| Show SYRACUSE SETTINGS SEP PINGS mr and mrs W E smith of syracuse wish to thank the people of south hooper and syracuse through the columns of your paper for their kindness luring during the sickness de in their family last january the following poem was composed by eva B smith in lionor honor of her departed child ONE STAR IS MINE wily why shed those bitter tears cars the saddest ive seen for years ilow how sadly they flow as eve draws near dear little mamma you need not dot fear ali ah yes kind friends its easy to say dont grieve for the darling you have lost today speak those words as kind as you may ill grieve for my darling far over the way our little family now is broken but ill watch the stars for a little token of the angels forget me nots bots that shine and one little as mine little charley it broke my heart to know that we so soon must part but one loving th tb rought you was pretty and sweet and god will keep you until we meet your brother cried f for or a parting kiss while our baby boy we all will miss but once I 1 pressed you to my breast and they laid my darling boy boyto to rest A soft white blanket sp spread ore him so for they buried him under the snow but in the sprint spring 2 when flowers will grow with soft green grass jour grave ill sow and plant at the head a bleeding bea heart t that will bleed like mine will ae we are apart your grave shall be all decked with flowers kissed and baited with refreshing showers and in the sunny months of spring there little birds will sadly sing and the wind will gently sigh and little fairies will come and cry if I 1 should roam to a foreign land glance down at the work of mot mothers herps hand for all of this ill 1111 gladly do that the world may know liow how I 1 love you |
