The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-02-06
From Morris and wiiliss Home Journal.
A POEM FOR THE TIMES.

Every subseribsrof the Home Journal know
hat we have never entered into any politics
nor taken part In any Of the agita
ing topics Of the day and we do not intend Il
10 90 now; but the iollowing original and beauti
Ill lines, from the pen ofMrs Emslins s. Smith
-one OF the most gifted OF oyr lady contribu,
bears upon these things, will noI
q considered "treasonabler by any partly
'onder f well, reader, tOi 1t Is full Of truth and
aeaning.-
THE SISTERS--AE ALLEG0RY.
"MY daughters, "said dying man,
my daughters, young and fair,
fe've grown In every ioyetiness,
Ard well repaid my care;
But you must lose this Rnidauce now
LisI, then, my latest prayer.
OH live, as ye have alWsys lived,
In unity and love;
Be to each other kind and true,
And gentle as the dove;
Thus shall my spirit bless We still,
From It's far home above"
The good man died as he had lived
With soul sereaely grand;
And teii, to sorrow DER his loss,
That fair, bright household band
The loveliest sisterhood that e'er
Graced any age or land.
Awhile they lived in union sweet;
Awhile they kept uns,sined
That golden heritage oil love
20 Which from their sire they gained;
Awhile, in all their happy hearts,
Sweet Peace and Concord reigned.
How beautiful those sisters were,
Linked by such holy ties!
Men came from far aud near, to view
Their charms with wondering eyes;
And star-crowned angels, smiling kept
Watch DER them in the skies.
As years went by-alas! alas!
That such thing should be!
A change came DER that happy band,
A change most sad TO ste-
Sad as the blight that Eden's bowers
Received al Heavens decree.
Il was a little thing, at first,
7'h al wrought the gnevous ill
A little thing--it alwaysis,
For hesrts are mysteries still,
And s'trifles light as air. can Oft,
Their inmost pulses thrill.
"Why do you wear your former fringe
Upon your garment yeti"
Twas thus an elder sis ter spoke,
AS she younger met
"lhate the fashion; change it p ray,
For one that have set."
u wore it in my fathers time"
The younger maid replied,
"And all that he approved is still
My pleasure and my pride;
Yet had yonr boon been KINDLY asked,
Your plan NIGHT have tried"
From such small begi inning, mark
Hcw dark and wild close!
One angry word engendered more,
Till scorpion broods arose;
And those fond sisters-fond as fair
Became like deadly foes!
Now Hatred lights bis baleful torch
At every flashing eye;
Now bitter words, from lip to lip,
Like poisoned arrows fly;
And, in this warfare, heaven.born peace
And loving kindness die.
One sister taketh part with that,
Another joins with this;
Their looks are like the lightning's stroke,
Their voice like serpent's hiss;
Till all, by swift degrees have fallen
From their pure state OF bliss.
Ah! ne'er was sadder vision seen
Beneath the suns glad light
The households of the whole wide earth
Look on it with affrignt;
And pitying angels veil their eyes
To shut it out from sight.
Oh, pray! yc men most wise and good,
AS ne'er ye prayed before,
That Heaven, to this misguided band
May harmony restore,
And link their hearts in love again,
As they were linked OF yore!