Book ■^^d^jS' COPYRIGHT DEPOSIT. ^ ^ ■.!;• ;; •,;i" ,^' 'iu ^ 4\\ the old-home shore. The c/usA of the eve - cjiJ ttie sco. Lcfow; An J the ^Ay cJ)ove, ^nJ the cJterglow/ As jous&unter on deck lost in thought profound. You whistle o. tune of the homewcvrd bound ; But, a.gadn eaid e^gaJn,3rou lift jour ejes Toward the darkling west whereyour best hope lie^- Where o. few soft r^^s come shimmering o'er The waye^, from e^ light on the old-home shore. <^^ Vv^ / N^ H^ was sitting inmy ollicc,- rar ^ove ihe tiisy street ^,J/' Where iiK Uden dm'ks ot business come s^na go, Where ilic rusning streams of treiffie swirl u\\ mingle as tlicy meef And Ine surging iiaes ot commerce cdd anJ ilow,- Dimly conscious oi lull many sounds-tne ciiy'5 swasn An J foam. Out unminaiul of ihe import iney inigni tring ; I WAS poring o'er a letter from a 5choolniiNte 'we^ Ddkcknome- And arinkinc} from ine dipper ai ihe spring ! /^v^ c== !) ik.:,-:^. ^ i% , 1 t\\^'' tfr' |WAS i^ leffcr from & tojKood friend from vvliom 1 kdn't lieaj-d , Till then, in all the fleeting fruitful jeevrs; I And the QMint school-day chirogr^phj, ce.ch smudged or blotted word. Brought Ciia^te of joy-with just c^ tc\ng of tecvrs. I rc(\d "Deej- Jim, we're trying to get up (\n old-home week, ^ Andmixkc the old pkce fi^rjy tuzz e.nd hum. The boys Mid girls 6.11 g^ theyTe just ei-longing for a peek At your old homely fa.ce; so s^ you'll come." } r \ K loevd of jGMis slipped from my sjvgging sliouldens,Qiid ^g^n A kd w&s 1 Wk in tlie old cxtodc ; And 1 wliistlcd up c^nd down tlie room i\s merrijy a^s tlicn Iwliistlcd up^nd down tKc country roa^d. The freigliied de^ tccwiic b. dreism-i^krignt drcjvm of tnc d^s Wlien held in tlirdl byN^ture'5 potent clic\rm And sWkled wiili ilie clinging vines of dewy woodleind wa^5, 1 knew tlie mystic r&pture of ihc fexrm . \y ^ i: ( — -J my\ §ncl iKc tumult of tlie city- its tite^ntic cr^sK c^nd roa.r. And the barbel oi tKc m&nv iongues men speevk- So^nk eoid softened to tKe rumble of cvwa.gon re^ttling o'er The stony ford of old Bdd-e<\gle ereek; Tbc jungle of tfie ielepfioiie kecsi^me tbe drowsy cdl Of sfieep-bells fej- >vitliin the forest gloom ; And tlic whir of the electric f^i , the rf^rmic rise Mid Ui the buzz ol bees cvniong tke clover Uoom . ^ ^ ^ f^. / i] iB couU sec it-1 could see it a.11 ! liiehome-ilie ds^s gone by^! The Wnilioiise aaid tlie Iioiievsucklc sweet ; The cool ojid dcvrklingwoodknd-^nd the glimpse of sunliisky Where the gri^ caid mossy trAiiche^ fcdled to mee^; The greenish,gkssy shimmer of the spring brook ne&r etheoid, The loop of gr^-. ':^^ w'^^j . ''-^^ ^ s fJ:^^\^ yi'i^x^ ^ could iKiNr tlic lot-whitc5 wliistlc in llic field of WAving grean, And tlic Yohms clicery lilt witliin tlie shade Of the oreli(\rd on the hillside ;v\iidf2vr down flic le&fy kne, The erie5 of Wefoot eonnvxdes in the gUde. And-my soul Srthinst !