Of one whom our warm hearts held dear,

Sweet voices will dispel the gloom⁠—

She is not here—she is not here!


THE LIFE INSURANCE.

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BY HENRY G. LEE.

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“You look sober this morning,” said I to my neighbor Lincoln one day. “What’s the matter? Any thing wrong?”

“No; I can’t exactly say that,” he replied, with unusual gravity.