The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-02-19
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The Discovery of America. Z

The sails are spread the vesssls' anchors weigl
Aud plunge into the oceans foamy spray;
Fast fades from view the sunny hills Of Spain.
AS launch they onward through the trackles'
main. s- 'a 1ra ra-I
Oh! with what soul doth proud Columbus stand
Gazing on Andalusia's crowded strand, r+-e
Glaneing on Palos' dim receding spires, -
Their cross crowned SUBMITS gilt with morning
His manly breast unconscious heaved sigh,
Th' unbidden tear suffvsed his stcadfast eye,
As the last misty view dissolved away, -
From Mount Morino's shadowy ranges gray.
Yet vast designs, and schemes of bold emprize
His ismind's capacious powers monopolize:
Projects gigantic, unused, unseen, untold,
The young adventurer's intellect infold.
He sees the idle surges, foaming ride
In silvery spray upon the vessels side;
He sees beyond the furrowed sea its wake
As pressing on it doth the East forsakO.
But who its future track can scan from far,
No guide save heavens corruscant polar star?
Around him heaving oceans boundless space,
Like new deluge on Creations face;
Not e'en the dove of old might footing find
Nor pluck her olive branch to cheer mankind
Nine weeks are swelled their broad expanding
sails
To winds of August and September gales.
Night after night, and day by day in vain
With telescope gaze they scan the main:
Nought save the starry skies and seas of blue
And emerald waters heaving greet their view.
Hopeless of finding to those deeps bound,
Or sign prognostic of approaching ground,
Mutinous and sad the listless sailors grow
Reluctant further on their search to go. 80
But bold Columbus at the Pinta's helm,
The dark eyed son of proud Italia's realm,
With soul indomitable yet prevails,
Persistent, westward still his squadron sails.
His courage high, the crew desponding cheers,
Confronting danger and defying fears.
But now OetobeI's eleventh dawn doth rise,
Flushed with the glory Ofautumnal skies,
The huetuating sea of m IL, gold,
Beneath the crimson vault of morning rolled.
Some birds of piumage various and bright, >
In numerous focks remotely hovein sight;
And tender branch OF Towering thorn and vine,
Came lightly floating on the heaVing brine =
Canes newly cut of grow tn AID fashion strange
Came now within the excited shalloP's range,
And cmens in the colored clouds of eve,
Strong indications unillusive gave.
The sailors dropped their sounding leads once
more,
Deeper and deeper IaInOmiuB " SAPiOiO'
Each trial now fresh attestations brings
From shell or sea-weed to the line that clings'
Columbus now commands the anchors cast,
The sails haul'd in and frightened TO the mast;
The ships expectant Till the morn to lie; -.
While vigil strict he keeps night rolls by.
Anxious and wakefuI rocked they on the deep,
No eve was closed, no spirit sealed in sleep;
Upon the lone forecastle, wrapped in thought,
The AdmiraIs stIaining gaze the distance
80 2 sought f5f- t.a--l q .l-'-
At-last as midnight slowly wended on, -
The moon unseen, the starlight faint and Wan'
Remote moving, glimmering torch he spies,
IsLandl Landl' in transport the discoverer cries,
81 andl Landln the vessels echo DER the deep,
And far tn swelling sounds responding sweep.
They now prepared T. approach the longed-for
shore,
Their anchors weigh, their sails unfurl once more,
Banners of Aragon and fair CASTLE,
The golden cross ofchristian Spain reveal;
St. James, pennon from the topmast floats
While drum and clarion wake their martial notes.
One moment ntmore=they pressed ColunbiA's soli; ;
Their chief the first to tread West India's Isle,
Bending he kissed in tears the sacred sod,
Venting his grateful soul in thanks to God.
Loud hymns upon the silent forest rose,
Waking the breathless solitude's rePose.
The cross is planted, and with joy unfurled,
Spain's royal ensigns hail the Western World.
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