Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-02-24
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From the Independent Press.
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FRENCH JOHN.
NJ M. sons o. pexr.
Whose heart Il broken nowi Monet Mcneil
Yet Death hath elalshed inso The shronsing world
And snatchcd a soul,
The earth hath Eaped avaini Her elammy Jaws
Have closed Ia darkness on another form.
The Erase-worn whcts his teeshi nls feast ls
therci
But Oh, hose hesft. whose heart Il broken nowi
Nscye hath rsined IL sorrows cor that mound
DO loving hand bath elips -lngic lock.
The tomb 4 sioneiessi Not a sob ofwoe
or pray OF hies up for him Who rots beneath.
The night winds sweeping through tho ffosen
grass
Flap o'er The dead their esilly. spirit wings,
In horror walIiur oalhi- osLs dine.
Oh. not 80 cold the gfasaIess. ifosen earth
AZ M. worlds cold aud selfish hear, !. shee,
Not half 20 dead my sllfand bioatcd limbs
Az 4 thy memory. Ne weeds foF ihee
Poor, murdered lost, French Johnl
rhs winter storm will fasien down thy grave,
onss-eeaxInE spring viii come, and winds Of
June
win tender blades and laughing blooms will
play,
Upon Mo low, underlgned spot.
The Needless passor's foot viii press The turf
Unconscious, aye, unmlndiy oflhy dust
And many pomp u loud and splendid WOO,
WIN pass Thy tomb, aud IN bed like thine
Lay many esrre iof rosieanes. aud wornsi
Yet, Oh, forgosinn ona, thou had'sta soul
Hat men lhlnk not This. shane, eufscs, seofn,
Asusc. reproaeh and halo--she only troop
That formed NY funeral march, No tears for
tboel
Poor, murdered, Loaf, French John
lie had a soul. souIi Friends think ofihlsi
Have 20 not looked upon that bloa,ed faees
Have yenot soon that red and dripping eyvg
Beheid 20 not that latiercd allhy eoal9
Have ye not heard the loud snd horfld eurso
oferuzy dunkennessi HeIls language rose
ON every rolisn BREATH iiell's polsonedjulee
Went slobbedng down Ia many anaasoaas stream
or gurrIed through hls veins-drove Reason out
with oil her troop ofpure aud viE,uoas tho'ts-
knklndled passlon--arsd the lettering soul
With nsFee desires aud base lmag lnings-
fed Appetite sllI no Giant grew
A eonquerng observation-disclosures
Who seized the shfong Of Reason and laid waste
The fAiry realms Of iho't--
Drove friends away and brought tho worlds
abuse
Tore from his back the garb Of deeeney-
whird'd his frall brain, aud iomb-ward pushed
him on
With staggering gait aud horrd bIasphemyl
iie iotirfed through the streets sight Of shame
He'll trlp'rd him upl Heard not the arunkard' :.
splasbs
Tho gutter claimed liz own-lls filthy stream
Poured In hla struggling nossris, and hlsiips
Through waters allhy. blubbercd nllhier oaIhs.
No lawornow:--thus bsddea with N brute,
The grave With all lis rolsennessl l. eleanl
Poor, murdered, losl, French Johnl
what hsrrid shrlvklng thrills tho midnight wind
what writhing form l. yon, In cherries room.
Who rcnd- his couch Of straw Fierce agony
Commissions horrld raek his trembling llmbsi
HIS strength, n giants Numbers scarce can stay
liis strong, fesh-rend ng angctsl How he staFtsl
Iils sinews eraeki Ilis eyes start ncrcely out
Now anger rages like the lrcs Of iiclll
How fflghtnl visions clutch hi. hoari, and loud
Ne shrsks for heIpl Grim nends surround his
They gain In numbers aud IN horrid huei
The walls are full ofhorFld lmagesi
HIS bed riiNrt ucAtu hlm-UNHff straw snahtt
Foui Insects creep and loath.oms reptiles cling
hfound hIs shrinking limbs' Water is onercd--
Na,f tls fush with snakes, and newt and scof.
plon green,
Turmoillng IN war of nauscous slime
rns walisAro fAIlIhr-he struggles % " free.
Tho dreadful forms increase and closer stlii
With horEid Eibbering and gnashing teeth
The toIllng cFumbles, and hIs fearful shrIe,e
Thrill horror 10 the soal--fle bursts The power
ofstrong attendance Looki Tho windows near
Clutch him, strong hands See how hIs selnod
neck
Swell. up with siagnant blood nls lips
Punouu lie raves around NE room
Prom fearful hidden foesl Hal soc that changed
nls ace grows lyld-now Ma black lie leaps
nigh In he air and shreking wildly falls
With uprolied. spasmed cyes, and knoised limbs
ny force commissions twisted out Of torai
Ills ips spout fooml How hollow Il his groanf
one ,remof moro--Hls past, A soul hath down.
nell's minlons triumph DER tha, house ofelay
Bulll mp 90 wondfously BY Word ofGodi
And Hell hersolfhash lfumphed o'ershe SOUL
soui--body -all--iiel's mInIons here on Kaf,h,
For Luers's helllsh bribe, have murdered thee,
Forgotten, Loaf, French joint
Awake, We Numbering hoaui Raise voice and
arm
Arouse ron man who folds around hls form
The robes Of sanetlty, aud sleeps In ehurchi
Oh, look not Idly ont saw His sos
InoK txto HIATT Llsr neHrl wakel efrng sou
Who on tho streets did stand, with folded arms
And preach ofsoRIt suAaos--rouse thee up'
rolls earls open, but sho hath no heart
IL ssIlh kank laaI
ts.w rnv sos 90 STAGGERING THnouan rns rrnExr
Hast though persuaded him, OF those who poiioa
cd hlmf
Blind not myself, and oh, let Others zoe!
Hold demeeoguel what doctrine dosi the'
prcaehi
Thy wealth nows freely 10 the dens q Death,
Aud poisoned ssreans now freely At lis touch.
wouldst bald upon the wreck Of ruined soulsi
Are sob. thy musle--lsthy banner rags
Arc curses thy devotion. aud the tears
ofmissry Thy joy Bshsldl THYson
Now lies bleeding eouo In yonder den,
Where poisoned beasts have met la deadly fray'
Arouse lhoe, man OF WEALTH. oh, count no more
Those golden pleces Thou art most unwIsel
Another year may scatter all thy hoard
Know'st not NY sons Gambler
UP londc, ihhei w mousse oi hitePuEs
Ills sqnandering fingers have unloos ID Thy purse
his drunken curse Is toud-his eye Is Wild,
And KNOWING tends stir up his appetite
with Deaths strong waters, Rol.S oh, roasc
thee taenl
The earth yawns for him. Aye, for many more.
Proud Intellect Is struck withiunaey.
Youth fails In death and lettering old age
'Bsreft OF veneraton, curses life.
Pals misery stalks whore fortune should hav
dwelt,
While shame crowds virtue from the street, an,
death,
With many Abe illsh mInlon nj his hack.
Turks In each den and clutches at the throns.
Awake 20, all who love your fellow-man.
And with assln determined vengeance. .ween
This stain OF murder from noble Iandi
Your Embellishments soon NAV "a,