To the bright glowing hearth from a good country fire.
To be sure, now and then, one is cheered by the sight
Of wood fire in the city, but when at its height
Compared to our fires, Lilliputianal quite.
But here I will stop, for I think it quite time
To have done with my boasting, and finish my rhyme.
M.A.H.T. Bigelow.
Weston, April 6, 1852.
P.S.
And now, my dear friend, it is certainly fair,
Your city advantages you should compare