The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-02-15
THE RANGER.

Gone the Wtnicf's slett ana snowhsi
Guae the spnng times hud aud blowing,
Gone the sunn,-T's harvest moving,
Aud again the ylds are gray.
Yet away. he's away,
FaIui aud fainter hupr v growing
Ia the hearts that mourn his stay.
When the ltJn. cnIuI hing hi2h on
Ab,ahsn'> rUck with teeth ci uOn,
Glar-s o'cr woUl aud wave away;
Faln.ly thence, ss pines Ear siahlng,
o., a. thunder spsnt snd dying,
Come the challenge aud replying,
Come the sOuuds Of tll2hi and Tray.
weIl-a.ds, Hope aud pray!
Some are living sO,nc are iying
La their red graves israssy.
Struggling rangers, worn with dangers,
HOmewad fafing weary Strangers
Pass the iauu.gaie on their way:
Tijings Oi the dad aud lvilg,
FUrvs, march aud ambush giving,
TIL the inaidens leave their weaving,
And the lsds iou;et their play.
'Siill away, Silll awsy''f
SigLs sad one, slcs with grieying,
"Why does Robert still delay ~
Nowhere fiirer, -wee,er. rirer,
D,sS the golden hcked fiuu bearer
ThrOugh his painted Woodlands stray,
Thin where hillside oaks and becch,s
Overlook the lnng, blue reaches,
Silver cUyes aud pcbblrd beaches,
And green isIes vi CsscO Bay;
Nowhere day, foe delay,
With a Irasierer look br-eeches,
Let inc with my Chsnned earth stay -
On the grainlan,ls OF the malnlands,
Stands the serried corn ike uain-banJs,
Dln.na an.l uaun0a ftl-tlluU
Olt AZ sea, The islan Is wOOJr,l,
Silver bir hes, golden ho..le,i,
Set with naples, crimson blO,ded,
White sea foam and sand.hllls gray,
Stretch away, Gar away,
DIN aud drcdmy, Oyer.hrOoded
BY the hsSy autumn day.
Gaily ehauering TO the gathering
Oi the brown M dOwnw nj pstiering,
Leap the squirrels, red and gray.
On the grassland, un the iallow,
Drop tue apples, red and yellowi
Dr'p the ru,sct pears aud mellow,
Drvp the p'd leaves sll the day.
Aud away, swim away
SUI aud cloud, DER hIl snd hollow
Chasing, weave their web OF play.
.'AIlrthu Mason, Martha Mason,
Prithcv tel ~ Ui the reason
WAY yoI mOpe -, home to-day
Sur,ly smiling j. not siuutng
Leave your quilting, leave your spinning;
What l. all your store VI linen,
WyUur heart j. never gay
C,4ne away, cO,nr away
Never yri did lad b ginning
Make the task Of lIie a play"
Oyerl,rnding, ii she's blending
With the hsxrn ssrln shes tending,
Pale bfown tTtsses smooihrd away
FIR her ACE Of polleui sorrow,
sits she, seeking but To bruow
fn'm the trembling hope Uf morrow,
S,iacc for the weary DAY.
&c yOur way. Laugh nj play;
UuiO Hun wbO hvcds the sparrow
Aud the lily, let me pray"
"WIih our rally rings the valley
JOIN u :" cred The blue eyed Nelly,
'JOin us cfird the laughing May:
ITO the beach we all are gving,
And 10 save the task ofIowing,
West by north the wind j. blowing,
Blowing briskly down the bay,
Come away, eOmc away,
Time aad tide arv swiftly lowing,
Let us take them while We may
"Neyer tell u that you'll fail us,
Where the purple beach plum mellows
n - '"t 49,. IL 49,. !, ~, ,s.. T.II,,,.,
an - '',s -, ','I,,,,..
80, "' ~ 49, 49, ~,
i,',e y 'iI ,"r' w VIZ. '''' o. ~,
may, nay, let Ine>Hy;
Sore and sad lOr Rohen Rawlin,
my nean' sue sa'u' 'O-u"y
"V"ln yeur calling lor Bob Ra~ln,.
SO,ne fed slnaw hlS mOO,c-,ieals boulng,
Os so'ne frenrh lass, singing say,
just iOrgel, n hr forgetting;
What avSus hic at irriiiug'
IL Sume s,af> must urc,is be setting,
Oihrrs rlse - cOOJ as they"
"Crs>e, pray, 60 your way -
Martha cries, hsr eye lids weiiing;
Foul sni false the words yVu say!'
.Mlrha Mason, heed 10 reason,
Priihrer, pat kinder laee On"
Cease io ytN inc, dId she say;
Bitter al his ''de b. l,ing,
wan ih' maufn'nl pine' siShing,
Aud The wlld lard, DER " cryiag,
lhan lo doubt Ike mine PREY,
While away, lar away,
Turns nay heart, urrvvr trying
some new ioPe iOf each new day.
"When the shadows yell the mradow.,
And the sun>~ls vul, en- iaJje's
Cinni' the iw'l'ghts wells Vi gr,y-
FrO'a the windo~ ci uiy Jframiug,
eau scc his sickle giean,ing,
Ch,ery y"lcrd can hesr hIm ,eoming
Down the lOCus..shadcd way;
Bu away, swift awsy
F~dvs the iOad, drlusive seeming.
And snrcl, again Ia pray.