Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-12-26
HOW THEY BROUGHT THE GOOD
NEWS FROM GHENT TO AK.

7 NEWS FROM GHENT TO AK.
The following beautiful lines by
Browning, aside from the powerful pre-
sentations of the scenes described, are
particularly interesting for preserving the
exciting galloping meter throughout in
such distinctness
sprang to tho stirrup, and Joris and no;
gaIlopcd, Dirck gallOped, we galloPed Oll three;
"God speed ~ cried the watch tho cato bolts he
drew
" Speed l' echoed tho walls to Us galloping
through,
Behind shut the postern, the lights sunk to rest
And into the midnight VIC galloped abreast.
Not word to each other VIC kept the great
pace,
Mock and neck, stride by stride, mover changing
our place.
turned in my saddle, and made its girths tight.
Then shortened each stirrup and sct tho biquo'
right,
Rcbuckled the chccl1-strap, chained Stacker the
bit,
Nor galopcd less steadily ROLAND whit.
"Twas moonses OF starting, but while we drow
Lokoren, tho cocks crow and twilight do rnod
clear
At Boom great yollow star came out to eco;
At Dufield twas morning plain as could be;
And at Mcchiu church stecplo wo heard the half
chino,
So Joris broke silence with ''Yct there is time."
At Acrschot, up leapcd OfN sudden the sun,
And against him the cattle stood back every one
To stare through tho mist ut us galloping past,
And saw my stout gullopcr, Roland, ut last,
With resolutc shoulders each butting away
The haze, as some bluff river hcadland it's spray.
And his low houd and crest, just ono sharp car
bent back
For my voice, and the other prickod out on his
track
And one eyes black intolligeuce-cvcr that glance
Ocr its white edge at Inc, its own master, nskanco!
And the thick heavy spumc flakes which aye and
anon
His fierce lips shook upward in galloping on.
BY ITussclt, Dirck groancd; and cried JOris,
"Stay spur!
Your Roos gullopcd brave!y tho faults notin hor,
whccZo
AASNEA3 OSNSGO-
ing knees,
An dsunk tail, and horrible hcavc of the flank,
AS down OH her launches she shuddercd and sank
So wc were left gulloping, Joris and I,
Past Loos aud past TOngrcs, no cloud in tho sky,
Tho broud sun above laughed Ptilcss laugh,
Meath our feet broke tho brittle Stubble like chaF
Till over by Delhelm domc-spiro sprNng white,
And q" Gallop" gaspcd Joris, "fOr AK is in sight"
How they'll greet us !'--nnd All in moment his
roam
Rolled neck and Group over, lay dead us q stone )
And there was my Roland to boar the whole
weight
or the news, which ulono could save AK from her
fate,
With his nostrils like pits full of blood to tho
brim,
And with crclos OF red for his eye sockets rim.
Then l cast loose my buff cont, ouch holster let
fall,
Shook Off both my jack-boots, let 60 belt and
all,
Stood up in the stirrup, leaned, pntted his ear,
Called my Roland his pet name, my horse with
out peer;
Clapped my hands, laughed and sang, any noise
bad or good,
Till at length into AK, Roland gollOped and
stood,
And all remember is friends flockIng round,
AS sato with his head 'twxt my knees the
ground,
And no voicO but was Pruising this Roland of
mine,
As poured down his throat one last measure o.
wine,
Which (the burgcsses voted by common con-
sent)
Was no moro than his due who brought good
news from Ghent.