<". -s-^- A . "^ <-'"', ^0^ > « I i :''#v.'' .« t .. 'V-^?^, ^ .^i Ao-f : 4 O y- <^ ^ ,-^- o Mm: A^^^. hV V ^ ■^.' "• .S'^ ■^ d^ * ^ .C^^%. .^ .0 O > ^ ,^ ■^ ,0' V "■^^ c'V ^° '^a^S*^ J V %^^ ^^^m^ -'- « ^^}>"%- o V <>■ :v^^^r n *" K Office Qf tn, 'y remedy^, i>oon or late,, Whatever ill | have to bear! | Who-60 her livery ihall wear M^^kes little account of rough edges or seams— He's f reey of fretting who cares to share ^=^In the blowing of bubbles and dreaming of dreams ' 5) ?<^ -^^(jKpf. ^ ^v^sr--- ^m^^^ ij^he world i>how3 mdny d te^mpTing bait, W^ muflipk promlsi.^, Jtlsdy-jd^W. \Thd.bh\ti &r Worlti, witli idk pra^fi., /I\nd mocks dT M^rit, >x/it1i empty slKre /\h\ W'5t 15 he who wends him where The scepter of fdntdsy sparkles end gleams /\nd 6how5 her lover surce&se [rom c^rt |nThe blowing o( bubblef> 6nd dreaming of dreams! iQ)&ntai5y, still be kind ^ind fair, That — all un-vexed by Njvorldly schemes — I 6till may revel, Njvilti raptures rare, Inthfc blowing of bubbles and dreaming of'^re^ms! ^Tbr these be the Oateb ot HomrDv^ two spirits guard them, dark and light, • • • . and one invites, the other warns av/ay. • • ♦ • A land o| marveb and e.^^ strange happenings, but peaceful ever,^ for none may bear a worldly burden ^^ rough the wondr ous Gates of Horn." dir n5t tit low but lustrous Qates of Horn — - Narrow Ifity are — tfieir hingts litlli worn. Who wishes it may passlhigatts, but few Thty are who pass— and none rdurn thtrt-llirouoh. Knock, and tlit gates swing wide— butnever-more, If you then enter not, shall T'mL restore The right you have renounced! Once and for all Qomib %L lont chanct fliaT no m&n may rt-ccill. 5o I sT^nd, wisTful—f tearful dnd yetfekin, Whttlitr 1b phbi or no, [or spirits Twdin Come To mt witti ttic D^wn 2ind Di»rk,who bring A vdritd counsd InTtit 5ong& The^y sing. Nor know | which isTrultiful, which isguik, SolhdTl stand, irresolute, Itit while — Thro' doubts Ibdtloom, like clouds wind-wr&cked a^d torn — r^ist-cldd, mirAge-likejgle&m tJie G^^^^ of Horn! ror 1ht ruk of /\mbifion k hdrdTo bt borne ; dtuTtht hi^r^nd fht burdin no longer Itiiy bt^r Who enter The G^tt> of horn! "^^ing, ye! so Thdt who hearken A/d/ turn ffjem dw/ay from ttie profit- 1 ess fr^y, when v^in coveting3 darken yht world to Their vision 6nd tempt Them d-sTray who worships ^ei^lTh, Pridi or/\mbiTion mustpdy /\ price Th^tthe wiser hold ever in scorn^ ror pii^ce is Their porTfon who turn Them dWdV To enTlr The Q^tes of Horn! '^^inOt y^! ^o Tn^tyour measure $hd/lle6dThi hetrt-hunoer^d 6Wdy from Their pdin} WhdtshJI profitThe Peasure Th^t comes of Their striving if striving dTTain Only d soul-^e^ring hoarding ofg^in, Or d craving for honors Thdtwe^ry when worn? WiThThem nor craving nor pain shall remain who enter The Gates of tlorn!" 10 o?3.s^ jQn£< comt5 v/itti Hit Dawn; /\5 com&5 6 conqueror, by captives drawn — Thi phantoms of th& mist, who nightly ridt, Troop downltit hilb btjort him^Urrifltdj Sttkino i>wifr5h&fer in i)ome dim-litla^ir, Wh&re glooms lurk intht \/6\\iy5. H'gh in air His b&nns,r, blazontd wilfi av sun-burst, stre&ms In S)pkndor rei^di&nt His drmor gltd^ms Wifti strings, lights irid&sctnt, a^nd his ty^-s f\b.b\\ witfi the fervor born of bold &mprist. Purpos6-ful — rtsolutt — ht strides the hills Theittrembk dt his tread. A'I nature ttirills With stir, new-born, of effort e^nd desire.^ His ringing accents strength and zeal inspire, As when ttie clarions sonorous call lb arms Startles the air with resonant alarms — '^0ing, yd Ttii song of cndsdvor, The de&ds of their doing, who sh^rt in Ih&frdy; ^ho-so shuns it'sh^ll never O^in him the guerdon — Ihe kurel ^nd bdy. Ht sf/hojfmt-hinrtldlyi ftd^rs To css^y Wfi^TvenTuri shiH come shall bi hold&n 1b scorn, for hi is ei lag^e^rd who turns him dwe^y To tnTtr fhi QdTts of fforn! '^ingj y&! thi song oflhtdo-tr — Thi m^n who achitvis, spitl of ptril or pain; fli is both lord and woo-ir Of fortunt fhtfickk, and from h&r shall gain Mori than tht timid shall ever altain, Whofaltir and waver if danger shall warn— faWs fitful fdvor they ne*er shall obtain who enter the Qates of fjorn! 10/>7j», ye! so that your singing shall waken the dreamers who drowse thro'Pje day, Till they from them are flinging philosophy's fancies, that only betray. W^^t'shall he profit who dawdles away His days in delusions, of fantasy born? Drones and chimerical dreamers are they who enter the QaTes of Horn! CB:^ <0in§f yd io IfidTyour mee^s arc ShdII ring like a bkst^ wi1h revirbir^tt sTraln; W^o s&eks honor or 1rtt5urc, Unless he shdil follow me seeks it in vd/n. Whdtlhough my servant shdil ce^rry a chdinl^ Qdily iVs gilded dnd lightly iPs borne — Theyj 1b0j d^refetered who Think itiheirpain To enler the QdTes of Horn!** ^^hu5 bmg Ihe spirits of Ifii Shine d^rxi 5hdd£ — Hitli^r 6nd lhil1i£.r-ward my heartis swayed. oh! thdtl knew which is flit ri^ht, t]L wrong} which is ttii trulhful, which tti5.guilt}ul 6on^? /\n6 itill through clouds that oddly chan06 — dr&eim-born, Mist-ckd, mysterious, gleam tliL Qd^b of Horn! 'c:^ \-^y &k ^1^. jir 13 ^ 14 'tm .^v Ihi Dt\5y looks de^murdy &5 6 dimpkd maid— SHl's loo d&murt |or mt; The VioUt shyly se&ks tli& shade, And v/lll not woo-td be. The Rose Is all too richly arrayed, ^hilellie poppy is {artoo {ree! And so I love Ihe white Woodbine — The Briony-blooms lliatrurn and twine, Where the thickf-ts are and Hie berries shine, And the wild-birds love to be! ^Whe pansy's pure and prelTy but is lowly-bredrjj ^ The Clover's beloved by Tfie beej Too high the Hollyhock rears its head, /\5 though 'twould ape a tree-, The Thriftless Snowball's bloom is shed Too loose and wantonly! And so I love the white Woodbine — - The Briony- blooms that trail and twine, where ttie thickets are and the berries shinej And the wild-birds love to be! ^ 16 Ttit Chant of "^ ^ ^ Man's Endeavor td^rd ye lli& wind 1hdX com^s out from Hit Ho*"^ — d-rodringp from tht Idnd of Itit mounteiin and Hht pine.; Njyh&rfc Hie ice-ce^ps dimmer A3 T^e cold c,tdr5 shimmer, /\nd tlie deep Ukes darkly shine-, where crag to crag in Ttiunder calls, /\5 mighty floods dre pouring; /Vnd ttie panther'^ cry rings in reply To Itie scream of the eagle, soaring. "^^^'^^^^^^^^ RsvtrberevTe, from pole To zone, por-ever and for-ev&rj It chants, in tuneful monotone, Of man and man's endeavor. ner&'s 6 rhythmic beat of tramping feet. And ttie stir of a trooping throng} 17 /f§) Cls'^^r dnd high comes the news-boy's cry, And the clang o| Die ca.r-ma.n'5. gong. There'3 the rattling boom o|d miner's blast. With the ring of pick and drill; And the spattering pour of a molder's cast, with the file's voice, harsh and shrill. There'5 a clinking of trowels and singing of saw5. with the anvil's sonorous peals? /\ndthe hammers, a-chatter like angry daws, To the chant of the droning >}vheels. Thsre'5 a bubbling yeast where The paddles churn And the wide wake spreads behina. There's a gasping roar where the kiln-flames spurn Atthe night, with lightnings lined. There's a jarring clangor thatsinks and swells. where the cage atthe pit-mouth lies? with a jangle of whistles and horns and bells Whs^rt the grim-faced factories rise. And like the surge of a mighty sea — with reverberate note and strong — The Tones of Toil make harmony, 18 A^ the ddy grow3 dimmer, /\nd Ifis, d.lr lb b^LiX d^t) win^; T/htrt love and kughEr ruk TRs, day^ — Through d.11 Tti6 cyclg/5 swinging, WltR W6ird refr&in To The wondrous strain ThdtttitSoutti-WJnd'5 ev&r bringing. Reverberate, from pole to zone, for- ever and Jor-everi It 5ing3, in tuneful monotone, Of man and man's endeavor. ^<^here*s a rumbling boom from Hie luraber-flume, r Where ttie big logs toss and .swing j There's d sc[ueaking jar where 1Ke presses are, VJ/here the thick grape-clusters cling. 