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and thence by European expresses to al prominent
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GRCVER'S THZ ZATTE
PRNHSI i.vANiA AVEN UE near Willard tio.a.
LsosAkD GsovEs----- -------- "aS,Gss
THIS'TTFsDsND EVENING,
Eishth AppreTanc. of the original irish Boy
ELi sHkcp tiiTi
MR. AND MRS BaRAEN WILLIAMS
Who V appear for th- go. line Ile sue
fu. al. popular I.vgcn ary ID a,ra en-; ;:l.d he
FAIRY CIhILE
Cor Gar. In. ............. ar. carney VIII ? rs
MOieShep .....,........ -. Mrs <arnay Williams
10 conclude with the p-ote4u co:n.dietta
LAW FOR LADIES
Mrs. Barney " illIam- in Five Characters
R0fsS ot Admission Private Bo,es s.; Dress
Circle - cents; Orch-strs rhsirs - cents "a .rIy
Circle 2s cents: C0lnrad Galley g c"nta: Col0r.
Parterre. 81 cents Secure" seats, % cents rxtrS
Doors open II quarter hafurp Z Clock pertornl-
- ces comn1cr n half past q clock
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DRAKE's PLANTATION BIfTERs
Invigorates, strengthens, and purines the sys-
tenn; Is perfect appetizer, and natures great
restorer. tis composed Of pure st. Croix Rum,
the celebrated Calisaya Bark, roots and herbs
Particularly adapted to weak and delicate per-
sons, and can be relied upon for Its purity. It
cures Dyspepsia, Ia . gentle tonic, and Is Just
the thing for changes of the season. Sold by
al 9rocers, Druggists, Hotels, and Saloons
p III. DRAKE q CO., 2O2 Broadway, New
York. 25-eoSm
DARGAINsl BARGAINS!
GREAT BARGAINS
READY MADE CLOTHING,
sHITH's,
No 46O ssvKHrn STREET.
where have the best assortment of
CASHMERE COATS, PANTS AND VESTS
In the city Also. very hns stock Of
GENTS FCRNIsHING GOODS,
which offer At very low prices for the next sixty
days, to make room for new Spring Goods.
To persons In want Of
CLOTHING,
nov is the tine to buy them. At
No. 400 SEVENTH STREET,
AMI
CORNER 20rH STREET AND PA. AV.
J. z. SMITH, Clothisr,
No. 400 Seventh street,
AN Two doors bove J. Bruce Il Cos.
(NIBBs' HAIR STORE,
NJ 242 Pa drsRt<, SS0r ThtrtssStb st.
L.d,-s' hair colsred q pei msnent black or brown,
~ the above stabiishment. AlS0
BRAIDs BAN
CURLs WIGS, ROLLERS, &c.
lieays hand m made TO order u the shortest
aotice DkPOT FOR THk SALE OF
co1as BATCHEIORS HA1R DYE.
NlAILLARD CANDY MAlLLARD CAND Y
/" MAILLARD CANDY
KING q BURCHELL,
ssI7 Corner i6fh st and Vermont aV.
NEW CROP MALAGA GRAPES.
"A FRESH Lot Of the above Just received 1t the
90 and we'll known house Of A. a. BTNINaER
Oo- ~ 10 -
!, 1IsEKABLDs-Enslish TransIstion, osm.
IL '-fe 10 one VOL. e1.
soe yRANOK TAYLOR.
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w eSklNGTON " 8, RTE TIES
NINTH SIREkT ANDPt. AVENUE.

