Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-02-15
"A Song Of the Olden Time.
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1.-THE following lines Transcribed by an old
Scotch riends so forcibl, reminds us of the songs
and romances of the days of "Chivalry and the
CrqsadesI' and are so unlike modern productions,
we publish them, that the young bellies who
now preside at the pianos, and sing of "love in
a.eottage," may not forget the "days of yore."l
A warrior so bold and virgin so bright,
Conversed as they sat ON the green;
, They gazed on each other with tender delight,
tAlonzo the Brave, was the name of the knight
The maiden's the fair Imosene9 gdtto
"And o." said the youth, "snce to- morrow 60,
To fight in a far distant land,
Your tears for my absence soon ceasing to flow,
Some other will court you, and you will beStow
On a wealthier sutor your hand.
20, hush these suspicious" fair Imogene said,
"o0ensive to love and to me;
For if you be living OF If you be dead,
l swear by the Virgin that none in your stead,
SShan husband Of Imogene be.
'If e'er !, by lust or by wealth led aside,
Forget my Alonzo the Brave t&
God grant that to punish my falsehood and pride,
Your ghost at the marriage may sit by my side,
May AK me with perjury, claim me as bribe,
And tear me away to the srave.'
To Palestine fastened the hero so bold
His love she lamented him sore;
But scarce had twelvemonth elapsed when be-
hold!
A baron, all covered with jewels and gold,
Arrived at fair Imogenes door.
His treasure, his presents, his spacious domains
Soon made her untrue to her vows,
He dazzled her eyes, he bewildered her brain,
He caught hor affections, so slight and 30 vain,
And carried her home as his spouse.
And now had the marriage been blest by the priest
The revelry now was begun;
The tables all groaned with the weight of the
" .at feast,
Nor yet had the laughter and merriment ceased
When the bell at the castle tolPd 'one.'
Then filst with amazement fair Imogene found
A stranger was placed by her side,
His air was terrifc-he uttered no sound
He spake, not-he moved not-he looked no
,Sa around t.
But earnestly gazed on the bride.
His vizor was closed, and gigantic his height,
His armor was sable to view;
SieAsuse sad aaughtss were hushed at hi
sight
The dogs as they eyed him drew back in alright
The light in the chamber turned blue
His presence all boSoms appeared to dismay
The guests sat in silence and fear;
Atflength spake the bride, while she trembled
at'I pray,
Sir Knight, that your helmet aside you would la!
And deign to partake of our cheer
The lady is slent-the stranger complies
His vizor he slowly unclosed.
OGod! what sight met fair Imogene' eyes
What words can explain her dismay and surprise
When skeletons head was exposed.
Alllpresent then uttered a terrific shout;
All turned with disgust from the scene,
The worms they crept in and the worms they crel
h out,
And sported his eyes and his temples about,
While the spectre addressed lmogene
''Behold me, thou false one! behold meP'
ircried, a
.'fRemember AlonZo the BraVel
God grants that to punish thy falsehood and prid
MyghoSt at thy marriage should sit by thy side
Should tax thee with perjury, claim thee as brd
And bear thee away to the grave.
Thus saying, his arms round the lady he woun
While loudly she shrieked in dismay,
Then sunk with his prey through the wide yaw
ing ground,
Nor ever again was fair Imogene found,
Or the spectre that bore her away.
Not long lived the baron, and none since Il
al time
To!nhabit the castle presume;
For chronicles tell that by order sublime
There Imogene suffers the pain of her crime,
And mourns her deplorable doom.
At midnight, four times in each year, does
sprlte,
When mortals in slumber are bound,
Arrayed in her bridal apparel Of white,
Appear in the hall with the skeleton knight,
And shrieks as he whirls her around.
While they drink out of skulls newly torn f
the grave,
Dancing round them the SpectreS are seen,
Their liquor is blood, and this horrible Stave,
They howl to the health Of Alonzo the Brave
And his consort, the fair Imogene.
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