19 /\n6 tfie cidnk of a kv&r-b&dm-. W'tti L jigging rdtllt where spindles twirl, To TtiL hiss of escaping £>f6&m. Therfc'5 is TtTs-P^., ^ut little, \Tc^U^t5 5UPpPI5&, pop little fop JDomp does Royavlty C3\P6 "S/^htn Roy<^lty*^ in dis-guiss! Mhtip kingdom consists of d\ flg^r— '^ Yo^ might" tliinktlie fi/pnltOpt mta^n! And tti£p6 isn't" much of it73\t"tti2^r, Butit^s chetpful dvnd cosy a^nd cled^n; 21 /\nd suptly !Rer>£, n&vep wavs setn, MoPi nobk s\ kind or> mops kindly 3i Cjuten, ThoudK Royavlfy's in disguise! Jylnd hc'3 5vlw5\y3 masking bi^Iievt ^'' H^'-5 ^ ^milff, evftwo dollavps sv d2\yj /\nd 666rni) quiTL continrto svchieve yhfi. pewe^pd of d\ Joufnty-mevn'^ pavy! /\nd 5>h6' — in av simiUp wa^y — ppetindf), avi htp nti^dlt shs plits, Ti3 TKl ppoudesticepTlp fop queens who pUy A^ Roy^vlTy in disguise.! •(jjllet* he is 3^5 kingly as king t. /\b 2v monekpch could Nx/ish To be, Thou0h he hs^snTof Tl'ttes s, sTpino, Qp 5\ 0&n65\lo0ic2\l tr>^&! /\nd ss5 fop Hep Me\je5Ty, she. l5 winsome avnd witty evnd wls^-, /\nd pPOud,witti sv ppide ttiat is pkdvsevnrtoset^ |5 Roy3\lty in disguise.! »i^ F#^ 22 !l ^\y^\\v Isvnes led^d on — d^nd on — avnd on, •' To tfie f^r horizon'3 rim; 5uf never IHl d^y-be^m shines upon Thfir vist&5, ve^gue and dim. ^evtr tti£ tangled weeds are stlrre-d Th^t'fringe itie wdftr-iidt, Nor sound is heevrd of beast or bird In Tlie waste, so sTill and wide — But 2^ splendor is j^pread.lhatb notshed By 5un nor moon nor star,- fbrlfie future is not^^nd tht pastis dead, And ttie Present's a cl^eam,too quickly sped- Out where the S ilences are l»A?fc^.f5^V* f U|ncl TmL drifts on — and on — and on, ^ yg!«^v^"— /\nd never they dread the shades that spread; Un-pierced by moon or star? for Ihe Tulure is nof, and Itie Past is dead, /Vnd the Present's a dream, too quickly sped — Out where the Silences are ! € J/ -*^^ Atonement El Paso. Texas, Feb. i4.-White Feath- er, the renegade Mexican, and his band of Indians, who recently raided the Peters' ranche, have succeeded in eluding the "posse" sent after them. The boys admit capturing a lone Indian, on their way back, but profess to not know what be- came of him. itt Xt^tr ca.m6 overlfie bordg^r-line, T Between The d^rk hXiA devy. Hi I'Aided A rdncht eind iUw tfit men And carried the women dway! /\nd —drunk wllfi slaughter &5 with wine Ht scrawled, upon a slab of ()ine, A Taunt, that whoso found the sign Could follow if he cared) ^ Nor would he fail to leave a trail f Xhatthey could take who dared! 2Q *|Q|)htyV£. up — Itit mtn of ine, 5ordtr-lin£.- ^^And fAr1t\£,y ride.d^nd fa^st; prom ranchttb ranchtjAnd ds ttity ride The word b swiftly passed — "Mo^n^^"^*^ ridt, wITtioufdeUy. G^kTt^£,r e^rrAnche B^^r- Circle A; The>«.d5* ^re uf), e^nd the devil's lb f>ay — But a^fter ttiem we'll go, /\nd we'll follow ttiem into Itiehe^irt of Hell To settle the debt we owe! " -^hiyVe out— ttie men of trie Border- line - '"f while yettis e&rly dayj /\nd every mdn is a^ border-m^n, Of fame in border-fray. /\nd to ezich mdn ttie ottieri show ^et lips, ttiat grim a^nd grimmer grow, And eyes with wrathful flame &-glow~- ;,) Well m&y their foemen fly, ' Forttit hills sh^H crumble and s^as be dry fir Or ever their h^te s\\d.\\ die ! i*7 (IJjhiyVe, f&r 6W6y f rom "fte. Border-Iint — They've J-ollowed 6n open trdil. White fta^tlifcr h&s kept hi3 taunting vow, They follow — but ever ttiey \b\\. for everltie reds a.re'just ahead 1' And ever they're far and farther led, Through dreary deserts and hills of dread Thatlike a Jurnace olow; Till they weary of chasing a will-'o-the-wlsp, And can no f a^rttier go ! i^heyVe backward bound to the Border-line, But, Oh! its aweary road! And White ft&ther carries, if cursts hdve wtight^ A woful and weary load ! Butthey suddenly yell,wltti awful gle for a lonely Navajo buck ttiey 5S.e. Nor may he from ttieir anger flee, For a Winchester !5 spiteful crack Rings outontheair, like ttie snap of a wl ^ And tumbles him onto his back! \ /, 28 ^Juddfi, Lynch is lord of Tti6 5ord&r-lin6, '^X And his shriftis sharp and shorf! for 6n"|njun" is guilty in living, so a!l Concur in the will of th^, court — "Maybi,, wi1ti WhiU ftalhtr ht's nAUghTto do E>ut sTill, hi,'s one of a hellish crew— 1 0ue&5 weM b6lter"|3ut him through', And on the safe side be." 5o they hang him uf)— on f)rinci|?le— And the limb of atall JDine-tree! 29 \ty, 5Nvi,tT, why knit your fjrttty brow5, *^ And try to look ivusttrtly ? why 6ttkto know whi^t, long hgo. Has hitn b^ memory mtrely ? What though —as Cupicl'3 law dliows — Atolhtr shrinti \Wt offered voW5 ? I lovt you v£ry dearly! |iffj many a^ maid, a score or mort, Of various styles ^nd a^oes; AtvAriou^ "fimLSjin various dimes, By 5wiftand easy staged} I've conned Tfie lesson, o'er and o'er, That has so oft been conned before, Alike by fools and sa.ge5. 30 [nd 50 I'vt woo'djttmt j^nd d^oain, '^ W'TTi |trvid prottstekTions; Enough to f rtlght, If Ttity had weighty Thi navii,3 o| Iht nations. And kissed and cju&rrtltd, now Andlhtn- AsisThiNJVdy with maids and mtn — With swttt rtcriminations. ut,afrtr all — as Kipl'ng says — That's "quitt anolhtr story. How could I know that {pwt was slow To show mfc all his glory ? &ut now— Ah! ttll mt In what |)hrAse To word most fittingly his |)raiS6 — I'll chant it "co/7 d/77o/^«/* 31 VI5IOn5j •or-tv&r fled when drooped my To you* in full surrender! 0, sweet, un-bend your pretty brow5, Hor judge me loo severely? The old ddys teemed with dre&ms | dree^med, Butthis I know, full clea^rly; The old love's dea^d, nor will it rouse, And rli i^ver — by e^ll the vows That Cupid's widest Uw allows — I love you very dea^rly! 32 33 ^Qou tat tt pU&e>urt and drink dtwill; Yow tickk your p&Utta wilti 5pict5 dnd wint; Thty mustfitd likt £>N3vinL upon swill — Ntvtr "ftity know wh^TiT lb To "dint"! Mever 1ti£, joy of Hit gl&d d&y-3hint Ij^htens lilt horror in which Tliey dwtll; W'th blighttd lives Ihiy wilher ^nd pint, £)own in PovtrTy'^ H^"- **C>^iCiP*^^ "^t^Hy costly mi55ion5 To Africa stnd ? yht htd^lhtn Art only & block ^.v/ay ! And Hieir piTtou5 cry, wilti ntvtr an end, fturdtns tht nighTand embitTtrs Iht day I for ever Thty war, in Jitrct affray, N^ifh horribit dtmons, dark and ftll; And tvtrlhty fall — a piTiful prty — [)own in povtrTy'3 lit II! •(^X^f-fi'j ^.Qjaggard and oha&tly, gaunT and grim, T hty look upon li|t wilh a lusTtr-ltss tyt. To lli^ni 'tis a cup f llltd wilh gall To Iht brim; ^ Ijkt bruT65 fhty Iiv4 and likt beasTs Ihty dit. ^ \\\l is 21 cheatto Ititm — \o\/t is 2^ lit — Thtir Uugh'5 liklliL dirgtofd passing bell! for pt&lh is Ihfcir comrade e^nd evtr d-nigh, [)own in poverty's H^"- <*,nh! it lb [jitiful — Want And ^hamt, 3itttr and pltJkss, htm Thtm in; And girdUtlitm as vvitti a wall of flame! How, if you scorn tlitm, shall ttity win Out from Itit terrors ttiat lurk Tlitri-in ? fHor brain can imagt nortongut can tell — Oh! sttk and succor your lowly kin, Down in poverty's Mtll! fora^Bride: vvVf*:^^^^^ jJ\\L bought, bloom-burdened, lintltie WdVi; (O^y /5 Ihi^r&Ln ThdT^i^rbs fhi Spring) Th& birds 6. wei^rbled d>nlli&m rdis^.