Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1864-07-09
The Eagle.
BIT ELIZA A. PIfTsrNdER-


Once April twilght-calm SERENE majestic twi-
As Hesper beaming from the blue and crys-
esped far in the distance either SHADOW show or sub
or kingly crested eagle circuiting the heavens o'er
Where the silent realms Of ether clasp their mystic beau
Those that mngls with the shore
Up the towering cliff wandered, where Oft have
On cOuntrys doubtful present-on
Mused on mighty men and nations-on their manifold
And the myriad consultations that begsm the
When this proud and princely eagle from the silent crystal
Passed my wondering eyes before
Oh bird of omen from the crystal ether
Come, pray you perch beside this rude and rock
Tell of your curious MISSION passing thus before
Dost thou come from fields eysan, art thou skilled in
modern ore'
Brngest thou the branch of olive that the radiant goddess
bore,
In the tabled days of yorel"
This proud bird thus did query he and perched
That his green and golden pumage he gaiy, proudly
Like dancing, the mellow advance
That makes sad aud signing music all along the starlt
shore
Glittcred in the mystic twilight like along
Cleaning, glittering and more.
Pray, oh tell dost thou hear listening thus to
Why like ebon bird that spake in days of
Why teach grand lesson while will sit
and listen
Earnestly did the poet skilled in quaint curious
Subtle grand ETHEREAL poet, who taught curious
lore
On this bleak, tempesuous shore.
As spake he sat and listened while his waving pumagc
And his eyes full of meaning such as could neer
Quickly from his beak depending with the aznre twilight
Der the rocky cliff descending towering high above the
sken scroll did then unrol these very
"wha secret would thy ind explore I"
well thou Shadow Bird or Subsance-coming from ethe
rial distance,
Where, perchance the Great Departed the nights
would know traitors with their baselyinked
deavor,
Can glorious Union spreading from shore
Long cemented mighty Union towering up from shore to
On the scroll was" NEvERMoREi"
Can prophebird believe thee? CONTEST to thus
torturng doubts and shadows that have my
bosom's coref
From tornepting weak deusons absorbing dire con
From a hopeless conclusion SO long In silence
IT, to thou e'cr speak falsely mayes thou wander
On the dark plutonian shore.
If thou art bird of omenprophet bird from ether
Give truly pray thee and earnest thoughts
Give here Notwithstanding more than specula
Of the future of our Nationalist thou conflict
Must her chldrens blood split peace safety
Tell me Mis-I ask no more"
This earnestly did utter, something louder than
While echo then resounded all along the beaten
And wondering lifted to the sken parchment
With a meaning that sifted, word by word, and omen
Every sifted this eagle
To this rude and rock-bound shore
"oh thou child in shadows roaming will give
will give you here lesson that you neer have heard
before;
See these STARS in glory blending radiant
See brightness lending your countrys fu
All of which shall shed luster brighter still than e'er
Purer, brighter than before"
thus beamIng the silken parch
Der the parchment then numbered, quite distinctly
thirty-four;
And they seemed so linked together with cord that none
might
basey linked endeavor-wth their threats and
chahngs
Even then hideous monster with fierce and warlike
roar,
At this cord in madness tore
Quickly came the tabled maiden, with defensive armor
laden
Crushed grn erocious monster-left him weltering
in his gore
When with proud and peerless daring-noble proud and
Gueenly bearing
Der the radiant constellation then the branch Of olire
bore;
Donned the golden shield and hemet-left dreaming
the shore
or this quaint mysterious lore.
Then the scroll slowly lifted by the bird who proud,
drfted
Like dimy crested vapor floating the crystal shore
Left dreaming moonight-neath the calm and 81
lent moonlight
OF this maiden and monster-whle the bird did grand
ly soar
Where the starry realms Of ether clasp their mystic beau
| Those that minge with the shore
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