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Show Lines Dedicated to Miss Matilda M..Mr. .., . . Gurney -- - nr fWliilc upon her bed of bickTicsa by iVer . J friend J. K. $?$$? , T-Oli that I could splml could 'my, wenk , I tongue but tell &&, -? '' J i ' C ' ' -Fbp, joys tnat from my, heart, once sad, ' vf vWitireion9.ai;' . b I'd speak with4 joy, not sadness, of . aL. ' loved ones kind and dea, ' , . ' " "Of bygono days of lung ago; of w ary ',,1 v " mon'l.g and years. 1 1 would tell it far and pear, it should 1 speed nereis tlie sea, I My voice I'd" raise with pi aise, I would U i to tho?e moat dear to me. i I I would whisper word1; ofkindnesF HI ' I would tell them how tluy blessed I And how they onco in fondness helped I a sulfcrer in distress. t I woulO my bleesiugs slixnver upon a I -devoted mother, ft I'd gently take the loving hand of a -fondheartod brother, B I'd kiss the darling sister's cheek, I'd' M soothe the hand of father, B , I'd make the sad bear's of '.hem all B - rejoice with one another. B . 1 would implore the heavens above B kind moicies to bestow B Upon those Kind and loving oms B who lmv their kindness shown, K , , I would that the good spirit might B descend ftom aboyu Bj And cheer the hearts of all mankind Bj with its pure heavenly love. Bj I would whisper to the falling snow, Bj bo lovely pure and white, B ' The contents of my heart reveal unto Bj tl-) queen of night. B , I would implore the glorious sun, I B would Bpcak unto the stars, B Those heavenly lightH we see above, B ' so near and yet so far. fl All this and more I would do. I I , would petition uoo vo B Unto the Lord of hasts, that Pie His B kind and generous love fl Would grant tome, and at the last I when life's short journey's o'er -fl' , Would take me in His powerful hand fl . vvihWimto the golden shore. I The professional card of Messrs I Thurinan and AVjdgowoad appeals else- I , ' where is this issue. They are well enough known hero to need no introduction. |