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S^; H -/• Never mind what he may say, Only hold him tight in test ^ On alone his severed pest. \ Sure you know hid time's no worth, Since a part is 'neath the earth. % Do not haste to buy his goods. Feed him pity for a while. Then be sure to beat him down . To the lowest cent in town. When your victory is gained. Say out of pity, not of need, I give to you my noblest deed. If you are learned, do not fail. Let every lisp of this prevait. ■^ %~^Sr^ ^^Xi '■: ■' -J POEMS. iry H, A, riEHCE, Anthor (./ ** Uncle S*%m^" '* The SoldUr'tt Hmm,'' uid ^, A. li. and other IWmn /««» nnweronH t^ ; • iueulion # «i tl^w i Lost my Lejc »♦ Page 4. ••/Ode to the Departed Foot ; Parody " - Page 6> PunrrisHKuAiY Tin: A\ri1ic»R. 1»RICE KIVK CENIS iAfr>rc or lentf. ' . i. >*^..- tv. iSyO. '«&*/ll^^A.?»^v ,*. ^ ,^i ■■» ^^'1 , -■' :^r. i- To the Charitably liicliined • •- .:o:' The author of these rhymct is a roan who is worthy of your sympathy. He did not lose his leg in battle ; it was crushed by a log while engaged in clearing land. Unfitted for labor, and recently rendered more helpless by an atUck of rheumatitim, he is reluctantly compelled to appeal to his fellow citizen*' to atfsist him by purchasing h\n songs, and thus aid him in his effort to support himself. It will be an act of mercy on the part of those who enjoy health and the full use of their limbs ihus to help him. H Aopes the kind readers will find their money's worth in the poems. ♦♦ JJocms. KARTH'S UANNKKS OF MI:KC:Y, Earth's HantK;rH of Mercy, Its Signalft of Safeiy by rail and government, Consist in the entl^ronemcnt Of intellect and inventive skill. Earth's Republic and earth's deinorrat y to lie Is the sovereign rule through the ballot box Of the citizens and nations of the earth. This is a p^|Pe's power, its just rigfit, Its true and final eiuancipation From bondage and slavery, oppression and wrong. This emancipation of body and mind Is the greatest and most immediate duty Of every citizen of earth". Who will act as one of the standard bearers of mercy and peace ? ^ As a nation,' let us have mercy on ourselves. I^et us have safety in government and safety by . rail. . ■ ,':. ■"•■^■•-^. ■-: l^t us sec to it. Self-preservation for ourselves, for our friends, and for humanity in general. / ■%.' '(» I ^1 q*^ «,! %; 1 ^"""K :*• ,.\ w^ ft^ ■^^^T- BttHHtr of M$nf. THE ACCIDKNT; X' ■ ■ 1:. , *'■ OR, A HKHI.V TO MOW I LOST MY I.RG TwAS neither cannon-ball nor irain, Nor inisMile on the battle-plain ; It was a piece of hemlock tree That ^ave me grief as you may see. It was n log, while clearing land. >' That cruHhcd tny leg, please 'understand ; ^I'was easy done- but, oh, the pain— J A martyr on toil's bottle-plain. A bloodless tor,ture to enduire, A shattered limb too hard to cure ; ^{ Some weeks 1 lay in ♦hat sad plight, Before the amputation quite. « i They tried to .save my leg outright, I By short'hing it. Akis ! my plight ( They sawed out one full inch of bone, Then shoved the bones together tight. But naught could save the surgeon's knife— This act of taking human life ;— Vqr near my ankle, as 'twas found, The bones were in small pieces ground I The doctors soon proved this the fact — After they'd done the fearful act ; Their -sharp dissection, as you see. Took off my leg just at ihc knee. -m^-f;-'- W Fifit Sifies, %*• .Jiiife-'i LORD, (HVE ME LIGHT ! BV j. D. liUNTKil. A SAD And wand'ring man I Mray, # Out in a world of woe ; No eye to view my rugged way, Or teach n>c how to go fn darkness I have wandered long, Without one ray oC hgiit ; Full twenty-three year^ have |Ki8icd me l»y Of ever-brooding nighl Oh, gloomy night, how long thou mi !, And hast thou juHt begun ? ' To me tKcrc is no morning star, No moon, nor risti^ sun. ^' ^ The lofty mountains and the hillsi, The forest gay and green, The starry sky, the flowery fields. By me can ne'er be seen. Nature, with all her scenes so grand, Is banished from my view ; To works of art and all her charms I now must bid adieii. I h(^ar, I feel, I smelf, I taste, But that sweet sense of sight is gone frofn me, forever gor>e ; I'll never see the light. Oh, Thou who heard the blind man's "cry. And gave him eyes to see, Have mercy still and lie my friend, And aid and comfort m£\^ ■ 4t ■ * ■ ■ ■ ■ , ' ' ■ k i*9'' m ' ■ ■ .' I. • '» - df y ..