} (7^:i//' dr<£. ]/5^6 M^y-bloom5, c/usTerina) A joyou5 ch^ntitis tti&y sind, for 'tis the tfiirtieth of M^yj And wedding choruses shall ring for the bride N^vho 13 married to -day ! Mend, oh? Sunj your brightest rays; (G^y h Itiegr&in ItieiTg^rbs Tht Spring) flowers, your J^ragrance fling always,- (r^lr are IP11 M^y-blooms, clustln'ng) fitting itis thatbloom shall bring charm to gladden the wane of May; And fitting that birds shall blithely sing for the bride who is married to-day! 36 »'g|h! Nvindi Itiatwhisp&r in the Wdy5; (^dy /J 7ti6£r&&n ttidr^drhs Ifis, Spring) Thb is Ifie croNjvn of ^11 %t dd.y5; (fd'ir e^re ftii M^y-blooms, clustinn^) \>Lr\[)mz. and son^ mAy porTunt /line, To Jill wilti charm her chosen way; And aII thinga gay And glddsome bring To the bride who is married to-day! ^ '> like the M^y'^» (fd/r dr£ /^e M^y-b/ooms, clustering ) S^nd her no sorrow her heartto sting, Or darken the day^ ttiat should begayj But good-luck and gladness and gaiety brinj To the bride who is married to-day ! ^^^hevT i5 Vnt 3ong of Iht^Lb.? a.nd surges tver; Xhi btrono 5ta,1Jit proud 56&,11iiT m&n me^y bridU ntver-, irche^nTs, m tver-ch&nging kty, a^ ve^sT^nd ve^ntd harmony — M^nns^r! Ma^rintrl Singto mt tlii wondtr- __ ^ |wl &ong of "ttit 3^2).! 38 [h&a broods 1ht Norlhtrn Terror in tit long «ind lontly night; Bulwdrktd round with mighty btrgs a^nd girt with icy Iz^nces, That strangely glint e^nd glimmer in "tfit fit- ful pha^ntbm light That^eekms 1ht bky whenever the brighF Aurora k^p3 6nd dances. /\5 comtb a rAmpa^ntbully 60 the s62vcomi5 ik-roe^r — With wreath of v^^ln endeavor, it^eethes ^nd And booms with ewjul cUmor e*t> it battles with ths shore, with frantic itiration of Death and -j. Desolation _j^^M^-^_ Of Death that is, and e'er has bti^nVaSd^^^jiS' ever-mor^ shall beyji likL a lost soul, sorely sorrowislJ/^t is tns, wonderful r.-^rt- ^ SongofthtSeati^^,^ 39 __hdtif)ttit 3ong of "tti4,3ia? The blut 5i2^, tti& bro2icl s£,5,1tidT smiles d^nd dimplts &v£.r; The f&ir sea, "the far sea, whose singing ced>ses never; [T chdnts, in ever-che^nging key, d. ve^stand vdried harmony Mariner! M&riner! 5ing to me t1i6 wonder- ful 3ongof The, Sea! ^^here beams tl^e broad paci[icin1h£^lamo ^'^ of the day, The dawns are dreams of rapture ixnd ttic nights are nights of splendor; And fair palm-girdled isles are strewn in exqui6iTl array, like gems that deck a maiden's he.aving bosom, pure and tender. 4,0 f L<^\ f\tt comts 5 f&rvld lovtr NJVitti pridt 6nd pdssion bum dnd 6V£,r-&&ger y^arningl^ f|f^''^^^%^ And v/005 tti£. Und ^ifli wi3rful ^^ ,%\ words ItidT whisper, lb s.nd fro, C^- Of LoV€. In \o\/L delightfng, of L)V6 for Lov£, requiting Of Lov£, thdt i5 a>nd ^.'er hevs b66n 6nd £.V£.r-mor6 shdvll b^, l]looocJoSq Ip Grdnd Avi-nue C^fJital ridts, pown C^i^^^ Avenue L^bor strides,- And Labor's eyes hd^ve d. lurking gleMTi As he look3 upon Capital's prancing tidkm! for L«^bor's days dre ha^rd i^nd lono, And freely tlityVd chequered witti multiple And ever he fumes ^t fortune's wrong That he must toil zs^s Capital wills — Wth toil where-of no end he &ees, V^hile C^pM lolls in idle ejvse! Buttliere's little in longing — H^- puts tby With hd^lf d. laugh and half a ^igh! I^uthis face is grave as he turns aw And Capital riding, [abor striding, On Gre^nd Avenue wend Dieir wa lib; ay. r 42 cSa OTp Gre^nd Avenue C^plta.1 rides, pown C^nd /\venue L^^bor strides j And Cskpitdkl sees, with. Thoughtful ol&nce, How Ubor, ds ThoughT/ully, looks askance. E^ch on The oTher looks as Though E>ch,to the oTher, could only be A dubious /riend or d possible foe ! "^tW would itbe if each could see The strengTh Thatin their union lies If each, with the other, would fraternise! ^uteach of the twain, on error bent, tyes the other with discontent, A^ ^^^^^ one gravely turns away. And O^pital riding, |abor striding. On Grand Avenue wend their way. 42 ^^w-feM%:C. jjui'ow don't be^errdltc or be^Iky, ^ /\b so oflln,Oh! Must, is your wdy; /\nd Turn to indnt f&lky-T^lky WhAfihould be an £-loc|U6nTlay — '^TVill bt d.lmo5t b. crime I^ youVt crud Hiisltrnt, /\nd sttktb mdliciously muddle my rhymt for I we^ntirfo tunefully 5&y How'^H^f* Le^dyship"cd.m& to Milw^^ukee ; A y^2kr 2,go,to-dd.y! 44 ^^ht ct^mt on a moon-b&dm a-riding, ^' And Tht littlt stars Twinkled to set; >// A ^' And ^uT 5ome h^ve ^Ince gone into hiding , Bec6us& tliey art frttting tliekt5h& H^5 stolen away, Upon Eexrth to strawy, /\nd Iike3 it^o well she'5 decided to 6tay — T^dl'5 how we're accjuainted, you see — Butthey still peepto^ee her abiding where i>o very |ew angels be! m not about babies a reaver ©ut, somehow, about her clings An oddly un-worldly flavor, A^ of Heaven and H^^vsnly things j For d. r&did.nc£, bright, Of lovs &nd ddight, Encircles her ever, by day and by nighty And an e'er- widening happiness brings — ' But I wish she would tell, as a favor, ir^M what she has done with her winds! Aj/jfet ^5 itshyn&ss tha^t mskkts her conct^l 1h£.m ?— '^ NVh&t £,!$& is 1ti& reason, prAy ? Mdvbi 5h& don't liki. lb rtv&d.l ttitm 5&ceiU5t Ihey would ddzzU Itie d&y! gut I fdncy that ^he tia^ a^ notion Iti&t w^. Are hardly y&t jit 2^11 htr glory to btt, Though htr rule wt 50 humbly obey, So — for f&2wr 0} our wanting lb sllal "them — Th&yVe cunningly hidd&n d.wdyl v|tdiv&r5e and various seasons, ^' |n div£,r5t and various WAysj for diverse and various reasons, I've chanted Her L^dy^hip's praise. /\nd |or her birthday NVhef more can I say ? jli^n — God bless and keep her and guard her alv/ay? — M^y htr wistful and wondering gaze Ne'er be dimmed by the world and its treasons, (^f ff^ Butlpve lighten all of her dayst ^^ 4.-6 '^ >«i^^ G^/ ^^A ^ ^A^ ^ ira^^ U'-htr£ is Buying ^nd 3tlling in Vanity r<3^[r- Buying 6nd56llmg of bdrge^in^ rd^rs^l «S jJ|£r4,j-or in5»lAnct,i5» offered d hta^rt, Sca^med And shrunken And scarred and scant; ^tlttrtd btyond llii. did of drf, And hard atltit core a^ ddamanr W^io ^hall buy ifand bear ii; Lo, Sorrow and Woe shall surely know! Though everfhty come in delusive show. For "flie hearTls a coffer, and 'nealli tfie lid H^sk-ed miseries, lurking, lie-. Who'll be tlie firstro offer a bid ? Who'll buy? Who'll buy? 47 (g[nd "rtie crowd, wilri ee^gsr, exp&clariTtyds, W's^f^lly vi6W3 tlie f>roffir£d prize! /\nd 3oms of t1i£.m cry,willi d.n envious 5ir— "fbrlun^ is kind to tlie, buyer, for £.'ir - A hte^rtHiATis cdlloused And worldly-wise, b 6 boon dnd 6 comfort, d^nd dll should b&e^r 3om£. 