-I hainkered for the dipper el the spring, My pkyin3des,c^nd the hills we used to rocvm ; And in foaicy 1 eould hear a boyhood chorus softly sing: H, e IS coming! He is coming- coming home t" (^ ^^ ^ ^ ;i^-\ •.rn V m m '/ coula sec n\v isiKcri rugged form,TnvmoiWrl5 wrinkle J kce,- Ali, i\\c liomesicK feeling iongue cmi never tell !— 1 ne vfikgrATit, dusty nignw.^y idling p^i tnc i^^Y oU pkce, And trie ^pple-tree on guMa teside tlie well . 1 could smS the Dliie smoke eurlinc| oer tnc roofh'ee gr<^ eoid liigli,, Could Kcc\Tilie swallows cnirping 'needli the comt; And my nsvppyncart,in ecno,to tho^c smxllows ma.dc reply; 1 djn coming ! I a.m coming- coming liome ! " ^ » /) PART SECOND. Iitli the glcMiiing ro^d ^cs^i of nie,ilie teeming town teliind,-! And my thoughts tlie w;^wacrd fancies of a. boy !- ^tli ilie rule of gold forgotten ajidtliefloldenRiik in mini 1 went speeding towea*d the loyal Lwid of Joy. The ma^ny milc^ dropped out of sigk,ais h?xd the ma.ny jea.r.s Oince I aJsamdoned 6UDJects, crown ajid throne ; But the blue sKyS smile of sunshine ajiJ tlie krown eartfe cJewJrop km Daide me welcome to a. kingdom still my own. 7 '»;■■ \ - ■L , y^ K ihougk to slip into the slcejDy villic\ge,and depM^t For the cottevgc oimj kojhooa ^aid my birth- Just to spend one evenincj woKvniping Miatvylking ncc^rt to nc^rt Vitn rn7pM'ent5,ett the fondest shrine on ecvith; But my friends were &t tlie stcytion,kindjv f^ec^s ^11 (\glow. With mcvdjy w«\ving bevnner^ ajid e^. bwid,— 1 hose groim up kds &nd le^^^ies of the blisslul long-i\go!- And the nesvrest a.nd tne deo^rest iook niy hcxnd. /'A /^^ Ov. T^. Hjhen the DMid commenced ^-pl^ngAncl the tittle of the fife And ihc nimbhng, gruniUiiig h^so of ihe drums M^ae me Uugli evs 1 \\\^ seldom kughed in Jl my busy life I hc7 were pl^ng- See, the Centring Hero Comes '! But Hooked d the musiciMis-iinder^tood their wild ^ccl^m Ut weleome, in^i wds ringing io the skies ; [iiMiie-] llccvrd thejqvlul cheers &nd outcries md were burdened with w\j And 1 lound ihetc^xr drops irickhnq from niy eyes. .J A i 1/ \ iKnere tney were to meet Mid greet mc -tnose de&r chums of otner a^l- , Olacr, grdvcnccni witli work Mid world jy e^re ; B^dly mM-rcdin m&ny Wures, s^dly dis^ngcd in mwij w^5- L^cking grcice of limt aaid sorejy sca.nt of ki&ir. Dui 1 knew mem- oh J knew tkem ! Knew ea^cli girlisli trick Mid tuMt- Remnajits of ine merij coquet ij of jore; And recognized e^cn impisn grin,e5wcn toyisn move a^nd gwt- And loved tnem ^s I never na.d before ! L^ ^ "/ XJ n Put,ah ! I smr ^n ^ged pwr -their cye5 cJiglit witli pride, llieir countcnMicestrigk witk love jvnd jojl- Hesiicstinglj c\ckMKing,hcvTi j in Imnd cvnd >si Je t^ side ; And 1 cjvuglit tlidr murmured words : My son ! — ?