Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-02-29

Ifanythng more melancholy than the above verse,
has appeared In recent periodical literature VIC h'''
not seen it, Mr.. Sims is not old in years No: But
when he views the shadows on youths dial plate nc
turns We must remind Mr. Sims that on the majority Oh
dial plates there is but one shadow it there we're more
il would be difficult to tell the time ofday. But no. mat
ter Mr. Sims after viewing the shadows for seme mo-
mens concludes tbatt has been long since he babe adeu
to Miss Judy Brown Before arriving at this conclusion
he turns and he tells her that at the time they separated
he PLACID her last fond words in "mem'rys urn. -
Who does not feel obliged to Mr.. Sims for selecting the
urn For it lay in his power to have chosen pot or
bottle a tea-cup trough band box, IN place oil
the urn; but 10 true poet ever placed his mistress
words and particularly her last fond words in anything
5u, an urn. A pot indeed pot for words! Mr. simss
taste was too pure for that
Verse the third succeeds verse the second and 1t
couched in the following terms
And hey since then, have budded into bloom,
fr sr, ,i ,sss ,g sif smile above the tomb
They SIN are green within existerce's vale.
From this it would appear that "memry's urn "dS
pot after an sort Of flower pot in which the last fond
words of the fair Judy took root and "budded into
bloom" "And with their sweetness tempered many
gale and "like hopes pale flowers which smile above
lle tomb" they still are "greeu within exsences vale
Green dowery words are uncommon vegetables. Indeed
We 10 not remember to have met with them outside oil
Mr.. Sms's .existeucc's vale"-wbch We take TO be
remarkable valley entirely.
Next appears the fourth verse.
Aud We did love, yes to each other gave
The first young tribute OF the rising sigh 81, ,r.
And bassiag in the sunbsams Of affections sky
They "9iF love- then We had inferred as much
from the words in the flower pot butwe are glad to have
orr inference confirmed by Mr. Sims statement. Yes,
Judy and Willis not only loved but they gave each
other the first young tribute of the rising high As we
are not very clear about the "rs young tribute of the
rising si-b we regret that Mr.. Sims neglected TO
state wbs, he and Judy did with the second young r
butte Of the rising sigh" It is probable they gave that
away also because people apt to be generous when
in love but what became Of it afterwards, We would
be pleased to hear from Mr. 5. this point by letter
or otherwise.
We are informed and are grateful for the informa
ton that this mysterious young tribute of the rising
sigh +, something which young hearts give when just
mounting on the wave and baskiug in the suubeams Of
affections sky" This however does not quite explain the
nature and properties of the young tribute We think
we see two Young hearts floating side by side on the
ocean, we them just mounting the wave, and i'm
aeine them basking in the suubeams of affections sky"
aud still we are as far of as ever from understanding the
"frst Young tribute, 6c' Mr. Sims doubtless belongs
tothe school Of Fcsus Bailey and prefers TO leave of
his meaning wrapped in the shroud Of mpenetrable
mystery For our own sakes, we sorry that he so
prefers but our sorrow is aeyted by the hope that
Judy Brown understands him perfectly. She there
to see aud feel the First young tribute for herself
We 90 on to the fifth verse.
How many a golden hour. took wings and went
How many moment sealed The Joy We knew
Whe- On each others presence, words were blent
O,csmng years. We thought then would prove true.
We thank Mr. Sims for not putting the first two lines
of the above verse in the nerrogltve form Il our life
depended on it, We caldHot tel him how many golden
hours took wags and went, could tell him whore
,hey went or what they for. Still less information
could impart him with respect to the exact number
Of moments that sealed the JOY" that he and Judy knew
-iu an air.tgh, can most likely. Nay, We could not
make even "a rough guess at their number but trust
they were considerable Our fancy is vigorous, but
strains US painfully to picture the many moments"
each provided with stick Of red sealing in
hand and ssugt ring in the other in the &C. Of seal
inc the jos tia. be and Judy knew. We rejoiced
however to learn that the sealing took place in each
ohes presence aud that on that memorable occasion,
words were bleu, of coming years, which they then
Thought afterwards they changed their opinion would
prove true" But, alas they did not, the sixth
shows
And it was broken, tina. brsh, dream Of