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The Careless Word

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Parent Issue
Day
15
Month
September
Year
1865
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

■WfcBBtBCrg.Tjggig?!ejjjBMBLM Wk pichinga j,vgu& 'Twas bilt a won!, a careless word, As tiiisLle-fKuva t seemed to light ; It fMiiised a moment on the, air, Then oriward winged its heedleis flight. Auother lip eaught tip tlio word, And breathed it wiüi a haughty saeer ; It gathered weight as onit spe.l, Tliat careless word, in its careor. Tbcn rumor causlit the flyingword, And busy gossip gae it weight, Until that ïittle word becama A vehiclo of augry hate. Ard then that word was wïngod with firo, lts missioii was a thing of j)ain ; For soon it feil like lava drop Upon a wilJIy tortiued brain. And Uien another pajo of life, With bmning, scalding tea ra was Marrad, A load of care was heavier made, It added weight, that carelese word, That cnreless word, liow it soorched A fainting, bleeding, quivering heart : 'ïwas like a hungry lire, that scarched Tliroug'u every teuder part. How wildly throbbed that aching heart, Deep agony its fountains stirred ; It calnied - but bitter ashes niarked ïhe patluvay of that careless word.

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Subjects
Old News
Michigan Argus