Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1858-06-18
THE CLOSING SCENE.
By 7. BUCHANAN REED.


The following is pronounced by the Wesim'nil'
ter Review TO be Guquestiouably the bes: Amerl'
can Poem ever Wriuen;-
Within the sober realms Of leadezs trees,
The russo, year inhaled the dreamy airi
Ike some TAI. ned reaper. 10 his hourof ease,
When al. tie fields arc lying brown ard bare.
The zTay barns, boxing from their haEy hills,
O'sr the dun waters widening in the wales,
Sent down Ire air greeting 70 the mills
On tls duh thunder a alternate na'-s'
Al. sights are usro-sl. and al sounds subdueai
The bi..s seemed further, ana The streams sang
low,
Is in a dream. the distant vo5i.nan hewed
His winter log, with many Iariii=i o-o''
The srn5attled forest, erswhils armed in gold,
Their banners bright with every martial nue.,
Now stood Ike some sad, beaten host Of Old
Withdrawn aiar in Times remoiest blue.
On sornBrs wings The vul,urs tried herfis
HE dove scarce heard her singing mates com
plant;
And, Ike STAR slow drawing in the light,
The village church yane seemed TO la.e and
faint.
Tie sentinel cock upon the hillside crew
Crew thIice-auI ala was sti..er than beioEei
Silent. ti.l some replying war-tr blew
Ms cs,.! horn. ana then WAS heard 10 more.
Where erst Ike Jay. within tie slm's tall crest,
Made -ar1u.5us trouble round her UnhetgeI
ypluE;
And where iae ol.ola hung her swsyiag nest,
By every ..-ai AID lAe q censor S"ui-Ei
Where sang the noisy martins o. the caves,
lrz a.F-r. rs
Faeboaiur a- The rustic mini belle ewes
IN early harvest, and Pen-sUrs year
Where every bird which charmed the ver-al feast
Shook TIE sweet s'uLibs- from IFS wigs n morn
To warn the Keepers Of the early eas;i
All now was s0u.rss, empty ana i-T-oIi.
Arore. from outti s.ulals. pipel The quai.i
Aad cro4sei tie crow Through al TIE dTtaTy
gloon;
Alone. the pheasant dr,--g-1.-. : IN the v-.',
Made c.h- ID tie li--z.s cottage .55---
There was 10 bud, ne bloom upon III bowers
The spider moved them tain saroa-s l-z-' -l
The ssi.s e-l,vn, tile ,a,y ghost ofaoaars, ,
Sailed slowly by. ,.ss.Ls laissless Oh. Oh -.--
Amid al ,asz-iu this most cherries air
And wh5raths va--uile SEED uQJa me Ig-~-
lis crimson leaves, SIS j i15 year stood il755'
Firi1c he -l11r sikh Us inverted torch
And a-tais. The c5a.sr Of tas scencs
The uhi.s Esi-s- I-a--lT- with mono,oaou
Ie...
Piled lie s,..5. wheel, and ~.,h her joyous N
-. Ike 4 ate .aG watched tue rylns thread
SsehaG known sorrow. He had walked with he
or sarpeL, and trose with Ter tie asher crust
and in the dead leaves still She heard the str
OF Lis brick mantle trailing IN tae dust.
whasyes her ehsea vas bright with snmme
bloom,
Ter country summoned and she gave her alii
Ana twice war bowed 70 her his sable plume
Re-eEye the sword to rust upon the Wall
Re--ave the sworl-LUt rot the hand tina; d7e'
And scruCa for liberty the dying Blow
Nor HAM who. tOhs size and country true,
Fel md the -sIks Ct tie invading ioe'
Lun-. hut not loud. the drouiug wheel vent on,
Like the .o~ murnUrs Of a hive st noon;
Ion-. tu. 70; loud, The memory Of the gone
Bseataei through the lips a sad and treIcG.ou
tune.
Al las; the thread was s1apPed-Lcr head Wa
Life g dToS-:l tie dis,T through her hands SO
rene;
And loving neisLbo-s smooihsI her careful slTou
While death apL winter closed the anium
scene.