Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-11-23
Au&t's G0rntr.
For the Spirit Of tho Age.

The shadows come and go, Jenny
Tho shadows come and go.
Thc aut5 sro falling thick and fast,
The ILLS are brown and scar
And tha wsving branches sing'again
or thg lying of tho year;
or Toe 5ying Of the year, love
or the dying Of the year
The yellow sun Is shining bright
Down sy the old elm tree
4 fse! 40 warm rays on my face,
FEEL, bat do not see;
If.s he rays upon my faOo- !.
I &c pri do not zee.
And gay long, long years have passed,
Years dark and drsar to me
Since. filed with joy and sunshine
W, a. beneath this tree
Bus eSppy days are gone, love,
Forsve: sOne from me!
Ny A.-. beat high and strong then,
Thou too wort very fair
And I could sec the sunlight play
Upon thy golden hair;
Upon thy golden hair, jenny,
Upon thy golden hair !
Aud when the night time came and brought,
It's darkness and its tears;
Its b!ightsd hopes and withorod joys
AID wreck of early years.
It's srSct of early years, Jenny,
Its wreck Of carly years.
You led me by the hard, Jenny,
Down the silent glen
Whsn flowers were blooming, fresh and fsis,
AudI was happy theni
Alight vas shining in my soul
And hope AID love again!
The slmmer came, and with IL went
Tho aowrots from tho vine;
The grass upon the hill grow white
With Autmn's carly timoj
And still, 1 felt thy soft hand press
Press tOnderly on mine!
And vixen the north wind came and swept
Tho brown hills withered brow;
Bound up the lake with chain Of ioe
And bent the c~reaking bough;
The aano banned on h my breast, love,
AZ Il Is banning now
And we Sat beside the fire, Jenny,
Where the Goals werO glowing brightj
And you read to me the stories
or Paladin and Knight;
The noble, grand, old stories, love,
OF Psla1iA and Knight.
And Of the deeds Of heroes bold,
In the dim, oldoa time;
"Whsn lilo was full Of earnostness,1
kEd manhood was sublime;
When manhood was sublime, Jenny,
Whom manhood was sublime.
Old sterios rare OF maidens fair
or putty and truth,
And Of the glorious t~riumphs
or bravo, devoted youth
The iesntful old legends love,
OF brave, devoted youth.
Aad wien your voice was huShed, love,
C}ssg 20 your side 1 knelt,
AID whts tho tears were flowing fast,
/ l.ad you all 1 felt-
I,oia 40 pent up love of years
While at pour side I knelt
I aI.sd Tou not to sink the soul,
Which saw no blessed light
OF SilvSr moon, or golden sun,
Il evsg darkenod night
l. eRo, eternal night, Jenny,
In one eternal night
Yea soid me that IL sisters love
Was al that you could give,
VOC sept with me, you petted me
Aaa eado mt hope and live
You bSdO mo hope and i've, my love-
Yea h4as mo hope and live.
On, soAay, bonny Jenny, daar,
NJ toart had loved you so,
Thss thought the only hope 1 had,
From me would nevOr GO
thought l saw the sky again
With sunset oolors glow
Bat you are gone and hope is gone,
AID I have lived to know,
Auid tao gloom Of blackonSd years
The sun of human wo-
The sum Of human wo, Jenny,
The san Of human vol
AID be who gAyo to you his heart
And proud ancestral name,
Aad olssped your arms with bands Of =
Is great and known to famey
Bat fame, life, shame and death, my 10
To rae arc all thO samO!
Tho stream sings as il flows wi
Iu pebbles lie up in the sun;
Ny heart beats slow, and weak and 10
Ny lifo lie almost done
Ny breath comes foebly up, jenny,
And nay life is almost done.
The breeze is whispering in the trees,
hsar its gentle tone;
The waves arc breaking on the shore
With sad and SOLEMN moan
Aua AA sittlng mere, Jenny,
hosa alone, alone
Heaven.
WAst clouds Of mystery are hung
Around that ono idoa, Heaveni
And though forever songs have rung
Across ks bars, by angels sung
The veil which hides it is not rivsn.
The apples on the trees of life,
A native of the cline of Heaven.
The drunkard secs, with sweetness rife,
And fancies he shall raise a strife,
Unless for cider they ore given.
He rather thinks some honey rill,
Which courses round the heavenly m