The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-04-05
Sharp's Addition to The original zes.a
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'Gather the beautiful ssieaves,
Gather, for us we'll I wsea,
Gather them ia, o, sisbgiel-and
And the maiden OF sixteen
Upon a couch III a curtatned asc0ye,
Slept a maiden Of siztseA.
Twas beautiful das IN June time,
And the uolGS were clad i---reen.
Tic night had been al 50 restiessl y
For the fever 1acked her frame:
So she slept, although twas daytime
Thanks to the matchless name
For mother read la che bible
OfIhe Great Shepherd gathering the sheep
And ended-"So be giveth
10 his bel0Yedl-sleon.
Twas magic, gracious magic,
To the mother, wan with caTe,
Her specs were raised upnl her brow
And she slept in the old ss-.l chair.
The toil-woTn finger points tbs psalm,
IN the bible on her lap;
Yes, pointed the psalm and verso;
Then follows balmy slumbeF, quiet, Festtuinsp.
The daughter slept her golden Fingiets
Cluster the handsome face;
Twas scene for angels 10 admire,
For lcvilnesS and grace.
The day rolled on in splendor,
The plOwbOy Whistled tune
As he followed the team through the rows of corn
In the merry month of June.
The thrush sang 10 the Elacs,
The redbreast IN the elm trees.
And blooming flowers gave up their sweets
To the ravage of honey bees.
The calves skipped in the pasture,
And the young colts caYeTt, careen,
While their dams Craze on Unheeding
The sport on the fields of green;
And zephyrs wave the tassels
On the emerald, damask sWard;
And over all the glory shOne
OF the loving, beautiful Lord.
Still the maiden slept in the alcovo,
And mother in the old arm chair.
But list the daughter muEmuTs;
Sweet music in the air"
And the watchful matrOn
AT0GseS from her nap,
AWakes and gentlr lOOSeS
The strings from her patients cap,
She listens TO her darling,
OF the song she gently breatheS,
UnconSciOusly in Siumher.
Bout gathering the beautiful sheRVeS.
Gather them in, o, Gabriel,
Gather them in though green,
They will Tipen best in heaven
And under its beautiful sheen"
She wakes at length: 20, mammal
/ had such a wonderful dream,
OF oh, such a beautiful stream!
Its waters clear as crystal;
Such trees on either shore;
And wonderful to me it seems
Both fruit and flowers they bore.
And fruitful fields were eVeFyWheFe,
Some Fipenlng others green,
So / wandered by the river,
And the the waving fields between.
Such happiness was mine, and then,
Such freedom from all care;
Sure heaven must be place like this
Oh what must it be to be there
And oh I saw an angel,
De was gathering beautiful sheaves;
And he sang as he reaped such wonderful song,
Twas Joyous sOGg-but it gTieYes.
The wheat had heads IN human form,
Some heads were ripe and some were green
And some like the yellow gold;
And just before the angel,
Standing in the unknown place,
/ saw, as in a mirror, there,
Mamma, your daTling's face.
Weep not, o, dearest mamma,
Its Joyous but it gTeiveS;
For very soon / shall be bound
Among the beautiful sheaveS,"
The third day follows; oh SO calm,
Ger nature there's a hush;
Quiet the Robin in the trees,
Silent the noisy thrush.
No whlStllng plOwbOy drives atield,
The colt, the calf is still,
While a funeral cOTtege wendeth forth
From the farm house on the hill.
The church bell tOlls-sad requiem
tt echoes through the glade;
There is the sexton, there the sod
On a mound of earth-a spade.
They gather round the open gave,
Within the old church yardY
The parting scene, the parting paRs,
Father in heaven, regard
Have mercy on us while we weep;
Here weep and part we must
lis earth to EARTH ashes TO ashes,
And dust to native dust
The last rite now is sadly said
Under the willows green,
They lay her sadly down to rest
The maiden of sixteen
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