The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1859-03-17
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Twas suIaI4sr's eve u hundred yearsa.o.
Aad rouad The vail above described
lie, saed silence deep, except the vcsper sorx
~ tAas solitary bIft,@ Uhigu ever allI anon.
Its sirili, tho pla!u.iye notes poured forth
L49g-.=s7 "as te say, and =aCtn's pale orb Izt,
re4E dJan her silyeIy beams IT borrowed lishr
Tie foliage dark q penetrate:
All u tAls wild. though lovely sceas
AIssh charms ~ add
When at the junction Of the brooke,
group Of human forms IA waiting stood
Aos as eaa Gteliei, nor civilized
Were tA-y but u those wild and q alive tribes
y, Ay l4ea lttia Isll both owned and occupied.
On "a rock Dy viutry storms aat peltiHg rains
Sow ilio4IasFed ao"h aud washsd away,
stood WIKI .Js&s all white a chic tain aged
Ana VITA aim stood afrayei in scarlet rotes
N!th beads Of dazzling hue bedeCked,
His maiden daughter, yOuHg aad qaesuly fair
whose lead was ~ ~feaiteI with lowers wI.J.
And who rescuIb.ed more "a fairy uyuUh
LaAu q savage tatI - child.
on either side armed warrior, ,too4
And blazing ias2ts held, whoss lurid glare
Tbs iAst increasing shades u nj ght lii up;
EoT uOwt iar Der the hills IN raYines dark
Tie VOLTS iaint howl IS plainly heard
bat by ihis band midst dangers waiting herea
Nl0 from tue west arrives, =alutos his friends
l4lta tas ehtettAln aged. aud the bride sreets
her cheek u Kiss u love mot LUST itIrurtr -
WIIa teatury crown eI briliiauthue
lie Eeaa ~aa aeeAsa aad IA bis bead vyrou. ht bet
Aul-= wita Ioag ana 81 ts.lag blade was hung:
whil=s ya his bach, wish darts quiyer rItef
By chain vi s-tser trlglt suspended was:
lie stood
when forward came al Indian Givfae
A blessing from HE oPisIF GREAT i1y,ked
IHea ia gglouu tones bade the an xfyu. u.ir
ON either sids ths llInpjd streams behoIi
Au4 - Its words give ear.
o. Luese streams, said he
CutA tAey frAelel tals spot es too have e5gvn,
And here uutto auI onward How As one:
Ii. LAua last uI.ied sill taey reach
The uUsguI 0t tAelr uIs ocean hofoa
Twain Iii now, likewise your lives havo l..a-
And these IaI4!ns streams they now urfts
And blend A= ous Aor separate a.aiu
LaJu Lgs OCEAN vast S5u GrUss and react
T4s SlIAl4 LAAD VI SUMMER and Of earn-
Beg Uua sac "es.1rn mount slu-, lar, tar bevoUd
IHe setting sG4.
Aud thea 1aa savage grOupe, though ,,neva1p.iIzad
Before Iue spirit treat IN reyersuC c. lt-.yv4i
Aud then the uupL4aI song the silence lr,,lz
And echoed Ia Wtt4 meiOItUus strains
1he song was sang, It's echoes died awny
When ~ the tLts4t'.H : lodge this band repaired
Au4 atrs ana d'N9sdt anu sang ILL morning dawn.
SINGS that gyoas eve a hun dred years have aowu,
Ana things now changed
How ticiy changed tie red mans homet
forest KING, beneath whose droopiug bouzh,
lie was wont his tent to stretch
Before the lOeman stroke long since have fell;
And the rcd man. tho brave has fallen too
Like \ Wild beast, he ia his forest home
" a, hunted down. aud killed OUTRIGHT
Killed. bec4l-a tt-.t ruthless htnds, his home
Aud maid s.lta Asl llyss b-bos str.yy, L, shield
lie loved his forest home, and hunting .round.
Aud like patriot tor them fought buI
F5u. Int, alas ia vain
Ana f5r these noble acts, to him no praise
B4t cguaare much as 6tyeu.
" laippoorwai.
.sr.-f Er.as-. f4.i.. Dee. %. 1885