St. Mary's beacon., 1858-05-06

head, and the emboapoint which gave volup-
uls''ss contour % her person. There was the
hnShed sinbrokeu silence nf suppressed breath
EnN, a. she arose 10 read, in a clear, sonorUus
Wace, like the tones of silver beh, her address
thus:
-FRIESDs AND CoMPANIoNs.-The flowers
of Spring have burst forth in all their beauty
--tlie storms uf Winter have ceased To cuver
the earth with their snows-the green fields
are teeming with the seeds Of lile-the hearts
~ men are swelling with hope and the cheek
Z 81 youth glowing with joy-the waves of yon
ftf waters are dancing I'm the sunbcanls Of a
cITidlcss skv-the free winds descend from the
hill-topS anl sweep the valleys laden with the
perfume of Spring flowers and the dark forrest
warblcs with its myriad tongues Of jrv. On
this, the bridal morn of Garth and sky, air ami
water, when all things are beautiful in the
sight of man and all things holy in the SIGHT
of God-we, by the authority rested IN ~
ourseif invite you, one and all and each of You
10 enter upon this Cycl- OF a Dew-vcar with
hearts free from cnvy, care and S.rlie-w!th
charity for al mankind a!!i reverence for CD
the Judge of ALIVE invite you by tic bright
fond hopes O! life that v"u may lccomc hri III
ter, funder, happier IL the more enduring lltc
Ia comc-we invite You hy the high missions.
for which Your fathers crosse! the Oceau-Wc
invite You by the grandcu: and sublimity Of the
New World. which God mas given their chill
drcn for All Inheritance and whose grandcr
deStin"s are the coming events e time.
Take Your stand ulnu tie highest Of von
soaring mouut:inS cf the West. upon those
granite columns of the world upon whose
! stormy capitols, Heaven Seems u set in
m1iestv-behuld the green and hiUshing val
81 r. Il
space u,lIncasurc,l- bchold, on the East and
West. the boundicsS oceans Earring world
with their surge. Tell me- vain man. Is there
not room enough for all your creeds and po-
/ Iitcal systems? Is ;his the spot to b;.ild up
your code Of laws to usurp Gods high pre-
rogative and ill creations space with epher-
neral bubbles of the passing hour, which dis
solve ere the sun goes down? The dying
beams Of empires setting sun has long since
shone upon Pa!myra's broken arches and the
mighticSt works Of men must come to dust
but not so those eternal principles which Rev
elation teaches 10 the perfection Of man-thc
cotemporary of all time. You who are n"w
rearing the bright opening flowers of Your
young hopeS-you who have expanded int
the maturity of the mit-,iay s,ln-vuu whc
are gathering the rich harvest OF autumn-you
who are shivcring III the first frost of Your las;
winter-come lay your :" Fl0raiia,' upon this
altar of brotherly love and charity. that, us the
last lingering rays Of the sun fall upon yor
blue streams vouaNay bless one bright day
closing like some sweet flower in the wilder
ness at night. shutting ont darkness but shut
ting in the light of unsnll!ed purity and peac,
which passcth all un,ierstanding--to blOvry
again in the uncloudcd sun Of uevcr-endin:
day
The address was listened to with the Iowa
and respectful silence which our English an
cestors ALWAYS paid to addresses from majesty
which. however eplIcmcrai and transtory, wa,
sacred for the time being. Then came tht
concluding ole by Rosa Dellnas Her persor
h& already been described, but on this occa
sion the classic drapery which she wore il
common with other fair Celcbrants, investc,
her, Diana-like, with that regal dignity $,
admired in the statue OF Mcncrva at Athens
The arrangement Of her black glossy hair-he
cnronal Of red and wlitc roses resting upon he
lofty brow, completed the Grecian to,rROurt
of her head flushed and n1otionlcSs was thai
vast crowd as she stood before them the eIn.
bodiment ot grace. intellect and beauty. Hel
voice symphoaized with the subject size hal
chnsen-it was feminine soprano alto-grand
harmonious and distinct she read:
ssThere is music gland. awful and sublime
when comes the voice &c God from heaven s i'm
perial brow.
With the pealng Of thunder,
To burs, TIE walls OF space psunder,
To fall upon Tue mighty deen,
Der i.s bosom the wild winds 10 sweep,
To dash the rolling waves with suIlen roar,
In mountain pillows upon the surt-beaten shore
Whirlwinds tO mInge in wild confusion,
.k.aI "A
With howiIng Stnrms-dea:h-c cries swell,
And thunder spirits ring the fatei 5 knel,
4 bIcks ring fash win :;s lIyid glow,
Cleayes the way 70 fatnomless depths below,
And with that fash
There comes crash,
The solid globe doIh quake,
Temples and towers 10 .her foundations quake
There is music in wars dread alarms,
When the thrilling trumpet calls to arms,
To fling yOn glorious banner 10 the sky
Under IL win. under i; DIE :;
The earth trembles beneath the dread artillery 7
sound.
While charging columns trample the blood,
ground,
: When hammered hosts meet IN battle array,
On some dark historic day;
With the voice Of an ocean roaring with hu
man wall,
Or shout Of warriors for a Kingdom won,
Or dirge of souls whose race on earth is run,
Ere that days bloody work is dune;
The broken sword and bloody grave,
Wherein none sleep bot the brave
The lrIumpha' song Of Warriors to victory led,
With tottefed steps over un5Urried dead
There is the music of human strife,
The unwritten law o! human lIfe
! g.
! There IS music-oustc nne,e for the soul,
/ Where grand and mighty rivers roll
Onward and majestic TO their goal;
Flowing on IN sumbsams dancing
Times archetyPe sever re1eiIns-eyer advancing
! Onwarl-fn The ncazn fn-erar rnlIinn