JOY.
A miner left'his home one day To work his " Good Luck" share, Judd as^ he went was heard to say— "I kiiow why joy is rare.
•;j)own, down, deeper and deeper still, "Down into the gloom and fog,., r Sp'ad"e and 'pickaxe, strength, mind ana'wiJl, : Strike, dig and scrape—you dog.
"This the grand vocation of man— "To dig and die for goldl. 'To hug the nuggets while he can And hoard till death cries' Hold 1'
4i Not in the mine." quoth the miner, "Not in the grov*ling deep— ; Gut in'the crisp and quick mng'air, Joy doth her revels keep.
' Right up the hillside steep and'high, Rightron the mountain peak, Under the arch of Heaven's pure eye, A soul too full to speak.
' Therewith! the glif rmg ore below, Arid GfOd's own smile above, - • With grateful heartand'dauntless brOTf, Tliert, is the joy I love! And love yet more when shared by thbie Who fellowship can hold, . .. Who true" remain 'till life shall close, Then deep in mem'ry fold." i v it,.u<
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Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 23, 28 January 1888, Page 3 (Supplement)
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172JOY. Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 23, 28 January 1888, Page 3 (Supplement)
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