PS 3597 iiliii 
 
 .A9? 05 
 1907 
 
 ■ifrfkxxi(K»0!iti.>n<XKXwi<>D(ic«ix,(T.jo«^^^ 
 
 :i 'Ui}iSSS^SFER\i ] ^ ir m » niiijam ^ 
 
Class _i^ili£^ 
 
 Book iJ^J^l' 
 
 Co|jyii^htN° Udj/ 
 
 COPYRIGHT DEPOSIT. 
 
THE OLD HOME 
 
7.6-CX. 
 
 i^\^V\^ 
 
 EX -GOVERNOR OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 
 FOUNDER OF OLD HOME WEEK 
 

■<l'' 
 
 THE STATE HOUSE, BOSTON 
 
HO^d:© 
 
 ILLUSTRATIONS 
 WILLIAM KIRKPATEICK 
 
 OTHERS 
 
 The C.M.Clark Publishing Co. 
 
 BOSTON 
 1907 
 
UBRARYofCONGRESsI 
 
 Two Copies Rsceivecf ^ 
 JUL 24 90/' 
 
 M'^-nynfht Entry 
 ci XXC; No. 
 COPY a. I 
 
 Copyrighl, 1Q06 
 
 THE C. M. CLARK PUBLISHING CO 
 
 Boston, Mass. 
 
 Copyright, 1907 
 THE C. M. CLARK PUBLIS 
 Boston, Mass. 
 
 T5 -3 ^'^' 
 
DIDIomo^ 
 
 ^? 
 
 go 2v sunburnt rogue of the Ba^refoot) Tribe, 
 Who knew cveij scene th^t 1 here describe,- 
 
 Every sunny gkde, eveij shandy nook!- 
 I dedic6ie this Httle book; 
 
 To ^bre.vc of the Bej-efooi Tribe of Glee- 
 To the Littk Bay ih^iluscj to Be! 
 
 ^3 
 
 MALTA, OHIO, 
 Sept. 25/06. 
 
 JdjncsBJJ JYs^/or 
 
OLD STATE HOUSE, BOSTON 
 
List of Illustrations. 
 
 .==^^ 
 
 EiGEll-lwctS sitting in my office!- 
 „ 25-- The js^nglc of tke tclepKone bcll- 
 „ 53- I went speeding toward tke \oj^\ Lexnd of Jqy.- 
 
 „ 41- Tke nearest and tke dearest took tny hand- 
 „ 49- here we eite and drank and ckatted - 
 
 „ SZ-^I Roaming round old. Clovertown ~ 
 
 „ 65- The Quiet kitle ckurckjard- 
 
 „ 71 -^ke tke eekoes of tke woodland •- 
 
 „ 81- Dingkam5 mill- a crazj rmn!- 
 
 „ 69-^ Never-ending battle of tke street ! - 
 
z 
 
 o 
 
 H 
 in 
 O 
 
 CQ 
 
 Z 
 
 uJ 
 Q 
 
 < 
 
 a 
 
 u 
 Ij 
 
 CQ 
 
 D 
 
 a. 
 
 H 
 < 
 O 
 
 CQ 
 Z 
 
FOREWORD 
 
 Tlic mist of the morn- c\natncrcc/orh of d^; 
 The ofc/Jjomc shore c^Jic/jrour Lqyhooc/ L^ / 
 
 You up with the anchor and gft^lUutlj ride 
 
 Afej- ejid «WAy on the glistering tide ; 
 
 But ever there couies Uke a^ tremulous hail,- 
 
 On the brecth of the cdm,in the teeth of the gs^le,- 
 
 Risiug clea^r o'er the wide woters' silence or roe^r, 
 
 Tlie sound of a^ song ow the old-home shore. 
 
 7/jc gArc of the noond^-^^jiJ Lurnjng sQjiJ; 
 And ^ t)iisy mbrt on a foreign str^jij / 
 
 ^u buffet the billows of dust and heot. 
 And you wi'cstle with men on the crowded street; 
 But there comes a.s you jostle your wcsy t\long 
 In the midst of the sweltering unwo^shed throngr 
 Like incense you knew in the d^s ofvore,- 
 The foJnt smell of flow(!r5 on the old-home shore. 
 