w = sSHINGTON " V%RlG TIES.
NINTH SIREkT AND PA AVENUE.
pRUTRIErOk3. --.......A HAhBLIN h u.l
STAGE MANAGER JAMES PILGRIM
BEHOLD HEGREATA MUsEMENT INSTIrU-
TON Or THE AMERICAN CON fLNENTI
SWEET sTRaINS OF MTSIC,
IA ~CINATING DANCE..
THE MINSIKkI kNrERrISMENTS,
SIMER0MTS M !, SnNGs,,
And indepcnde ut OF the uLapproacha'le le perform
aLce,
So 74s El.sares ass co,,,for. ef ths Edifx,
~ TIE Most E1c-ilent Orchestra,
~ The M~r':0riouS SfnrS,
Rs- The AGle SiGck fon,pGRy,
MS tn. Pc}itensSs of The Walters,
~ The DeeoTwm OoSerred,
AND THE FIRST GLASS AUDIENCES,
Prove TO every discerning mi md that this is the
PRINCIPAL PLACE OF THE CITYI
Grand re ensast,npfsppt s,pfp Sf %Sf.R1szor
Continuation Of the success of
The Ballet Of Femsle Loyeiiuess, under the in
Last week of the Prims Donna,
MISS EVB BRENT,
Assisted in the vocal depsrt@ent by
MR. J. g. WALLACE.
The following Artistss also Appearing:
W.s. Budworth, Charles aonroe,
s.srss Wii.hip. y: baIany,
Mile Geraldine, Miss Florence
Miss Charles. Miss Lester,
Miss Whiting. . Ida Duval,
And numerous other Artists
During the week the Grand Ballet Of
ESMEEALDA.
ZOE .Esmerslda
And the New EItrav sganla,
LOVES STkATAGEM.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-02-03

MY DIARY NORTH AND sOUrH.-By Wm
ISl II. Russell, correspondent of the L"Dlon
Times, Soc. Isl YHANCK TAYLOR
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PsTcss or A9HIssIoY.-Ealcony On airs. 70 cent,
Orchestra seats 7s cents; PsrQn~,'e - ceut- Fem
ily Circle, "s cents, Private boxes S..
Doors open - II: - corrr,.r - e.. = o'clock
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AMtISEM EATS
GRAND VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL
OkPLINFkTAET CONCERT
to be xiven IN honor Of
MADAM CECILIA Young kRETsCHNAR,
Oh TUESDAY EVENING, Pss sr,
A AMlISEM EATH


MADAM CECILIA Young kHETsCHNAR
On, 5UESDAf EVENING, Pss. se,
WTLLARDS' HALL
PROGRAMME.
'sTiss5"ns on Air, frO lrVy.toIepSe 70,
Ne BEL keTf and IunesrScSel.
g. c1!u. Amin. au.-Tenor solo from s,abat
Mr. wagr.r.
) fa"ea 10 po.te C.vstiDx r. ,nl TrovAt"r- .Ver5i
h.cam ceniis i"uns Kr.t-chaar
lie Desire rarie Brillante for Pi-no .seetho"en
Mr.. Benk TT
tlrd ". lIom Hencs-rCp:sno s. ng wi:a
Madam kret' ehmar and Mr. IL -n.nsn.
g. Trio for Violin. vioenr.llo and pi.no-rsr.
hessr5 juDct rickeI. Hoffman and BE-, k.rt.
T. II sues'o :emphc'--G;an; Csvs'in- from rhs
Mstsn, CrcIis Tonng Kr.tectr1rsr
e. Cn III F-lice-Due for Soprsno and rscvr from
harsm Kris ensr an, Mr. w.sue-.
3 W.pn maj luftc,l Tenor Song rei ol
~ Gstiss sgimus titi-s"pr.no -ol, with Flut,
hsdsn' k-etschmnr ard ,ir Koppi,z, the urr;
vsled Sintist
Tirh ct 81 TO be hs& at the p, L &c toro Ct " q
sriz rctt sna a, the Hall tn: ming IF TIA
Doors orsn at oclocs. C.nc-rt TO conneace
The pia, o used on this occasion is kiadiy lo7uei
WASHINGTON THEATRE.
CORNER ELEVENTH ANpC sTREgrs
Bus!NEss MAsAGsR... q tiussos
MONDAY, TUF>DAF AND WEDNESDAY EVE.
NINGs, Feb. 81. Sd and 9TH,
TIE WHINING WITCH AND QUEEN OF
COMEDY
MISS MAGGIE MITCHELL,
II ber great personstion Of
FANCHoN, TIE CRICKET.
OUR rAGGIE
with her Graceful and Natural Aerrnx.
ES~securc Your ato FOR Fanchon. Na
\ GRThT CAT.
". Psiley as,........ 49,. Father Btrhsaa1
+. y. BFinE "a .........-..... LtrfT-.
Z. G.. Maedsr as....... ....... U,aier
Twin Brother
Mra. huzzy as............... Old Faiyt.
Psrcss or Ao.ussIoS.-Ealcooy Chairs, IS cent.
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SO0 BOXES sMsEI PALERMO ORANGEs,
sIVV IUn do. LEMONS,
Splendid FRUII, from late Boston cargo.
JOE g 90. corner 81 h and ID stS.
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Onn BBLS. APPLES prime Western New
I,VtV York Anpas. Gao fruit like I in this
market J inst arrivra. ION ES CO
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0OO BARRELS POrArOES,
,NUv From Maine aud Jersey,
So do ONIONS, red snd We low.
Just arrived At JONES Il OOB,
COrn.r sth and ID sts.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-12-31

