The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-04-07

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ID with their ,rad:iions.l
rIe BIRTK OF THUNDER.
BY ". ). SMELLING.
ito man, we'll ON all around
AIRY oaks, those bouudless plains;
tl.; this is holy ground:
under, awful spirit, rel ,ns.
'.ose waters far below,
beneath the prairie sleeping,
suns mcrilian glow
Farms the sands their waves are heap
the litter blast can blow
cr ON their icy cover;
Spri.e may net s;oop 50 low,
s his head and passes over.
oo the top o yonder pine,
icons DEMONSTRATING eve
s'arce his dnny prey descry,
Api,g where their coIors shine,
lakes, whose shores but now We trod,
.r- 4sepiy on earth, bosom din.ed,
t' strong impress OF god,
b.. asader's giant foot imprinted
slser. as live, It's truth,
Us OF those who never lied,
30 daiiy to or youth.
heroes, erst my nations pride,
tl1 wonder; and oar sarcs
... Iowa the tale to after ages.
tn'l beieve! though blooming fair
1ao l'acTets court the breeze, coz,
.a-h 10, the swect-gyass scents the air,
.l1 M. nature basks IN Joy,
j. f. Nos ever so.
CONS when the lightning flashes,
,ons vAoa tho forest crashes,
When shrieks Of pain and woe
Break on ny ear -d,un thick AM fast,
ro,a ghosts that shiyer in the blast;
flen ,h1a thou know, and bead the knee
ii-l-sc tn angry deity.
lat n1N attend while uat,d
1lc lore my brave lorcflthars taught,
8 y., i.te storm, the heat, the cod,
The chanyi1g seasons had not brought,
fAnlpe WIS not; each tree aad grot
Grew r.cener for the rain;
The ~lIson doe, III. buffalo,
B,h- bounded on I plail.
: mirih ID man the ours employ
o. tat eternal spring;
With song and dance, and shouts Of JOY,
Dil nh and valley ring.
Nu ,.e.n. hot pealcd loa the ear.
80 painted warrior 30 sed the spear,
SAX doomed captive shaok Tor fear,
..fIow lelt the sting;
So a. en the wolf To earth WAS borne
Foo" oHn,.n's head No scalp WAS torn;
y did -. PANS Of hate and scora
Inc red mans blsom wrinr.
aea wing fields of yekw cor
>il olr Esd villages adm.
= .as' laa maa viii never learn
iIi- .,ol ION evil to discern.
- it...t., ny lurions passions driven,
fh4 la-ial left his bab1s ani wifi,
g.. e.s blessing GOD has given,
e, %. lie in the deau, stiff.
i stlh and haggarL Eary soon
A-- sci Ia work that Ma. b.gJo;
e. sought tac beas, Of chase,
SRI Fsry'd upon his kindred race.
l'a. II $40 rules the Garth anl skies,
as b., v..-thrs every bit that flies;
itaa Nhon all gifts and blessings 10
Wi.h ga be.ield the sec o
- t.It. aad, as the baImy shower,
Itle..s. lg 70 The g,ouad descended,
I'm d- - gave bang to a lower,
A. ei he hi.is with homage benlc,i.
abs 50 ,ac good Great spin, said,
'+hla4 merits nut the cine. | gave;
u .-re - a hillocl rcars is head
tie digs MS brother : Gm.lcss grave:
g. every ceys;al riil II water,
Il, -.: ne CRIMSON stain OF saugh,cr.
No Hasc lJr him my brow shall wear
c'ast7n', glad, approving srile,
Al. ~ my eyes must whitening glare,
On b',oiy hands and deeds oi guile.
II-lc. .,,l,, shall INV lost children know
The picrc.rg wind, the binding snow:
n. strrn shall drench. the shall burn,
lue winter trecze them, each in turn.
Iieoro taUl their feeble frames shall, feel
5 -.rlate ike their hearts Of stccl.''
ia. moon that nj at refused her light,
J., ut. .tead, iurid glare
i'ir n-d al, skies; while mortal eyes
Mere c')scd, and rose in PRAYER.
Nhlia the revolving sun
Three times his course did run,
The d.eadful darkness lasted;
Au. Ala maj time the red man,
-.aeoug spirit MI hi esry,
pp1 tiee-top Graded high,
" hos- trunk his breath had blasted.
: ioag h. slept, lac grew 50 fast.
Beneath his weight the cHaiied oak
~appod. as the tempest snaps the mast.
!, ieii, and Thunder woke,
Ia wCfii to its foundation shook,
Iae stsi, bear his prey ior-ook,
- lc sowing heaven an aspect bo.e
THAT man had never seen lie!ole;
fhe wolf IN terror fled away;
Aai shJnc at last the light of day.
Twas here he stood: these lakes attest
Mn. CSC hr>, WAU-XEE-AH footsteps press d
About his Burning boiw n cloud,
Black a. the ravens WING, he wore;
THICK tenpesis wiart him like sh,oud,
Red ightpings IN his hand he bore;
Like two bright suns his eyeballs shone,
Ills .slire was like the cannon's tone;
And - here h breathed, the land b.came,
pras.ie ali wood, and sheet Of hh:ne.
NJ iaar upon this mountain height
The irst and worst OF storms abode,
For, moving in his fearful might,
,i,a N -l,au,ttap strcdo