 The dusk of the eve - csjid the se^ icfow; 
 And the sAy cJ)ove, ojid the cJter^fow/ 
 
 As you sa^unter on deck lost in thought profound. 
 You whistle e. tune of the honiewkrd bound ; 
 But, cvgajn ejid e^.gc\in,you lift your eyes 
 Toward the da^rkling west where your best hope lie^- 
 Wliere o^ few soft r^^s come shimmering o'er 
 The wskve^s, from Ql light on the old-home shore. 
 
z 
 
 o 
 
 H 
 c/3 
 O 
 CQ 
 
 X 
 
 u 
 a: 
 
 D 
 X 
 U 
 
 uJ 
 U 
 
 z 
 
 IjlI 
 
 U 
 CO 
 
 z 
 
 < 
 
 CO 
 
 5 
 i: 
 o 
 
 X 
 
a 
 
 z 
 
 o 
 
 H 
 en 
 O 
 
 CQ 
 
 uJ 
 
 < 
 
 a 
 
 CO 
 
 >- 
 
 UJ 
 
 _J 
 a. 
 O 
 u 
 
 X 
 
 u 
 
 cc 
 
 D 
 X 
 CJ 
 
 >- 
 
 H 
 
H^HL-J 
 
 ^mm-^^ 
 
 T^^liKgi 
 
 T'Si::'^-'^:^M. 
 
 
 i: 
 
 '^t^ 
 
 _;.-•• "^_-!mi-' «*■; 
 
 O 
 
 z 
 
 >^ 
 
 a: 
 D 
 CQ 
 
 >- 
 
 a: 
 < 
 z 
 
 < 
 a: 
 a 
 
"I WAS SITTING IN MY OFFICE," — 
 
m 
 
 ing in my oilicc,- far atove ihc busy street 
 W ncrc tnc laden ba^rks oi business come 2vna go, 
 Wnere the rusning streams of ivmo. mm Aiia mingle A9 (hey mecf 
 
 And me surging tides of commerce ebb and llow,- 
 Dimlj conscious of lull many sounas-ine city's swasli e^nd foam, 
 
 Dut unmindful of ine import tliey miglii bring ; 
 I wais poring o*er a letter from a schoolmate 'we^ bokckriome- 
 And drinking from fne dipper at lfic spring ! 
 
 -f 
 
O 
 
 o 
 o 
 
 2i 
 
 Q 
 < 
 
 < 
 
 u 
 
 o 
 z 
 
 5 
 
WAS is. letter from & tojiiood friend from vvliom I li&dn't licaj-d , 
 
 Till then, in ell the fleeting fruitful jce^rs; 
 And the Qudnt school-day chirogr^phy; cAch smudged or blotted word. 
 
 Brought fit te^ste of joy-with just c. ta.ng of teM\s. 
 I rcc^d "Dee<r Jim, we're trying to get up a.n old-home week, 
 
 Andme^kc the old pkce l^rj^ buzz e^nd hum. 
 The boys &nd girls 6.11 s^ theyte just ci-longing for a peek 
 <^Z/Atyour old homely fa.ce; so s^ you'll come." 
 
#i 
 
 
^ 
 
 Hhc loQ^d of jovns slipped from mj scvgging sliouldcr5,QJid a^g^n 
 
 A kd wevs 1 Wk in the old cxtode; 
 Ana 1 wnistica up mi down tne room &s merrilj e^s tlicn 
 
 Iwnistlcd up^na down Inc country rookd. 
 The freighted a^ became a. dreoini-d.Dright drc&mof the d^s 
 When held in thrdl byNe^ture's potent clicvrm 
 
 :d wiili ilie clinging vines of dewy woodknd -wi^Sy 
 the mystic r&pture of the fe.rm. 
 
"THE JANGLE OF THE TELEPHONE BELL"- 
 
O 
 
 Q 
 
 CC 
 CQ 
 
 < 
 U 
 
 UJ 
 
 < 
 
 O 
 
? 
 
 Cr 
 
 ^nd iKc tumult of tlie city- its tite^ntic cmsK ojid roa.r. 
 
