The Kettle On The Crane

How maujpleasant plctures does the reeollecllon bring )f Imine and uygone pleasures that around nresldeclliig ! Wliat tender reralulscenes come thronglng 011 Ihe bruin. When In dreaius I henr tbc slnglug of tbe ketlle ou llie crane- H.hi 11 slugiug. slnglng elnglng, IaiuiI and ineriy, iasi and slow ; Hear 11 murmur, marinar, niurmur, bolt and low. There's the broad, wlde-opeD chlmney, wlth lus roarlug, crackllug tire. Huilt up wil h logs of gen'rous size to make llie flamea leap lilgher; And, oear the wulllng table stuud, spread iiKiutt ilul mil pialo. While cherrlly the keitle slngs and sings upcm Uie crane. II. ar U storing, slnglng slnglug, I .oud and merry, faal aud slow; Hear lt niurmur, inurraur, murmur. Bolt and low. Urandmolher In the corner sits and soflly to and fro she roeks, and dreams of frlends aud scènes In diiys of long ugo; Her luce grow sweet aud tender as the past comes buck agaiu, Whlle Ustenlusto theslnglngof thekettleon Die crane. Heur il singlng, slnglng, slnglng, Loud anti uierry, iast uud slow; Hear lt murmur, murmur, murmur, Soft and low. I see the chlldren caper, ns wlth gleoful laugh and culi, Thcy wutcli the dancing plctures of the shadOWi n the wall. Aud hear the labycoolngto ihemother's low refraln Thai fullows the soft muslc of the kettleon the craue. Hear ilslnglng, slnglng. slnglng, Lood nnd merry, fast and low; Hear lt murmur, murmur, murmur, Noli and low. And ere the evenlng hour Is done, wlth llngermg step aud slovv, A youlh and ttmiling -nalden come, and In the ernber's glow They read the fulure story, and they ee a wedding train, And Im'Hs culme wlth the sluglng of the krllll' 1111 Illl'Crail'. Hear I slnglng, slnglnii, slnglng. IiOUd anti merry, fast and slow ; Hear II murmur, murmur, murmur, Solt aud low. TIhsi' preclous old-tline memories, they hold me aspell- The clock upon the mantel, where I learned the time to teil ; The simple, homely furnlture, the keepsakes few and plain, Aud the niurtnurliiB of the kettle as lt huug upon Ihe orane. 11 e r lt slnglng, sinirliiu, slnging, Hear lt murmur. imirnnir, murmur, Ijoud and merry, fast and slo; Soft and low. Oh! there's bllsssupreme In home, when lts joys are pure and sweet, And llfe's most sacred memories around the hearihstone meet. And the tenderest luoughts and saddest ones come borne upin the train Ofthe slnglng of the keitle as lt hung upon tue crane. Heur lt Hluglng, slnglng, slnglng, Load and rni'rry, fast and low, lt murmur. miimur, murmur,