Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-08-04
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Who blceds in the desert, faint naked, aud torn,
Left lonely TO wait for the coming OF NORM
The last sigh from ms breast, the last drop from his
heart,
The last tear from his eyeld seem ready to part,
He looks to the east with Il death swimming eye,
Once more the best beams Of the morning to spy
For pennyless, lrendese, aud houseess he's lying,
And he shudders to think, hatin darkness he dying
Yon meteor It's ended as soon as begun
Yon CLEAN of the lightning; it is not the sun;
They brighten and paSs-but the glory of day
Is warm while il shines, and does good on ITS way.
How brightly the morning breaks forth from the east
Who walks down the path 10 get ihes for his PRIEST
II isnot the robber who pIundered and fled;
IT'S Leyite. lie turns from the wreched his head
Who walks in his robes from JcrasaIems halls;
Who comes to Samaria from Has walls
There IS prde IN his sicp--here is hate IN his eye,
There is scorn on his lip as he proudly walks BY.
us thy priest, thou proud city, new, splendid aud
.alr;
few wears shall pass thGe-and who shall be there
Mount Gcrzim looks IN the valleys that spread
From the foot Of high cha & Esdrtlon's head
The torrent Of Kisou rolls black ,fn2lgIfJc plain,
And Tabor sends out lis fresh floods to ~ man,
Which purpied with fishes, flow rich with the des
That flash from their fins, and shine out from their
eyes
How sweet are the streams but how purer the
fountain,
That gushes and swells from Samoria's fountain
From Gallee's city the Cutbte comes out,
And hy Jordan.wash'd Thrza, with purpose deyout,
70 pray at the altar Of Gerzim's shrine,
And offer his incense Of oil and Of wine.
He follows his heart, that with e1ecrncss longs
For Samaria's anthems, and Syrla's songs
He sees the poor Hebrew he stops on the way,
By The side Of the wreiched lis better TO pray,
Than to visit the hottest temple that stands
In the thrice blessed places Of Paesllncs land.
The oil that was meant for Mount Gerizm's ground,
Would better be pourd on the sufferers wound
For no incense more sweetly more purely can rice
From The affairs of earth to the throne Of the Skies
No lhaton more rich can be offered below,
Than that which is rendered to anguish and wo.
.Misconception. a canal boat was TO pass
under bridge, the captain gave the usual warm
ing, "look olt,' when little Fronchman, who
was in tho cabin, obeyed the order by popping bis
head out Of the window, which received severe
| hump BY coming in contract with pillar Of the
| bridge lie drew it back in great pet and OK
claimed. "Dese dam Americans say look out wer
dey means look in"
Miraculous Cure by Brandrtths Pills. Il
duel was fought in Illinois lately, with musket
loaded with Brandreth's Pills. Both the comba
tanls are said TO have been eIectually cured 0
their fighting propensilies on tho receipt Of tn
first dose.
Married recently in Massachusetts, j. W
Benton to NJ. s. Goodldm. -
rive guess he was Bent-ofhgetting Good rum
NJ y paper.
a Yankee writing from the West speaks Q
its great matrimonial facilities, and adds Sup
pose you ret OUT girls some new teeth and sen
them out"
a biiter idunt.---A married lady in England
recently came suddenly into a room where he
two sons were quanelIing; and in the hope
putting an end to their difference, uttered the 10
lowing ihtcai ''You young rascals' II you don
desisi, III tell both your fathers"
: ! Aksheerfal Companion.--A gentleman WI
! lately Built house was showing II TO irlen
and WIN greet gee was pointing out all its var
: Gus i l&ommodatioss. my dear sn," interrup
ed thsesher, " have you made duo sian caSs "l'
enough TO bring uown your coHnF