 And the bakkcl oi tKe m&ny iongues men spee^k- 
 So^nk eoia softcnca to tne rumtle of c\w^gon mttling o'er 
 
 The stony ford of old DiMd-e<\glc creek; 
 The jcvngle of the telephone Decame the drowsy csJl 
 
 Of sheep-bells fej-witbin tl\e forest gloom-, 
 And the whir of the electric fen, the rtymic rise c^nd fe 
 
 Ui the buzz oi bees oanong the clover bloom . 
 
Q could sec it-l could see it a.11 ! ihc lioinc-ine d^s gone ^! 
 The fssrmlioiise eaid tKe lionevsucklc s^wect ; 
 
 The cooliMid doa-kling\¥oodknd-5.ndthc glimpse of sunlit sky 
 Where the gr*^ cuid mossy tranches fcdled to meet; 
 
 The greenish,gkssy shimmer of the spring brook nc&r dthcaid. 
 The loop of gro.pevinc where I used to swing. 
 
 And myself 6. cc^-dess joungstcr- flushed &nd thir5ty,grimcd mi tanned- 
 Drinking from the big gourd dipper &t the spring. 
 

 „/9 £.^ 
 
 
 \^^ 
 
 OLD NORTH CHURCH. BOSTON 
 
-^rT>c 
 
 ^4^^> 
 
 I coiiU Ik^y tlK lot-wliitcS wliistlc in tlic field of waving grain, 
 And tlicrotiiV^ cheery lilt within tVie shade 
 
 Of the orchcsrd on the hillside ; Mid faj- down the leafy kne," 
 The erie5 of Wefoot eoinmde5 in the gkde. 
 
 And-niy soul srthir^t !- 1 haaikered for the dipper &t the spring, 
 My pkymales,a.nd the hills we used to roaon ; 
 
 And in kncy I eould heaj- o. boyhood chorus softly sing: 
 le is coming! He is coming- coming home! 
 
 U 
 
 >i 
 
WASHINGTON ELM, CAMBRID: 
 
'I WENT SPEEDING TOWARD THE LOYAL LAND OF JOY"_ 
 
*^ 
 
 fe!» id 
 
coul 
 
 lid sec niy fedlicri rugged form,mv moikns wrinkleJ kcc,- 
 
 Al\, ilie liomesick feeling iongue ca.n never tell !— 
 Tke v&grATit, dusty liigWc^ idling pj^t tne dcevr old pkce, 
 
 And tlie a.pplc-tree on gu^d beside tne well . 
 I could smdl tlie tlue smok curling o'er tlic roofcce gnxy^ wid nign, 
 
 Could Ke^T ilie swa^llows cliirping 'needlitlic comt; 
 Andmylmppjlieeo't,!!! eclio,to tWc swdlows ms^de reply; 
 
 1 djn coming! Ie.m coming- coming home 
 
!-lf 
 
 ■.r ii 
 
 OLD SOUTH MEETING HOUSE BOSTON 
 
f \ 
 
 _:— = 
 
 dr 
 
 PART SECOND, 
 litli the glesvming roDid sJicaid of me,ilie teeming town tehind; 
 
 And my tliouglits tlic w^rwaird fejicics of a. toyU 
 ^tli ilie rule of gold forgotten &ni tlie floUenRule in mini 
 
 1 went speeding toward tlie loyal Laud of Joy. 
 The ma^ny miles dropped out of sigk,eiS K^d tlie ma^njir jea^r^s 
 
 Since I ^kcoidoned sutjects, crown djid throne ; 
 But tKetlue sky^ smile oi sunsnine aoiatnc krown earths dewdrop tcany 
 
 Baide me welcome to \ kingdom still nry own. 
 
g thougk to slip into tlie slcepj Yilkge,and dcpM^t 
 
 For the cotta^ge olmj toylioo J ajid my birth- 
 Just to spend one evening wowViping ajici t?ilking hec^rt to hc^rt 
 
 Vitli m7pM'ents,&t the foniest shrine on ecvrth; 
 But my friends were al the st&tion,kinclly kecs c^ll c^glow. 
 
 With moicIlywA.ving Wnner^ Mid a. bwid,— 
 Those grown up kds &nd Wies of thetlissU long-Jvgo!- 
 
 And the nea^rest eaidthe dcd.resi took my hand. 
 