^ V ■ Banner o/.Merty, And when life's gloomy days are^'f ir» Oh, bid my darkness flee,~" And give me peaCe,. lights life and love» * And let nie dweJl with thee. » A-* xS: ^■ ODFl TO THE DEPARTED FOOT. A PARODY ON "LORD, GIVE Mfe LIGHT." -'-/ . BY H. A. PIERCE. A sad and wandering man I stray, Out in a world of woe ; One foot to tread life's rugged way„ Or speed me as I go. ■ » In sorrow I must wander long,. , Without thy kindly aid ; Those fleeting years have passed me by With many a lonely thought. Sleep on, kind foot ! thy partner said, • Tho* glooniy heard my lot ; Rest sweetly, thou nast just begun, rt — ^ For the? nO rising sun, , No morning star! Lifie, ah^ how sweet t I must remain,, and we must part ; Thy deaths with all its> thrilling paiEi, Did pierce nae to the heart. . Thy prop, thy stay, kind touch and treads ; Who snuggled close in winter's bed ; kind twin, Uis lonely, sad and drear, To sleep alone full many a year. My helper friend is with the slain, No more to murmur oi complain — i. i •v p=f '"fe^ _i.-. i ^ , .. • i^irst Series, f Ah 1 why should I, foV Thou wert just, ril soon with thee sleep in the dust. The starry skies, the flowery fields, ^ Will smile above our head, The lofty mountains and the hills The foi^B^s gay and green* By. us can ne'er be trod When mopld'ring back to mother clay As if designed in that early day When whirling worlds began tp phiyp '--.. Kind friend, here is my last adieu i To one so faithful, kind and true, » } By nature's bond thus firmly wed, ' The edge of steel divorced the dead. That agony there's none descry, That union sweet none can supply, How vain a loss for one to try. Nature with all her scenes so grand. Are banished wide from thee, - To works of art and filial charms Thou did'st forever flee. The burden once thou helped sustain Doth hear and feel and smell and taste. Enjoys the gift of sight, One of the sweetest blessings gave To see these worlds of light. Oh, Thou who made the lame to leap, Or heard the blind man's cry. Let sufTering mortals now like them With limbs and sight supply. 1^ . ^? JSanntr of Mercy, Have mercy yet^sUll be a friend^ Thus aid and comfort give Before life's gloomy days are o'er^ Thus bid their sorrows cease. U For thou art the all-powerful Judge Who rales in love and peace, Can turn the wildest storm of hate Into a healing fountain great Assuaging want, and distress Do now restore as 'twere of yore And so retune all in thy praise ' lysing to thee through endless days. •:o: THE. DEPARTING HAND. (By Ira PicKARD, on having his right arm taken ^:^ ■.■■■-::^.' ^\.ofrf ;■■:,;■ . Most noble servant, old and triedj Thjpugh all my past life by my side^ Obedient ever at if»y will, > My litmoist wishes to fulfilU J Without complaint, most willingly, i And with sujch true fidelity, I My food and raiment hast suj>i>lied. And all %nd every want beside. Thro' all the wanderings that I've been Both up and down, both out and in, I ever could on you depend, My bedfellow, my bosom friend. i>.'3 '\i i ^?. '-"T^v^^ First Series. Perhaps I've been too hard on you, Required too much of you to do. If so, I'm sorf y, yes indeed, Anjl for your pardon humbly plead. ^ I've nursed you tQo^ when racked with pain And on my pillow'd lap you've lain, I've watched you with most anxious care, Refusing not your pain to share. ^ And having .now so faithfully, ■ ^ For more than fifty years served me, Your life with true devotion give. And freely yield that I may live. I find with sorrow in my heart, ' "* The time has come when we must part. In friendship true, thou hand I taWe, And thou, departing hand, I shake. * I'is bard to part, but part we must, Myself to labor, thou to dust, . A few more daysj or years at best. Ere i with thee will calmly rest. . . Then dust to dust will be consigned. Yes, dust to dust of kindred kind. And mine with thine together blend, No more to part, my noble friend. And peaceful may thy slumbers be. Peaceful where naught can come to thee To inar thy silent slumbers sweet, 'Til in the peaceful grave we meet. / i' h 10 «,..