Like some gentle night-stass leaning DER 9
darkened vale below.
So the Futures sunlight streameth on the
Presents bitter woel
Oh that cottage, in the Future nestled In its
roses sweet,
Shining like the bow Of promise, when the
rain and sunshine meet,
Woes my heart like gentle music Of a mothers
favoritesong,
Borne by summers gentlest breezes on the
breath of bloom along.
In that cottage. best beloved, shines thy
tender, worshipped face,
Making bright, with smiles of loving, all the
distant siOeet home plate.
"Home, s,ceet kome"-I've heard them sing it
as turned to hide my tears,
Gushing for the home cherished In the glad
evanished years.
"HOme, ssoset homer Ny heart runs gladly
in an eager joyous beatj
Smiles and tears make gorgeous tinting as
when rain and sunshine meet.
"Home, sweet homer Oh, Father, make it
fit me for the home above,
Make my homes on earth, in Heaven, oh my
Father, homes Of lope.
NEW CASTLE, K. /
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-12-31

From the dim, enchanted Future leans pic.
ture strangely sweet.
Like the bow that spans the Heavens when
the rain and sunshine meet;
Through the rain of sorrow falling Ger waste
of blighted bloom
Beams the sunlight of the Future lighting up
the dreary gloom.
Oh! that picture, rare and radiant Oh that
picture, strangely sweet,
Like the bow that spans the Heavens wher
the rain and sunshine meet,
Is cottage-vine, embowered-singing birdl
about the door,
Sunshine streaming through the window OF
the dainty eOttage-foor.
Roses climbing round the porches like som,
merry elfs at play,
Rare vines dropping graceful tendrils in I
fond, endearing way.
Der the doors that open softly to the pleasant
rooms within
Now my heart can winf
Is it strange the Present's shadows o'er my
heart can cast no gloom,
When the Future beareth for me such a,
freight oftOpic bloomfr
It it strange mg smiles are shining through
the falling of my tears,
insin the hsstsuing ye.si
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-12-31

praVed an fha iute<lr~ u.t~aa -.
- vssris ara 5000. = s s01 so'a 20 20
40" ~ yos ao''
s.,d .,r. sna,,rs ~ ,.,,. se a'u Oh
Tbe fngsr ,hsf .ssd snste
r;ns v;il .sxsr s.., ;ss.s srs' =,
hand = desdS h.,-,ss .aI;;.- -. al, !: " =
tb.rts ~ yanr Tea s,,s.,;.s 80. - -
blood, field y '''a'
a.s -..,- .....2 I.
,.-.r. ."o,e ~, sesne .As yes problem,
.o,..x -, 80 -. ~ -s''y % So'. mana
-
Inc uosernos was now more IN
'ers'se a 'i'na ever. iss3
Wep, madam, " said he. ssteil Us All
about H. Is tins ring yours? Was !,
glFen 10 you soF solder zhom yca
iovedr s6T go
81 loved him as I loved my life; but
he never returned that love. He had
more love for his country than for me:
T-honor him forit. The soldier who
placed that little ring upon your finger
stands before you" So, saving. the
strange lady arose from her chair, and
stood before the Governor.
The scene that now eusued we leave
10 the .imaoinstion of ,bs ,assar a
happy, hsur passed. The Oirt who had
thus introduced herself vas Csrbay;oa
E Davidson Of Sbefieid obio sbs
was enosupd "a, he married h,, h.,
future husband responded to the cali
of the President. and she followed him
bv Joining another reoimeot He vac
killed in the same battle where she feIl
wounded. She il alone in The uorId
her father and mother having d.nsr,sd
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-12-31
OUR "aREAsY NIECE zxlcs~