FANEUIL HALL. BOSTON 
 
"THE NEAREST AND DEAREST TOOK MY HAND" 
 
*I'''. 
 
.1^1^ 
 
 (^ 
 
 4\ 
 
 "i 
 
 jKen tlie twicl commenced ^-p%ing,Mi J Ac trctle of the hfc 
 
 Ariel ilie nimtling, qrumUing b^sso o\ the drums 
 ]kic me kugli a^ 1 M seUom kuglied In Jl niytusy life 
 
 TKe7 were pl^^ng- See ,tl\c Coii4ring Hero Comes '! 
 Butllookecl d tlic musici2ais-un(ier6too(itlieir wild ^ccl?^m 
 
 0{ welcome, tliai ws^ ringing to tl\e sides ; [nsvinc-] 
 Hcc^rJ tk joyful clieer.5 ancl outcries iKd were burdened wiih mj 
 
 And 1 found tlie tc^r drops trickling from my eyes. 
 
y 
 
 here they were to meet and greet mc,- those de&r chums of other J^is!- 
 Oldcr, grdver, cent witli work and world jy cd.re ; 
 
 B^djy mMTcdin m&ny Wure5, sa^dly clia^nged in mwij w^5- 
 mcking greice of limt m^d sorely sce^nt of lisdr. 
 
 Bui 1 knew inem- ok J knew tkem ! Knew e^ck girlisk trick micI tr^dt- 
 Remn&nts of ine merij coquetry of jore; 
 
 Ana recognized esvck impisk grin,ea.ck koyisk move a.nd gant- 
 
 And loved mem a^s 1 never k^d bef< 
 
 ore! 
 
BATTLEGROUND. MONUMENT AND BRIDGE. CONCORD. MASSACHUSETTS 
 
-^^ 
 
 =-=^'^'>— 
 
 — -^^ 
 
 Jv^ 
 
 ^^ 
 
 --i^ 
 
 tKeir eyes diglitwitli pride, 
 coiinteiiMices brigk witk love ^nd joj !- 
 lesiicstinglj AcmiKing, heaid in li^nd oind side ty side ; 
 
 And 1 CMjgnt tndr murmure d words : My son ! — My t oy ! ' 
 Ibktnerl-rloiher! iiJUt ot speech were ihey,Mid quadhi]y,odd[y dressed- 
 
 But 1 loYed ihe vcij ground ihej irod upon ; 
 And 1 5prAng and caught them in my 0Lrm5,aTicl stiaincd Aeni io my Weast- 
 es.cn na^d held w^ oit in jeojAS aqone! 
 
MINUTE MAN, CONCORD. MASSACHUSETTS 
 
"THERE WE ATE AND DRANK AND CHATTED' 
 
■w :■■ 
 
 H 
 
 D 
 
 U 
 < 
 
 < 
 
"VN- 
 
 
 A 
 
 w 
 
 I^Kere we left tlic people clieering ; took the well reinembered pom ; 
 
 lecyjing to llie licmestea.a nign upon ine hi 11, 
 frossed ilie sliriinkii,clrilDtling creek iki once niMe music as it iWca 
 
 To turn tnc mossy wheel or DingnMn's mill ; 
 Ikssed iheligkning-tlcistecl sycMiioreJts narked arms outspreaiar 
 
 I recJled ihe very d?^ the tolt v?3^ loosed !- 
 Climteclthe slope cjid rcc.cnecl the krmhouscwith lis winclow*^ sunset-red 
 
 An J me noisy cnichens cluitering to roost. 
 
 zr 
 
HOME OF HAivlULl BEECHER STOWE. AL 1 1 luR OF "UNCLF U>M b CABIN," 
 HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT 
 
^^v^ 
 
 AC^ 
 
 JA 
 
 \m 
 
 luppcr in the roomj kitclien ! Homely tliss without ailloy I 
 There Itook my old-time ciimr caid old-time pkce, 
 
 Andha^dthc 
 
 ^nci ria^d tne swne old pkic Mid mug 1 hcvd when just \ boy- 
 He&rd my pious fcther s^ tlie SMiie old gmce . 
 
