Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-01-30


eur, it is proper 10 Afford them IN explanation
that il may DO moro distinctly unders,oo
Than it can he by a mere perusnl ofthe stanza.
themselves, though they are undoubtedly cles
and explicit. They are from the zen Of "A youni
lady,. resident Of the city Of New-York, ant
were ELECTED, by a calamity, which bsfol one q
the Long Island sound stsan-boats. severa
weeks since, on board of which, there was
friend of hers, for whose safety aud happiness
she had always manifested much coacorn.
We present them to our reade s, without auy
other commeadstory remark. than this; tina,
they are in our opinion, highly creditnble IL
the author. They are written in the ancieI'
Ballad style of Chaucer, Conyreve. Chstterton,
and Walker.
roR THE LITERARY CADET.
The lingering sun beams light the waves, and play along The
shore,
And parting words of kind farewell and loves las, charge are
DER;
And proudly leaves that gallant bark, the gay and crowded
strand,
A few short hours will end her coure-she seeks no far of
land.
sothought those wanderers of the wave, when her kind aid
they sought,
To waft them DER the billow-of danger dreaming nougft
They saw the sun set DER the wave, nor feared his waking
beam
Would rise above the waery waste, to light a saddcr scene.
They watched the pale young crescent, ascend the evening
sky,
They saw the stars In beauty, light their vestal fires on high,
And joyed that c'er another eve, when they Ind ceased to
The music of kind voices, would breathe their welcome
homo.
They slept, and midnight's hour approached, what were the
dreams that bound them?
Perchance bright CLEANS of joys to come, aud formsthcy love
surround them,
Pcrclancc-bu, no !-'twere vain to trace, of thoughts the
wandering fight,
When fancy takes the rein and they escape from reasons
might.
Spirit of darkness! when thy wing was spread above the
deep,
What were the fearful sounds that rose to break the midnight
sleep?
And called them from their rest, to meet deaths angel on
the wave,
When nougtt of earthly aid was near, to pity and to save.
They woke, a larger ship against their little bark is borne,
And mdely DER the dasling waves, is bent her weaker
form,
Then rose the wind, the waters o'cr, in all his chanless
might,
And thus those weary ones were left, through all that fearful
night.
Each moment, death they thought to meet, they saw no
safety near,
Fen brnyest hearts in that dread hour, felt the chill touch of
fear
Der manhood's brow, though stern and high, an anxions
shade is spread,
And beauty's check is marbles hue-yet no weak tear is
she'd.
ming rose,
Clear, cold above the waters-now luled to calm Jcpose,
she brought them friends and succour, and from thai shatter-
ed wreck,
They went with Joyful, hearts to stand-upon a finn, broad
deck.
Many were there, to home and friends, than all life's
joys more dear,
M~any-whose loss had caused to flow, the sad and cesseless
tear,
But there was one-could India's wealth repay that Iov'd
ones loss?
Speak no, Of gold, in words with him-twere worse than
IbAtt Iboo
For him an anxious mother watched, with love but her hath
known
And faith, that whispered there was onc-would guide her
wandcrer home
For him a fathers eye was turned toward the distant wave,
While all a fathers deep strong love, was in that heart felt
gaze.
For hin affections tear drop dimned a lovely sisters eye,
Clear as the amber clouds that saio'er yon blue summer sky,
And one young heart, though far frOm these-she may not
pas unnamed,
Had in his loss-felt all lfc's bright and silken bands un.
chained.
What eye was on those helpless ones-tL.ough oil that fear.
night?
VIVA, power brought them again to see-the mornings COL
den light?
What arm then led their w~ande,ins feet, to tread the wished
for land?
Ask Hin who I" holds the waves within tho hollow of his
hand" ELLA.