* Banner of Mercy. A BUiW) WOMAN'S LAMENT. **How caiHny rent be paid," said she, ** I sell the Post-Dispatch ; I am blind— is that a nickel, sir ? I cannot see a nickel or a dime*" I saw her from^ o'er the way This feeble woman's anxious turh^ . to, there were nbne among the strong To buy a paper in that throng. • 'il X Upon the west of Third she stood, — Now Chestnut corner 's there ; The writer paused to know this street,-^ He jbought the Post ofter. ^VMy husband is aflHicted, And out of work you see^ For sixteen years my sight is gone — Now those dull times severe,**^ r i^i. Then spoke of going to her firiends, Quite n§ar the Iron Mountain road. A company here I doubt not will freely send her •;■ home,^:.,-.' Or better, here is an institute to teach, employ •■^ the blind.;.,,;' • ".^*-:^-,^. , ::■■ y ., **Our rent i fear will hot be paid, ^ Then we will be turned out;" Then thanked me fervent for advice, And words of timely cheer. "■ •: l^^:-.f - ■' >ii I m ."-.J - il 1 ■■>■.. First Series, To speak of slack employ, . ^^^ The blind, the lame, l he old and young, v\ ho will shelter, clothe and feed them ? This is a shadow of the crisis. \y hen winter round is spread. If a world full'handed does not heedf How can the host be fed ? Kind ravens now are dead. . Ci6t this in print and sell it. And bid the Post goodibye, Except they have the merit To give you a supply. II :o:- •: X "-x. X- X. \ HEAVEN/ Oh, sing to me of the ocean's wave^ And all the joys beyond the grave ; Also of towering mountains high,-- 'J'he grandeur that they do supply ; The stores of wealth that in thein lie, And treasures vast now reach the sky ; This tells the tale that all must die. The beauties that the vales supply, Xhe countless flowers of every dye VVnd beauty that they do attain ; Red, white and blue oii hill and plain, Theif beauties shihe on land and main. In grandeur that it doth maintain. It leaves ho shadow to complain. It is a work of glories' reign. — ag* - *'tv,. \.\ I ■••V' ■'■'ii'Jk- 13 Banner of Mercy. ■■"W c>- ■>' '<,, ■/,' ' Sing of its rivers, streams and brooks, T^e beauty of fond nature's books; /its merry, sparkling lakes so 6ne, ^Tl,he beauteous landscapes that entwine, ; Eclipse the climax in design. We can enjoy its beayty shine, For it is in the lap of time* : •Its numerous cities, towers and powers, \And handsome people fill its bowers. Tl'he plains and hills they cover vast, A changing nation from the past. The surface of the earth, alone, Are changed to orchards, fields and homes, l^us plains and hills are dotted widei With happy homes orr every side ; And on the water's face we «ee Those grand ships that are sailing free. Now, sing of cities,, plains and hills, The beauty Ujat the landscape thrills; Its countless ilife of varied kind. In which our own is so combined, "^r It shows, a wisdom far put-climbs The loftiest nniaxim of our times, All beautiful in luiture's arms. Our own the cli^x or^ of charms. And dpuntless shining worlds proclaim A grai)deur that we cannot explain, , Of vast inhabited, orbs beside > The one on whicn we live in pride. Where jean we see more beauty worth Than a!ll the smiles of this our earth. Can we behold in dreanflahd there. ' A handsome home of beauty rare* . Where all the fragrance fills the air, ■ V • A; ;"♦- I ..>>:-■ .■tii..«i t " •T'jr • .