West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-11-23
PATS DREAM OF HEAVEN.


III WILL cARLErox
ehramed WHIT 70 Hiven one NIGHT.
Ana knocked 1T the big white gate,
And the good saiut Potter opened Il,
But he towld mo I'd have to wait
While he looked for me name IN the howly book
And when he had found 81 there,
lie babe me come in. though he towld me plain
That me comm that way was rare.
We'll, shtoppod bit TO chat wild him.
/ And axed. Gould look around -
He said, "oh yis az you've once got In.
Yer frae TO the whole vf tho ground
Frae 10 walk by the River OF Life.
To resht I'm tho Mansions OF Light.
To stand la the Temple not made by hands.
Wild the Sunburst OF Glory bright"
! saw the Martyrs Of owldcn fimos,
The saints and tho angels fair.
And millions and millions OF young spalpecns
All playsn' tighter there;
AID Mary the Mother, wild love IN her eyes.
Looked down on each little child,
Aud the blissed tacher was tach!n' them,
So gintle and undellod.
saw the Apostles mcnding their nets,
An axed, what need OF thin ncws''
Then howiy light shone round about
Each lowiy Apostles brow,
As they said. Our nets must nadcs be shtrona
For TO INT mons sowls away
From the darkness and doubt they're cllngln' In
| To the light OF the perfect day"
But away In corner heard noise:
Thought twas bit OF row,
So ioosed my shillalah-"Bo gorra," sexI.
III It's ightin'. I'll jist show EN- how"
But when drew nearer heard them shpakc,
And Paul was atelln' aloud
shtory of Joseph the Carpenter,
To a listening bit OF crowd.
NOW, Joseph, u sames. was a good natured sowl
And what he was towld he behaved;
And nlany's the frtnd. on bis reconlm.nd.
by rater had boon resaved.
But Pater at last found this wouldn't do,
SO he towld 20 tho Carpenter Joe,
That no more frinds ON hls ressmmind
Inside OF the gates should 90.
Then what does Joseph the Carpenter do.
But bein so def a his thradc.
He wint 70 work with hammer and plane,
Aud a long sbtronG ladder he made;
! And thrustin' t out OF windy high,
Afore they guessed what hos about,
lie was snakin' his frinds by the dozens In;
And that was what caused the rout.
For Paul the preacher. the earnest heart.
Had found what was goin' on,
And ho was atclIln' the sh;ory shtrango
To Mathew and Mark and john
And Pater the doorkapcr left his place,
Aud dhrew near and listened too,
TIL ho waxed very wroth, Now, Joseph. -
seq he,
We've had too much throube with YOU
Let mo hear no more OF these wicked pranks,
or IN howld council OF war;
And sec II there's way OF maxim you
| Abide By tho common Law.
Whyi we'll have you turned out as our inemy
The Dhragon was, long ago.
And thin you must wandher In fear and doubt
For thousand years, you know"
Thin Joseph the Carpenter sadly said:
'ls it turnin' me out. you manef
Shure IN go at wunst II you think It's best,
And nivcr word III complain
But man has right TO his family, Paul.
Here he wlnked his eye. aud shmiled,
And 'twoulG break up yoar whole institution.
snro,
II take my wife and child"
Then all the APOSTLES took mp their uets.
And silently walked away
And Pater moved on a scratchsn' his head
Wid the end OF the golden kay;
And Joseph the Carpenter whisted tune.
thought twas bit Of q. joke.
Bat feared TO laugh. so made up my mind
Twas all dhrame. and woke.