The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . pon the hills of Heaven. Thus she lived And sped to lifes last shadow, and when eve Crept down the west, eer sunsets glories paled, She beamed in smiles that into laughter woke, And cried in ecstacy—My babe! My cherub babe! And then the night descended. There she lay, A soft, sweet light upon her features wan. The days last glint that decks the peaks of time. SUNSET SONG Sweet friend, behold the western sky! The day is dying. Lo, the nightIn splendor burns. The wishful eye At eve takes comfort o
The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . pon the hills of Heaven. Thus she lived And sped to lifes last shadow, and when eve Crept down the west, eer sunsets glories paled, She beamed in smiles that into laughter woke, And cried in ecstacy—My babe! My cherub babe! And then the night descended. There she lay, A soft, sweet light upon her features wan. The days last glint that decks the peaks of time. SUNSET SONG Sweet friend, behold the western sky! The day is dying. Lo, the nightIn splendor burns. The wishful eye At eve takes comfort of the light. The earth is gloaming, yet , and beautiful, the dome In pride displays the charms we loveWhen dark obscures the paths we roam. 0 darling sign! The royal sunWith mist confers at twilight gray. And clouds depict the smiles begunOn high while tears below have sway. Thus let us muse within the valeOf life expectant! Patience knows The promise wrought for sadness baleIn gladness when times sunset glows. y^^>;tk>.m^iki^.^OAkV,.,-.^^ fs.«VT.,V,\Vx. ~^^^^^^^^VA^^^^^^^^^^^v^^^^^^,^^^^T??yv,;^^^^^^\^w^^^\^^^^^^^^\^^^V^^^^^^?^\?^\^^^^TO^ Bn •cu3 Q >. O O a HI A lL®ini^=r©M Wamt Suspplied There is now scarcely any occupa-tion, pursuit or profession in lifewhich is not open to woman, or inwhich women are not to some extentengaged. The pulpit, the bar, medi-cine, journalism, architecture, engi-neering, mercantile life, agriculture,manufacturing and mechanical pur-suits in various forms, are all open asfreely to Avoman, today, as to man;while that greatest of all occupations—teaching—is so thoroughly given upto her that two thirds of the childrenin our American public schools neverfind themselves under the instructionof a male teacher during their entireschool life. And yet, despite all this, despitethe fact that more than nine tenths ofall the teachers in New Hampshireare women, and despite the furtherfact that not less than 1
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