The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1827-02-08
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THE AMERICAN FOREST GIRL.
By Mas. IfRMAss.

broke -
Sine us death-song, for thine hour is come
So The red Warriors to their captive spoke
Sill and amidst those dusky forms alone,
A youth, iar-hair'd youth, of England
stood.
Like a kings son though from his check had
flown
The unantlinp crimson of the island blood,
And his pressd lips look d marble Fiercoly
bright,
And high around him, blazed the fires Of
night
Rocking beneath the cedars TO and fro
As the wind passed. and with iitlul glow
lighting the victims iace-but who could tell
Ofwhat within his secret heart heiel,
Known but to Heaven that hour ?--Purchase
thought
Ofhs far home, then 50 intensely wrought
That its full image; pictured 70 his eye
On the dark ground Of mortal agony,
Rose clear as day And he might see the
band Q
Ofhis young sisters wandering hand in band
Where The laburnums dropped or happy
binding
The jasmine, mp the doors low pillars wind
ing
Or, as day faded on their gentle mirth,
Gathering, with braided hair, around the
hearth
Whero sat their mothor,-and that mothers
face
Its grave sweet smile yet wearing in the place
Where 50 it ever smiled !--Perchanco the
prayer
Lcarnd al her knee came back on his despair;
The blessing from her voice, the very tone
Of her GoodRigh' might breathe from boy
hood gono
lie started and looked up thick cypress
boughs,
Full of strange sound, waved er him dark
" red
In the broad stormy fire light savage brows,
With tall plumes crested and wild hucs
oorsproad
Cirt him like fcverish phantoms , and pale
stars
Looked through the branches as through dun
geOu-bars,
Shedding no hopo He knew, he felt his
doom
Oh what tale to shadow with ita gloom
That happy hall in England Idle fear
Would Tho winds tell it who might dream
or hear
The secret Of the rorcsis' To the stake
They bound him; and that proud young
Soldier strovo
fIie fathers spirit in his breast to wake,
Trusting TO die IN silence lie the love
Ofmanv heortsl--thc tondly raarcd-thc fair
Ghddcuing all eyos 20 see And ic'trred
there
IIc stood beside his death pyrc and the brand
Flamcd up 20 light it, in the chlci)ajut hand
lilo thought upon ms God Hush bark -
n cry
breaks on the stern and dread socmnty
A step hath pierced the ring Who dorcs IN
trulo
On The dark hunters in their vcngoful mood
A Gir-a young slight girl Ia iawn.hk.
child
r,c ---.. ..,I Al IN
Tprinrpg IN ulrkd till then, "a some lone
flower,
H1ppv because the sunshns is its dover
frt one that knew how earthly tears arc shed
For hers lad mourn d u playmate brothc,
dead
Fhn had ant gazing on the victim long,
uNtIl the pity other soul grew suorg
Aud, by its passion deepening fever swavcd
Evn to the stake she rushd aud gently laid
His bright head on her bosom and around
Ills form her slender arms 10 shcid't wound
Like close Ltanuos thtnraisod her glitterlug
owe.
And clear toned voice that said--'IIe ahalLuor
die %
- IIo shall not die the gloomy forest
To that sweet sound sudden voudcr f')l
On the fierce throng, und heart ano hand were
siillCd--
Struck down, as by tho whisper Of q sprlI
They gazed--thcir dark souls how'd before
the maid
She Of tho dancing step in wood and glade
And rs hcrchcck lNshcd through It's olive hue.
rs her black trcssos TO the night wind ilcw,
Something o'crinaStorod them from that
young mCR--
Something Of heaven, in silence fc't and seen,
And seeming, to their child like faith tuacn
That The Great Spirit by her voice had spoken.
They loosed tho bonds that held their cap.
tyc's breath,
From h', pale lips they took The cup ofdca'h
They quenched the brand beuooih the cypte,.
tree
Away, they cried, young stranger thou ar
free