Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-06-20
THE ARSENAL AT spRINGFIr,.n

This is the arsenal. From floor tn Collin,
Like huge organ, rise the FURNISHED arms.
But from their silent pipes no anthem pealinp
Startlcs the villagers with strange alarms.
All what sound will rise--how wild and
drcary=-
When the Death Angel touches those swift,
What loud lament and dismal Miscrcre
Will mingle with their awful symphonies
l hear c-cn ii5W the fierce infinite chofus=
The Giles Of agony, the endless groan,
Which, through Tie ages that have gone he.
fore us,
In long revcrbcrations reach our own.
ON helm and harness rings the Saxon hammer;
Through C,nbric forest rcars the Norscman's
s6hg-
And loud amid the universal clamof.
Der distant deserts sounds the Tartar sone
hear the Florch,ine, who ffott Ills r,alace
Whcelsou his battle -bell With dreadful din
And aztec priests upon their ,eucullis
Beat the wild war-drums made of scrpcut's
skin.
The tumult Of each sacked and burning village;
The shout that every prayer for mercy
The soldiers revel in the midst of pillagc-
The wall of famine in beleagurcd towns,
The bursting shell-thc gateway wrenched as
under
The rafting musketry, the clashing blade
And ever and anon, in tones of thunder,
The diapason of the cannonade.
Is it, o man! with such discordant noises.
m stt.,l,a .S.,l
Ihou drownest Natures sweet and kindly
voices,
And jarrest the celestial harmonies?
Were half the power that fills the world with
terror,
Were half,he wealth bestowed on camps and
courts
uiyen TO redeem the human mind from error,
There were no need of arsenals and forts.
I, The warriors name would be a name abhorred,
And every nation that should lift again
Its hand against its brother, on its forehead
Would wear forevermore the curse of Cain.
Down the dark future through long generations
The echoing sounds grow fainter, and then
cease;
And like bell, with solemn, sweet vibrations.
hear once more the voice of Christ say
"Pcacc"
Peace and no longer from its brazcn portals
The blast of Wars great organ shakes the
skies!
but beautiful as songs of the immortals,
The holy melodies of Love arise.
Our readers, many of them. may remember
an eXtract published short time since i'm our
paper from the Lowell Offering" headed
ThA toll 1. IL
Georgian, we find the extract rendered into the
sweetest poesy by one of Georgia's gifted sons
Judge Charlton, of Savannah. -South Caro-
Hnidn.
BRING BACK MY FLOWERS"
A child sat by limpid stream,
And gazed upon the tide beneath,
Upon her cheek was joys bright beam,
And on her brow, blooming wreath;
Her lap was filled with blushing flowers,
And ~ the clear brook babbled BY,
She scattered down the rosy showers,
With many wild and joyous cry,
And laughed to see the mingling tide,
Upon its onward progress glide.
And time flew on-and flower by flower
Was cast upon the sunny stream.
But when the shades of eve did low'r.
She woke up from her blissful dream:
bring back my flowers" she wildly cried"
BRING back my flowers flung to thee"
But echos voice alone replied,
AS danced the streamlet down the lea:
And still amid nights gloomy hours,
In vain she cried-"Bring back my flowers"
Oh, maiden! who on times swift steam,
Dost gaily see thy moments flee,
I'm this poor cbild's delusive dream.
An emblem thou may'st find Of thee!
Each moment is a perfumed rose,
Into thy hand by mercy given.
That thou its fragrance might DISPOSE.
And let ITS incense rise to heaven:
Else when deaths shadow DER thee lowers
Ihy heart will wail-"bring back nv flowers
THE PANORAMA OF ATHENS.
Boston Daily Advertiser, speaking of the dcs
truction by fire of this beautiful panoramic
painting, at Cambridge, says
The loss of the beautiful panorama of Ath-
ems IS much to be regretted as il cannot be re-
placed. manly effort was made to preserve
1t, but II proved unsuccessful. The flames did
not Immediately seize upon the Panorama build
ing, and III the few minutes left to them a num-
Der OF the officers and students of the Col
lege, with Others succeeded i'm cutting the pic
ture from the walls and rolling il up But il
then proved that il was not possible through