfi the good farmer intent on til page.
FORGETTING that sometimes il happen. nh d..
hat even he reading % things he loves b.-,
AiiurtS him 10 >umbcr ana afternoon rest
| And no" he i dreaming OF mansions 80 far
mat Jesus. his saviour. ha. gone 10 prepar,
Ana though there's mixture OF worldly de
lights
sights.
SKIP >uf'h and leave him to ,geep undis
iurbed
80 quietly resting. BIS nothing perturhed.
| NJ paper -haIi bring IL glad ne--ag. IF "a, el
10 all IN his household he holie,b dear.