■, ''• Ftnt Serits. And beauty real without a care, Noiorrow and no pain are there, r ^ But solid comfort fills the air, ''■^ Sinff now of love and hope and joy, Without a single trial tear, But all is happiness and cheer; More beauteous than we claim in this, Surrounded with its beauty bright, -. That yields its solid jpy delight. Thus they portray a heaven of bliss More sacred than we claim for this, Encircled with its beauties fine, While solid comforts here combine ' To be the solace of the mind. The arts and science fall in line In tendering aid to all mankinc? Thus can we feast on natureVtharm, Reap joy and comfort, peace and calm. What finer heaven can we a^k— ; Make life's great beauty-book pur task. Oh, sing of all its parks and sky, rv- The singing-birds that o'er \is fly^ The fieeting cloud, the rain and snow. The robe of winter will bestow. And now I let the beiauties go. To strive to make our heaven below. Nor waste our time in dreamland so About its radiant beauty-bow. But sow the seeds of love to grow Into a crop of beauty, oh I That yields a lasting crop of bliss. So let our heaven be in this To aid to wisdom's crop so fine, The great republic for all time,. "3 '■?■■ . t iK tv • . «4 Banntr of Mercy, ■.* ^^^^By reason's light to ever shtner^^ J It is the lasting light divine, * '' The heavenly bliss of^true design. Correct as written at a little lake, At Reaver Dam, Wisconsin State* 'SOS: :v SOMETHING NEW ON POLITENESS. Limbless etiquette. For them alone | Something the ignorant should not read, Not oi\e, no, indeed. This sublimest touch Of Mogral or Agral endowments. The most graceful improvement of time : If you meet a man in need. That has lost a limb, indeed, "A Never, never pass him by, Neither bid him time of day. Never mind what he may say, ~~t)nly hold him tight in test r^ "T On alone his severed pestv \ Sure you know hid time's no worth, Since a part is 'neath the earthJ Do not haste to buy his goods, ^ Feed him pity for a while. Then be sure to beat him down , To the lowest cent in town. When your victory is gained, ^ Say out of pity, not of need, I give to you n|y noblest deed. If you are learned, do not fail, %et every lisp of this prevair. ^ (Vw . t Firtt Siries, '/ ^^ «5 Turn to him the drowning bowl, ^^^^ Help to drown his troubled soul. » So to heaven he can roll joyfully Only like a full-limbed mule. Then in heaven's name rejoice, Since you have acted mercy's choice, For you have sent him home to rest Where you will meet him when you are blest. ' Here you have the first key-note To the limbless etiquette ; Something all the learned ones Should avail themselves of. Since many of the ignorant Are blest with this greatest of endowments already, ^^^^ ■ SECOND KEY NOTE. Let me lift the veil to see The gifted sons of liberty : The first ohe with his pretty gd it Chanced some buttons once to spy. But, alas I too fearfully high For his etiquette to buy, Said, One-half profit would atone. But his parasitic soul Soon got left with his colored bride As Missouri justified. For the limbless magazine hard To that parasite let fly. It was for such as he welljirinied, So the match did quick fl|^. Threw the window buttons high, To let him have a full supply. "*6 . 4 Wtraiit^iispa^siW fr'.w««i».i. i6 Banmr of M$rcy^ MY MOTHER TAUGHT THIS. y no NOT DESPISE TlTE D^ OF SMAIX THINGS My mother taught her doctrines pure," The day of small things to endure, And in that day, if you would survive, Just drive ahead until you thrive. As drops of rain do form the deep. ^ And grains of sand the mountains steep, Whose rolling heights o'er forests creep, ^ And burying all beneath its tread, Where forests waved their lofty head. And thus by small beginnings rise, I4ke seas and mountains, reach the skies. J ( -i;. Now, honest friend, don't spurn my line : Though small indeed, it hath a chime . To speed me up the hill of time. • ' Please lift me to the flying train. Till I take life and live agiin. END OK FIRST SERIES^ g €' \. J*^ f»^ !^ : ■«--S^i.. !/■. •• t '*^" • .» '¥- / ^ w> iM-' r ■ . , '. ' • . 9 r:v. 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