Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-12-12
The Estray,

The sunshine'll como back and stay this timo.
o. course I'll take her back. Amt she my
wife?
"Wot'll the folks in teown say bout the 'fair?"
C0nsarn 'eml Let 'em gable Of they will.
| loved her when she was kid knee high,
An now she's twenty, an love her still.
You fellers' wives kin gossip all We please;
Most on em safe enough; that must say.
Ell any chap run off with one at night,
You bet he'd bring her back again next day
"Wronged me2" IS that so9 WAL, it's my af-
fair.
Folks at goes wrong amt alters understood
reckon them at amt been tempted much
Kin find it powerful easy ter be good.
When said I'd perfect and cherish her
For life. guess that didn't mean as how
would perfect when things wuz runnin
smooth,
But when she was in trouble, jes' like now.
soft headed? Easy goin2" Yes. know,
But I'm hulkin kind o. chap, We see,
An Annie was so purity an SO young; ..
She alters wuz heap too good for me.
Wot's more, she made some 'lowances fer me,
Jes' cause loved her, when she took me, sir:
An jes' because love her, it's my turn
I'm goin ter make some lowances for her.
v COURSE SOu arc II ueahln StanulH llSu,
An regular ev'ry meetin time, know.
I've kinder backslid lately; don't show up
At chapel more'n once month or 80;
But amt there some text bout tho joy above
That erin cusses wot brace up kin bring2
An seems to me. when I've been thar, I've heard
About forgiveness bein a good thing.
III take her back, make her fergit it all.
An III fergt she evcr-went away.
D. ma aha will lava WA hot ar> ba, oba fNIs
One friend mt doesn't care what people say.
Ell folks here think 'emselves too good for us,
Asks US ter stay away from church an such,
Why, Nan and I'll leave teown an go out west,
Where wot tho folks don't know won't hurt
'em much. Harry Smith.
Until Death.
Make me no vows of constancy. my friend,
To love ME, though die, the whole lifelong,
And love no other till thy days shall end
Nay, it were rash and wrong.
IL would not make me sleep more peacefully
That thou were wasting all thy life In woe
For my poor sake. What love thou hast for me
Bestow it ere go!
Carve not upon stone when am dead
The praises which remorseful mourners give
TO womens graves-a tardy recompense-
But speak them while live.
Heap not the heavy marble on my head
TO shut away the sunshine and the dew;
Let small blooms grow there, and let grasses
wave,
And raindrops filter through.
Thou wilt meet many faircr and more gay
Than l; but, trust me, thou canst never find
One who will love and serve thee night and day
With more single mind.
Forget me when die! The violets
Above my rest will blossom just as blue,
Nor miss thy tears-e'en Natures self forgets-
But while live, be true!
The Ministry of Woman.
How beautiful the ministry
OF woman's gentle hand!
How soft loves attributes that spring
At her divine command.
For veal or woe, for good or i'll,
About mans careless life
She weaves the blossoms of her heart
As mother, maid or wife.
She leads his feet up from the pit;
She bids his spirit rise;
Sometimes by her superior will,
Sometimes BY pleading eyes.
UT else S06 lures uliu from Tue nelSuS
10 darkest depths below;
From peace and Joy and love and heaven
To bitterness and woe.
Oh, woman. lovely womankind!
Be careful how you play
The role of queen, in this your realm,
New York Ledger.
Poetry.
1t is the chime the cadence heavenly sweet
Heard on the loftiest tablelands Of thought
Tho melody Of large minds when they meet
The vast PROJECTIONS that their souls have
sought.
A Souls Value.
Were the world ono chrysolite.
The earth a golden ball,
And diamonds all tho stars Of night,
One soul outweights them oil.
Winter Tourist tickets.
Round trip tickets are now on sale via
the Santa Fe route at greatly reduced
rates to points in Texas, Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi, Georgia, South Carolina and
Florida. These tickets are to return un.
til May 31st, 1895. For rates and general
information call on or address.
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Agent Santa Fe, N. NJ.
GRo. T. NIcaoLsoS,
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