Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1844-09-27
beautiful Sketch.

The following sketch is from the New
York Mirror: Ia which the editor prrfix4s the
'-ma'k ,l'ati, is "a prose poem. handed L"
us a few days ag" by cr''iral f'ir.d. as
.pun worth preserving. II IL a comment on
,c,ls.me acq"i>i'io". which " i'll have dan
9+rus sweetness Ia the INDECENT"
One day The Queen Of >h-ba gave Solomon
a ting. with t"any score of oxen. She bnd-
nm b+si"w il on the is+si Of his sa2rs.-
80 Sol iunn commended his wise men I" up.
y. ar before him om ,i.e fras, CT The full i,.oo"
they came t,"n Bethel aud Dan, the co"',
and The ehool 81 the rr"phr,s.
The King Solomon. araysd in the regal
ich+s. >a, on his throne. ,i,r >repire 1t l>raei
u" his tight hand. The Q"r." OF Shrha sat
m side HIM. l1s commanded his sayrs Il"
peak. Many opened their mon'hs aid dis
r"ni.rd tight -Ioq"-"'iy. They told o' many
,hurgs. The eye. "f The Que IN ri""e ;k.
dew drops which qniv.r a, SUNRISE on l'e
leach bl"ssu,l,s. >uImnui, Was sad.
A, last "u~ rose e r"urly mirn. lie told
~ " rm,irtous ci,rs il far, # lands. How
.t- .n. >ca,ds ,h- dew i" Sahara How u
o,>akr. the chill hor,h Tor whole iu"'ti's.
-avi"g 'h+ c.ld uusn'" !" its place. IL" spoke
Ut the fleets tia, z" dew" =" the sea; ~ '"id
how H., y weave " tx a, Tyr"s. sp,". gold a.
OvhIs 1 the ~ listed shell 'ha, c'nts tf""
O,"d" and ,h~ line" j" Eyyp' thar ~"i"'r>
he t,n. He ~" k- Il A+~,s F; Of Laws; the AT,
thai u. AXES ,n+ /" happy. -.1.tss ..aa
"ji",y L- IL visit, said the k'Ds. But
let u,h+'s >rrak.
An ,i.+s ra,,.+ f.r,h. hr was gong j" yeats.
IT'S cheek VS. burning viii ."th"s'a >''.--
Ih- trr II genius sh',i'r ~ hts rye the 'hr
day STAT, wm" al thu theirs are swallowed
up il I,.l,. H~ >I'"kc u the wmk> 81 '"r
al p..w. r,ul ysta, Que. Told how The u.
da, Il l.. ba""n. wiz u The ~" KISSES lis t"f-'
~ AL. ni,> np IL. gn ~ arms viii s'''"s
shnki' z III ,ir t-al"ry snow ~ The w'h'''.
., th.. peat J dew vi au'n,ni. {" trrsh"n the
ta:e ra,i'.a that I,'tr> a. IT'S tout. u" II" ~
Of the Elephant. the ah,. i"pr. The Jarkal. the
eagle. ti,- mute. H. kn-w them all. fI~
tod II .hr tl.n tia, ~ H. glad :hr Waters a.
II. SEASONS dance the iIotIrk r'u"d above
,u IL h-.d>. Ii- sahy. IL lq"hi sol t-ss. "'
TIE daughters ii "ir wl." n,el' u heavens H.
| 10 sony: Lr I..-r ~ TIE stats; spoke III the
| chaos. Il TIE v, rid. II the tfrnMg 1T i"v-
He 81 .kt vi the ~,n's; the r'OA"; Nazzaf"h.
! AID lie Tail ladder J,ro" saw. lie sag IA
guih lie stat ii ciea'tui'. fig4fN 81 .te
lie Il Wiser than Sols m"r." said the
k.y. " ~ h,,m t'-l""g- iht pr,z~."
Lui al th"i II",lu+ III. some tnr". ~ hniH"'r
gaib. bruught ii >',an9-t. unw i,lnG'y al""Y.
II,s RAIN, l., was puur. tut cu.le'y. ard STOW
| Wilt. The seal vi ial,.r wds Om ills hands
| tie due, vi ,rav~h covered his .a",iais. liz
| h. a,u. lunv aud eItvr,y. wen, dow 10 ills gid.
ole /; "a sweet s..ll+, like "A sic. ping i"ia"' :,
| eat u,col>c,. us ~ Ills iIp. Hi- eye Was 'he
arge,'s l",np .i,a, buns. !" s',,t !rv",i'n. be-
iule I'VE t.u,l III Patahi-r. nn"k'"g the day
| A. he i-a,,tI OH The sn. phrsd : s'"h III TIE
ga, court, "a blush like yhi's stole over his
cheek.
.>pesk," said the King.
| have hu,hih. I" say" exclaimed the
hoary u,a". = k"ow only how u""'ss a"d
trail ! au,. am ~" sage"
ll- 81. p,.e ii Ei-ShahdAa ! Charge thee !.
| epeak, tiI.u aicten, in".,. s..,s.tGat 5sflsa
HE" h-, began. My study is myself
NY ar,>: my een,lMpnt. ! lear" how tiali
aun ! IL NY sell can DO m'll'iMG. ! listen !.
,,.al voice v ul,,n aud know al, Ca" DO all
| lhrn~ lie .p.ke al Ills gites AID ys"o'''s. III
huI,-A his aspirations, his tain. tia SPOKE
VI na.uie ; Int, INQUEST ,l-+s; the pure Yu'''t'
STATS. " hen l,e game 10 Hun WHO IS ALL II
ALI, lie bowed his ta.e and MAS dumb!
..G.ve lin, The rlmg.'' said Solomon. = III
Knows himself. lie !. The wisesi. the splIl
VI the holy Is !" hi.i.
"Iake back ,hs g'h." said the sage, .
need II nul. lie tia, knows himself "eeo
no rev asu. lie knows Gud. He SEES III
All q, ,hiu...-Aiasi do hui lrrhly know
NY s-li-l Ut serve no rug. Let me fe'ul"
NY ho.ne a"d NY duly"