Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-05-26
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SONG Of tho Prairie.


Where the sight is no, check'd till the prairie All
skies,
In harmony blending comminging their dyes.
The fawns in the mcadow-helds fearlessly play :
Away to tine chase, lovely maiden away!
Bound, BOUND to.thy courser, the bison is near!
And list TO the tramp of the light footed deer.
Let England exut in her dogs and her chase;
On, what's a kings pa,k to this limitless space!
No fences to leap, and no thickets TO turn,
No owner to injuie, no burrows TO spurn.
But, softly as thine o, the car,et5d hall,
1shsard the light foot of the courser to fall:
And close matted grass ne impression receives,
As ironlass bound aiDft from the leaves.
Oh! fly to the prairie, the eagle is there;
He gracefully wheels in the cloud speckled air;
And, t;mIdly hiding her delicate young,
The prairie hen bushes her beautiful song.
Oh! fly to the prairie, sweet m.idcn with me,
The vine AID III, prairie-rose blossom for thee;
And mailing the moon in the prarie-p:opt sky,
The knocking bird echoes the ka,y-dd's cry.
Let Mexicans boast of,heirhsgds and their steeds
The bold prairie hunter no shepherd boy needs;
The bison, like clouds ote.shadow the place,
Andwih spotted courssrs invite TO the chase.
The citizen picks nj his turtle and fowls,
And slo,nachle.s ovsr his frcaise growls;
We track the wild turkey the rifle supplies,
The food for the board, AID the stomach to prize
The hrmef may boast of his grass and his grain,
He sews them in Labor ana reaps them in pain:
Bat here the deep soil no exertiol requires,
Eariched by the ashes, and cleared by the fires.
Then fly to the prairie in wonder, and gaze,
As sweeps DER the grass the magnificent blaze
The world cannot boast more romantic sight;
continent flaming, and oceans oflight!
The woodman delights in his trees and his shade
Bat see! there's no sun OF the cheek of his maid
His flowers faded, his blossoms are pale,
g And milaew is riding his yapory gale.
Then fly to the prairie--no bus to obscure,
M marish to exhale, and no ague to cure.
Translucent and fresh comes the grass scented,
breezc,
Unhiiled by the mountain, unbroken By trees.
Sublime, from the north he dsscemds in his wrath.
And sca,ters the reeds in his snow-covored patti, /;
Or loaded with incense, steals in from the ives,
As bee; from the pairie-rose fly In their nest.
On! fly TO the prairie, 70. freedom is there;
Io.e ightsnot that home with the torch 0fdespair;
No wretched to entreat, and no lord to deny,
No gossips 10 SANDER, no n.ighbor ,opry
Bat struggling not there the heart impels to hide,
Love leaps like the DInt from the christa.ock side
Ard strong as its adamant, pure rs its sp.ing,
Waves wildly in sunbeanis his rose colofed wing.
AN ADvENTrRE.--A short time
since, young gentleman travelling
from the city Of New York to Railway.
on the New Jersey Railroad. found
himself seated by the side Of young
lady richly dressed, and extremely
beautiful. She sat musing in silence,
evidently a stranger to all in the car,
until after they had left the Newark
depot, when she suddenly manifested
symptoms of uneasiness and alarm; SO
much SO as to attract the attention OF
the gentleman by her side, and prompt
him to inquire into the cause. She
raised her veil, and in a low tone very
modestly informed him that she had
lost her purse; containing the ticket TO
New Brunswick and every cent OF mo-
ney she had with her. The money,
she remarked, was oil little consequence,
being eight or nine dollars, but the loss
Of the ticket would expose her 10 the
suspicion and perhaps insult ofthe agen,
and others of the car. She had pur-
chased theticket before she Ieftthe city,
and could not imagine when, or how
she had lost her purse containing it.
The gentleman endeavoured to soothe
her apprehensions by saying that the
price ola ticket to New Brunswick
was but trifle, and he would most
cheerfulIy procure one for her before
he left the Car. She appeared very
grateful for his kind interposition to
relieve her from the modification of
being obliged to expose her situation
to inquisitive agents, and drew from
her finger anselegant diamond ring 10
compensate him for his kindness and
the cost Of the ticket, which was Of
course declined. At Railway he left
the car, after giving the lady his name
and residence, and she went on her
way. A few days afterwards he receiv-
edaletterfrom New Brunswick, signed
q. D., enclosing the identical ring
which had been offered him, and a five
dollar bill, with an assurance that At
some future period he should be made
acquainted with her true name.
Newark Eagle.
HURRY AND DEspATcH.-No two
things differ more than hurry despatch.
Hurry is the mark Of weak mind. and
despatch Of astrong one. A weak man
in Office, like squirrel in cage. IS
laboring etcrnally, but to no purpose,
and in constant motion, without get
ting on ijot; like a turnsti!c, he is in