The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-10-18
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The battle bad ceas d and The vicl ry was woB
The Wild cry of horror was Ger;
Now arose in his glory, the hriehi-bcaming sun.
Aud with him his journey the war-chiei begun.
With a soul breathing vengeance no more.
The foes Of his country lay sfrcw on the plain,
\ tear stole lis course from his eye
The warrior disdain'd cY'ry semblanee OF pain,
lie thought of his child-of his country again,
And suppress j, while twas forming, sigh.
" oh, Father of light % said Tire conqaering
chief,
i" The vow which made renew;
" Twas Thy powerful arm gave the welcome
relief,
" When | called on thy name in the fhness of
grief
"Andmy hopes were but cheerIessand few
" An offering of love will | pay 10 thy name,
" An offering thou wilt moi despise
- The first being meet when | welcome a
gain
" The land Of my fathers, ! left not in vain,
" With the flames on thine altar shall rise =
Now bnshed were his words; through the far
spreading band,
~
Til his lips in wild JOY press his own native
lands,
And 10 Heaven nre lifted his trembling hands,
While the silence is sill and profound.
Oh listen nj distance what wild music sounds,
And at distance, what maiden appears
See, forward she comes with alight-springing
bound,
And casts her mild eyes in fond extacy round,
+ Al. L.,
Her harp's widest thrill give strain of de-
light
\ moment-she springs 10 his arms
Ny daughter-Oh God - Not the horror of
fight,
While lcgons on legions against linn unite,
Could bring 10 bis soul such alarms.
In wild horror be starts, as fcnd had ap-
reared,
Ills eyes in mute agony close;
His sword DER his age-trosted forehead is
reared,
Which with scms from bis man, fought battles
Is 9eur'd,
Nor bis country OF daughter he knows
But sudden conviction in quick IA hes told
That Mgl daughter was destined 10 die
Oh, 10 longer could nature the vii struggled
hold
lis griel issued forth unconstraiud, uncon-
trou'd
Aud the teora dimmed his timc-wthcrd
eye.
His daughter was weeping md cIasping that
She ne'er toueh'd, bat with transport before,
His daughter was watching the numbering
storm,
Whose quick flashing lightning so madly de-
formed,
face hcaming sunshine before.
But how did that daughter, so gentle and fair,
Hear the sentence that doomed her TO die ?
For "A moment, was heard the wild cry of de-
spar,
For moment, her rye gave "A hesrt-moving
glare,
For moment, her bosom heayd high.
II was b7d n moment--thc phlen2y was past,
She snilingly rushed to his arms;
And there, as II flower, when child by the
bast,
Rcfln"s on the oak, til its fury he past,
On his bosom She hnshed her alarms.
Not an eye saw the scene but was moistcn'd
Nitl Woe,
Not voice could sentence command
Down the soldiers rough cheeks tears of ago-
ny Now,
While the sobs OF the maiden hcaycd mourn
full and slow;
Sad pity wcpt over the land
But lied wnsthe hope in the mai1cns sal breast,
From her father fond bosom she rose,
Mild virtue appeared IN her manner contest,
She looked Ikea sdiHi from the realm, oil the
ble,t,
Not a mortal cncircled With woes
She t,lrncd from the group-and can declare
The hope aud the forttude given?
As she sunk on her knees with oul-beath-
hg prayer,
That her fathcrmight flourish of virtue the care
Till with glory he nourishcd in Heaven.
Oh comfort him Heaven when low in the
dust.
." My limbs are inactyely laid
Oh comfort hifa Heaven! and lei him then
trust,
That free and immortal the souls of the just,
Are in glory and beauty arrayed.'
The maiden urosc--and can pourtray
The devotion that glow d in her eye ?
Religion sweet self III it, light seemt to strny,
Wihthe mildness OF night with The glory ofday,
But twas pity that prompted her sigh
" My hthcr," the chief raised his limweeping
With "A look of unspcaLahle woe
" My father hervoicc seemed convulsd with
sigh,
But the tears as they gushed from her grief :
swollen eye,
Told more than her words could festow.
The week.-mrs. VAS past-and the maiden could
say:
" Nv father for thee ! can die !"
The bands slowly NOV u on heir sorro,yTnl v,av
Bat never again from that heart breaking day
Was tear known TO force its enlivening ray
On tie old chieltains grief speaking eye
Eight Days later from England.
NV YORK, Oct. by the arrival Of
the fast sailing ship Panthea, captain Ben