3uch A bdi^ubl^ in Vanity T^ir! ' 'C^^ (@urwho50 buy3 it^dnd b£,akr3 iraway, ShdII mourn for mor6Tlidn ircAH rdpdy — Jht youltiful dr£dm5, devoid of C6r6, And 3W6Lt illu3ion3, fond dnd feiir, Shdll wdn£, And wiltitr — Il55 And kf>3 — Till 5^11 of Itii. world is w^^rintss! for 6vLr,ltiLriAftlr, it3liAll bring Witfi it A bountiful bur0£,onin0 Of blooms, delusive, 1ti<5t promise dell^htj But only b^Ar R£mor36 And C^rt; And Wo£ shdll 00 Willi him by ddy And by nightj Eye^n in Vanity F^ir ,-:>fjCUijr ii€^^wi^<^ ,V**rf*'- '^octs (^ w^ lypfitrt 15 Buying and Selling in Vinity fAiV! "Buying 6nd 5c\\'mg of bdrg^ms rdrt, — \j2/ert,for insleknct, is off^r^d d hid^rf, Purt And flowing evnd pdlpilanr; Brimmdd witti Ifie bedutftslfidtevfir drc ptrt Of A m6id'5 imaginings, fortune greint Htr WdywArd will mdy 50 incline, T^At ont shdil buy it who cdn divine lr'3 worlh, And give itd worlfiy 5hrfne,. Tor ftit htdrfis ev cofftr, 6nd 'ntdTti tftc lid Mei^rvtls 6nd mdnifold mysUrits lit! — Who'll btlht first to oJf£.r e. bid? Who'll buy? Who'll buy? JgjIutthL crowd, wilh cold,contcmpluousgldnc&, Elyej Tli£. curious itiing, ^-skd^ncc! And some of Ihtm cry, wilh d scornful t,\r, "pooh! whdt profit or ust is t^^re, |n d s>imf)l6Ton hidrtlft&tdr&dms, ptrchdnce, ^>w'\ 4.9 d Of liftU buTlovino? V/hy,who would we^r Any iuch bdubli. in Vanity fdir?" l^uTif, in t1i6 jt5Tin^Tlirong,Tti6r£, be One wdry-wIITtd tnouoh To bLL Jht miyfTipk me^riU TIiaT mdikt it& priz£., v^ili /or him if \\l bid;> dnd buyi ! — In i>^\XL of Tti£ ltironp'5 ^►drcd.attc mirtti — g>y offering " Loy<^iry, Trulli d^nd Worlli " for tver, "HitriAfter, It shdl! bring Witti it A bounliful burO6onin0 Of bk:>3ing e^nd pleasure and purddtlidht, Xhdt r£m£.dy btdffor 6V6ry C5ri.j And Joy :»hdll go Willi him by day and by nioht, Eytn in V^nify f^ir! "^Txsn When the Cotton " '^m^ BEGINS TO FLY And Hit colTon bs/gina to [ly; Then low hn6 l&r^tr looms ttit moon, The 6Artti dnd Itit 5ir ^rt mo^t in tune,, Tor even Itie, v/ild-dovc'5 droning croon And ttis, J6r of ffit C2iT-bird'5 cry M^^^ muiicaj 6cho£,s in Itii dim wood-w6y, /\b tht br&ez£,5 56unUr byj Wh&n June's dboutfo weevr 6N3V6y /\nd Iht cotton be^^ins To fly! ^i]h! Lovt, th^Tlivib forivirf •^ Oh! Lovt, ffiitshdl/ noTdiLl ^0 spin of Timt shJI av&r Thi bond Jfi^Tloostris ntvcn ?>. :^ ^^"i Mor shdil whik rolls Ifj& world av/ay /\nd thi 5un ihinib f^ir and high, ^htn tht &6rffi kughs out in lovtlyjunt f\nd 1ht cotton begins lb fly! htr\ Jun&*5 d^boutlb w&dr awa^y And tilt cotton begins to fly; Thtn htivrts i>.rt d-be&t eind lyib are b-thlnt; Thi bVkb 6r£ bluest and t\t b\r^5 liktwint, And youtfi and maid find earlti divine Nor sttk To rta&on why! for Ipvt rules all, witti laughing i»wa.y, As> Ifit long days loiter by; when Junt*s aboutto wear away And the cotton begins to fly! Ih! Love, tti^Tlives for ever, Ohf lovtt ThdTshdill notdit! tio fr&d^k of fdT&*3 endiAvor The golden chdn shd^ll sever, Thdt holds while rolls the world av^yy f\nd the y&a/s woon bedims on high. B r W- fe ^J 52 «11 ^y/hin ffj6 cd.rlh kugh^ ouTin lovely Junt f\ndthc coVon begins 16 fly f Jntn Juhl's ^boutto wg^e^rWay And Ttit cotton begins to fly^ Tht L''^c'5 Tuftd blooms are. sh&d, BuTftii ftrn-Iikt fronds of tfit Locusfspri&d, And "My L^dy Ro5e"up-riar5 htr hte^d As Ihfi. btts go "zoon-ing bvj And b&i^uty dwtlb in "Hie dark e^ndlfit day And music in ttii, NX/indslfidT&igh, Whi-n Junt*5 abouTfo wear awdy And Ths, cotton beoins to fiv' ^! Lovi, thdtlivis for ivir, •" ah! Lovi th^tihtli noTdk! Mor Timt norf^U sh^l/ 5tvtr Thi chd^ngckas chdrm 11ieTn€V€r Sh^ll dim whik rolls THi world d^w6y f\nd Iht pun 6krs pup on high, whin fit L^rtli kughs outin lovely Junt f\nd tht cotton b&gins Id fly! 2J [^ ^ ^ing who will of bee^utiful scenery, f^ttd &nd moor dnd mountain highj 3ird and bloom and bounlilul grttntry— Mone admire tfitm more llian I. ^ut whtrt file &lum5 all filthy lit, /\n6 dinoy windows blankly start — 5urely a singer Is wanted tliere ? To voice "file prayer in Poverty's cry ^here green Ifiings wither and pine ahd dit, And tatters and rags are work-a-day wear! jjreachers JDrose.willi placid urbanilyj charity -mongers moan and sigh. Half of Ttieir babble is idle inanity ! Half of Ttiem knowit^ — yet wonder why There comes no pause to ttie piteous cry s^ w 54 /Qh! bi pitiful — lt55on5 in cooktry fdil To still ttit starving cry! pity dnd aid Hitm — lj|t in a rooktry ftrteds iniquittts Itiat 6i,\y f\\\t\t pitty trdcts supply! 3till tti£.ir facts are pinchi^d and spartj Still, by deky,lliiy are doomed to f>har6 , The way willi W^nt, and nightly lit, W'tli Pe^in and Sorrow for company, where tatters and rags are >jvork-a-day wearl 55 Concerning a |as5 '^ o you're, going njvI' Kittif- to w&d, l^d! If bW StJt \\tb,}r b£.Tru6; Whakt[>utth6 whim in your hta^d, Id.d, So foolish a^lhingto do? — Troublt ^nd Trial you're like to win, T/i' worry Nvittioutand waritwitWn; ButXitrtt-wlt'5 ever to Poverty kin' So you'll hd^veto sup b,^ you brewf She'5 d. sweet la.s5 a.nd t winsome 1^55, 5ut poverty's ill to wooj And, to burden your life fortHe love of a Idss— 1 wouldn't if I wer& you! es, I'm going with Ki^>^ "^ ^^^> ^^^• So what you've he?vrd is true; what put the whim in my he^d, dad, 1 know no more than you I s^ V- 56 5ut \p\t 15 & Uw lb himself, tti&y 52^y, And litrk he cdrts /or'V£a"or''N^yr 5uT rult5 us dl( In ^ lordly way, As 2^ monarch is wont to do. Shi-'s A dear Uss and a dainty lass. And a lovabk lass lo wooj And i?s ill of a man To speak ill of a lass — I wouldn't" if I wi,r£» you! Oh&re's gold and gear to your hand, lad! ^ ButKiltit, if all bttrut, Mas neither money nor land, lad, And comes of a shiftless crew. There's L^ker'i lass, o' M^ple-side, Wi' money to spare and land beside, Is fain for you. Make her your bride And little youll have to rue. She's a wise lass and a wealtfiy lass, A^ a man could wish to woo; And, to pass her by for a land-less lass — 1 wouldn't if I were you! te 57 \\ "■-f^ tii f[*5 good to hdv& gold 1b your h^nd, de^dl Butif 1li€.TdUs btfrut., The U55 witli ttiL money And Und, dad, Is ovtr-much oj 6. shrtw; /\nd Love shekll bring, whtn all is don6, Mor€, o{ conttnrffian &*£r njvas won By 2^11 TRfi. >3v&a.llh wh&re-on ffit 3un Shone since. Hie world wa*> new! 5he'5 & bSf/ttt\d.t>b eind a winsome Ut»s, And d lovdble U55 lb woO} DonT harden your heart dgainsther, dad — I wouldnTif I wert you'- /^* f 1 fef G ^ .^~ fy^' 5S ^ ThL Passing or Pan r . < Plutarch relates, that once, in the time of Tiberius, strange voices were heard in the woods and along the shores of Thes- Saly, plaintively crying, "Pan is Dead! The Great God Pan is Dead!'" . . i '1<^ ^(f^ '^^downlli£ hills tlitricomds 6 sound of sighlngi ^*/\ sighing as of lov&lhdTis bUndtd with pain. Through Iht dim woods Iht Dryads roam a-crying; Sortly sorrowing, and sorrowing in vain, J\b for 0rtatp*>n "Ihty wistfully complain — r^*^^ \\i\ O-he! Tor Ihe light 2ind the, shine 'of P^n's brightsmilt onTht land and the s&a! The wooing whisper of Itit wind,fe murmur of tfit vine, The calling of Ifit song-bird, the droning of the beef 59 !l he gUmorou5 chdrm ttidT ddwns wiHi tlii ddy, Onttit mtre and ttit moor and Iht mountdin-5idt; Tht shetn on ttit wold5 svhtTttit whlU flocks ^Tray* Tht swirl in tht woods wh&n the, wind-gods ridt! ht lakt, like a j&wd, in tht sun's ray glowing; Tht drttn intht lo>Jvl&nd5, full and trttj Tht gold whtrt tilt grain, on tlit up-lands growing Dips ii^nd danc£,5, as in frolic, daintily — - ^'^w on Lycceus, lont 6nd barj., ^ Pan's Ttmplt, all dtstrttd, lies. No mortttit shtphtrds gathtr Ihtrt To htar ttit mystic rted-notts rist.. No mort shall Echo's acctntsttndtr Answtr To 3ynn^' tuneful |)lt2i— Ohi.! Qht! for Tht btauly and tht spltndor That's gont {rom tht woodland, tht lakt. 