The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-02-05

From the Home Journai.1
Come to me in cherry-tme'
And as twilight closes,
We will have a merry tme,
Here among the roses
When the breezes crisp Tue tidc,
And the lindens qu!ver
In our bark we'll safely eIiae
Down the rocky fiNef'
When the stars. with quiet ray,
All the hilltop brighten,
Cherry ripe we'll sing aud pay,
Where the cherries ripeh!
Then come to me IN cherry -lihle,
And. twilight closes,
We will have a merry time
Here among the roses.
In this litte song, there is a naiyete and n
simplicity approaching idIocy. One, IN
reading it is reminded of that affecting ballad
known to tender period Of infancy, opening
with these lines:
"A Carrion sat nn tree,
Fiddle. faddIe, feedlei
And all the song that he could sing,
Was fiddle. fadde, feeble!
|, is not, perhaps, so direct as this; but 1t
is quite as free FROM invo!ute thought, or,
indeed, thought of any kind whatever; and
in style Of literary execution, the two are
remarkably alike.
It nav be thought that we do not treat
this subject with that gravity OF manner
which a composition from the pen OF ten.
Morris demands. As there Is no sadder
thing in the world than bad poetry, we
desire not to speak of this song with lev'ty,
but with that melancholy sentiment which
so profoundly affects US.
The poet, it has been noticed, requests
somebody not definitely Indicated, but
doubtless of the opposite SEX to come to
him when the cherries are r'pe-say IN
Juv, or even in August; the day OF the
month is not distinctly specified, but the
hour Of twilight is set forth with admirable
cxactltudc. When the twilight closes, or
about dusk, on which festive occasion they
will have !, merry time. there among the
roses. Roses in cherry time are rather late,
hut for a poctica use, we cannot object to
them. The merry time alluded to must OF
course consist in sitting down together IN
the roscbushes, with bowl OF cherries
between the poet and the indefinite person
aforesaid; which would be at once fragrant
and comfortable, particularly If the bard
wore thin summcHeintaloonS.
In addition to this, it is stated that when
the brcrzcs crisp the tide. and the linden>
1uiver. in their bark they'll safely glide,
down the rocky river. The idea intended
to be conveyed in this line. sheds a''glow OF
beautiful morality on the conduct of the
poet. For the dullcst must understand that
in order to g,llo down rocky river, the
gentleman passenger must be wholly occu-
pied with the rud,lcr, instead of improperly
sitting beside the indefinite Young person
and wrapping one end Of her shawl around
him. 1t is this delicate consideration which
alone resoncileS US to the cpIthct ''rocky.
On all other accounts we had preferred that
the objective should have been 'gentIe' or
''tranuuil.'' At first, indeed We were in.
clined TO look upon "rocky' AS an nfrIlclty
but now we maintain that it is the happcs
thought in the poem.
Bu, again. he observes that when the stars
with quiet ray all the hil!tops brighten
cherry ripe they'll sing and play, where TIT
cherries ripen. The darling duch!-wouldn'
1t be nice : But let not the rapturous PIC
, turc conjurci up, distract the piercing eye
Of criticism. How is it possible for thu
starlight to brighten hiltorS, or indeec
an,thmg else! What is this play of chcrr,
ripe: We can only suppose it tt
be something in the nature Of the pastlm,
we dlmlv remember to have engaged in a
juvenile parties, which WIS managed will
two cnairs and four pairs Of lips. Delight
full. We grant. But how is thu thing to b'
managed On a rocky river, where the poe
sits with both hands on the helm? lmpos
,.b.e Then these lines leave US in some
confusion as to where the cherries really dt
ripcn and brighten hardly rhymes with ri
pen. unless the General intends 10 lntroduc,
the Spanish GSon0ate rhyme. However, vi
would not be hypercritlcai, and We conclude
these ohSrryatlons(a as the Autocrat was won
to conclude his breakfast table talks, with q
pocm. 1t WAS dashed off by friend in ;
deirium produced by reading General Nor
ris' lyric, and under the peculiarly painful
circumstances set forth. We intend te prin
slips Of this poem, and enclose to all ou1
exchanges; as the Home Journal does will
Norris rhymes, and see if an appreciate
press cannot thus be tempted into copying &
thing ready furnished to the editorial hand
Come to Vie in Apple Time.
BY @. HosEPHAT.
Written Erp,Csslg for the o. s. Journal. ,cith
Brlrk IN his Hat and Ttght Boots on.
Come to me in Apple-tme.
And as daylight CLOSES,
We will have capital time,
EatIu' OF Sbeep-Noses!
When the SOUR ones pain nur---Sldc,
AMI We shake and shiver,
| Then we'll quit and let ON slide
| PreservIn' thus the liver.
When the weasel in his way.
| All the Geese is seizin'
| C!dcr-tight we'll sing and play,
! he a NJ