Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1847-1861, 1859-08-24
SELECTED POEES SY.
REQUIEM
To tie memory cf lion Preston S. BroOks Of
Sou,; CdrOiiua
REQUIEM
L:A BY NAEY J wISiLE.

ss-S BY Macy "IHILf
W We rc-p4blish the fo!lowir poem in memor,
of the lion rEEsr"S : BEoozI Of this State, q
the rcGrr<t of = lady hi'nd, whom. we hav" NJ
doubt. .-nIy appreciates III" evIcrs Of the maj
whose Gei h clu4ed rhrs. lines 10 he written =
Here they are. AMI we trus' that every one of on
realer- will 1--WE them careful perusal: :-PrB
Cszr1TE.
In AL the pril, oF mnnhool's nohest prime
Un,am,i hy sorrow. And unr,r"i by imc,
Lf!'- pu-..- ,hroht.i19 IN hi eager breast,
Gl,!. lc,ivc vi..or r,rs--,,i are now n rest,
t;rriI wa ~" ".,,;r-~ 'h;- an''" s..j-it run--
lIo a.. Larl II lat, ,av. Thy Will bs donc!'
Bu' -h,ii 80. murnGrin.; u-oja-t God,
Question The ,ia-'ca oi Ia. clHs',uing rod
B-,."r 'jre thu--h.iorc HIS holy tns,,
In Luran KIND, oss cr' mli"i iu,n dust;
Before H., with rim: toarh of t.li mi change
Mll. some firi';l face lock coll nni strange,
Or SON. d. ar hart c.o.e ni'rrd 10 hi own.
By p"r,,iiGs, had lcf bin al Hn ion!
Uh! many Kin ,lr. c'n""ols de he done
Wai.. leave. rD record un!.r.raln the t"u;
B9l =, a hr,i,: ...',i @..o..l!m 81 -r!- read
The un ,ra tablet ~ {, "-e III ,irs' de-, ds:
The salm his kindness m,uglcl here below,
TO miri:ai" he cnP Of car,hv No";
Ei- timely help in hours oi sorrst need;
His gentle lifting Of the bruised reed;
The in dulcen, hour Of converse stol'n away
From the scanl lri4ur- Of well spent day
For some poor struggling son OF genius, bent
Under the weigh, Of heart sick discomfort.
On! wha. wealth OF hope lies hu'hcd
Inlho dark crave when men like these are crushed
Bu, Ger oul fe"'ings soller thoughts prevail
We hear he orphans SOB, the widows wall:
In rha, dread horr when worldly hopes subsid",
When lhro' the late-t pulse of worldly pride
In that last hour the dying father sees
His southern home. It's flowers and waving trees
More sweellv pictured To his lorsing view,
In The din past than We're the vision true
The verdrn, valley ard the dark brown hill
The ur@:1" garie?, - It's tinkling r''l,
The win ing paih the dwelling in the grove.
TIE glance Of welcome. anl the Si.s OF love;
ANA fair fo'm before his glAziG sight
Glid.s like no ,eirss phantom Of the night,
And roso ,nfs snis r.4 i,.h.sh L....' -
To snatch the willing yei !e!ayeft, ,ress.
Vain cream. No tender look il there 10 meet his
d.iu.; saz',
" T,nJnncr -, lv-pOn days
To soo,he the ,crrors Of lis spirits Fight,
AuI -pcak or m",cy and Of hope tonight;
No more those rn, less orhs may rest
On those sweet vines that gem the Sou'hs warm
breast.
They shall no more those sunset cloud. 'ch"ld,
Floating Iik" bright transparent thron'' OF 2oI'
Not that lov.d fom they u"vcr more viii see,
save in the visions Of eternity.
All, no! lhcsc SCENES no more hs sigh. sha
bless.
Which Fl h. heart, AMI On his memory prcsa
Gods shite rolrd ars"Is now aronnl him stand
And wave his spirit to "the letter land
There shall the generous hoIrr regain It's own;
There the abused shall stand h'f"r" Coils throne
There, when the tangled web is al "X lAn"d-
WYcny suffered, pam in'l ic"i truth d'sdHlned-
Mans misrepresentation onl lui-c sc"rn,
snail melt like mist hcfo"" uprising morn.
And holy truth stand forth .creu"ly bright.
IL ,h,. rich moan "f Go ia ci.';,rl l:rht.
WAsINGroy Lo,rarv 2!'h, 1881.