'Si/*' ^lond tht w^y5 "ffie tctio£,5, lightly f!yin0, MingU in 5 Tuneful, monotonous refrain; f\t} whsn Atti^ns'5 prii^Usi, prophesying, R£V£,rsntly whispers in Tli& sacred fdnt. So mo6n the NympK^ ,who wisTfully compldin — ^{nhe! Ohe! Tor tlie light and ttie shine 0} Pdn's bright smile on The Und dndthe seev! The revel of the roses, the music ojthe pinej The ripple o| the river where the N^i^ds be. ^^he mists, of mingling gold evnd grey, Th^t drift in the vdileys where the pdle she^pe^ bidej The glooms thetlurk,through the de^rk ^nd the de^y, Inthefdr, dim deeps where the wood-fdys hide. J^ o'^:^^^o •^^jie petdis from the boughs, bloom-burdentd, snowing-, The tremulous che^tter of the A^p^n-tree; The sky, (leict-ddppUd, whire th^ white clouds, flowing, L^cethe le^nd with shine e^nd shadow, freakishly — C> S^ %^l^ <5^^w p6n'5 proud Umpli, onct 50 fair, All d&5olaT& and tmp1y lii.5.' No more his Syrinx charms Itit air, No mor&hb horn-&d alters rise. Mourn, yi Nymphs! thiiTP&n must surrender, /\nd shorn of Itit crown of his dod-he^^d bt — 0-hi! 0-ht! For flit glory and Iftt splendor, That's gone fromlht wood-la.nd,llit l&kt a.nd 11i£. U&l «\hv*- i\^ ^ l4( /-w*»i Jf" r^t^- 02 lAND or Di^EAMS fmevblt5 go by luHa^by \b.nt ^ And p2i$5 through sUtpy Ho'lo^» But" older |olk e^rs. o|tln f^ln A stronger njvav to follow. A lonely we^y whtrs, night ernd day, A myitic splendor bte^ms; That 5hin£5,"rtiey s&y,to show fe way To "Ihi B^^u^ful L^nd of Dre&ms! X '^Wv^^^^i-t-^ ;)^ ^(^ut nont md.y go in compiLny — ^ Alone, though never lonely, They tread the way Nvho Vishtb 5ee The mdrveb thait may only To 1ho5e appear who shun 1he sphere Of worldly plans and schemes, But hold more dear the dainly cheer Of the Beautiful la^nd of Dreams! ^^^yy 63 '# ^oms. seek in SlumbLr-l^nd ttit way, But ytt shall find itntver} And 3omt, njvHo think t\ty'\Jt found it, stray Mi&ta^ktnly, for 6ve.r 1 But, Ah!— for 1tity who karn itit way, Witti wondrous chdrm ittLtms; for night or day is fair e^lway In "the B^2^utiful L^^nd of Dr^a^ms! O^nd 30, when d^llthe world's a.-wry— ^Qr be. it b\ttp or waking — VJiyho w&5>rie& of it all may hii. To whs/PL no hg^arts are, aching, for naught is thtrs. of pain or care,, ^htrt fancy's sc6pt£,r gUams, And spreads ail-where a splendor fair In "the Beautiful land of Dreams! ^v^S. 64 The City or Heart's Desii^e ^ Thick-bow£p' tfiickly-l In Some/dvP bel/py — high in gvip — paint chimes ms^ke musicsvl C5\pou36. W'tti dfdSvmful chevpm the 2\ip'5 s^-cIpoy/sl, .3oft" cooin^3 ^vndttiL whipp of winos,' And whispspi of lov&-hdtn vow3 Whe-f e wooin^5 me^kt sweet mupmupin^s. Hea\p>-by ^^ wild bipd swings ^vnd sin^s— A-thpill witfi ecstivsy of ^ono — fpom whepe a wild-bine clings a^nd ffinos 5Tp2vn^e shdvpes of 5hs\dow,fa^p svlong. JheP6 13 nop londino nop peopeT; ThtPe is no cP5\vin0 tbfopq6l7 f^QP dvughf whepe-of to "ttpe; fop fbptune*5 whim no soul C8vn {pet In tKe City of [^ec\pt!s D^^ir*^'- 65 (^^QutSidt — o'£-r» lone,ly Kill and f)lain, ^'"^ [\\\ desolsvTe, a^nd dimly dp£/3vr> — H€'5vpt"-W£.8vpi£.d ittktP^ 5£,dk in vevin >)7h6P£-by to win ^pom wavstls of f63\P To wh£,pe fe t3^1l,f)Poud TupptB pdtp. T»mt-wopn svpttfiey, 3vnd 3lp2vn0e,ly fp^r Wffi c^ua^intty csvPV£.n wopds of chetP; And in flie city wsvll is 3£.r A 02vt6,fcrn6V6P i.win^5 1o Uf Aught Ttnpough Ifi^vfcdin witfiin-wavpd bpin^ Of p5\ln OP p3vs5>ion OP pl^p^Xj >Xfopld-woppim6nT OP soppowing. And who shsvll fevpe to win "Ifi£,m tfi&p^. ^5vy i>mil6 2vT"fbptun6'5 fpown, fop rl'&p SKs\ll f)pidL,op pskssion'^ fiPi*, Qp aught of ill,h3vv6 pevprop shapi, |n Itie 0^ of H^2vPt^3 DLb\x^i.\ 66 twlntd. ^0 hsvuritihg memories, (6tch-lik6,clin0; Mo mills of wp2\TK, ptmoP5t\t5b,6p\nd. Ho gfiefs thtif gloomy 5he\dow5 fling, put \^y5 of lov& 2vnd ls\u0ht6P ping, ^^itlT mipltifi;! cdvlb of bsvbes e^tpUy ^nd m3vid6ae> blit1i£.ly ca^polin^, fop evepy dsvy is holid3\y. f\n6 wKlh my ship comts home. f pom st^ And moops beside fc lon^&d-fop qu5\y, I'll Id^uoh s^tfbpTuns'3 ip£/, If I msvy sToP£. its e^pgosy [n Tfia^City of H&dvPtTs l}tb'\Pt,\ v^l^^S^J ^^'''^mSmrm^W'^f^ m ■m 67 68 (59 The \Alley of THE Shadows p from "rtit vdlUy whut Iht shadows ar^, f \^t ridts To whtrtttit dimly r^didntddWH firt-tips fliiTAll-ToplDtd hilb— Ihevtlowi-r &-fa.r. Where precipict^i y^wn — H^y devious weky5,wetd-0rown 5nd li1tle-worn, ^ Thdttwine about d5 serpents Twint, 1b whert A lonely patti— besetwitti briar and ttiorn Thai" wound him, un-awdr£- — Tfliezkcls to a broad, rock-bulTrtssed brid0e. Andtftetrt, Gl^ sweeUsTtill /\ sweeter came her reign to mar, who reigned wilfi rule o-ra-cu-larj As maidens alvjvays have and will. But— \yho-ever you were and where-ever you are, I loved you dearly and love you still! Mas it Blanche, wilti Ihe innocent pensive eyis? OJ" stately Min^^rri* proud and fair ? 75 Or Mabel, so stdld and demurely wbe? Or Uughlng Ki^ie, v/ho knew no c&re ? Or saucy Rose, or ddinty L'" ? /\lds! tlidt I, so long and |dr — W'tti passion so pe-cu-li-ar, And love so varied still should thrill. 5ut — WHo-ev&r you were and where-ever you are, I loved you dearly and love you sTill! i'our varied names ring like a chime., f Nor Time,v/ith all his spite, can blur Your varied charms; but if my rhyme Could better play interpreter, 'T^ould tell, if it obeyed my will, which o| you was my chosen star, /\nd which name in par-ti-cu-lar, Oj all your names ought mostto ttirill. But— \Jiyho-ever you were and where-ever you are, I loved you dearly and love you stillt %f 76 fe ^©itfi a love too dtip To bt all-txpr&ssed, ^ Though awfully mix2.d Itstemsto b&j I lov&d you all, but \pvhich the best |5 still btwild&rmi^ntTo me! For whtn your faces p&6p,arwill, Through m£,mory*5 misty gates, a-jar, Though one |rom d dozen shines like 6 st^r, To tell which of the dozen defies my ^kill. Bi^r— Who-ever you were and where-ever you are, I loved you dearly and love you still! The Gospll .^:^>^m> a^c^L^ or Wrath Sugg^sUd by d.'Tii'^ ^ri<^ BrimsTon&'sirmon. why is Tlit Oospd of Love ci^rtAiled? Is ^i Itirtatall Hit comfort Iftdt, in His n^mi/, You C6n off-£,r The sfJtbk ^nd fe^lling? why forbid them to f)le2kcl To His mtrcifu! cre-td, when & kindly word or compass ionaLll dt&d M^y liohtln some, poor soul's load ofshdmt, Elst crushed pensta^ll rt-c&lling? bw shall ttie poor souls, deep in the mire, Find solace in threats of future fire ? Is weakness or poverty naught but a crime, To be punished witti wrath appalling? Seldom H'Jng^r's inclined To be meek or resigned, For Heaven's far off and it's hard to find, 78 '^ou may Or tfit rustit of 6 dee^d kevf fdllino ; Or ttii rdttlt o| lliS/ re^in On tfi£. roof and window-pdne, Orltis. rhythmical mtasur^,, v^ith wild refrain, As thi, tempests roar orttie brtties sigfi, ^X'hen tht wayward winds art calling? ^Ond tliL promisi. s>hall stand tliough.more and more You muddle, with vague the-ological lore The m&s5ao6 of m&asureUss mercy and loV6 Th^Tliv&s> ttirough all your brawling! — who shall mercy bestow shall more happiness know Than hair-splilting casuists ever can show, For\ove" isihe message That angels ab Are ever in chorus calling! 