The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-29
THE DAILY GAZETTE.


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THE wITcHs DAuoHrER
Il vas the pleasant harvest time,
When The cellar t.Is are elo~say ssowsa,
And Hsrrcts bead beneath their load,
Ard the old svallcw. haunted baras--
Browngahled, lcag, and full Of s.ams
Throush which the mcssd sunlight ssrsans,
And wind. blew freshly In. 70 shake
The red llutnes "f the roestst cocks.
Ard the lccss hay move scented locke
Are .rsi with samnsrs ripsued ssorss,
" odosous erAss and sr.la.d cheavss,
on Eek Harden. oaken Ac,r,
With many autumn tlreshing worn,
Lay the hcsPcd cars OF unhuske1 com
Aud thith~r came young men aud naias
Besesth a mooa that. large aid loa,
Lit that sweet eve Of long ago
They took their places some by chance.
And ctLers ~ nerry yg,cs
Or sweet smile guided 10 then choice
How pleasantly the rising moon,
B<tw~ea the shadow ~ the NOV.
locked on them through Tie great elm baesls -
On sturdy boy hood sun -cmbrowncd
On grlhS,d with lie solid curves
W seashfai s'rrteih and pAin!sss Isry.s
Ard is.;. wss, roula, ald laughter made
The Reuse dog aasA~r with has howl,
And Kept astir the barry ard fowl;
And quaint old .oug. their fs,hers Gang
IN Derby dale. ana Yorkshire moore,
Ere Norman William, trvd their shores.
Al tales whose merry license shook
The TAT SIDES Of the ssxoa thaae.
forgeitai q the lowering Dane
But stir IT,, -weese., voice was mute
That rsxs; ssGcy ever heard
From LIP ~ laid W throat u bird
For Mabel Marlin sst apart,
And LEI the han movie sssdc~ faii
Upon the loselssst face af all
She "a, apart as one sorhia
Who ksss thai Iaae would sondesccnd
To own the Wftehs child fftend
The .ss.ona scarce had gore their round.
since curious Thousands thranged TO see
hsr mother ON the ysilowstree
And Knocked the psl.lsd limb. af age,
That fsitercd on the fatal stare
And wan lip trembling with its prayers
Few questioned % The sorrowins child,
OR, when they saw ID. mosher die,
Dreamed % the daughters agony
They went an 10 their homes that aay
As Glea and Christians Justified
6oi wtIled ", aud the wretch had died
Dear 0cd and Father Of y. all,
Forgive cur faith IN cruel lies,
Forgive the blindness that denies
FORGIVE Thy creature Whom he take.
For the all perfect love Thou art,
some grim cresttea of his heart
ca., down our idals ey.tturu
Oui bloody aears lot us sec
Thysef Ia Thy humanity
Poor Mshel fram her mother. gray.
trcrt Ia her desolste hearth -ioae
AID wFcs,ici with her fate aloae
With hove and anger and despair,
The piantoun- II Discarded -en.e
The awful doubts Of Providence
The -cheel boys Jserei her q. they passea
AEd When she soash, the Loa-e n pra,er
Her msshrrs curse pn. ed her there
Aud .,lli Ger ,asi.y neishboring door
She ssw the horseshoc's carved charm
To guard against her mmhrr's harm
That mother, poor and .iek and lame,
WI. daily, by the old arm chair,
Folded her witheFed hand. In prayet-
Who turned, In Salem. dreary tail.
lIef wara old Bible and o e.
When her dim eyes conld read no more
Sore tried aud panied, the poor girl hep,
Her faith. aud trusted that her way
10 dark would somewhere mest the dsy
Ara .iiil her weary wheel wen, round
Has after day, with na relief,
Small leisure hav. the poor for grief
- In the shadow Mabel sIt,
lniearhed w mirth She s~es and Asars
Her siasise 10 sAdsi.r than her tears
Bat cruel eyes have fsund her cot
And cruel hrs repeat her name,
Aud tannt her with her meihers shsme
She answered No, with railins words
But drew her apfea Ger her faee,
And, ssbbing, glsded from The place
And, criy psusins al the door
Tier ssd eyes met the troubled gaze
VI one who, In her better dAys,
Had besa her WARM and steady friend
nrs ys. Der mc.hers doom had made
Even Esek Hnresa half afraid
II. fsi, that mute appeal Of tears,
And, siarting with IN angry frown
Hashed all tie wicked mar,nars down.
~0ccd neishbcrs miuer be s,ernly ssid
This psssss harmless mlrsh or ysst
brock no lnsuit 10 my guest
She 10 Indeed her mothers child
Hut ood's sweet pity ministers
Vnsn 10 whittier soul than hers
Let Gaody Martin rect 10 peace
never kle~ her harm ny,
Aud witch or not. God tnows-uoi
Il know who swors her iifc away;
And, - God lives. Id no, condemn
An Iadsaa dcg on word of them
The hraaAe.; lard. In all the town
ne .ka.l u guide, aud power To awe
Were hsrden's shd his werd Nae Law
None dared withstand lila 10 his face
Hut ous ely maiden spake asli.
The little witch !. evil eyed
4" Her mother only killed COW,
nr wiiehed ehufn dairy pan,
But she, forsooth, must chsFfa man
roer Mattel, In her lionel, home
Vat by the Windows harrow pane
White In the ncohiishts silver rsin.
The river. on lie pestled rim.
Made music such ~ childhood knew
The doorysrd tree vac whispered through
D. voices. sueh - ehlldhoods ear
He'd hoard In moonllghts long ago
And, through the willow toushs below.
She saw the rippled water shine.
Beyond, IL ~ayea ai shade and Iight
Tbs hills rolled 81 n,o the nieht
swee, soands and pictures. poek,n~ a.
The sadnsss of her human lot
she saw and heard. hut needed not
She strcve 10 drown her sense IL wrong
And, In her Old and simple way
10 teach her bitter hear, 10 pray
fenr child tbs prayer. begun Ia faith
Grew TO low, despairn9 cry,
Ut utter misery Let me die
oh take me from the seoruful ~yss
And hide me where the cruel speech
And moeking dagger may hot rcrchi
IL dare not breathe my u.o,hers name
daughters right dare nnt crave
To weep above her albissa grave
Lst not live until my heart
With few 20 pity. and with noae
To love me, karleus Into sion~
oh God have mercy on Thy child.
Whoss faith Ia Thee grove weak and email
Aud take me- ere l lo.e u al
A shadow on the moonlight Gil.
And marmaring Wind aud wave became
Voice whose burden was her name
Had thea God heard hsrt Mad Ne sent
WI. angel down. Ia hesh and blood
Before her Esck Harden slood
lie laid bis had upon her arm
Dear Mabel thls 10 more sAsf?h
Who saads AZ You must SCOT 81 me
You KNOW rough kssk Harden we'll
And ~ he SCENE 10 suitor CAV
AGd IL hs hair 10 touched with gre,
The maiden grown shall never aud
He heart lees warm than when che sailed
Upon his knees. . little child r
Her tear. 4 grief ssf. tear. Of Jpy,