The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-06-02
OLD-
FAvORlTES


Tn, cottsr's Saturday Sisht
At length his lonely cot appears In view
beneath the shelter OF an aged tree;
TIL expeetant wee-things. toddhn
staeher thro'
To meet their dad. WI niehtsrin' noise
an glee.
His wee biz Ingle. blinkin' bonniiy.
His clean hearth-stane. his thnftis wines
smile.
The lisping infant prattling on bis knee.
Does a his weary. earking cares bssais.
An makes him quite forget bis labor and
his toll
Bslyys. the elder bairns come drappin'
Ia,
At service out. amang the farmers roun'.
Some ca the pillow. some herd. soi-s
tentis rim
\ cannie eFrand to nssbor town
But now the supper crowns their simple
board,
The halssoms parriteh. chief o seo'ia's
food;
The sowpe their only hawke does afford.
That 'yont the hailsn snusly elbows her
Good;
The dame brings forth in eOmpHmsntAi
mood
To grace the lad. her wsll-hain'd ssbbuek
fell
An AFT he's prest. an an he cas- il guild;
The frugal wihs, sarruions. will tell.
How twas a towmond aud. sin'iint vas
+ the bell
The Cheerful supper done. vi serious
They. round the lnsls. form a circle vide.
The sire taras DER. NJ patFiarehai grace.
The big ha' Bible. snes his fathers
pride:
His bonne, rev'r~ntiy Is laid aside.
His lysrt hatsts wearing thin an bare.
Zion glide.
He wales a portion with iudieioas earei
And -Let q. worship GodF' he says.
with solemn air.
The priest-liks father reads the sacred
page.
How AbFsm va, the rrisnd Of God on
high;
Dr., Moses babe eternal warfare wage
With AmAlek's uasfaeioas progeny
DE- how the royal bard diI sFoanlag lie
Beneath the stroke Of Hsar'a's svsng-
Ing ire.
Dr. Jobs psthstie plsint. snf waillnx er7s
Dr. fspt Isaiah's Wild. seraphie ases
Dr. other holy sesrs that tune the sacred
Tyre.
then knsslinx down TO Heavens Eternal
klnz.
me saint. the father. ana the hz.bsHa
prrys;
iops -spriHx. sraiilnx % triamPhaa,
wing
hat thus hey all shah NEE, Ia futnrs
days;
'nsr- ever bash Ia uncrsstsd Fsy..
20 mor~ 20 Sigh. OF she'd the bitter tear.
'oxsthsr hynialnx their Creators prsis~.
q such society. ys, s;ili more dear
While circilnx time moves foesd 10 al
eternal sphere.
hen homewsrd all take % shsis s~v'sai
way
he yoanxiirs eotfn<~rs retire 70 r~ss.
be parent, pair their secret homage pay.
nd prefer % 10 Hssvsn the vars 70
guest.
oat tiss NH' eAt+ t~7 saFfH FtAia
roEs nss,.
nd decks the ny raiF IN ss~'ry pride.
ioald. Ia the ~ay bic wisdom s~ss the
b~st.
or them and Zoe their tlt,is orc. pro
vide.
at. ehissy. in ih.lr heart, with srse.
diviss prssi'is.
seotis: my dear. my nariv. soil,
,r whom my warm-st wish 10 Hrsssn
ia sent
ing may thy hsriy sou. % rustic toll
; bIss-'d with health. and psses. sni
sweet content
ID. o. nsy Heaven their simple lives
pr.vsut
-onl iurury's coatn Eion. weak sad vlisi
zen. hows'sr crowns and corprsts -
rsnt.
virtuoas popuiscr mar ri.e the whlIs.
ID stand vail % Gre around their
mneh.lov'd isls.
Thoul who poured the patriotic tide
lat stresm'd thro' Wsllses's undsuntss
heart.
no dared to nohly stem ,yrrnnlc pride.
nobly dc. the second glorious part.
he patriots God peculiarly thou art.
. friend. inspirsr. guardian. and re-
wardD
never. never. scosis's realm desert:
4 still the patriot. and the patriot
bard.
bright succession raise. her ornament
and Euardl
Robert Burns.
Delicious Freedom.
n. Hurd. bishop OF Worcester. was
perfect type OF the eighteenth cpn.