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CKPITHL CITV COURIER.
(fleagdrlggs 0 a poen,
(hi IIh- wlnti'roflHTrt it tlUconiKilnto youth
Kt-nliMl In u untoon In Han Kriniotncii, liln lant
will noun, mill ulili iicinu In prMH-ct, mini
Willi rciiiorno, iifrluiiix, for liln own tlrciirv
imi, wrolo tlio follow I me iloRKorol IIiivn iiiuI
nillctl II "Olio of Tin' IIojh." Aniillloron tin)
('liroiilrtiiorilitil clly wiih iiliown tlio poom
Miiilitiivolilni ilvuiloiliirN for tint iriliictl(iii,
mill lliiiiiiiiliryo pool wont IiIn wity. Thirteen
yt'iimiriciruiiriN lio Inonn of tlin prniporou
rlllfotiNor Lincoln. A parody on llm ih,ciii In
"tint to THK Couiiikh hy Jlr. Imlrol, pro.
iirletor of tlio Now York Truth, cnlltil tlio
'Iylti Iliitl .." Tim author or "Duo or Tlio
lloyn," nolli-en tho iiovin. "That parody In
laUoiifroin my own,'1 miy ho, ami turuliiK to
an old Hi-rap Iiook produced tlitiorlKlniil, lieiir
uu tho 1I11I0 or tVcoinhor 'JUth, mil. Tho
mitlior, Tor linnlnoMN ron'oimdobit not winh lo
poKi'iimi pool IhlnldiiK Hint II detract Ironi
wluilN expected or Htornor uiiullllon or tho
limn or llllKlllCHH, ItOMpCCtlllK llllH Till!
I outturn IIiIiiUk othrrwNo mid dovnm tho
1100111 worthy or roprodiictlon, onpwlally ax
It author hiiHRlnru won ropnlnlloii wIIIihiicIi
ininja.lticHim tho''onlury," IfiirpprH" iiml
tho "Currant," and him l.cun Idunllllcd an tho
author of Homo or tho hot Kcnxiitloiiiil Hlorle
nonlfromlho W ci. Willi thin explanation
andapoloity ror wllliholillnn thoiimuoortho
author, tlm jiooiii Is hcrowlth prcHctttcd,
K11 CoUltlKH
'ONKOK TIIH IIOVH,"
Lower thocurtaliiH Jack, softly,
And Unlit up Iho chandelier;
Htlr up llm lire, there, Mainly,
Now draw to my beiUlilu here.
I'xoKoinelhlinjtooay nl purling,
TheKhadoHMaroHloiilliiK nluh,
Ho liow our head whllo I whlnpor
And listen to mo whllo I die,
I'rop up tho pillow Jack, Kontly,
Then kIvo mo your hand In mine,
No click ofKlltterliiK kIiumcr,
KnllowhiKiif umber wlno;
I've (jol a few wordit to nay, lad,
llout Iho llmoiwo two huu wen,
When, nilliiK tho cryMnl koIiIoIh,
Wo drank to ' Woman," our oneon,
Alt, many a iiIkIiI, old fellow,
Am tho tlmo Mew nwla tilling,
Wo'vo Hooded Iho air with lauiclitcr,
And tilled tho hourH with hoiik.
Wo'vo plitlKiil our rrlondii and our sweet
hearlH, Wo'vo drank to our truo lovo'ii oyen,
To Iho blue, tho black and tho hiircl,
'I III tho KtarH faded from iho gklcM.
Wo two huvo roamed homo toKother
J'ull H.any a morn, my lad,
Hhoutlnix tho echoing chorim
lloynterlnif, reckli-Hsand Kind.
Wo'ui tiihtod IIC.'h weetH together,
We've drunk at UnnprlngHofJoy,
Hut, Ja.j,tho curtain In falling,
I'm dying tonight, my boy.
I lived whllo I lled, for pleasure,
I tilled my cup to tho brim,
Nor thouxht of the. Notemn shadows,
I ho BpeetrcHand phiinloimi grim
Thai walled bolow my vision,
'I hat cliinter around mo now,
1 lint lunch with their sable plnlonx,
My aching and fuvered bruw.
I'.'er truo to tho ties that bound uh,
Old friend you nlouo uro hero.
01 all who Joined us In rovol
To watch mid tho shadows drear,
lloyond gay voices aro ringing
.mi uj es gienm joyous and bright,
Hay, Jack, do they know I urn dying
Hero In my chamber tonight?
As freely tho rod wlno bubbles',
And foams In tho crystal glass,
Do thoy glvou thought I wonder,
lo 1110, as tlio hours pass;
l)"il,,i''lnk mid tho Mmrltllng bumpers
Orold llourbon and old Hyo
That I am lying In tho shadow,
Do they toast mo ns I dlo?
Wl'l ey ils mo at tho banuuet,
Mill they iiiIhs me, think you Jack,
And upon tho old times rnded,
)''" thclroyes look kindly back?
III they think of wnuii wo gathered
In tho moonlight on tho hills,
Drink tig red wlno nml catawba,
careless, thoughtless of llfo's Ills?
Ah, woll, 'twas u llcotlng plonsuro,
Tlio wlnonml tho laughing oyes,
riio blue, tho black and tho huzol,
v hen tho luring lovo-llghts rlsoj
lor you, old chum, thoy nro waiting,
m, '." ",0 "luy lmvo ,low nwnj-,
l ho nlKhts on tlio gleaming hill. top
llavo gone from my llfo for ayo.
I'vo been thinking, Jack, old fellow,
1 hat my days luivo gono to waste,
That my rovels nml carousing
Wero tho fruit of pampered Inste,
Through all tho years that havo faded
I never hnvo known a enro
And now, ns the death gloom gathers,
I enn't remember it prayer.
I'vo beon nursing tho hollow lieauth'K,
I'vo cherished tho Heeling Joys,
My llfo has been spout In locking
A hilts thatburdons and cloys.
I'nsl honors seem strangely barren
Of good In my clouded sight,
And Jnck.tho future looks misty,
And dark at I dlo tonight.
Hemcmbcrsomo times old fellow.
Our friendship, when 1 amdend,
Whon tho bright hucil blrdof summer
Sing sweetly above my head.
Vou'll think ofour days togcthor,
Ofrolllohlng times now past
Hut, Jnck, don't tie to their glnmour;
Tho shadows full 'round at lust.
Prop up tho pillows, Jnck, gently,
Thou glo mo your hand In mine.
No click or glittering glasses,
No Mowing or amber wine,
Wc'vu lasted llfo's sweets together,
Wo'vo drunk nt Its springs of Joy J
Hut, Jack, tho curtain Is fulling,
I'm dying tonight, my hoy.
lS6j.
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