Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-11-03
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\ lBy MRS. {, s,flOling, seneca, 81 q, B I.

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Once upon nj tY aping lately. 81 3 81 Ss
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coantiSs stitcisSss fssft by tho ii score;
While Isat there. almost dreatping, $gE e s'
All my thoughts a1td senses seeming: .s 4 8,
.;sis they Wsss siiJ; Sottis.iis sayte. g
And my needles tleW the lightor; * h; q h
While my thoughts and needles dying, 81 s3
And the embors softly dying, {,lS
l betho.ight me Of an outrage Et E s4 NV
Perpetrotcd months before ~
or gross and gricvOus outrage ga
Pcrpotrated on our Club " tow short month
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Then felt my wits grow stronger, %S
But the stitches count no longer, III { ~ {s.,
As my thoughts turn to circumstances t%A
] Long sat there, wondering, fearing, " .S&
Deep into the red GOALS peering, r !, N
Y Fearing soino grave, sad disnster - q, $S
EoYor known 15f0TSs H. ~ Ey1-5, y g,-5,.
Thus tho silence was ,,nbrolcn, ,rN4 '4tsl .
And tho stiffness gaye no token A@5 II 49,
OF tho mischief wrought In silence FL E'..
On my Uranium, sad and sore. ~, -. D.. ~. .
While sat there, dreaming, dreaming,
With tho silent muses. sharing ~.
Dreams no mortal over dreamed before. %.
Thus sat, engaged in musing, 1.s. ~. r.
Not o'en q crickets chirp discerning,
Lest noise, cen softly spoken, =. @r
Might In sil6nce, yet unbroken, m. '#.N'.
Rouse tho sleepers, little slecpors, |... S.
Put to bed a while before. !, .s.E
Thus no syllable expressing, f.. ... NJ
Long sat there, guessing, guessing,
Why this painful, grleyous outrage $751;.
Should bo scnt to YeX us so, ...
When my "gude mon" softly enters,
Thinking, doubtless, from the stiffness
That peryades my sanctum oer,
That tho inmates now arc sleeping ...,
Sleeping with dear Morpheus old
Suddenly tho fro grew brighter,
Then he turned, with footsteps lighter,
AZ ho saw through CLINT and glimmer,
Saw my sad and teal-staincd Visagc,
Cropping DOR my knitting so;
And he asked, In accents softer,
"Why this worry, why this botherp
Tell mo, tell me, impiorc"
And answered, "Neyor more"
Thus rcpulsed he sat divining,
With his head at ease reclining
On tho cushions velvet lining
That tho lamp-iight gloated DER
Sat diyining, guessing, guessing,
Thus should stain my check quite Ger
Still repeating, still repeating,
"Tell mo, tell mo, l implorc"
Thus encouraged by his kindness,
!, through tears of utter blindness,
Did my sad, sad heart unburdon-
This its tale, intense with woe:
ut was in tho lato December,
Dust tho day scarce remcmber),
When our Club, ono winters evening,
Formed plan, so lovely, seeming
Full of wisdom, rarest wisdom
Plans quite now to us before.
Twas decided there that evening
That indeed there's strength in union,
That our influence we should longthcn,
And our views DO broaden, strengthen,
by inviting and uniting
Sister clubs throughout our land,
Forming into Federation
Sister clubs throughout our land.
:iln iiusit caught iiiu meaning,
Caught tho sprit-littlc dreaming
That this move in wisdom seeming
Was to doom our little band
Yes, to doom our little band.
Then we called them all together,
That, through fair or windy weather,
In the spring, when fuller crimson
Comes upon tho robins breast,
We would take them to our Dosoms,
Share our love and hOspitablcs,
Make them feel Mt homo and more.
Then they came, and all was brightness,
Homes woro garnishcd, and such lightncss
Nc'er was fclt-such Luoyant lightncss-
Aa our dear old town before.
''Thore were danes and maidcns fairest,
Widows, bellies and cditrcsscs-
All went merry as the tinkling of so many ma
riage bells
Merry tinlllng Of 50 many marriage bells.
''Thus wo met. and all went smoothly
O'cr sea, untricd, unprovcn,
With ono thought, one aim, one purpose
That of forming into union
WOmen's clubs both far and near,
Thus to strengthen, vastly strengthen,
WOman's influence far and near.
"Thcn we gan to look about us
For leader or captain,
Some in whispers, others louder,
Who this leader or this captain of u band 5
bright should be-
And they thought, the dear, kind creatures,
That debt OF love they owed us,
As this move, SO truly mOthcrcd,
Truly mothcred by our band,
That it seemed but just and proper
They should give to us the honor
Yes in truth, q glorious honor
And thus take her from our band;
And we thought the laurcls fitting,
Greatly fitting, placed In kindness
On a brow so loved aud honorcd,
Loved and hOnorcn even So
Little thinking I;iat these lalircls,
Placed in Kindness, utter kindness,
Would deprive us of our head,
just to crown tho glorious Fed
Left us captainlcsS and ruddcrlcss,
just to crown the glorious Fed"
Thus my tale of woe wY over,
Thus my tale of woo was ended,
When my licgc lord turns and uttcrn
Words of WISDOM words of comfort,
Saying this In kinder accents
Than lie yet had used before:
"Do not the wise old acres tell us
That DER split milk ne'cr lot us
Grieyc, or for n moment sigh,
Nay, one moment spend in signing,
Nor one moment spend in crying
Ger mischief past and gone.
But take this rs part of wisduIa,
That when doing well tits wiser
To let we'll enough alone
What to you Is grief eternal
Is to them gain snperna.'
This ho said, and nothing more.