Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1863-11-18

SNOW,
TIE son waving eyFis Ger her ba,ieous shoulders,
Mere shading hrr biilewy b.,s,m below
Like waves of the Hels;on,,
The sweet lowing river,
Ip vain 40 conrcal the white pctbles below.
same syrcn. inurpurcd, aoefing illusion,
81 ~iiehing ber n,yia anl so winning her smile.
s'csac 6snclfi'l sprts or q aymph Of ihe river.
Tbs spirit of IIelsia', my heart 10 bcg'tilc
\ creature Of fsl'cyt
4 isi4gi,-.i v:sfcr.
i nAisd Of Helisaa Is.y sal t. beguile.
t,h, say elar,pin San,lc-rg tell me sw,cs spirit,
An rsslls woman ~ spftte in disguise!
list to thg voice, like the mu-ic Of waters.
sigh f,s glance Of thy sparkling eyes.
The hrigh, silver water,
&han stars shine un HaIston,
Reject bat the Elauce OF thy sparkling eyes.
No fairY-she rtarslarcsi with acecnts cntrauein..
NV huuies or, the Houuiain, she said with sigh
The ,renala,s dew in her starry eyes gistehed---
Alas, but poor mountnia maideu attn !.
ny the swim gliding waters.
And sweet purlag fountains
of sltadowy Holston--A maiden ana 1.
4 love the lloe mountains and laurel crowned grot-
toes,
Where hang the Will crap" and rnasaalias bloom,
To- wander through bird hauuirl groves cf tho Hob
tan,
Mid The cmer7,ld valeSuf ia pine ,lIs,lei gloum.
The valley Of beauty,
The flower clad Hel-son,
To wander at eve mid the emerald sloqm
iist 10 the wsIl Of the aind through the villsNs
The PINES aud the eeslarS their secrets imIart,
Hhcre birds anei-the bee, aud tho low singing
waters,
Like voices Of elsilElsssf appeal ioay heart.
The whispering waters,
The song ef the Heistcu,
Forever win nlaraer their strains TO MY heart
Their voices in sadness red,.iem wang.
For loved os,ss ,Sle vvrishei their faults 10 atone
They saoarn for the gpung AMI the brave who have
f.llsa
On the banks - The Holsion I'm weeping alonN
The esee lrnpid river
Tsle hieea tainted Hobisn,
Fer ie..t oaes weep bs the river alon@
The shsisks ef tia dying aia elaagoF q baitis
tla hi-sts ft.,al the E,s~s are heard irani sfar.
TIE vail 81 the widow and urphsn Fc-eoho,
On sehspes.-sus.es uays~ tie DR. sd aagashsf var.
oh istto the WATERS,
ThesieqFui river
Repeating the groans aud ,ae aRguish II war.
A weel.IHg and dropping, like storm rivea iily,
With bfaHly eBbsnsel ky her grief stfiken air;
flor hand saflly pressing and gently earesssng.
I sningied nay slEhs with Der leaFs ef despair
The sad sobhlBg waters.
The pure gr..htag 1iolstpu,
Swept rlayf1liy On with hss teaFs u DESPAIR.
Merv sweet was her seics than the murmar II Hol-
s.eu,
I sas Hat the yalic,e az mountains ah.ve,
! gazsd IN The sy,~ II the Ieas,fifal nsaileH,
bashssl Ii ihelr soul lisitsd rnnstie &c iove,
And there bs iisr Halst1a,
The miss nssrgiuei river,
Al the fsat Of he iaataen | whispeFcaue iose =
Aud ns In tho eseains. when aialisbt and Starlight
Al twilight e.ata.del the hour. 10 SWAY,
Hand q. hand aish tile hssly bFowa nsIl oi the
iIalaash
He's harpy lsr nsaaleass We saanseFod awsy
By the hesbbiiHH lialsiesn,
The dear prsitul ftsse
Thai saafhssl ast the ls,ars M aallieki awsy.
Il h ssef rssnsnhes che asai1 # 10 ile3sians
Il.nee lsasusssis % pisasare eaIlssat ipssyi.-.
TAsasssh lies dFsars peshsas wlmFssfF vsaler.
Elaarilsss,l is ms heart b thai l.sst Aas
TAe hs,.sriifl,l xisset,
DsaspsahI II The lialsten,
Fereses ren.eaiescl slisl ilasr ~ ts,el