. Poems of life in the country. E GOING A FISHING Twas a day I shall always remember,A most beautiful day in September, Not a cloud in the sky And our spirits were high;Life, with us, was far from an ember. All the summer we boys had been wishingFor the time when we could go we cut some birch poles,Dug the worms from mud mother our luncheon was dishing. Then we harnessed old black and the them fast to an ancient coupe,Put in bait, hook and line,Stuck the poles out our rollicking crew sped away. By upland and valley and meadow,Neath cloudland and s
. Poems of life in the country. E GOING A FISHING Twas a day I shall always remember,A most beautiful day in September, Not a cloud in the sky And our spirits were high;Life, with us, was far from an ember. All the summer we boys had been wishingFor the time when we could go we cut some birch poles,Dug the worms from mud mother our luncheon was dishing. Then we harnessed old black and the them fast to an ancient coupe,Put in bait, hook and line,Stuck the poles out our rollicking crew sped away. By upland and valley and meadow,Neath cloudland and sunlight and the white sandy roadWhere the goldenrod glowedNear the red of the sumac, in yellow. Soon the pond, a fair picture in blue, And some boats came in view; So we slackened our speed, Tied the horses for bid summers labor adieu. O that day, it was surely a winner,For we caught lots of fishes for dinner And with appetites big. Drove home in our them all, or else, Im a sinner. 26. POEMS FROM LIFES EXPERIENCE GIDEON SMITH, THE JOINER Carpenter & Joiner. that was his sign,But hed join everything that entered his mind;The first baby show in the old Town HallHe joined and joined in the baby squall. Later he joined in the primary class,Joined the teacher in kissing a beautiful lass,Joined in the singing, then joined in the prayer,And in every quarrel that happened there. Still later, when larger and able to all the ball clubs that came in his way;He joined in licking the umpire, the chap wouldnt join in his view. O, that Gideon Smith, he joined the churchAnd societies, all he could find by search,The Masons, the Elks, the Odd Fellows, , he joined them all and longed for new. He joined with Salomie in wedlock joined with the preacher in holding her hands:He ioined in living with her the lifeThat made them happy, as man and wife. He joined the crowd that went to his there, left alone,
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