 There we &te jMid drank ^Jid chivited in the fond kniiliari^- 
 The gracious, gentle m;5kmier of tne p^kst !— 
 
 Till the golden twilight purpled, cmd the purple ^A^A to o^v^\ 
 And the twinkling starts ea^me peeping out ad kst. 
 
•r.' ;; 
 
 D 
 O 
 
 H 
 U 
 
 UJ 
 
 Z 
 
 z 
 
 o 
 u 
 
 z' 
 
 o 
 
 Q 
 
 z 
 
 o 
 
iMn tne little wnite-WNsned Dedroom,wneK ilie wan nioom tricl^^ kewiis 
 
 Pencillccl my kiry pictures on the wall,— 
 In the same kiit^stic tints tli\t colore<] all iny cliiUliooJ dre^vnis!^ 
 
 I here 1 soundly slept till waJ^ed by motnerls c^ll . 
 Fet neri gr^ce was in my memory, motlieri voice -m.s in my ee^cs- 
 
 1 he bc\lm oi tloom was on tne morning air; 
 neeJed oi all the hurts ajid ne&d&ches ox tne Durdcn-Dearing yeej^s, 
 
 A boy cvgain was I— without ^ cacre ! 
 
H 
 
 CO 
 
 D 
 
 I < 
 U U 
 
 < 2 
 
 h5 
 
 O ^ 
 
 >- 9 
 
 ^ a: 
 
 D CQ 
 □Q 
 
 ^. z 
 
 7 2 
 
 •^ an 
 
 . Z 
 
 O a- 
 
 Q ^ 
 
 5 So 
 
 CQ 
 
 Z 1^ 
 
 u 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
"ROAMING ROUND OLD CLOVERTO>^N"- 
 
^^ 
 
IlierewaisBotW Drown from lexocS-witK hi 
 
 ifurka. 
 
 gracious 
 
 And Ml overgrown somWero on nis ncm ; 
 Jolinny Sniiili,wlio a.s eijoungskr ^\s^s piMined +o see the world- 
 
 But W never crossed ilie county line , instea^ci ; 
 TommjPlummer from QiicevgcBilJyHa^wkins from New York, 
 
 Jimmy Fuller-looking older tWn tlie hills ; 
 Skorty Donaldson from K^ise^s-lajik e.nd lengthy svs a. stork. 
 
 And wed to pretty frisky Mwidy 
 
 iiUs. 
 
^^/. 
 
 
 "OLD MAN IN THE MOUNTAIN" 
 WHITE MOUNTAINS. NEW HAMPSHIRE 
 
r^- 
 
 i"^" 
 
 ./{ 
 
 />cv 
 
 
 Pjome were there -2vnd some were oJbsent ! One wvs lost beneatli the sea, 
 
 Anotlier yd ^ rest benecvtii the sod ; j 
 
 One wa^s up in WAla^ska.- serving flajrimon (or ev tee , 
 
 One wa^s down in distjvnt I hill -serving (lod. 
 iSome were siTi9le-more were maiTied ! Jonie h^id chilclren aJmost gromi, 
 
 To whom tney gaye mil me&d ol Love and pr^ki^e — 
 rinding in ea^ch disposition eevrjy virtues or t^lieir own. 
 
 tond d.nd loolisn boy^ a.nd cfirls ol otner day^ ! 
 
"THE QUIET LITTLE CHURCHYARD" 
 
HARBOR SCENE, GLOUCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS 
 
®ut,akh,the picnic tW wc heUjicit d^y, in Huriteils grove ! — 
 
 And tlie dinner iW we knelt Ana hunkered round , 
 Where tkc i\\K\<is of sunliglit d\ngling through tke spjjigling trcctops wove 
 
 A key clotn of gold upon tne ground ! 
 How we sniffed ilie tootlisome incense of iW Jter of d Jignt 
 
 As good old lkii5on Dawson iliMiked tne Lord : 
 Tken like greedy youngster sought to e&t up evrytkiiig in ^iqlit- 
 
 And joked a.nd kugKcdand frolicked round the tos^rd! 
 
z 
 
 UJ 
 
 o 
 
 UJ 
 
 X 
 
 H 
 
"WOKE THb: ECHOES OF THE WOODLAND' 
 
.1 
 
 f.'. 
 