79 ^Ohen ybuTti has corriL to tvvtnly yz^r» ^^^^lift is sy fpolic of gleeful shows. The days ape bplmmed with hope and cheep, he tips his hafand he dons a pose, And couptihg 5\ maid he gs^ily gots . Hei^ho! Hei^ho! — fopTime Thaf rfd\s whafshall ht cape? fopTime to be ttiepe's ttme to spape. TheTime ttiafis is always faip, And faip and faipep daily gpows ! Toofaipto [per with fpuitless woes — Ipve is his ppophefand lopd and seep, And sin^s in evepy aip tfiaf blows, Ar twenty yeap! 80 ?ifflhs.n A\an ha^s come, to fopty ye^p, ^ The phymt of [\ft is T2\m£.d to ppos^i The ddvys d\P6 sTpesvked wi1li hope And fes\r>, fop tpouble's ^ bubble ttievt comes Svnd ^06S. [ij-e is 2v tgvngk of joy 5 s^nd woes. Heigho! Nei^ho! — Top Time has bpoughrhim alf his shares, As Time will do, Times g^nd to spape? 0/Tmes V5\§9^pies, foul and fe^Ip — li£ dd^pes dl foptl/ne may oppose To wpeak vYhs\r|optune foptiine owes. TevH's csvll is pesonanrssnd cles\p, And pin^s in evepy gvip ttTaf blows, Ar foply ycgyp! !(@h£n Age. has come to sixty yegvp, C L'fs 15 5^ piddle ttiat cleapep gpows. The days of doubtfng dissvppeap, Whafonce he Itfoughrhe knew, he knows,. He knows Itie sham of TopTune's shows. M^i^ho! ji^i^hol — fopTmc thafwas has bpoughfhim whepe > P ^-^l 81 Tht Time fcris g^ggvin is faiP, And Time To be is iTme to sp3\pc fop idle joys evnd empty woes . tic twines t\t fennel witfT ttie pose — Resf cdls, in s^ccents sof^ svnd clegvP, And bpcs^tties In tvepy 9^ip fef blows, Ar sixty yesvp! C • "0«g5 L'Envoi C^^^ ?^ife, jpom The gpeen les^f to ttie seap, ^ Thy joys 8\P£ ppiced evnd paid witK woesj And fop tky ppizes, cheap op deap, The' ppice ttie pgvytP only knows, liei^ho! Hti^hol — when youth has come to twenty y£5vP, lie blithely beaP5 ttie poss ! V/hen M8vn hsvs come to [opty y^SvP, He good 3\nd evil knows. Whtn A^t h8vs come to sixty y^ap, He wise 8\nd gPS\V£P ^pows. But t*ep ^ scop£ mope yesvP* 3\ppe8vP, ) Trne bpin^s ^ close! ■^>^.^^^xr^kr*3^^ 82 •^m c# i^t^f^^iSl'S:^J>J&u!>- Marjoi^ie'* Quest Monnie M^id Makrjorit, whlTfitr 2i\vdy, Wh&n 1ht night»5 50 ntdrly nioh ? Why 50 fdr from Ihttown ^-sTre^y, On ^ NJVdy tti^t winds 6wry ? — Thorns d^re md^ny a^nd ro5&5 ftvjv, And pif-falb lint Tht p^tjij /\nd little dk lonely me^id m^y do But weep, maybe, wifli cause to rut A sorrowful a}ttr-m&1ti! " ^giy the wood dnd Itit wold, ovtr mountain dnd moor, ■«' To where "ftt red sun gkamsi O'tr the jeweled wAy with the golden floor, Thet leads to the land of dreams — for there my fate is ever a-v/ait. And ever shall waiting be. Till I ^hall win — beyond all hi^r 83 f Of wevt€,r5 ^'i6t 5.nd Unds e^-^e^r — WhaTrortuns, holds for me!" ^fijutf 0^- ^* w^dy vvd5 d w&dry W6y, f\nd dragons b^rr&d the pdJhj T^dT gloomed 6nd flower 'd d5 dipped ffic ddy; Threi^tlning ^h^mi ^nd wralH — /|nd eerie shc^dowjjgrey 6nd grimt foreboding fed^r e^nd pdirr, P^rkemd the way as the d^y grew dim l/ntfl — he^rV^ore &nd eyes a-brim — She turned her home dgd^in! ^)onn\e y\i^\6 Meirjorit! Whllfier awdy, ^ whin Die nighT'5 50 nearly done? why 50 fdr from Hht town d-5>tray, Ere the dawning ha> begun? — - W^ys are many and llie world h wide, And few with fortune fare far from their kin and their own fire-^ide, it'!!!: who 5ttk iuch hdp ek3 may bttidt A mdiden othtr-whtre! " ^ra/y Iht dale and "ffit down dnd ftit marge o*ltit 6ea, * To where the white moon shines O'tr the lonely path where the pale shapes be, And the wind like a watch -dog whine: In the east and the westf make my quest; And ever shall questing be, Till I shall win — With |pve for guide, 0*^r lands a-far and waters wide — What fortune holds for me. I lffu7,0n! Ihi way w glooms Itit coming night — Qr^tn dnd gold 6nd crimson mtlt&nd mindli- .c^V>.. into grey. ly is Iht m^rsh-land —lonely is tfit mert; ikOic d^nd "rtiL mystery Iti^tmark t\t night ari- "fhe sikncts, 5rtlcuktt, Seem to breaTtie of Deatli &nd fate — The brooding stillness of tlie dark is eloquent of f one! e m< 88 Jo! sTrAngt gl&bms comt,fli1fmj f^int^nd far-. ''As of imps in rtvdry, bee^ring t^c\\ b, sTdr! 'Whirling, 1ti£.y dip and ddnct, \)7ifli ^ 5pectI*Al ra^dianct, Sf/htrt Ihe marsh is wildest and ftii. wtidy Tii)0lts OTpirils ^ri Ifity, who — legends say— unsten "^ ' . by mortal ty£,j ^yitfi blight and murrain ctAzt Tht kint,And cctust ftie corn 1b die! Ill -hap and sorrowing \)/itli ih&m Ihey surely brings So, when 1li&y frolic in The f&n, b£Wdre,nor wander ho-so follows thtm bewildtr'dly shall stray, 'And doom shall lurk about him fill Hit dawning of So,bey£ wary when ^^ ^^X* De^rk falls upon Ihe fm — yht M^idtns of IhtMi^tonly b^ckonlb bttray! 89 The Wail of THE pSHER-Wirt W^ ^[|j££p, detp down.intlie ddrk he^rtof octikn; C" ^fTr, far down, whtrt'fe 5unU55 e^lv/ay; yhirt'tJi my hee^rtlits, Th&rt'tis my \qnl Ii65, Th&re ihAll hf. \\t til! Itit l^sf grtat'da.y f — f^o mort shall hs, kudh, liks 6 bold 5ta-rovtr, /\5 %i. widge-likt waks. spreads far behind; And %t boat like a swi jf-winged 0ul!, kans over The fodm-lipped ridges in the freshening wind. [^0 more shall ttie clamor of ttie wild winds, crying— The battle and Hie swirl of llie driving spray; The billows all a-brawl and ttie white scud flying, |nthe sun's bright beam orthe moon*s pale ra^y — Qiadden or affright him, Sa^dden ordelighthim — Peace is his bortton, for ever and for g^yel 90 /.' C^i ^^BUXep, ditp down, whtrt tht 6iltnc6 brood5 &verj r&r, fd^rdown, whtFt i^ stillnt^s dklweky; Th&rt'ti^ my htd^rtllts, Ths-rt'tli my love lies, Thtrt 1& my treasure, and whatsh&ll ripay? Oh! Blind sea and pitJlt55 — h^vtr, ah! nivtr Shall Itii, spUndor o[ tht night or fti, glory of the day, Bring Ttit bUssing That it bore in Tht days Itiat art no more, when I'd 5&l Itii. lad&n luggers come a-burlin0 uplfiebay— ^ " \hirt were warnings and te 6par&, for the signs were everywhere, WhatTime we kissed and parted, buthe laughed wiTfi liffle care; Though a raven, overhead, screamed as when a soul is> sped, And "rtie waning moon was dimly blurred and rimmed with rays o* red ! ^^^ ,1^ %f 91 And I frttTtd dlltfit mort when my token, ftiaT Ul bor€.» fell from his neck d»nd rolled among lRe wr^ck itidf strew 'd tfie shore ! Y^rhe Uughed eTmy dlsmd^y, e^s he Trolled an idle lay Xb Ifie weird and wordless Tune oflfiesurf upon Tfie. dune, ThaT wailed, wiTli awful calling5,as Tfie. ,.{ boaTs goTunder way! — /\nd now Tfie evil singing of The sur| /s'' ever rinding In my ears,and mock5 TKe sorrow TRaris> mine by nighfand day, Since I watched The white sails dwindle in ttie dawning, dim and grey — ^SJJhere i^ TFie mercy of the Qod To whom used to prAV ? ir*s long — so long — ere I may die, and Heaven's far away! 92 Tdt ddy5 ari dark— so ddrk— to n\t,1ht \ nighld are nights of pAinj ^^^-^^^^ E&ch, likt Iht last, a link in a long and Wsome chain— '^^^^^S:^.^-^^^'- No mort, no mort, shall b€,1h£. pain of (Dartinar That&tem&d 1b bring a shadow o'er the mid-day 5un.' No mort, no mort, shall bt Iht glad up-slarting , To grett again 1ht roY&r wh&n his journey's won. No more, no more, shall bt ccAst 1b Ihe smartfng, That |)ul6es from Iht dawning 1ill ttie weary day is dont! — O^y follows day, butbrings no glad Ib-morrowj Nightfollows night, butbrings no cease of sorrow.