New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-01-04
TIE KoMAYoE or THE SWANS NEsT.

LITTLE ELLIE SITS alone
Mid Ike beeches of Il meadow.
BIZ strrnm-side, on the grass,
And the trees nre showerlnc down
Doubles OF Their leaves. III shadow,
On her shining hal! and ince-
She has thrown he, bonnet by,
Aud her feet she mas been dipping
In the shallow waters flow:
Now she holds them nnkediy
In her hauds al sleek and dripping.
While She rOckcth To and TO
Little Ellie sits ulone.
AM, he smile she softly u>.th
Fills the silence Ike speech;
While she thinks whit shall nc done.
And the swseiest pleasure chooseth
For her future within reach.
Lille Ell,c. in her smile,
Choosetli'' vil have u lover.
Riding on u steed oi s,eeos:
lie shall love me without guile;
And 10 ham will discover
That swans nest a!nong the reed'.
And the steed shall be red-roan;
Aud the lover shall be noble,
With nn eye that takes the bIeulh;
And the Lutte he pays upon
Shall strike ladies' INTO trouble,
As his swO!dstrikcs men to dsnlh
and the steed. it shall be shod
All in silver, housed III azure:
And the mune shall swim the wind;
And tie hnOis ulDng the snl
Shall flash onward IN pleasure.
Til the shepherds look behind.
'.Bu, my lover will rot prize
All the glory that he rides IN.
When he gazes IN my face.
He viii say Oh, Love thine eyes
Build tie shrine my soul ubides IN,
And kneel here Tor thy grace.
''Then-ay, then he shall kneellow.
With The red roam steed anenr hun,
Which shall seem 10 understand;
Til answer Rise, and 60
For the world must lavo and lear hun
Whom eiit with henrt and hand
'Thcn he will arise-so pale,
shall feel my own lips trembie
With PES mus EO: say; ~
kn,hless. Inaidcnh brave. Furewel!
will utter, and dssemble;-
Light tomorrow with to day.
"Then he will ri,le through the hills.
70 the wide world past the river,
There 10 put AWAY all wrong;
To mike stIuigh distorted wills,
And tn empty the btpnd curve!
Which the wicked bear along.
Three times sIial u young foot.paee
SNm III. stream and climb Tie ,noun'a'h'
And kuec down beside my ieet
'In my master sends tins gage.
Indy ior thy p;ty's counting!
What wilt thou exchanged r ~
:. And the frs, time. will send
a white rosebud for guerdcn;
And the second Time, Il glove;
But the third time, will bend
From my PRIDE ind answer faEdoh'
II he comes 10 tuae ny love.
Then the young foot, PAGE will run;
Then my lover vii ute faster,
Til he kneclc,h u my knee
nm n dukes eldest son:
Thousand scris do call Inc master;
But, oh Love love but thee =
lie will kiss me on the mouth
Then md lead me rs II lover
Though the crowds tia, praise his deeds;
And when soui.i'ed by one tro,h,
Unto ham will discover
That swans nest among the reeds "
Little Ellie, with her smile
Not yet ended. rose up Gully:
Tied the bonnet, donned the shoe,
And wen; homewaId, round mile,
Just 10 sec, us she did duly.
What more eggs were with the ttco.
Pushing through the elm-,ree copsc
Winding by the stream, light hearted.
Where the usier pathway leads.
Past the bOushs, She stoops-and stops;
l.o! the wild swan hud deserted,
And II ru; had Guawcd the reel,
Ellie went bomc sad and slow!
II she found the lover ever,
With Hi red.roun ste6d Of steeds.
Soo,h know not but know
She could never show him-ncver-