Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-11-25
NEW PUBLICATIONS

POEMS. By HENRY WADswoRrH LONG,
FELLOW. Boston: 7fcknor f Fields.
Tie lovers Of Evangs sline and of H Hiawatha
viii hail with satisfaction the publication
of another epic poem from the pen Of Prof.
LoSerELLow. MILES SrAxDrsH, the hero
Of this poem, ns name familiar in the
early history of New England. He was
the Captain of that noble little band o:
Puritans who landed from the May Flower
on Plymouth Rock, -
that had been to their feet as a doorstep
Into world unknown-the corner stone of q ma
.tiOn." gan .Hs 81. - tz .-t4 -
Brave and generous was he % fault
He had fought, too, with the ARMY in
Flanders" and was very properly looked
upon by the lit lie Colony as their leader
and protector against hostile Indians. But
we will let the poet describe the bold Cap
tain,-
| In the Old Colony days. in Plymouth the land Of
| the Pilgrims, rA .t- s-E
| To and fro in room of his simple and primitive
Clad in dou55let and hose, and boots of Cordovan
| leather, H.a
Strobe, with martial air, Miles S,andish the Pu-
| ritan Captain
1 Buried in though, he seemed, with his hands be-
hind HIM and pausing -.s.
Ever and anon 70 behold lis glittering weapons
Hanging in shining array along the walls OF the
Cutlass and corslet ofsteei. and his trusty sword
| OF Damascus,
i Curved a, H. point and Inscribed with is mys,i
cal Arabic sentence, q o. rs- gf;l9
i While underneath, IN n corner were fowling-
I piece niusket, and matchbox.
Short in stature he was, bat strongly bnit and
/ = athletic, F.r, --, p syf.
I Broad in the shoulders deep-chested, with muscles
| and sinews of iron:
Brown as nut was his face, but his russell beard
already .t..-r ~ g..
Faked with patches Of snow, as hedges some
4 tinIes in November. n1' f'i -. ai 80
We will also Let the poet describe the
Captains friend and protege, JOHN ALDEN:
Near him WAS seated John Alden, bis friend, and
household canpanion. -"
Writing with diligent speed at atabie ofpine by
Fair-haired, ozaare.eyed with delicate Saxon
complexion, 'Ia8 IT, 8
) Having the dew of his youth, and the beauty
- thereof as s.le captiyes -, 80.
Whom ST. Gregory saw, and exclaimed, mot
Angles but Angels" --'a. p Fi'.
founge st oil alb was he OF the men who camesin
the May Flower. l..-...
The redoubtable Captain, WI ose wife
was the first 20 die of all who came in the
May Flower, had begun to realize the force
of the gnod old adage, "It is not best for
man to be alone" He had many time
and oft cast his eyes with admiration upon
! the fair damseI, PRISCILLA Mullins. But
he was too busily engaged in watching the
manouvres Of his dusky foes to give any
attention to matters- of the hear; besides,
, he realised that he was too unlettered to
: lay siege to woman's, affecti ns,. and he,
there fore, determined to send his friend
, JOHN ALDEN, TO treat with the fair PRIs.
: ella. b.Hs q .:e. s9sa
go 10 the dansel Priscilla, the loveliest maiden
!, OF PIyroath, ..f..2 ina ,...., ;I,-,a-
!, Say tiata blunt old Captain, man not of words
but OF ac tons, ui r q .5,t- p fs1
p Offers his hand and heart the hand and heart o.
a soldier. r.-.rt t.4.qa .
No,in these words, you know, but this in short i:
my meuniHg;. t- ,os'S3E 49,
l am u maker of war, and not maker Of phrases
YOU who are bred as scholar, can say it in ele
giant language, 'r -
Such. you read in vu,tr booksof' the pleading
e and wooings of lovers. -.ls Ir.-... r.
Such you think best adapted to win the hear
II oi maiden.n
JOHN ALDEN, who was himself in love
. with the fair PRISCILLA, stocG aghast a
such a proposal. Embarrassed and bewil
:; dered, he finally stammerea out that tht
Captain had better deliver the messag'
! himself lest he should mar it in the de
S livery. But the redoubtable Captain a
e last prevailed upon JOHN ALDEN to under
take it, friendship prevailed over love,
as the poet informs Us. With many fore
a bodings he set out to WOO the heart Of til,
: maiden for his friend,' the Captain:
: We have nciled out many passages o
' exceeding beauty and passion, bit our lin
tied space forbids their publicstion. Es
pec,a lily would we, with the reader, like t.
IS follow the brave Captain through his WOO
: ings to the end. With but one or two
r more extracts we are compelled to closs
+ our notice, trusting there is not one genu
+. inc lover Of the beautiful that will fail Il
. peruse its genial pages.
The sequel proves that JOHN ALDEN wal
:. the wrong individual for the Captain Il
E send to do his wooings, for ere he had fin
t ished pleading FIR his friend, (and earnestly
did he Plesd! Ne maiden, with an ..arcl
smile and laughter overrunning her eyes,
demu rely exclaimed: 'nf-
] ''Why don't you speak for yourself Johnl"
/. JoHs ALDEN was finally compelledto re.
trace his footsteps 10 his friends house
unsuccessful. He found the good Captain
+ alone, perusing the "martiul pages o.
ri Caesar" The poet tells U.S.: a.
Then John Alden spake, and related the wondrou.
D adventure, ..--.-,. ~ g. 8'.-
From beginning TO end, minurey, just as it hap
y peued;
How he had seen Prise lila, and how he had sped
= in his courtship,
Only smoothing little, and softening down her
refusal.
But when he came at length to the words Priscilla
, had spoken,
Words SO tend'r and cruel why don I YOU spen k
Tor yourself, joint"
r Up leaprd the Captain of Plymouth, and stamped
OH tho floor, till his armor
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