The Poor House "rock Me To Sleep

A Imlyofa wcnlthy Kastern family 1 hroimh sumí . ¦.irmiüomeiit, lert her lionie and went lo i lio West. Mlsfcirmrie amt 111 health KWepl awiiy Iiit titile iill, nuil 1 u hcr nlil ac she was iiin(j slttiuK by her bed, readiiiï tu6 p (¦ n, "Kock Meto sleep, Motiur," mul weepI ti ií . That nleht the death angel cnnie and Ibe tl red lect ivMed mi "ihij ecnOtWM sliore."; "K 'ck to sle.-n mol her, rock me to 8leep.' Whj J oes I he reader pause r Why does she Wee? Witliered i he qulv'rlng ltps, head buwlng low, Care-wnrn the wrlnkled face where tlie tears flow; Fftrlunii uercliildliood lióme, oíd nud alone. No one und not.titn toolalm as h,-r imn ; Porlaue mi I fl lenil are lusl In the paal Found, in her uld ae, the poor boUM at last. "Rock m tosí fp, ní)t hor, rock me tosleep,' Trenil;es lile voloe, for thi mein'rles Ihal KWtep Far [lom tlie Kiiiiny land wlien she wa ¦ yoous, Ruah o'er ber beart as a harp led nnstrung, thaL once has cliarnie I, cbords losi so lona, l.ovc's sweelest harraonirs, jo 'i happy song, i 'une Mum the Henee ko loiití and so deep- "Ilodk me to sleep, moltier, rookoio tosleap." "l{ ,'k to si ip, mol ber, rock me tpnleep," .In-t as when, weary ol plajlni; "H rpep," LuDg, Ioiik ai{o. sne would turn lo her lireast, Yoarnlng tor love words and klHss and rest. 'l'nrns slic lo-night, a eluld Qow OU06 more; "Moi her, coma back froin tbe ecboldM shrt" !" Wliai do lier dim ej-es see? What do sbe he. i ? Why doesHhelhixer where tear follows lear? Ivi'i and over, in sobs low añil tlcrp - H iek me io sltep, molher, rock me toBleep." Moni cainc; llie san, llke foud ranlher's lace Wiikcd ,-uii.b wllh a kiss fmm nlglit'H stlll ¦iiibr.u'c ; liushed wrri' ui"s ¦ llps in that peaceful repot (inly lile frlendlt 'ss who Hnd H e'er knows. Mot be i luid come trota i be "chuleta si i ore," ( '.ftsp d her Mgaln lu htír anns as of yore ; upen llieb.)ok la ln'slde 1 he lono dead, Teai-linirked tile Unes oVr and o'er she liad re d, Nevermore here e'er to wake or t weep- "Kock me to sleep, inotber, rock me tosleep." "Kock ni e lo slee]), niother, rock me to sleep' Ub! when I he nihi sliawdows round tbe hPHrt orasp, Wl e all the sime and Ule toill ng are done, Klii iy and pílcele;--, t he lame We - ia ve w. .11, Klieinls wIhi m we loveil passed awayiroin our Hlgtlt. Hope w. llave clicrisbed all buried In nlgbti h'onilly we lililí lo olir clllldlifiod ag ,ln, Ij'tntíiin; fnr love aml and careases a tlicn unir inore tbe worils irolli tne we.,ry heart leap- "R .ck me losleep, nioiber. rock me loxleep."