DINING OUT. BY J. G. ADAMS. LIGHTLY in this summer sun, On this welcome day; 'Neath the old oak tree, Is the cool and sheltering shade, To this child so free. Blessings on her sunny brow, And her happy heart; Would that I in freedom now Shared some little part In that rustic ramble where Bird and insect sing, And on that soft noontide air, Hums each buoyant wing. Dining out! no princely guest In the palace hall, |