~, =, -. |'r- 81 ..t 4
" nen lhe rebellion arst broke out
,no zoe cootnern leaders OF y we're in
'ns suli nusn o. their arrogance and
neF contempt Tor the Peopis Of the
tss states, tney ehristened The North
nNe'os o. greasy mechahies Itso
pPsasus noseser. hist none 10 the
'.'' 's,'ss' .nefs Iaocr 10 honorable.
es.su ssou' tne ineie ant epitlietor felt
=. ,sso :. oeiog called meSs2nies.-
simply determined ttS they
= ses'a ease men fnechanicH So With
,s.:a , NV -,, ,"s rsf' s' oes e.| out
.,hs5 .s0.u'.eeF .s' s'e = 9 FFshend
80 ~ 's's ''''s p = slave.
- - n. q soase respect
,,,.y ....s : - ~ - mss pies -
IN. n.-sh ,s, - 'sl'pefs. on IN.
bu;l, hs,s,,. se. mecnaniSs
tsd fo.,;ss - eos''ue,ea roads' erea-
obs,.rIs. - ha,L I -"9 oseicsme the
eslsr;,v ,hs, s.,on.S.a 9 -na Hls S'sn =
ga xad. -;.'". sumner, teneis
na,h hr;1,,. IN 'ne"
"a ,h.. ~ s " - nV magic.
!; 80 ~ ,''se" Auu the Au
oa.as,,,I 'r9nne ne most
s,s;.., - ~ = On ms
-; "'y mas "rI sald:
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-12-31

REcEIPr yos CURING MsGr.-To one
gallon water. take l-2 lbs. Of salt,
hall III. OF sugar, half OF. Of sallpeter,
and half OF potash.
10 this ratio the pickle to be in
creased TO any quantity desired. Let
these be boiled together until all the
dirt from the sugar rises to the top
and skinned off. Then throw il into a
tub to cool. and when cold, pour il
over your beef or pork, to remain the
usual time-say four or FIVE weeks
The meat must be well covered with
pickle, and should not be put down
for at least two days after killing
during which time it should be slight,
ly sprinkled with powdered sslipetre,
which removes all the surface blood.
DC, leaving the meat fresh and
clean.
Some omit boiling the pickle and
find it to answer as well; though the
operation Of boiling purifes the pickle
by throwing off the dirt always to be
found in salt and sugar.
II this receipt is properly tried. ]
will never be abandoned. There is
none that surpasses, il so good.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-12-31
Snaps.

Against. foftens oppose courage;
against passion. reason.
Be ready to hear. earsfdi to eou.
trive. and slow to advise.
Converse not on subjssts which lead
10 impure ideas.
do good and shun evil; this 10 the
sum Of human duty. .l7d
Envy iss turnkey by birth: an exc.
cutiOner BY profession. ii 'iia las{
Family qearreIs aud religion. dis.
putss. know no restraints.
eo''iping and lying 60 hand ID
hand.
Hearts may agree. though heads
differ.
II The counsel be good, no matter
who gave it.
JOcular slsndsrs often prove serious
injuries. l.l taa-
Kindness is Lost upon an ungrstefuf
msu. 80
Loose conversation Is q proof OF
weak saind.
Malice seldom wants mark to shoot
at. f,as
No tree takes so deep roo. as pre-.
judice.
Oppose villsiuy with your utmost
vigor.
Party faction is the bans Of society.
Quit not certainty for hope.
RAGE not the pillars OF fair fame.
Scandal will rub out like dirt when it
is dry.
Temperance Is the best physic.
Uuwillingly go to Law, and willingly
adjust your differences.
Vanity renders men ridiculous,
pride odious.
When men speak i'll Of you, live 50
that nobody will believe them.
Yeomen in leather doubtlets may be
Of more worth than lords in velvet
robes.
Zeal without meekness Is like ship
at sea, in danger ofevery storm.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-12-31
KEEP 1T BEFORE THE PEOPLE.

