Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-03-01
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From tho Krckebockor.
THE PHANTOM PAINTER.

A, sunset the OLD rimilin, CLINE
"a hero art trtitts h.. consccritel bower,
Whore tureul vrsp"fs never cease to chino
The an like drse otdty' departing hour,
\ painter gtzes nom lonely tower
Cpou the gnlieH clouds that DER Tim play,
AL long. TO p'ncil. with accustomed power,
= Tne.ln ptu-al,irs OF the dying day,
How bught OF hue how soon to pass away!
But IL! Tor him no more tho sweets of Au
In vain the woOint hetuiics Of the sky;
Vus.cd hi. fimr, aud oycrisScd his hclr,
iic gazcs sly Nlrd with the day to die
~ t9ies o, gie.;,' y sflaya :. nshi
Siyo Nhen IN iunry clock CLICKS oudlyb by,
rs ifrudc Hmr, with ml'Hcy ui despair,
IN tuthass haste, ms saythc were whuuins there.
AM now 40 trctk thu souulc thow 'ouc,)
ioot.trps approach, but vet .ourls arise:
Echa, a(ri-htrd, crouchcs 'ur 9Th the stone
That pave. the Ell. m1cr where The ptintcr lesj
An archer comes, aud IN his bow he tries
Al row rom un angels wing,
NetP uses ere tn shining missive nies,
TO marvel that the sli Fl bath lost its sting;
Meuwini' somn lusnis near begun to sing
Holy aul r,r, it i, for Death to smile
Net. as the choirinl throng he doth review,
schnhic s,t ma hi- wbptcd itown b,guile,
AMI To- son pity his stern heart II IluG,
liz sHes 'h' lultariui split oft renew
Its trrh q hold within thu tlmuibins nrcast,
Aud reads That, eco IT, bI b. btuKen through,
Mort Inv doth Jrgt l,.i request
To sac lis chtidhOOd's haunt, thGu be at rest.
Deelh kindly now, uutsttctching through the room
Tho tntui's wiuli sheet OF spo less white,
Wit his Inverted arrow angni-p umc,
Puurdy- thereon the scenes OF Young delight
ch 10y hat IN Llie', morning to1, its flight
No" NJ 'iir'- evening, seeks iis won,cd nest,
Add drops ITS pnIOds IN the coming night
o. only TIL new morn sh al " tke it, rest
Aud send it ioth with brighter plumagc dressed.
Agiia the hoy dith seem, as in n glass,
!" mu'e 1''iI, nj nuiv' mounttin streams,
Lon Ing 10 p lint the bubbles ~ they pass,
Entnelrd with the SUMS dispIrtod beams,
o. Cha ~ now that type Of cdllh Gods dreams,
Til. butterfly, ACROSS tn meadow gay,
lie rm,rs To- ulr tisi tie flower that seems,
IbHu-h tuYI'l On, urIlNtugy to say,
ON! crush not thus The Joys OF Li.'s young day"
AM n1w the houo',es ofthn evening beard
t'u'ti from 'pIr, though 10 h 10 leave their play,
\ M 1t inyou, rirts, uich ovitstorll
VIVA wani rial achievements wrought that day.
Al a. ( 1T Onue whtte'ar they have 10 say,
= ms'nly lIu!h ultiI the clock strikes nine,
r ""e1 'e'if.nt y tlay m thetf inirth away,
To hetr DIiiOl of the Word divine,
AID hneoI Ia prayer al prayers most favored shrine.
y an the winli1g-,hcot there now is wrought
f"utrs trlriu exile. when young Learning calls
y gaia the P,litrr boy is good for iuIht
But chtlkinl pi tures az the rustic walls
s'cait rr,iN1 to stnicd effort fl Is,
Yet "itentincs the real of sweet idess,
AraW whispering glrdis, where fancy builds hci halls
Aud "ioss her "ry ml'ssen 'cfs to bless
Ibe'voi"ry olhnnIc's loneliness
But thcm vas one, queen Of those youthful dys,
80 imid. Ike htn AID shrinking NJ the flower,
Jhi io W ui ru t-ly sketch but she would praise,
AsiH t"u lie thereon had spent h' pUwer
20 -iow tnelf he,lt- together thu tie hour
Oi q idnrss aud Of ,rict to each
Ihuy were each other, lessons to the bower,
Fn' ms sweet study, they would daily run,
A'd eonat 'ha t'sk, when flushed, just begun
Now ciur d iot'h By DEATHS mysterious art
lie s'.s her litrliSe prc-enco, soft add far,
,icarl by it. N Ig. bad .ysr.iy won hcr ,Eafe.
(Pure ns NE suowf Ike through tn beams driven
BeSruchias ihI; tue alprotacting
Which To- the -pirrow's deviun, llsnis given,
May quad his y aud guide hts steps to Heaven.
Yet, Ia, mortality mly hardly wean
- lis long devotion Gon n love - sweet,