€ 
 
 iiliere were lakes mi streams of milk Mid creMiiATid toitlekncls of csvke- 
 vvw There were spouting coffee-ge75er5,ste^ming-not ; 
 
 Did {r&s^Ymi ajnter drink \\^k5 just like motker used to nxdkc- 
 
 For she was ikere a.ncJ nmde it on ilie spot! 
 Tnere were mountwu-pe^ks of cnicketi and extensive pkiiis oi pie. 
 
 Hills of luscious brea.d ^nd-butter, veJcs of fruit ; 
 'Ws 5^ goodly lajid of plenty sniikng 'ncectk tlie summer sky- 
 
 And we were wild mea^aoidens aiter loot i 
 
 7 
 
YALE COLLEGE, VANDERBILT HALL, NEW HAVEN. CONNECTICUT 
 
:^V^ 
 
 '^^, 
 
 idUind 
 
 ma-in&ns-u 
 
 lien tlie ^mzs we pl^cd ! The noise we nmde ^t te^g mk 
 
 Hide-Mid-5eek,&nd skip-tk-rope And pvisiierls-b^se. 
 Woke ilie ecliocs of tKcwoodknd; eaia souiicied loua enougl 
 
 To rouse tlie dozing dryads of the pWce . 
 Shorty Donaldson, in some w^,t2!Gigled up his legs Mid fell- 
 
 The SMue old Shorty ! - sprowliug on the turf; 
 And Tim H^vdin, c;^ptMn of the good ship Bonnie ftelle. 
 
 GoiYe a. sailor shout tW iliundered like tlie 3urf ! 
 
'W '■ ^' 
 
1^ 
 
 5>;>>^;-^^ 
 
 I jo%,kcdless boj \ms 1 fov one whole Wppj week ! 
 
 Cuclcilecj close to Moiher Eaxtli'^ wsj-ni treses! c^gajn, 
 1 lent iny e&r to catch ilie words of wisdom she might speak- 
 
 And forgot the va^unted mnitics of men, 
 er the well-known hills 1 r^mtled , dimhed llie wdl-rememlercd trees; 
 
 Grown to double size since 1 observed them hsi\- 
 Sminci wid teetered with the sunbeams,roniped mi rollicked wiih th^ 
 
 And sighed to see tke rosj kour^ flit pa.st ! 
 
 (b 
 
 Teeze. 
 
Q 
 
 < 
 
 -J 
 crt 
 
 U 
 Q 
 O 
 
 I 
 
 oi 
 
 ui 
 o 
 z 
 
 Q 
 
 > 
 
 O 
 
 a, 
 
 _i 
 
 O 
 
 H 
 
 < 
 u 
 
 X 
 
 H 
 
^// 
 
 k ill the olden sunimciK of the golden jew^s oiyore, 
 
 I irudged ilie sun-WWd higliroxds up e^nd down; 
 loitered in the leal^ greenwood- e^iid rele^-ned its ajicient lore. 
 
 And ss^untered o'er the niee^aow- fields of browii. 
 1 plunged into the deeprAvine below the own, to 6eck 
 
 The spiing 1 loved- ^nd once more drinh rr^ fill; 
 Xvkudered admlessly dong tKe twiks of old Bald-esxgle creek- 
 
 And rested intlie sha.de of Binghoiiiis mill. 
 
ROGER WILLIAMS PARK, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND 
 
"BINGHAM'S MILL — A CRAZY RUIN!" 
 