GONE TO HELL.-Allhough death
has visited many Northern home
during the two and half years the
war has been uagrd. desoIaIion. star
vation and pinching want. have visited
the S-ceeding States alone. Nay.
there is nov no equal extent Of terri
tory on earth that has as large a dele
cation 10 hell, as the Southern Con
iederacy can boastl Rebels have gon.
to hell from the South since this ws'
commenced at fearful rate, and still
the cry is they come! Some may lhinL
this profsne language. but it is moth
ing more or less thsa recital Of facts
in plain unostsntstiors language.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-12-31
A srRvlsr GtRL's PsrsoeArrvr.-.

"A 6EhNANE OAhb .
Now, Miss Bradford, / always like to
have a good old fashioned talk with the
lady lives with before I begin, I'm
awful tempered. but I'm dreadful fore
giving. Have you the best Of flour, q
good range. hot and cold water. station.
ary tubes, oilcloth on the floor. dumb
waiter?" Then follows her self -plsnnsa
programme for the week; Monday J.
xssh. Use to be let alone that dsSs
Tuesday irons. Noboiy's to come
near me that day. Wednesday ] bskss.
Use to be let alone that day. Thurs
day / picks up the house. Nobodys
to come near me that day. Friday !
calls on my friends. Nobody's to come
neer me that day. Saturday I bakss,
and Saturday afternoon my beau comes
TO me. Nobody comes near me has
day. Sunday l has 70 rysak'
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-12-31

All men are kings by birth, for no
man is born without g crown 10 his
head.
Sentimental Youth. "My dear girls
will you share my lot for life?"
Practical Girl. "How many scrss
is your lot. Sir?"
"Jones has a reverencs for truth"
said Brown. 80 1 perceive" was
Smiths reply. for be always keeps Q
respectable distance from it,"
Why is a mIlkmau like Phsraoh's
daughter?-Because hs takes q little
profit out Of the water.
What is the most daring theft a man
can be guilty Uf?-Taking the chair at
public meeting.
What is the most wonderful Of aero.
baiic fests?-For q man to rsyoIvs ID
his mind.
Why is a young lady like q bill Of
c4Cuhbkts- DCCduoC 5uC OuSub W Oo
"settled" when she arrives at maturi.
ty.
Ifa man marry 8 shreW, are We to
suppose he is shreWd?
81 wish you would not give me such
short weight for my money" said .
customer to a grocer who had an out
standing bill against him. "ADd I
wish you wouldn't give me such long
wait for DIos." replied the grocer.
"The ugliest trades" said Jerrold.
"have their moments Of pleasure
Now il were a grave-digger. or even
a hangman, there are some people I
could work for with great deal Of en-
joyment."
Some one blamed DR.. Marsh for
changing his mind. "Well," said he,
"lhat ia the difference between 8 man
and ajacksss; the jscksss cant change
his mind and the man can--it'ss Q hue
man privilege"
The young lady Who burst into tesrs
has been put together again. snd 10
now wearing hoops to prevent the re<
eurrancs Of the accident.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-12-31
EJeffrrson Davis's message /

EJefferson Davis's message 10
The rebel Congress is doIsful docu-
ment. It carries an air OF dependency
all over it. from beginning to end. 1t
finds no comioft for the insurreclionists
al home or abroad. He says they are
snubbed by foreign nations and beaten
by the United States; are exhausted Of
soldiers and proVisionsi have no
money. no credit. and no hope except In
a vigorous resistance. The rebels
are lond Of gaming They played a
bold game OF "bluff'' this time. but
they bpgin to discover that the hand
they held was not so strong as they
imagined. and that little short of a
miracle can now rescue them from ut
ter destruction. We have no pity
whstevrr for the S,uJhern leaders in
this wicked rebellion They riskrd
everything in their unholv ambition.
and they have lost-LOu Jour.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-12-31
~WhiIe at Berryville, Virgins