|y toj! " ktkrl-rloiher! HJt of speecli were iliey,Mid quaihily, oddly dressed- But 1 loYed ihe vcij ground iliey irod upon ; And 1 5prATiq and caugW tlicm in my e.Tin5,and strained fkiu io my treas^ ^yy As eo^en li^d held we eft in jeco-^ agone! 1) ''^"^ /■^~Y\^ V \ iiKcre we leit the people cheering; took the well remciiiDerecl roM Leckding to tne nomcsteeid nigli upon ine nill, ^ Irosscd ilic snriinKcn,clriDDling creek im once mmc music ixs it flowed k iurn tnc mossy wheel or Diiigncjn's mill ; Ikssed ineligmning-DWted syetvinorejts narked arms outsprcaiar 1 rec^lled ine very d^ the tolt \^s looked !- UimDeatne slope caid rca.checl the kTmhouscwitn iis window^^sunsetrca 0y ) . Ana ine noi|y chickens cluitering to roost. ^ c puppcr in the roomy kitclien ! Homely tliss without ailloy ! There Itook 1117 old-time clmir caid old-tiiiie pkce. And ha.d the 5Mne old pktc xsjid mug I hcvd when just ^ toy- He&rd rrsy pious kher 5tvy tlie SMiie old grace . 1 here we &te iMid drank j^nd ckdted in the fond familiar wsy- The gr«3icious, gentle ms^nner of the pj^st !— golden twilight purpled, iwid the purple p^led io cjr^; the twinkling ste.r*s co^mc peeping out ect kst. i w mn the little white-WNshed Dedrooni,wWK tlie wmi moom tricW kewiis Pencillca myj kiry pictures ontnewAll,— In the 5ame kiit^stic tints tli&t colored ^ll my cliMiood drej^^ms!- I ncre 1 sounaly slept till Wc^ked c»y motlier*s cmI . rdneri grcvce we.s in rny memory, niotlicris voice "ms in my cmis- 1 he b<\lm oi tloom was on ine morning air; neeJcd OT aill the hurts Mid he&da.clic5 oi ine Durden-bearmg jcaj^s, A toy cygsdn Tva.s I— without jy cao'e ! 1 Os .^ ^.ff ^y^fV^Jly 1 pill tW summer d^ 1 speni in roaiining round oM Clovcrtown - Seeo'cliinglicrc emd liuntina there for odds 5.nd ends Of Lrokcn schoolioj idols !- mi in strolling up ^nd down The streets eaia sUking nejids with long-lost friends. iJomc were dwelling mtncvill5.ge -in tkc nonies wnere tnqv were born ; Otner^ Jike myself, h&.d trc^vded mile on mile - Hoping once e^ga^in to know trie joys oi youths sunshiny morn, To receive the tenedietion of its smile . ^"^))^ '~2i> ^&^ J / '2 A/' fflnere woiS i)obby Drown from lexotS-witn nis gr«3icious grin unfurled. Ana Ml overgrown somWero on liis lieevd ; -^ JohnTiy Smiin,wtio a.§ e^joungster a^lmv^ plwine J io see the world- But W never crossed ilie county line , insteaid ; lommj rlummer from lnic^go,Dil]y Hekwkins fromNewYork, Jimmy Fuller- looking older tlie^n the liills ; Jnorjy Donaildson from K?vnse.s-lMikekiid lengthy a^s a. stork. And wed \o pretty frisky M&ndy Mills. ^ It\:r^ ,^ w HoTiK were tnere-^nd some were dtsent ! One wcvs lost lene&tli Ae sea, Anotlieryd st resi kene^tli the socl; Une wfikS up in krAle^ska- serving Meanmon for 5. fee , One was down in clisknt Cnili- serving God. Some were sincjle-more were married ! 5omelicid cliildren aJmost grown, lo wnom Iney gaye mil mea^d of Love and praise — inding in ea^ch disposition eakrjy virtues of iheir own. lond i\nd loolisn boyAS a^nd girls ot other da^^ ! ..