Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-08-15
Old Home Week.

In East and West. on hillside and on prairie,
We paused % llsten mid life's eea-eless hum,
Calling 70 u. dear, wandering children, comet
Gladly we leave the busy loom and ledger,
Study and workshop. for little space.
To grasp the hands q old-time friends and
Who greet Us at this chosen trysting place.
once more We roam about the dear old home
Recall with smiles that are akin 10 tears,
The wondrous days u careless. happy childhood,
And the dear friendships Of those bygone
years
The shadoWy past grows clear and radiant
A. memory evokes those days q yore,
The weight u years falls on, like Christians
Aad youth and hopeful dreams are ours once
more.
We breathe the fresh pure air so sweetly laden
With aromatic odors Of the birch and pine;
We drink from the cool springs that by the
Bubble ana sparkle in the bright sunshine
Here are the hills like sentinels sim standing,
once - familiar - our childish eyes
Beyond them tower the yerdant mountains,
Their SUBMITS pointing 20 the azure skies.
with irldescent hues our fancy painted
The unknown world beyond these crcling hills,
Dreams II a future on ambitions summit
Filled our young hearts with Wild, ecstatic
thrills.
How many eyes, with care and grief grown weary,
Looked 10 the hills a. David did u old.
And ielt the Power that reared those mighty
Round them is comforting embrace enfoldi
within that quiet city on the hillside,
Beneath those low green tents how many lie,
Whose sweet cnresses glorihed our childhood.
The gospel Of whose lives can never die.
Listenl our kindly mother asks the question
OF all her children gathered here today,
Il Il uf "a oil
What garnered sheaves enrich your onward
Do you stand steadfast as these nr-erowned
mountains,
Building upon a strong and sure foundation
superstructure for the life 20 Gomez
You, aman with the hoe stand boldly upright.
With honest pride ia your work imhuedi
What though M lands 3 here TYRANNY j. rampant, /
The hoe may he badge q serVitude.
DO you cover the seed with right good SPIRIT
And each noKlaus weed eradicatef
AZ the same time sowing The seeds ~ truth,
And uprootins the weeds q scorn ana hate2
And you, nay son, with the hammer and plane
Always using the best ~ timber ans brain.
No unsound lumber beneath ~ ahove3
Teachers ~ youth. Is you .uarl uifh rare skiu
The nllsuc minds that are trusted o. you,
'rayeriulN striving yuur best o. insfiN
Win knowledge ~ books, wisdom true2
! wisdom O. lead them o. higher lives,
A. noble Christian women Hnd men
Working Tor God and their fellowmau.
Whether they toll with plpughshare % pen.
low beautiful upon the mountains are the feet
OF them who bring glad fitings - great iHyf
p Yuu, Gods shepherds, in thar sacred mission |
Prom day 60 day your highest powers empioys
20 you among the mountains seek the wandering
or cry aloud. spare net. where An Is rife.
inlding alaff the sacred symbol for a. all.
The hlood. stained cross wherean Christ gave
his life9
he kindly tones are sflled amid the tumult
OF myriad voices bidding rs return
b busy life with an its varied duties
And We, alas, must heed the mandate stern.
arewell dear friends, fast speeds the hour q
parting,
We meet, perhaps. IN this world uevcrmure.
~ may We al when lifss brief voyage + ended.
Clasp hands again upon the heavenly shore.
FEssus NmToK.
Chelsea, VI, August, 1851 ,
No such thing as summer complaint
here DIR. Fowler's Extract % Wild
traw berry is kept handy. Natures rem
iy for every looseness OF the bowels.