TWhiIe at Berryville, Virginia.
writes an army correspondent, We es-
tablished our lines. and all persons re-
siding within them and wishing to 60
beyond them we're required to take the
oath OF allegiance. An Intelligent
contrabaud..' wishing to go through on
learning the requisitIOn. very innocent
ly asked
"What is de osth?"
you must support the COnstitu'
tion. replied the marshal.
why" said Sam. 81 can hardly
<upport de old woman, times Is 20
hard"
The marshal let him pass.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-12-31

rS A good Ike was prrpetraled BY
a rebel prisoner captured at Chiea
mauga. He was looking at one Ofour
guns, and remarked that he didn't
think the Ya-ks would use them big
guns much longer "Why nOt?" 10
ouired a Fed because, said he
"the Confedetacy is getting so narrow
that you'll fire clear over it. and hit
your men on the otner side"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-12-31

~The official report Of the New
York custom house Tor the month Of
November shows the aggregate
lulies received in that month to have
oeen s5.II4.9o4. equivalent % about
sixty million dollars per iunum.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-12-31
stItfttS 4oftrp,
A LOYAL woMAN's NO.


A LOYAL woMAN's NO.
No! is my answer from this cold, bles
ridge
Down to your valley; you may rest 20
there;
The gulf is WIDE, and none can build
bridge
That your gross weight would ssfel..
hither bear.
PITY me, if you will. look at you
With something that Is kinder far thai
seorn,
And think, "Ah, WELT might hsv'
grovelled, too;
might have walked thers, fettered and
forsworn-"
Iam of nature weak as others are:
might have chosen comfortable ways
Once from these heights shrank. beheld
afar,
In the soft lap of quiet, easy days.
1 migbt-Q will not hide it)-Once ]
might
Have lost, in the warm whirlpoOls oi
your voice,
The sense Of Evil, the stern cry Of Right;
But Truth has steered me free, and ] re-
joice:
Not with the triumph that looks back to
ieer
At the poor herd that call their misery
bliss;
But as mortal speaks when God is near,
I drop you down my answer; it is this
INN not yours, because you seek in me
Whist is the lowest in my own esteem;
Only nv howery levels can you see,
Nor of my heaven-smit stmnits DO you
dream.
lam not yours, because you love yourself;
Your heart has scarcely rom for me be-
side. .
could not be shat in with name and peif;
spurn the shelter Of your narrow pride.
Not yours.-because you are not man
enough
To grasp your eountry's measure Of
mani
If such as you, when Freedoms ways are
rough,
Cannot walk in them, learn that women
can!
Not yours, because, in this the nations
need,
You stoop to bend her losses to your
gain,
And do not feel the meanness Of your
deed:
/ touch no palm defled with such
stain:
Whether mans thoughts can find too lofty
sleeps
For woman's scaling, care not to know;
But when he falters by her side, or ereePs,
She must not clog her soul with him to
go.
Who weds me must st least with equal Tace
Sometimes move with me at my beings
height;
To follow him TO his more glorious place,
His purer almost here, were keen delight
You lure me to the valley; men should call
Up to the mountains, where the air Is
clear.
Win me and help me climbing. if at all!
Beyond these peaks rich harmonies l
hear
The morning chant Of Liberty and Law!
The dawn pours in, to wash out Slavery's
blot;
Fairer than aught the bright sun ever saw
Rises nation without stain or spot
The men and women mated for that time
Tread not the soothing moses of the
plain;
Their hands are joined in sacrifice sub
lime;-
Their feet firm set in upward paths of
pain.
Sleep your thick sleep, and go your drowsy
way.
You cannot hear the voices in the air!
Ignoble souls will shrivel in that day;
The brightness of its coming can you
bear7
For me, do not walk these hills alone;
Heroes who poured their blood out for
the Truth,
Women whose hearts bled, martyrs all un-
known,
Here catch the sunrise of immortal youth
On their pale cheeks and consecrated brows!
It charms me not,-your call to rest
below;
press their hands, my lips pronounce
their vows;
Take my hfz's silence for your answer:
Mol