\ •N',\' •■5v.>N '%••■ ■.'^w-'; •;., -^ -7 \ jyo the quiet little churchyivrd-underneedlioisprefi.dingtiiorn, I went to search for truevnt Brother Ja^ck; With weyinghMidhc left us, on & sunny summer morn- Aiid he never- never- never more ce.me ta^cl^! And 1 thought of him, my pkynic\te,fi.s 1 stood beside the stone I lut told of how he eaoiie-Mid went aw^^; And 1 felt so old eaidwe&ry,so dejected a^nd solone, I h&t 1 wept -j\nd wondered why he ha.d to 5t^! ^- . J ^^^{ Pjut,2kh,the picnic tktwclKldjicxt dw/m Huiiteivs grove ! — And the dinner ili^iwc knelt c\nd nuiiKered round. Where the thrccxds of siinliglit dAnglincj througli tlie spMighng trcctop.v wove A key cloth of gold upon the ground ! How we sniiied the tootlisoinc inecnse of ih^iMter of ddiql)i As good old kr.son D&w^on thanked the Lord ; Tnen hke greedy vou!igster sought to e&t up evrythiiig in ^iqlit- And joked and kiigncd and troli eked round the tovvrd! ) J A^/A ' "-^ ^ h^ ^rmWWTT^^ •y.: :■] y-' ;.«, •:»;• u.^ ^ /^M- @liere were U\e.s Mid strewiis of milk Mid creMii,2knd i^tleliMick o[ csvke- Tliere were spouting coffee-gey5er5,ste^uii!i9-not ; Thai fre^gr^it Milker drink w^^ just like motlier used to luivke- For she was there &nci ni^ae ii on ilie spot ! There were mountwu-pesvks of cliicken and extensive plains oi pie. Hills of luscious brejvd-Micl-butter,vovlcs of fruit; Twevs a. goodjv iMid of plenty smiling 'ncjvtli the sumnici' sky- Aud we were wild mM'5jjaei\s softer looi i /, ^ •s-r .■-• >^ 'C-'.'.-^l;',' .. ^/^ n H hen llie ^mzs we pl^cd ! The noise we m^je ^t te^g Mid UinimMw- Hide-Mid-^eek, Mid skip-tlie-rope , \nd pris iieri-bevsc , ^ Woke ine ecnoe5 of thewooaknd; dJid sounded loud enougli To rouse the dozing dryads of tlie plaice . Shorty I)onjJdson,in some w^,tMigled up his legs ejid fell- The sejne old Shorty ! - spr&wling on the turf; And Tim Ht^rdin, co^pttdn of the good ship Bonnie Belle. aiYe 0. sailor shout iho^t iliundered like the 3urf ! } > ^ jolly, heccllc55 toy was 1 for one whole li^^ppy week ! CuddlecJ close lo Mother E^-th^^^ msrm brecvsi cvgadn, 1 tent niy es of men, er tte well-known tills 1 rAiiitled , cliiiiteJ llie wefl-rememtered tree^,- tlrowii io doutle size since 1 observed "ttem kst!- Jwiing wid teetered witt tte sunteams, romped mi rollicked wiit tte And sighed io see ihe rosj hour^ flit pa.st ! ^ ^^^^z^- f#lr^ \ i/ ^ A v/ ■J iTils m the olden siimmciis of the golden jewis of jore, 1 inidged ine sun-b&ked nigliro\ds up Mid down; Loitered in the \^ greenwood-cvnd releM-ned its aaident lore. And sauntered o'er the meadow- fields of browii. 1 pluTiged into the deep ravine below the ti\rn,to ^eck The spiing 1 loved- e^nd once more drink niy fill; 1/ /M >4/J ^^iidsTed Aimlessly dong tKe tajiks of old Bedd-ee^glc creek- And rested in tlie slmde of Binglia^nVs mill. V /> ■-r ^ f- .r-.