Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 February 1894 — WHEN THE COWS COME HOME. [ARTICLE]

WHEN THE COWS COME HOME.

I love tl*e beautiful evening, When the sunset, clouds aie gold; When the barn-fowl seeks a shelter And the young lambs seek their fold; When the four o’clocks are open, And the swallows homeward come; WheD the horses cease their labors, And the cows come home. When the supper’s almost ready, AM Johnny is asleep, And I beside the cradle, My pleasant vigil keep, Sitting beside the window Watching for “pa” to come, While the soft bells gently tinkle As the cows come home. When the sunset and the twilight In the mingling hues are blent, 1 1 can sit and watch the shadows With my full heart well content; And I wish for nothing brighter, And I long no more to roam, When the twilght’s peace comes o’er me, And the cows come home. I see their shadows lengthen, As they slowly cross the field, And I know the food is wholesome Which their generous udders yield: More than the tropic’s fruitage, Than marble hall or dome, Are the blessings that surround me, When the cows come home.

— MARY E. NEALEY.