New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-30
From Grahsm's Magazine.
BY BAYARD TAYLOR.
"a A " u Il l. A.
A BALLAD OF CALIFORNIA.


yson the doorway, Msnuels in the sheeny April MORN
soamward looks along The valley, over leagues Of geam
Where he mountains misty rampar, like the wall Of Eden
And the isles OF OAK sleeping on . painted sea OF
flowers.
An ,be mir 4, full OF music for the Winter rains are Ger
And The noisy pies chatter from the budding syeamore
BEthey hsk unbumoered squirrels over al The grassy
Where he AIRY submits brighten nimbly leaps the ante
f,sn,s ewes OF Msnuels tell me wherefore do We rest
On the oaks enchanted issnds and the howoy oceans
Tell me wherefore down the valley ye have traced Inc high.
Tn beyops the belts OF timber to the mouniainshsdows
oNk
An the fragrant bay may blossom und the 'prOuung vsr'
With he Of amber dropping nom the tss,es ofne pine
And the mornings breath OF ossam Lightly brush her sunny
Little reckelh Msnuea OF the tale, Of Spring they speak
When the summers burning so'ce on the mounIan.hsr.
She had watched gallant bor,ensn riding down the valley
Many times abe saw him turning looking back with psri
r amid her tears abe lost him in the shadow o: the his
Ere The eOudess were over he had passed the Des
Crosses The rushing Colorado and the dark Apache Land
And his laden mules driven when The Time OF rains
With The traders OF ChihuAbus the Fair OF San Juan.
Therefore watches Manuels-therefore lightly doth she
start her heart
When The sound Of distant footsteps the beating OF
Not wind the green oak ruses or the redwood branches
But abe hes the silver Jingle OF his ringing bit and spurs
ohep the hazy distance, come the hOr'emen' day By
Bot they come Bernardo she see IL far away
We'll she knows the airy galop Of his netied a,aTda,-
Hxh, a. any antelope upon The bills OF asvilsn
She would know him mid thousand by his free and gel.
By The feally knit sarape such as wealthy traders wear
BY his bTodeTed and h saddle gay spread
With is esnue trimmed with silver, and lie horn ons
head.
None like him the light riaAs on The maddened bull can
None amid the track like him the ssslihy
And a ali Mission estss few indeed the jewellers are
WI dance with him the Io'a-Ioueh Win him ne gay
guitar.
Ne has said TO Msnues, AMI thu echoes rnger slin
IN the cloisers OF her bosom, with secret der hr
When The bay again has bossomed ana n valley stands
In corn.
Shall The bel ossnis Clara usher IN the wedding
He has pictured the procession all In holiday attire,
And the sns and look OF Sdnsss when they see he dis
xbsn their love shall newly and the world douby
In he COOL delicious crystal OF The Sammer morning air
Tender eyes Of Msruels what has dimed yoar ustroas
TLa lesr that falls glitter on the es.ke, finer dream
Al The eye OF Love mast brighten lie watches would be
tue,
For the star sssly mirrored IN rOses drop Of dew
But her eager eyes reknde snd breahess bosom ss
AS abe seesA horsemAn moving 10 the shadow OF the hs
ROW IN love and fond hsaksgving they may loose their
pearly tdet-
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sheshs opeang The center, through wAh the heal
tArssi
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Ih ,nAsodsrd and under OF white Inca T
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"s .sA .sodSsd 18th Of sihsr buttons.
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