Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-02-01
From the Connecticut Mirror
The Compliments Of the Year 1927, to thc
Connecticut Rirrr

Connecticut River.
From that lone lake, tue sweetest Of the chain
That links the mountain to the mighty main,
Fresh FROM the rock and yelling by Ill : tree,
Rushing to and dare aud breast the sea-
Far, noble, glorious river in thy
The suuuiest slopes aud sweetest pastures lave;
The mountain torrent, with its wintTy
SPRING from its homeSnd leaps upon thy 'hore;--
The pTotnonlores love thee and tor this
Turn their rough cheeks and stay thee fo' thy Kiss.
Stern, al Thy source thy northern Guardians stand,
Rude utis OF the solitary land,
WILD dwrilei- by thy cold s.quester'd springs,
OF earth the feathers aud of AR the wings;
Their blasts have toea'd thy cradle, aud IN storm
Coye'd Thy couch and .wa;iil ia snow Thy iOtn-
Vet, hless'I by all the elements TIN; sweep
The clouds above, or the unf,thVn'L deep,
The puresi breezes scent Thy blooming hills,
The gcnliyst de"s drop OH thy eddying ills,
by tie moss'd bank, aud BY the aged tree,
rhe silver suesni.et siooihes; siides 10 thee
The young oak greets thee at The waters eiss
Wet 10y tie wave, though amchoi'd IN the ledge,
- It's there the otter dives, the beaver feeds,
Where persiye oZiors dap then wiiiowy weeds,
and there the wild cat Puirs amid her brood,
And trains chem, ~ the Ivan solitude,
10 watch the squire 5 Leap, mark the mink
Padding Ghe wa,crhy thy qnet br,nk;
Or {" gaze the grey owl IN the dark,
or hear the young io4 practising TO haih.
DliL the frost nip'i leaves that ST. ewd the ground
The Indian hunter here his shelter found;
Here las bow and ,hap'd IL, arrow. trur,
Here hui.t ms wisvain aud his bark came,
Spearid the quick salnion eapus up the fall,
A,il slew the deer without The rife ball.
lie, ehis ycung .fuaw hec Grading would ohooe,
itIe her qu.lls and string her uinaets rude,
Aud weave her warrior. wgmpum AZ the wJod.
No shall they thy welcome waters bless,
No more ther form, thy m"oni't banks shaIiPie
NJ more be heard, from mountain OF from su,e,
His whovP Of slaughter, or her song OF love-
Thou dst shake, thou d;ist noi shrink, when late
The pountan-top shut down It's punderous gait,
Tumblius IFS uee grown ruin, to Thy side,
Au avalanche oil acres at slide.
Nor do.t tn ~ stay, when winters coolest breath
ilcwls through the wood and sweeps along the heath
One mighty SIGH relieves thy icy beast
Aa- wakes 'Lee from the eaimness OF thy est.
Dovn sweeps the ,orren, ice-it may no; stay
by rock OF irIdse, III narrow or IN bay
swift, swiii,r to the heaying sea 1T goes
Aud leaves thee dimplirs ia i!'y sweet repose
Yet n the unha: MA swallow sk,m. his way,
and lightly drcrs has p'nions IN thy spray,
so the swi!t snail seek thy inland sea.,
And swell aud Written IN Thy pu'er breeze,
New paddles dip thy wallets, aud strange oars
Feather Thy waves and touch thy noble .hosei.
Thv noble shores where the tail stetp pie shines,
~ midday, his her than thy mountain pines,
Where tue white schuolAo ;se with ITS daily dill
OF sunhurnt childi en- smiles upon the hiii,
Where the neat village grows upon TIE eye
Etck Il TO- IA IN nature. sweet sinIylcTy-
Nheie hasd-wOn comp etence, the Ia. n,v.s .weaib,
trains nett, honour, and gives iIbour health,
Where GJid,mths self might send his tNii'j bani
10 had . new Sweet Autumn or ani
What ~; can execute or Taste devise,
Deck. thy TAR course aud giald.ns ia thine eyes
As broader swo. p the ,ndIngs Of thy ,irran,
~ meet the southern SUMS constant beaiD,
Here cities RISE AMI sea was'd commerce, halls
From Trupc isles, or from the iOird niail--
Nhete grows the grape, oI sprouts the .usar'eane--
Or from tie haunt, where the strip'd hadJOIk pidy,
~ saeh cold northern bank aud if"zrn bay
iieIc safe ivtuD'd tom Every stormy sta,
Nayis ,h= siir'd Gis, the r.liiie oi The free,
That .saI.ih Dag, hy all TIE heezss cmr!