U 
 
 P 
 
 z 
 
 < 
 z 
 
''<-7 
 
 ^ 
 
 HingW^ milW crazy ruin! Through the dooi^w^jKiming wide, 
 
 G-ept ihelazy breeze or swept the boist rous bl^st ; 
 froni the Wokn,cobwcbted windows pccpd :ii spirit somter-fved- 
 
 The spirit of the de2vd Mid buried p^st ! 
 AhJiIk wliirring turr^ were silentrloit tlldr busy ,buzzing song 
 
 And the wheel wes^ idly d&tbling in the stre^nl. 
 While the murmur of the w^ter CkS itsoiily hpped along, 
 
 \\ks tbe music of sv long -forgotten drewn 1 
 
 y] 
 
i^'V|«ff 
 
 M* 
 
 
slirivclcd w^5 the inillpoiid wlicre as toy^ we doYe Mid 5weJii, 
 
 Dry Mid wee a- grown were llie loret^v wia iiie vAce ; J 
 fioiie were kden ctvrts eaidwcxgoiis-iviicl tlie ford telow ite dj^ni 
 
 Mirrored now no Weiooi urcliin'5 freckled fa.ce. 
 Bui 1 loMed &nd lolled upon ine DutiiKiits cnimtling.mossy DTim, 
 
 And f isned-evnd wished for nothing but io know 
 That my soul was steeped in sinishine,as the minnows were a-5wiin 
 
 In ihe filnij floating slissdoWsS W telow I 
 
Z 
 < 
 
 H 
 
 < 
 U 
 
 < 
 
 > 
 
 Q 
 Z 
 
 < 
 
 O 
 
 Q 
 
 5 
 
 CQ 
 
 Q 
 
 O 
 
 u, 
 O 
 
 > 
 
|e&r delightlul LMid or nierrimeni 1 1 roaoned it aJI a.g&in- 
 
 Fromlhe giMint gr^ house of worship on the ridge 
 To the humble little schoolhouse nestling low in C^rter^ glen, 
 
 And tne sun-iislipool nea^r Oa.ndy Bottom briage. 
 I lived and Wed ?vnd kugVied ^gwn-^indwa^ so WhtoWc, 
 
 1 Jvrgued with nTy^self for longer si^; 
 But grim, unfeeling duty sought me out ajid plucked niy sleeve- 
 
 Ancj pom/ccf /o me c/Vf^Ar t\wc^/ 
 
'i;- ;: 
 
'NEVER-ENDING BATTLE OF THE STREET." 
 
PART THIRD 
 mo nere ani I tack At my work- re vivi li ea , reborn ! 
 
 In nry minci tlie pressing duties of the cj^; 
 But in niy 5oul iKe sunsliinc of tne ciQwy summer morn 
 
 AncJ ilie fragr&nce of llie fields of new mowii h^ 
 laktlier^! grace still terrier with Tne,niotlicrIs voice still greets my e&rs- 
 
 The bdm of bloom still lingers, cool and sweei; 
 And Im ready- eager,readyl- for the warfare of theycMis- 
 
 For tne neyer- ending Wtle of the street' 
 
,J 
 
 ihould^ 
 
 Mnd 1 swing my pack upon mj willing shoulder once a^gMii- 
 
 And sniile io note the lightness of the loD^d; 
 I trudge eoia wnistle on my w*^, a.s merrily a.s wlien 
 
 1 irudged cjid wmstlecl long the country road. 
 And tlie tuniult of ilie cijj-all its trAzen cksK-Mid tWe. 
 
 And tne noskr^e Mid throbbing tniinder of its miglit- 
 ]s tlie soul- inspiring music of e. stirring inarti\l e^ir 
 
 To wliicli 1 m&rch to conquer in tfie figlit! 
 
 "^^^ 
 
z 
 
 o 
 
 a: 
 > 
 
 oi 
 Ij' 
 
 CL 
 H 
 
 Q 
 
 -J 
 < 
 
 Q 
 
 < 
 
 O 
 
 UJ 
 
 O 
 
met-in spite of ^11 !-l sometimes pMi^e-&nd think- Mid Wcf to be 
 Cuddled clo5e to MotlierEaj-tliis fond breo.«t e^gMn , 
 
 To ccvtcli tlie words of wisdom ili9ct I know slie lieis for me- 
 Ana forget tlie wortWess vanities of men; 
 
 To i-aonble o'er trie cjrAssy liills,to climt tlie spre^kding tree5- 
 The meadow- fields s.ndpsist\ire-lots to ro&m; 
 
 I 10 whistle with tne rotins eaid to frolic witli tKe bees- 
 
 Kr rnyhcs^ lores I)d.cA f Acre in f/ie Jcor o/cZ/wmef 
 
24. 
 
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS