The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1858-11-11

and something deeper than delight, iu
"The Courtship Of Miles Standish."
Specimen bricks, from the time Of lhe
Greek comic poet TO our own, have new
er been reputed sufficient to give au
idea of the building -- yet specimen
bricks are eli we can offer. The story
Is short aud simple. Miles standish,
spite Of his rule
"If you wish q thing to be we'll done,
You muat do II yourself, you must not leave
Il TO Others"
gets John Alden, bis friend and COM
paniou, to make love for him to Priscilla,
the beautiful Puritan maiden Alden,
overcome by the strong will of the Cap-
tain, and himself the lover Of Priscilla,
reluctantly undertakes the mission, and
goes, rs we are told in a passage replete
with the benignant beauty Of LOngfcl-
lows fancy
tout Of the street Of the village and into the
paths Of the foreut,
Into the tranquil woods, where robins aud
bue-blrds were bu ilding
Towns Ga the popuous trees, with hanging
purdo ms of verdure,
Peaceful aerial cities Of joy and affection and
freedom"
goes on his way to Priscilla's dwell
ling. There arrived, ho earnestly pleads
the Captains suit.
| "But as he warmed and glowed, ia bis simple
and eloquent language,
/ Quite forgetrul Of self and foil Of The praise Of
] his rivul
Archy the maiden smiled and with eyes over-
running with laughter,
Said iu tremulOus voice, why dou't you
speak for yourself, joint"
At this, John rushes from the dwelling,
selfaccusiug and half.dstracted, and
returning, tells the Captain what has
passed, who forthwith bursts into
stormy passion, and upbraids Alden
with treachery. Alden is silent with
anger under the insult, and Standish,
summoned by a messenger, goes to fight
the Indians. Then, to hurry TO the cou-
clusion, Alden, on the point of putting
an end to anguish by returning to Eng
land in the Mayaowor, recoils from his
purpose at chance sight Of the saddened
face Of Priscilla, remains, aud soon news
comes Of the death Of Miles Standish,
reported slain by the Indians This
frees Alden from his self-imposed bonds,
and the wedding takes place between
himself and Priscilla And then
Lo! when the service was ended, form op-
pesred on the threshold,
Clad iu armoT Of steel, sombrs aud gUrrowful
figure,
Into the room It slrOde, and the people bsheld
with umazemeut,
Bodily there in his armor, Miles Standlsh, tho
Captain Of Plymouth"
Not dead, but alive, Miles Standish
grasps the hand of the bridegroom, begs
his forgiveness, and amidst JOY aud con-
grutulations, the party prepare TO pro-
coed to Alden's new dwelling.
"Tbeu from a stall near at hand, amid exelama
tions Of wonder,
Alden the lhoughtIl, the careful, so happy 80
proud OF Priscilla,
Brought out his snOw-whlte slsert Obeying the
hand Of its master, o.
Led by d cord that was tied TO an iron ring In
It's nostTis,
Covered with crimson cloth, and cushion
placed for d saddle
She should not walk he said, through the dust
aud the heat Of the MONDAY,
Nay, she should ride like queen, not pl
along like % peasant.
Somewhat alarmed al 6rsl, but reaBsured by
tho others
( Placing her hand on the cushion, her foot Ia
the hand Of her husband,
& Gay ly, with joyous laughter, Priscilla mount
E ed her paIry;"
"Onward the bridal procession now moved to
their new hubitatiou
S Happy husband and wife, aud friends oonVers-
ing together.
Pleasantly murmured the brook as they cross
d ed the ford Ia the forest,
Pleased with the image that ged like dream
Of love through ts bOsOIn,
9. Tremuous, floating ia air, Der the dcpths OF
It's azure HJysses.
Q Down through tile golden leaves the sun was
b pouring his sPIendors,
70 Cleaning on purple gruPes that, from branches
abOve them suspended
Mingled their odorOuB breath with the balm
Of the pine aud the fir tres,
Wild and sweet as the clusters that grew Ia
the valley Of Eshcol
Like a picture IL seemed Of the primitive, pas
toHl ages,
Fresh with the youth Of the world, and recall
ing Rsbecca aud Isaac
). Old and yet ever new aud simple and beauti-
- iul always,
7 Love immortal and young N the ondlesa pro-
K CessiOu Of lovers,
n So through the Plymouth woods passed on the
N bridal procession"
4 And so, with this lovely picture,
% which the pencil of our own Darley
e ought to trace to the eye as it is here
II traced to the minds eye--euds the poem.
i May its readers be innumerablel
,tl The remaining poems in the volume
It twenty three in number, have appeared
.s before in various magazines, and are all
p the work of a spirit that is mot finely
n touched but to fine issues, as they
IS abundantly show Sat Eve Post
j. A HEROIC ACr.-The Keokuk Jour
j. nat of the 23d relates this incident:
{. At the Lincoln meeting in Carthage