" yen ya,t deep Whose watcfs grasp tue woid
N what AgeAlau what Uicpian ground
Age warmer hearts maaiis! ieciiHgs found,
Mufe hosp,tab.e weiovme or more Lta
40 make the curious tliryins' stranger feel
lhaf, next 10 home, here best may lie ah.!e,
10 Test and cheer him !,y Ie chimney sid;
Drink the h,ie Farweis cider, as lac heats
Pom the grey d2sie t:ie tales Of other years.
Cracking hts sias baiks, : tie aged eiCR-,
Mixing tie tue and doubtful into one,
'Tei, how the Indian scalp'd the helpless oii.j
AHd bo:c is sireking mother II the Wild,
ButcheTed the father fastening 10 his iuIne
Seeking his cottage finding but ii,s tomb,
low ttums aud hass and troops seen On high,
Wheeling and charging in the n"'thern shy,
aud TINT she knew WHAT these wild tokens meant,
When to The Old French War her Lu,band went.
How, 10y the thunder bt,.ted tree, was hid
The golden spells Of far laE.'i Robert Nd;
And llen the chubby grand child wansto know
TGa Iu .a aS gdq lS S I'D , @'sani.- ''"S
The clock strikes ten
The Irayer said, unfof gotten then
The .tnnrer their gates. y decent rule
oi Elder. inthy nurIt'uic school
WIEN The # a,!i morning wake. him from III, dream,
And day Wight smiles OH roc H. and slope aud steam,
are thee nc, glossy curl, aud sunny ewes,
as brightly lt aud blIer than thy sAic-
Voices gentle echoed call
.
RIA, su.i!es and plvsn its whispering spray,
Leaping in spoitiye innocence away
And lovely forms, de graceful aud as gay
IL wild htier budding IN an April day
How like the leAyes-tbs fragrant leaves il bears,
Their sinless purposes aud si"Pie cares.
Stream o( my slcePing Fathers! wh.n the sound
or Ct ning wor eehod thy bills around,
How did thy sons start forth from every Glade
snatchinE tie rnusket where they ltit the spade.
How did iheir inoiers urge them 10 The fight,
Their sisters tell them to defend the right
How braveIy did they stand, how nobly AL
The earth their coffin aud the turf th. IL rail-.
How did the aged pastor light his eye,
yyhen to his flock, lac read the purpoie high.
Aud stern resolve, whai'er the toll may he,
To pledge life, name, fame, al-for Liberty.
Gold IS the hand that penn'd that glorious page
Sill ia the grave the body Of that sage
Whose lip Of eloquencc anI heart u zeal,
Made Patriots act aud listening Stse.men feel
brought thy Green Mountains down upon then foes,
And thy white submits melted Of their SHOWS.
While every vale to which his voice could come,
Rang with the fife aud eoh0d 10 the drum.
Bold River! better suited are thy waves
To nurse the laufels clustering round their graves
Than many distant stream, that spakS the mud,
where thy brave have shed their gallant blood
And Eel, be- Ond all other mortal pain,
That ne'er should see their happy home agsin.
Thou hads poet onee,-snd he could tell,
Most tunefuly, whate'er 20 thee hefell,
Could GIL each pastoral reed upon thy shore
= Bu; we shall his classic lays no more
lie To- ed thee, but he took his aged way,
ny Eiie's shore, aud Perry's glorious day,
no where Detroit Looks ont amidst the wood,
Remote beside the dreary solitude.
:. Yet for hi. brow, 'l,yigy leaf,hall spread,
Aud our snarl'd Charter Oak put forth a b0ugh,
Whore 10 ives sa grace thy TrtDJJu{rs hourd brn,,