— Qod! why abandon me? Hard is»1hy hand on me! Qone is my dafling, for ever and for aye. ^> k 93 !l ,p Cupid's ^ ^ , ovi cdme Utt to a clo5-&cl ^6Xk. ^ And fumbkd aT^ffit pin; j^uT fast and hard flit way was barred, Npr^ could \\t enter in. And "Oh!" he cried/'tliat I should bide Out in the dark and ftie cold night-tide, And may no shelter win I" i|ll mired was he, and tired was he, Wifti toil o'er crag and scar> But fair to s»ee as a goodly tree, And his eyes shone like the star! And when a m6id cjimt. — half-Afrdid — Tor qu£,&Tion nor de^mur ^he staid, but stre^ight kt down the bdr! o|j|ht way Wd5 widi,— Hi stepped inside — Rut as Itit iill ht passed} A spell he threw, ere the maiden knew, That none may from them cast And the maiden's Jacegrew rosy-red As "Oh',' Love said,"5uttheway^ well-sped, That brings me here atiastt" jer heart was a-beat, with raptures sweety As ne*er it beat before J And blithe was she as a maid may be. As she eyed him, o'er and o*er Ah1 maidens shy may [owl deny, soon or lal '^r^ I His 5tamiJ4,i?d ^ ^^^^i^u ^^^— - siM^y- I'm ttckltd, tti rough an' Tlirough; lT'3 ermusinj 1 Ttll you, Ts^r htei^r folk^ tei^lk wdy f>om£, {oiks do — Why, flier's fs.lltr5 in our town, Go esk-re^vln' up <^n' dov/n, 'Bout 5om£, g^ell'3 bUck tye^ or brown B^in' purtifc^t uv e.li — Now thtt sorter thing I cdl Jt&' thtr chtdkp&st sorter gall, per Siny-ont wi' btnbh kin e>t£/, Je^t 56 f>Uin 56 plain kin be — L^-^bt-wdys, 50 ite>eem5 ter me — I Thet ther purtiest colored eyes h /\!> 5ny gell kin hev is blue.! < j.1 Sorter blue '^t's in ther skies* jl Some spring mornin's. H^vn'tyou ^^T^c> i-:^ ^L 96 5ttn iT when it^ttmLd d.b tliouoh Any-ont 65 peeked er bit C'd look righrthrough ter Heeiven?--Oh P'rdps I didnT mention it — 'Mexndy'5 eyef) ^re blue! ,t^^)n' Ther'5 some uv i.m ^s sings Jes' ther most ridic'lous things, bout Tresses bie^ck ds rdv^n's wings;' Or "Titie^n -Tinted auburn hii\L Aughl — M^kes me we^ry, j dicUrej 'Red"t]iey usid Ur ce^ll it whert I come from! ItjLstbed^ts mt, Every de^y | live,tir see. How kintr^ry folks kin be! — When I sdy TheyVe wrong thev try T^'r dispute dn' a^rgify, An' Tliey UugH etmt whe.n | S^y ther's none like golden hdir. .^ Don't ye know flier sortj me2^n? 97 in i All kinks an'tanglLsl — Why you'd sT&rt Ts'r bLL one s&ch ds | \\iN 5LLn — All full o' lilTk curli-cu£,3, An' iviry one \jm 'em is lit Wi' little bits o' sun-bedmsl — Whose? Why/M2^ndy'3f Didn'fl mention it?— she hes golden hexir! ^Jn' tlier'3 ottier tilings, e^t. we More'n J'd hey ttme ter tell If I tfiklked fer quite er 3pell} where ttiem fellers ^eem ter me /\5 v/ron0-hf,6ded 6t> kin bi^, To £''* sing'lexr deoret! (\b fer me, I'm firm But, lor, They git obsT'nit, more &n* more) An' I might jes' j&vy 6n' jdw Tilt ttier very 6ir \?/uz blue, fer e^Il llier good et seems ^ B^^ how does my idee, str 98 Stems Ur me tr gell should b& Hot too foolish, nottoo v/istj /\n' — ^Th&rt, I gu&ss, we*d d^ll dgrte J&ster cuddl£.-d.bl& sizt. Sa^y fiv£»-foottNx/o, or maybe more, But not more'n tr liltis, bit; Sulhin' under fiv&-foot four. Dunno e| \ mentioned it *Md.ndy'5 five-foot three! \ Rummer lies a-dying «^|onfc are tilt btdutiful day^ Tht birds art muU dnd allltitdir Is stJlUd v/ith sorrowing; Wh&rt wind ffit dim Jor&st-ways Sw&tt scents &nd odor5 rare Y^''!" linger every way; Even |rom sad decay, Stranoe beauties borrov/ino. ^wind, low-whispering, comes and goes, Willi a sltr as oj- water thatebb^ and Jlow3;- And Ihe seared leaves suddenly, over-head, Sl^rfwilfi a tremulous swirl alwayj 'v^ilh ripples and rustles That faintly spread, /Vnd |ugitive gleams o| gold and grey^ pown the broad aisks, where the great-girthed boughs, Thatform long vistas, shadowy and dim, S^em, as the wind calls, suddenly to rouse; 5^ 100 Keeping fmt,W\\h lli&ir chim&, To t\t resonant rhyme Ofthe wind*s low,tuneful,mefdncholy hymn. Till, down Ifie wood-6rche5, far away, |f die5 in Itie distance, dim and gr&yj With faint and fainter murmuring Of ghostly echoes loitering — .r 'Summer lies a-dyino' |nd ruddy and russet and gold and brown — 'Carpeting o^ll ths, ground; The dead leaves drift and waver down With a 5oft and sorrowful s>ound. Deep in the ruts and lonely ways The leafy drifts are lying, And &£rili6 — e&rilie — There comes a murmur through the maze — Summer lies a-dyingl" ^^he Spring is like a f reward maid, ^ who cannot tell her mind; But frolics now, and now is staid, And fickle as the wind. ^(5)^ 101 The birds b^rt banished fromltie land, #And skies ar?. dull and drear, utthe crown of tlie ysar— Hit pride, Ihe prime— The beif that can befall; The Summer — Itie beautiful 3ummer-time — Is dearest of ttiem all! ffnd so,v/ith longing sick and sore, My heart \(/ill aye be crying For the beautiful days, the golden days — The days that are no more. For deep in all ttie lonely ways The leafy drifts are lying, And eerilie — eerilie — There comes a murmur through the maze — Summer lies a-dyingt" 102 1"^ Where Iaibies bide 4 A Summer T^i S^. w^mwi^fsmmy^K^mm)'^ ^gy" ^nov/ you NX/htri,, Down by J^i'r Milwduktt riv&r, Elvts and r^irits lurk e^nd hidt? In It^fy Idir, Njyhtrt brdnchts 5WAy dnd grd55t5 Quivtr, There Tliey bids. ^l^rom lti6 sky Sun-6p66r5 }l55h,i>0 p\t\ltt>5 That Air» i>ort-6miTTtn,6woon5 6nd dftSi And Edrth, ^-dry, G^ipts Ttiouidnd-mouthLd, 65 in distress, Breathing sighs. [^ 103 V.1 %^ ^^ofTly comw, XHrough 6himm£,rmg films o| hidTed &ir, Th& Trickling of & Tiny rill — ^itti drowsy hums, Dr&gon-jli&s fllThs-re and Iti&re, Ntver sTill. J^irds drt muT^, And thi gold en -banded b&&s, Slow-wing&d and kzlly, drone by To N?vh&r& ttit fruiT, 5t5 taill in tangltd maze, With tre^iling vines tlidt over-run Thf/ menrshy base — fdir e^nd fragre^nt in ttit ray5 OJ ffii, sun. ^^nd I dr&am, Till strangi, fancies, c^udintand olden, shape themselves before my sidht— With sudden gleam, In brave array of green and golden, Comes a sprite. 105 106 ^^*>: ^-tt? fulTirfl l£.5, HArn&^sfcd with a 5pid£,r'5 thread Draw their chariot to wh&rt — In till rontiv NJVi5>t A mushroom stands 'mid mo5565 spread; fine and fa^ir. ^^w begins Such^himsical frolicking And sportive chasing, to a^nd jro^ f\5 laughter wins — And change on every change 1hey ring? High and low. [ow Ihey ride On cricket- steeds, in tournament, Or dance in circles, swiftly- ringed j while some, a-stride Of thistle -downs, race till out-spent— Wtary- winged. [^ 107 lOS ^^\ii)h£, f 4.tbk twitttr of 5 sTj^rtltd bird SpliB ttit dull de^rk with \Mt ^Tdbs o( song-, A5, lightly stlrrsd, Thi, broi^d boughs btnd dnd beckon, far ^long. Ith gho6l1y &yi5, &xpr655ion-lt55 And bl^nk, Th& ra^mpakntUopa^rd^ waitch Itit day-lighT{dd£.i Mo35, moi^T^nd re^nk, lies in broad pa^tche^ on the balusTrade. fflphe terraces are strewn with draggled weeds That sway and waver with an eerie air; The dimness breeds A haunting sense o\ horror and despair! ^^^ ~l£,rL,AS» in Eden, lovt wroughTjoy and woi.; Here, as lb C^in, c&me j&^lou&y eind hdte^ — H^rt was» kid low Thi* pridL e^nd honor of Ck gr^^at esldfe! forlwojwho wtrelv/in brotliLrs, lovi.d 6 ma^id; ^nd on tliL fAvored on^ ttie otiitr dre^w A Trtach'rous bla^de, And, witti 6 cowArd stroke, his kinsman sUw) a^ ^^nd Win yttlht counTry-folk a^ver, *^ifli 2^\)V6d and sUalfliy whij»ptr5,1tiiTby ni^hf His cUnking spur Rings down tht terrace stair, in spectral flight 110 ^nd ^till 15 5itn 6 prone /orm by ttit waII, And one bends o'er it, witii bewildered eyes, who ieems to call Willi |rdnlic grief To him wfio ne'er replies! jG|nd still 15 he^rd—wfiATtime the moon ishi^gh, ^And spreads The fdll elm's shadow to tfiestdir— H^r piteous cry, Th^tbredlfies of hopeless terror and despair! *S^^'~-'^^^''^ ^^ marble's marred with rusty $Tm$ ^A century past Hie foul marks blurred the white.