Year: 1879

For twenty years and over our good parson had been


toilng,


But finally he wted down, and went to 10, king sicky
And the doctor said that something must be put up


for him quickly.


So kind of dubbed together each according to his


notion.


And bought circular ticket in the lands across the


ocean;


Wrapped some pocket-money in it-what we thought
And appointed me committeeman to 90 and take it to
found him in his study, looking rather worse than
And told him twas decided that his flock and he should





Then his eyes grew wide with wonder, and it seemed


almost to blind em;
And some tears looked out O window, with some


Others close behind em.
Then handed him the ticket with little bow of def


erence,


And he studied quite little he got its proper refer


ence;


And then the tears that waited great unmanageable


creatures,


Let themselves quite out O. window and came climb


ing down his features
wish you could ha seen him, coming back all fresh


and glowing


His clothes worn and seedy and his face ia. and
wish you could have heard him when he prayed for
And paid Us back twice oyer all the money we had


lent him.


To hear one just from Calvary talk about the cruci


fxiOn;


Twas damper on those fellows who pretended they


could doubt it,
To have man who'd been there stand and tell them


all about ii.


Paul maybe beat pastor in the Bible knots
And establishing new churches but he couldn't touch


him travelling,
Nor in his journeys pick up half the general informa-
But then he hadn't the railroads, and the steamboat


navigation.
And every foot of Scripture whose location used to
Was now regularly laid out with the different points
When he undertook picture, he quite natural would


draw it;


He would paint it cut honest that it seemed as if


you saw it.
An the way he chiselled Europe-oh the way he


scampered through it!
Not mountain lodged his climbing not city but he


knewit;
There wasn't any subject to explain in all creation
But he could 60 to Europe and bring back illustra


ton.
So crowded out to hear him. much instructed and


delighted;
Twas a;l,s picture show lecture, and sermon, all
AMI my wife would wipe her glasses and sereney pet


her Test'ment,
And whisper, That ere ticket was very good invest


ment."
Now after six months travel we were most of us all |
To settle down little, eos to live more staid and
To develop home resources, with no foreign cares to
Using made faith more frequent but the parson


wouldn't let u.s.
To view the sesame scenery time and time again he'd
Over rivers plains and mountains he would any min


ute haul US;
He sighted home sorrows, and our spirits aches
To get the cargoes ready for his regar Sunday sail


ings.
He would take US off a-touring In all spiritual weather.
Till we at last got homesick like, and seasck alto
And 6" wish to all that's peaceful" said one free-ex-
- pressioned brother,
''rhat the Lord had made one continent and then


never made another!"
Sometimes indeed, he'd take us into sweet familiar
And pull along quite steady in the good old Gospel
But soon my wife would shudder, just ae if chill had
whispering .oh my goodness gracious he's a-takin
And it wasn't the same old comfort when no cal,ad
around to see us;
On branch of foreign travel he was sure at last TO
tree us; | ,
All unconscious of his error he would sweetlv natron
iZe us, |
And with oftepeated stories still endeavor to sur
prise U.S.
And the sinners got to laughing; and that fnly CALLED
and stung
TO ask him, Would he kindly once more settle down
among US?
Didn't ne think that more home produce would i'm
u prove our souls digeetions?
ihey appointed me committee man to 60 and ask the
questions.
found him in hs garden, trim an buoyant az
feather;