Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-11-06
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In palace dim and hoary with the frost Of years,
Liveda maiden $50 the story,l " Pearl Of Glenme
diers.
Never poet in his dreaming saw a face 30 fair
Never missr in his cleaning found a gem so rare.
And the maidens heart was oyalas the heart may be-
And the mAiden's mien royal as her high degrees
And her fAser's realms were bounded by the sea and
sky.
Hut her fathers soul sounded in his eager eve.
Many knight and gallant wooer sought the Lady
PEARL
But from every vain persuer TUNED the Maynard
Turned TO where the changing river hid calm
retreat,
Where at eve, the young De Giver knelthim at her
feet.
But length the Baron stately gathered from sfsr
Every sutton who so lately sought alone the STAR
Gathered all, the shy and fearless old and young in
years
suitors to the iroud and peerless Pearl of Glen
madiers.''
Leading then his queenly daughter to this stern array
said, with cold and solemn haHteH-, & thou must
choose to-day,
Choose from out this gallant number who shall wear
thy heart,
Be 1t wisely, or, remember, thou and must pari.'
Said the Maiden moving slowly up Ithe palace floor
have chosen - bending lowly, the farce were
DER.
Anxio-s hearts were nerved for shatng each the 9th
er's fears,
Destiny was with the daring " Pearl of Genma
diers.''
"whers, my ehild?'' the Baron CHANGING the wist
full band,
In his bright eyes, Joy dancing, seized the maiden
hand.
Does her eye 4 moment inger on her fathers face,
Then with slowly lifted finger moveih she apaee.
Not, my Lord, where these are keeping watch above
the gold,
Not where wolves tamely sleeping in my father
fold;
Where the valleys shining river oweth TO the mart
To the bold and brave De Giver gave hand ant
heart 9"
Flashed the Baron's eyes with fire, knew the knight
their doom,
But one only voice of ire filed that palace room.
"Go' thou base and hearles. maiden, 80 Pearl o
Genmadiers"
And will sorrow heavy-lsden he thy coming years
Not 1.-THE of all my shall thou bear away;
But my wrath beyond measure follow thee 70
aye!"
spake the maiden, calm and whittier than the marble
cold,
There are riches greater brighter than your hoard
cd gold"
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And vision bright and holy passed without the door
When the night had filed with nectar, bud and bloom
ing tree,
Come the Baron, like a spectre lone and silently.
There the flowers gave their otto to the quiet air,
Not trace, the dell grotto, tress of hair
Through the palace, dim and lonely followed by hi
fears,
Not glimpse OF her the only /" Pearl Glenmadiers.
As the shadows a mirror, years have glided by
And brighter star, and clearer dawns upon the sky
As the stilland mighty river bears its onward way,
SO the noble Lord De Giver holds the world in sway
Andhis BRIDE the young and gifted fair and wor
shipped "Pearl,"
In her greatness lifted from the loving girl
Yearns again for voices singing in her palace home
And TO see the ivy clinging round the crumblinl
dome.
Now the sunlight in its glory lights broken wall;
ofthe palace, dim and hoary, this alone is all.
In the shadow of an angle sits figure old,
With his white hair thin and tangled and his limb
a-cOld.
In his hand, all pale and trembling, lies tress o
hair,
And, no idle, vain, assembling - tears bedew i
there.
sob for once to crave her blessing, gaze within he
eye,
All the little past redressing, then alone to die -
Shadows fit and pause before him, as the murmu
dies,
strangers bending DER him, mist within thei
eyes,
Who ye, and whittier CONTEST, young yet full O
years -
Z" Father, am her thou lowest =" Pearl of Glen
madiers -