} 5utall the rains Of H^-^ven would fail to make the marble bright! M^curse is on the place! — The very wall Trownb furtively, and shadowy shapes of fear, That creep and crawl, S^tm tbttirongtliickly, near and yefmore near. ^jj^ikt ill-born m&morlt5 ttiat shun ltit dd^y, 'But spring To evil \\ft 'mid murk dnd gloom-, E>ligkr dkpd d&cd.y Hav& cldim2.d tht place, 6nd ruin is its doom! ^^ bt it — NowghtltidT only speaks of wrong Hd^s right-ful plact or purpose, and ttie days /\rv all too long Ere it lilt universal law obtys. jQlprT'nie shall crumble ittill,over-llirown, nt frets no more/ Hit gladsome light of day, BuT^ — ^Tbne by 6Tbne — Shall pdssto dustand nottiing-ntss away! mP- 112 ^^i\ Sw&eT-he&rt, for 1ti& lilting rhymt *^ That sang in ftiL winds of yesUr-yia^r. Tht music and charm of ttit golden time, — Thty have gone wilh Hie dreams of tht days Mo more! No more! that were, shall we seek for 1ht Dryads where roses climb, Or stray by ttie brooks where Itie Naiads are,} Or gaze atlhe Sun-Ood's golden c&r Un-dazed, from 1tie heights of tjit hills sublime. No more! No more! shall we listen, entrdnced, where the Voices are That call, with a murmured &nd musical chime, Through tlie measureless depths |rom star to star; while frolicsome echoes, fdinTand far, Mock tliem with ever- recurring rhymt- 0-he! For Hie dreams o| the ddys that were, They are gone wilti the glamor of yester-year!^ <>J ii; StT ^-he! dtdr httrV, for %l Uuohing cWmt a) T^tV rippltd TtiL vwinds of ytf>Ttr-y&iir. The joydnct Itidtgldddtned fc golden tmt; It hdi gont Willi tti6 drfc6m5 of t^i day^ Iti^t ^No more' Mo more! "^^^^ ^hs^W wt wdndtr, as onct w£ wert wontlb do, Witfi I^i visions Tlidrpeopk Ifit D^^^" ^nd Ds^fk Qr pAost in Hit ffiicktrs, AmdZ£,d, lb mark N/^hert rtifc cd^ptring fduns comi ddkncing Tlirouglwij Mo mort! Mo rnort! ^hdH wi ht6r. in ttitTre,mui0u5 J\^ptr\'b hymn, X^is- chant of ttit Virgins, swttt and low, N7hi,ri H^t altdrs fUmt in 1ti4, ftrnpits dim — TJiiTtmpks drt bheklTtrtd e^nd wmds.dTwhim, O'tr ttit pront Jtdrs comt and go- 0'hi\ for ttit dreams of flit days ttiat were. They are gone witli the glamor of yester-year! 114 A^ '^) ^ THE Opal H 'p.\t\ JAsHIontd it over- 5 ta^ J ^* fttt cd^rritd It far. fedr buritd it by ttit tret — Tht lontly Irtt upon L^mmsrlbn L^^, WH^^rt ttit nightly noises are! yjth^s spa^rklid e^nd fle^shed on an Idol's crest And tlie hi^Tof a pirate's blade-, [thas glimmered and gleamed on beauty's breast And glowed in ttie gloom of a miser*s chest, Rut ne'er Itie curse wa& stay&d 1 n ita bpirit imprisoned lies — "^ A spirit dark and fell. And who-so bears it in tlie pale moon-ri May learn suchlhings as were notvv'ise for mortal tongue to tell! 115 ;>»>>^ ^utwho dig5 dtef) dtttitTurn o'Tfit night. And tdkts tfi& stone in his handj 3lial! bt lord of Itit m&gic of ttie dark dnd the lights For tilt NWdys ojtli£ winds dnd Itit wild-bird's flight 5h2^1l follow his commeknd! l^wdy shall ht his Thdtis more Than of mtn, O'^r the powers of the earth and the air. But a fiend, more foul than mortals ken, Shall rise in wratti and rend him when fie fears that wrath to dare! Kammertbn |ea lies fdir in ttie sun — E>road \b the L^a dnd >ovid6; )) H^ rides from dawn till day be done, Or ever his journey's end is won Jf who over the [ea shall ridt. if 116 iHri [ammerton ]et tlitre stands a tret — •^ Its gaunt limbs oropt tfit dirj Thfe spring-lime bloom is fair to ssc, /\nd gretn grow "flit willows whtrtltiL Wdtlrs bt, But ay& ttis, tr£,£ \b bars,! "^likc serp&nts, writtimg to ht fret, "^ |ts branches tjvist and tovine; A"^ fling strange shadows on tlie L^a, Where lovers Iwain part tenderly, hjor heed of shade or shine. ^@!?" f*^''* '^^^ shimmer of The still star-shine, ^ /\n(i brightis the beauty of the rose; E>onnie is ftie bloom of ttie wild wood-bine, And sweetisthe music in the tall-topped pine, when the soulfi wind softly blows ^Qutsw&eter far, and fairer far — '^ How-ever fair they be — Than all the gladsome glories are Of wind or vine or rose or star, fjr^ |s a maid of tlie Morth Countree! '^^vb^rsj'vj.^j^'^ 117 w ^««V*!*/,g%iV.9«i-^ 118 ^^^m 5ing5 in air — Nought living bdn yjpon t\t Ifd^, S&vt they who peirtby Iht hli^bttd fr&e, With fe grim boughs, bidck d^nd bare. ^Rutthi big tret vveirdly crtikks and groans, * Though tht wind-kss air is stillj And mocks the maiden's tearful tones with airy sighs and eerie moans That settlieir hearts a-tfirill. •O^rewell." Ah! never since the world began, And Sorrow entered in; To darken the day-shine with its ban, Was greater pain in smaller span Than parting's apt to win! turns from Ihe east, where the dusk looms grey. To the west where the day gleams red; And forth he fares upon his way, * _^To meet what- ever meed he may — m^ By r^te or fancy led ! 119 Cj >»'m^ )i fjhsri Doom sits Itironed In stdte dlwdy5, 'Mid £ndle55 ic& and snow; And tlie fiTfuI Aurora's gheksTly r^ys, Through de&thly nights 6nd dr&ary days, A specTrdl splendor throw — ^ylhough terrors throng Itity mdy noTb The bold AtJvenTur&r's way Un-5w&d he fares him, near and Jar, And tti£. Op^l shin&s 5s shines a star, With pure and limpid ray ! jffl/herethe tall palms quiver and the sctntld air ' |s stirred with endless song; And beauttes teeming, strange and rare, Make earth and sky and ocean {air, As driftthe day5 along — »heir charms are vain to conquer him Wfio wield's the Opal's sway; Mor grows the strange stone's luster dim„ And the lurking demon, dour and grim, Is baffled still, alwayl 120 =^3^ ^k&. m^ '^\\m lfi£ Umpest, reaving, calls To \hi detf>, /\nd flit NX/inds drs, aill 6-roar; Tilit1i6 bigtrss^s, swirling, seem to kdp, And lie >oon a^iont,, And laughs when his lies M^^ki man 1b md^n 6 fot. "^l^h! well mdy wane "fhe Op^l'^ glow, ^^ fb'* never, on Und or sea^, M2^y a^ny dideeidlier danger know Than lurks where 52>tan seek "lb Ifirow His> net of sophistry ! ^^'ut still prevails Hie steadfast will, /\nd still, witti eerie olowi The gem's a-shlne, and shall be fill The fatal tremor his heart shall thrill That shall be doom to know! .c^^ 1 '22 ¥^W^\ )i [jrom I'&nds a-f&r, Njvh&re m^rvtU b^., Ht w&nd5 his homt-v/^rd way — Tht wdy marked out by fdte'5 decree,, By the lonely tree upon L^mmerton {tb,, That frowns in Tlie red sun's r^y. l^ut &5 it nes^r And nearer show^, The d&y-^hine ddrkly Wdnes — Thert'5 A moan in ttie wind Itiat comes And goes, And the Opal dim And dimmer grows, with strAnge And murky stAins. ^here perils bide And foe-men ride Y\i hds ridden in bold CAreerj And brAvely dAred whAt might betide, But, lo! — intfie moment of his pride — Upon him fAlfs d feAr! jnd in InAt moment comes a cry, T^At mingles wilh his moAP — No more with the stars may the OpAl vie, For the fiend is fret*d when the lusters die In the fdted And fAtdl stone! 123 gljfhs, dtmon'5 cry rings far tn6 high — ■ ^ Of doom the hdrbing£.r! 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