MU ant) fumor. 
EXPLANATIONS. 
At church I sat within her pew— 
O pew! 
But there T heard 
No pious word— 
I saw alone her eyes of blue ! 
I saw her bow her head so gracious— 
O gracious I 
The choir sang. 
The organ rang 
And seemed to till the building spacious, 
I could not bear the gospel law— 
O law ! 
My future bride 
Was by my side; 
I found all else a mighty bore. 
And when pealed forth the organ’s thunder— 
O thunder! 
I fixed my eyes 
In mute surprise 
On her whose beauty was a wonder. 
To me that maiden was most dear— 
O dear ! 
And she was mine— 
Joy too divine 
For human words to picture here ! 
E’er love seemed like a prayer to bless me— 
O bless me ! 
Before she came 
My life was tame; 
. My rarest Joy could not oppress me. 
The service done, we sought the shore— 
O shore ! 
And here we walked, 
And sadly talked— 
More sadly talked than e’re before. 
I thought she was a type of goodness— 
O goodness! 
But on that day 
I heard her say 
Plain words, whose very tone was rudeness. 
We strayed beyond the tide-mill's dam— 
O dam ! 
She Jilted me, 
And now I see 
That woman’s love is all a sham !— [Haiolceye. 
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