-^ f\^ s4 ^^ ^\ ( <-) ■^^-\ y N< Iji|mgnajn5 mill-ev cr^zy ruin! ThvougK the doorv\^j?>5niing wide, G-ept tlie lazy treeze or swept tlie boist roiis bl^st ; -^ rroiii tnebrokn,cobwcDbecl windows peeped ?v .spirit somter-eyed- The spirit of tbe deevd Mid buried p^st ! And tlie whirring kurr^^ were silent,- lo^t tlicir tusy ,buzzing SOIig And tbe wbeel wixs idly d&bbliug in the stream. Wnile tlie murmur of tne waiter as itsotijy lipped cJong, W^s trie music of 2v long -forgotten drewn ! I'ii fc I- i;"^ %::^ m ^4 ^ .%a ^ m^^h slirivclc j w\5 the tnillpoiid wliere as h^ys we doYe Mid 5W2Jii, Dry Mia weed- grown were llie foreW Mid tlie race ; fioiie were Weii cw'ts Midw^goiis-Mid tlie ford telow ilie d&m nirrored now no Wefooi urcliiiils freckled fa.ce. Dui 1 lo^vfed Mid lolled upon ilietutineiits cnimying,ino55V trim. And fished -Mid wished for notliing but to know Riatniy «oul was steeped in sinishine.As the minnows were a-5wini In ihe filmj flo\ting sliadow^ fa.r telow ! ^^ :ll ||je&r delightlul LmicI or merrinieni ! 1 ro&mecl it aJI jvgadn- Fromllie gixiint gr^ house of worship on the ridge To tlie humble little sclioolhouse nestling low in Ca^rter!? glen, And tlie sun-fisn pool neevv Oa^noy Bottom Driage. I lived And loved Mid kuglied (\gwn-Mid wa^ 50 Wh to We, 1 evrgued witVi niy^self for longer si^^; But grim, unfeeling duty nought me out ajid plucked niy sleeve- Ana poj/j^ea /o me c/V^Ar away/ \ J ^'//l{ ^ ^ ^ vA '>.€. ^ ^^^ ^ ^ ^ H~f^ ^ _ ^./ PART THIRD |o here ain I back M my work-revivified ,retorn ! In mj mind tlie pressing duties of the ds^; But in my soul the sunshine of the dewy summer morn ^ld the fragrance of the fieU^ of new mownh^ Fathers grAce still tj^rrie^ with ine,niotlicr:s voice still greets mje&rs- The Wni of bloom still lingers, cool and sweef ; And I'm rcady-e3iger,re(vdy!- forthe\VD.rfare of theyeM'^- For the never-ending Wtle of the street! 1 ^ ^ \ (.r^ 1\ ^- P|iid 1 swing niy pack upon mv willing shoulder once a^gaaii- And smile io note Ine lightness of the lo^d; I trudge Mid whistle on niv w&v, i\s merrily o^s wnen Hrudged jvnd wmstlecl long the countrj road. And tlie tumult of tlie city-all its brazen cksh^nd tWe, And the hoi\r^e jviid throboing thunder or its might- is tlie soul-inspiring music of <\ stirring inarti;^l a.ir To wliicli 1 inM'cli to conquer in tlie fight! t '■•A > XL ^et-in spite of evil !-l sometimes p;\ii^e-Mid think- wid long io kc Cuddled c1o5e toHotlierEaj-tlils fond trea.«t e^gMn , To c^tcli tlie words of wisdom ifi^t I know slie lias for me- And forget tne wortliless yaoiiiies of men; To laintle o'er tfie grassy liills,to climt ike spres^ding tree5- The in eadow- fields &] icJ p?ist\ire- lots to ro&m ; l^\\ To wliistle witk tke rotins aaid to frolic wiili tVie tee^- ) r^ f^^ <<-*^v M, DEC 21 19Ub ii !