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ft,IIIF[il)c lllorking Jllan.THE MECHANIC'S SATURDAY NIGHT.BY JOHN P . ELLIS.Oh ! sweet is the home of the toil worn Mechanic, When labor is hushed in the stillness of night: When the hum of commotion, disaster and panic,Is still as the stars in their orbit of light.ph But sweeter by far is the neat little mansion, ,pn | Where o’erflowing boards in their industryaen 1 r0 ° er^0WlDg boards m their industryspeak ;When the sweat covered wages by widest expansion,Replenish his stores at the close of the week.With plenty all smiling in natural splendor— With products of nature, delicious and sweet And the choicest of viands his earnings can render,All clustering high in his lowly retreat .Ilow rich is the banquet—bow great the profusion, How happy the man when his laborings cease ; When his efforts are yielding the greatest diffusion,Of harmony, happiness, pleasure and peace.Oh ! bright is the hearth of the Workman at even, Ami kindly the feelings his bosom must know, When his generous heart in its fullness hath given The bread he has earned by the sweat of his brow.And how sweet is the scene of the family pleasure The holy affections they fondly retain ;When he clasps to his breast his own loving treasure,And fondles his little ones over again.Ye spirits of mercy, look down on his dwelling,And guard his abode in the midst of alarm ; When the surges of poverty are frightfully swelling, Or frowns o’er his cottage adversity’s storm.Oh ! come like a pilot of truth 011 the ocean,And guide his lone bark to the haven he’d seek ; And render his life in his country’s devotion,As sweet as his home at the close of the week.
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Charleston Southern Literary Gazette
Charleston, South Carolina, US
Sat, Sep 02, 1848
Page 6
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