The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1848-12-16

70 .jnicn Rhaa.'
Scarce 10 the heart Of .qnicn, this strange sweet
tone had gone.
When out hundred voices sang that seemed to
blend in one,
"'Tis we will love thee, .4nicn, 'ts we will be
thy feres.
find thou shalt leave this cold dim world, for
brighter Snder spheres?
:" IT'S We that are thy kindred tits we that love
.hee we'll
"And thou shalt 90 this night with US in fairy
land to dwell!
"Wllt thou 90 with US, Anien, in fairy bliss to
bide:''
81 know not if the thing be right" good Anien
Rhaa replied.
With that woman gazcd on her from out the
elfnc race;
Dear .qnien gave cry ofjoy, for twas her mo-
theirs face,*
"Wilt thou 90 with US, .qnieni" the woman
kindly spake,
"If thou refuse me, Anicn, my yearning heart
will break"
Swe.t .qnicn heard her mothers voice, the tears
s,reamed from her eye.
And forth she stretched her yearning arm. she
could not her deny.
The woman claspcd her to her heart, SHOW thou
art ours she said,
".qnd thou shalt grow in fairy land among the
roses red:'
The woman kissed her lips and brow, and spoke
in wild delight,
".2nd thou shalt grow in fliry-land among
the lilies white;
".1nd thon sha grow in tairy-land beneath the
trees of 9uli!
"Thou shalt not know ofnight or day, and never
shalt grow old!
away to fairy-land! awa~" she raised her by
the hand,
And then pealed all the minstrelsy, "away to
fairy-land''
.llonr the hill was heard at morn the ewes low
bleatng call,
And little birds m0urned on the brlars beside
the waterfall.
PART III.
.7nien Cns even the choicest Pleasures ,msa,i5ying
She had to eat Of honoy-brcad wrought By The
filry-bce,
She had to drink in cups of pearl the vintage Of
tie sea,
"Whcre is my mother" cried Anien, 81 pray
you me to tell,
81 ne'c had come to Eliry-land unless with ller
to dwell!'
Out-hughe1 the giddy fairy folk when thus they
heard her say;
And she was deckcd in gayer pomp than any
Queen of MAY.
They took her where'the roses grew and fairy
lilies white;
She sport ed meath the trees gold where comes
nor day nor night.
They clothed her in the fairy gear that Summer
ed all and shonc;
And green as is the emerald were the robes they
put her on.
A ribbon green about her hair, a gold zone
round hor rast,
And sandals green of samitie upon her feet they
laced.
But Anion dropped and Anien pincd as with
some mortal Voc,
She thought upon the lone hill side, and prayed
e'cn there to go;
She thought upon the singing birds and on the
mother eve;
She painted for the flowers of earth with tear
like drops ofdew
She yearncd for changing night and day, even
for human care;
She knew it was the fairy guile which had de-
coyed her there.
"Comc thou shalt 90 with u.s." they said, "to
see our jovial cheer,
"To hear the merry bugles blow; to hunt tho
fairy dcer'
"Shalt 90 with us, sweet AMEN, where mortal
nc'ct hath been,
ITO the city of the Carbunclc to see the Fairy
Queen.
"To sec the knights of fairy land, they forty
are and nine,
"And on the glitterng tourney-field the bravest
shall to thine''
81 have seen King Arthur and his knights re-
piled good AMEN then,
:Thou shalt see better sight than they, shalt
see our t,liry-men."
They mounted her on a palfry white in flowing
robes arrayed
And two and forty rode with Der a princely cav
alCade.
Some rode upon the coal-back steeds, and some
upon the grey,
And bands of fairy ministries went to cheer her
by the way.
And all through fary-land they rode, down sha
DIV valleys cool;
Der moorland wolds; through forest gades, by
many a lilicd pool.
And ever and anon they stayed to banquet
meath the trees,
Or see some merry show performed Of fairy rev.
elres;
And ever as they rode along, or when they made
stray,
Sweet sounded voice and instrument with "ioy
to Ancn Rllaa!"
And when they reached the city gates, there was
a Joyous din
From all the thousands that had thronged TO
see her enter in!
7 he Fary-Queen made noble cheer good AMEN
Rhaa to greet.
And fine Fuirv- X inp twas only he who led her