Washington telegraph., 1848-04-12
From BlmIeooas Magazine.
"A STORY,
"a OK rHE SHADOW OF "A eLoun.
"
Shadows all
The phan'ons Of an idle fancy
The basolesa fabric ola vision.
An iazubtaniial nagoant iadedr

oni ill gorgeous erei born at the comingof
the god, 10 oniarlhe gloomy realms oinight
at his departure.
o, awful night why must we peaceful
shades, who were the companions Of SIN.
beams, why must We wander beneath the
chm darkness itdY bounlesa wings, over
The scenes VIC loved when ge were glad
and yuungl
Why lost thou drlain US when ~ would
speed 10 Tho hasom Of our father, the glnfi.
ous sun, Whose golden beams lighted Us
10 lies who aorfowelh Iar bis ehl.dtenl
RHicfare our moments as the sweetness
Of the llwcr b. the silent rifrr side; lie
WAVES eanc and tie hfeezes. and bear Il
away with lonl embraces; bal Il ia dizsi.
pated they know not how. The waves
rollon lafgelfil aud the wanon hfcezes
sineno elegy.
AR far towards The settling Of nv father
on the hosnm of gentle zephyr horne, n
cloud of white immaculate, in rolling. yali.
nnl folds. my mother was sailing the puie
blue coueaye
with leryeni rays my falhef looked upon
her, and herever swelling eonyolhlion was
clothed in crimson. and gold, and violet aud
my mother was passing beautiful in The
! lighl ofmy father.
uaierlbc warmth OF his largo eyes, lie
zephyr hFnahedlhs hinl odars gathered
j from a thousand sweet wid.nowers and
coasedlamoge. aud my mother was sill
under hi#arleal gaze, anil in tho inllness
ofhsf heaH anl goat iay, !, her child, Was
born an tho cafihl
q. the heauiilul eanhl how delightful It
sceaad IN me as ! sprang inin beinal my
mafhnr, INV afaeelal and glorious in tho
middle aif And my great father sa splen.
dIdl ! vas Too limid 10 look mp to him.
and bid M bennall the hfoal folds of my
mother, tInsed with gorgeous light.
fhrn away We sailci. away with tic
sweet wssl wind toward my father WHO
rose higher in The calm. blue ky.
Many were lhe iair clouds, bit none -
hcaalilal as mYmoiher ahl manytbe plea.
+ aud shadows IN ouf company.
Away sc swept ever The blue bills and
f the quiet wales. nos speeding by rugged
mountains, uaW sailing ofer vide pfaitiss
broken WIil many fields uf scarlet. anl
sweet scented yellow flowers.
0den stayed We to kiss some lovely
llowereii The long sreen grass waving in
The wind benl their ial heads to show Us
AZ sc laalel dr
Olsn when wc encountered forest If
Old giant trees they would bead their huge
gnarled arms, and whisper rs to stay: La,
their homo was too gloomy. their mus .c TOO
sad Tor ms. and we ilrd swiftly.
The tiny iiyulrl pmlilrd inerily to us
while wr daucrd on iis inuumurous waves:
and mcfriiy zee followed is winding course
until iis laughter was lost Ia The great iiv.
eT we mauuol far tho gay slroamlci, lor
the river ran iurbii and aBgrily.
Onward, onward wa few. leaving my
! birth place far behind
Then came We 10 placid lake, gir,
round about with lofty trees aud fragrant
shrbbey. 4 thousand streams bahbled
on pcbby beds, and the music Of their ial.
liag in the deep lymph seemed but to mnAo
The poryading silence lrsmulous.
This exquisite reposc won me and my
gentle mother, 60 that sha hoverei over d.
while Skinned tho pellueid wave, from
where the smooth and shelving grass grown
shore entered the rnlil-deeps. 10 he shady
banks that lny toward tho morning.
bm far upon the waters lay the graceful
shadow Ola silver cloud, that siandng sing.
/ Is on The lakes green margin. seemed
aale'y 10 advance before The courler trees
10 baihe herpdnrcly feet in cooling waves.
Fair ani graceful lay that shadow. and
waved anl lluilcred. as Ito greet me. in an
cycrchanging outline, with countless
giimpses ol the sunny DAY.
As g.idcd farther onward. aud over be.
ings iulcrmngIed. Iclt that loved. Al.
lcnicriy ! loved. and be loved the child Of
my bcaulllul mUihci
The gentle company Of binds sang hy.
mcncais in the murmudng groves TO The
music Of plning streams and waterfalls:
ihr huml.e.bees humncd melodies in the
h1ned flowers; and the wandering min.
trcl-wIuds sang bridalsn they had
learned In olhcr lands. And my sweet
mother smiled, foscaie hanging Silly in tho
upper aiE
Adj ibe unullershlc blissl The long cling.
ing loihr dear delight ofloye We thought
only Of love, aud scarcely noticed ihal wo
moved upon the swelling waters Ia tha
smooth, green shore. aud kissed The silvory
garments ol that noble tree. the mnihof
OF my love; and knew moi that zee wan.
dorcd far within the attendant woods, until
we saw our great lalhcrs crimson stream.
ing locks sink behind tho dislnn, evening.
But then the palo round moon looked
chilly On our love, and the Gefcs boreal
storms arose; lbugdcfbolls in lhor wrath.
destroyed hc mother of my ioro-lhe royal
growth ol centuries. In tho darkness Of
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