Year: 1863

But the arrow stuck fast in her breast,
And she could do nothing but weep,
When she rose from her bed the next morn,
All nature seemed to be changed;
For she was forsaken, forlorn,-
Poor girl, she was almost deranged.
But | very soon did return,


For Cupid had welded two darts,
Which caused us both deeply to mourn,
For alike he had wounded two. hearts.
"Now Gratia, come put on your hat
And Just take a ramble with me
Well talk. and we'll laugh, and We'll chat.
would like such ramble with thee"
We would ramble the garden all through.
Then take to the forest and field;
Of the flowers we'd just take view.
And snuff up the fragrance they yield.
They throw their perfume on the gale,
With odors all fresh from the trees,
And sweet odoriferous smell


Comes dancing along on the breeze.
O, once those sweet pleasures were mine,
When my Gratia could walk by my side;
How my heart-strings around her did twine,
And thought should make her my bride.
We then IN garden would walk,
The fresh morning glories to view
We would pluck the fair pinks from their stalk
And the rose from the bush where it grew.
could wreathe bouquet of sweet flowers,
To deck the fair bosom of love
Oh how happily passed the swift hours,
With, my angel sent down from above.
The birds then most sweetly did sing,
And warble their notes in the grove;
They sung the return of sweet Spring,
As they chimed in the song of my love.
Whose voice was so soft and so clear,
Methinks | can still hear it yet;
50 sweetly it fell on my ear,


That voice / can never forget.
We then in sweet friendship could meet,
And talk of our prospects of joy
thought that my joys were complete.
With nothing on earth to alloy.
My cup of sweet bliss was then full


seized it, intending to sip;
But her Dad, like raving, mad bull.
Fierce dashed it away from my lip.
How sudden all nature was changed
All nature was now dressed in gloom;
Our schemes for the future deranged,
And we longed to descend to the tomb.
But another young man came along


And soon by the neighbors twas said.
Although she considered it wrong


To him she would shortly be wed.
In vain did tell her my woes.


As told her again and again
In vain did my love interfere,


As wept with my heart filled with pain.
But now will just let you know,


This world has now lost all its charms,
For the girl that I saw carding tow,


Now sleeps in another mans arms.
In vain does the spring-time appear,


With her carpet Of green spread around;
In vain do the birds try to cheer


With their sweet little chattering sound.
Ny heart has grown callous with grief,


Though the teardrop appears in my eye;
For my troubles there is no relief,


And sometimes wish could die.
In vain does the fostering sun,


Shed his translucent beams round my head
In vain does the bright silver moon


Invite me to walk over the mead.
in vain do the bright twinkling stars


Unite all their splendor and glee;
Icare not for sun, moon or stars,


They are nothing but glow-worms to me,
In vain do fair damses unite,


And sing their sweet sonnets to me
Those sonnets can give no delight,


Since am banished forever from thee:
That voice so melodous and shrill,


Which falls with delight on my ear
That voice now forever Is still,


Or sings for another to hear.
oh II had wealth without thee.


Yea, more than this wide world could holt
Had l the big ships Of the sea.
All laden with silver and gold
oh were as rich as Jew


And had all the good things could crav
Iwould rather be living with you.


Yea, be living with you In cave.
Oh were you far of In the west,


And we were both single. and free;
would think myself happy and bIest,


Ccud travel that tiistspce n thee.