Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-06-29

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A, the trumpet. blast Ne gate ae~ wide aud 'hsu'-
Before the roman Lord. that day The eaptse' furnished
TIE .uns broad orb wsui up h ~ and tipped the seene
And f.r beyond the csudan way the yellow ber rolled
Te Gladiator. ar. in .,aie, their sI''enns w'aPoa'
crossed
And furious then IN mortal surge the wave. q conflict
tossed.
strong men vsrs there whose children played - Dan.
Aud ,hsss whos honss lay sse, AMI fair along The Tau.
side
Then hsrcssyed Tiger. of the titan Wild ieaped forth
And spotted sopsr. 1.-The and strong began their hof
fid work.
And howl. Of pain yell. q wrath allied all the em
While Roman knight. spplaaded loud and smiled ne
Roman fair.
At length the Herald far proclaimed, the last best scene
And led Christian martyr forth In the e,,er. gesoa.
thfali.
No youth with form % manly strength mo feeble, grey
sof eyed maiden, sweet and pure, ,owhe Llou'.ite
she s,ood-hsr tlmld glance cast down. and trembling
which baying hound. and hunter. rude surround at hour
~ dawn.
one white hand slowly lifted up the cruel wearing
chain,
And one pressed close her heating heart for there
gfief and pain.
she thought Of home and peaeeiIo,' her father strong
Her moSsI eiasns, faithful soul. by weight Of misery
bowed,
Her sisters her brothers fond and she would
speak,
But at the .lghc., thought Of him blush .ura.ed her
cheek.
And 50 they neared the monsters den. With triple iron
bound.
umph crowned;
white bis large teeth, aud stark and red hi. ysWnng
His eyes with greed attire, and turned on hi. new prize
glot.
lie and shook hi, rus,ng name. ani elamored his
The far on hIll.tops echoed loud his deep resouulng
so in the Nuban looked when reused by foe Tor
fight,
Aud such glance and such roar. filed every soul with
fright.
They loosed her chains and left her therein all her maiden
And only star-ike YARN lit up the heaven OF her face
The msted hinges turned and forth the brute Ia fury
I- lips all fieckd with wrathfu foam and swollen his
lollng tongue
The breathless thousands that youthful
tyr die,
But oh what magic spell is that whose hstre Ills her
eyer
Her sweet lips part her fun heart ,hrobs her beauteous
The cruel forget his wrath before that look amazed
She knees-and on the yielding sand her rounded form
Down her soul the prsys unto her God-and so
The pure appeal Is borne on high by watching angels
And the humbled Lion comes and crouches at her
feet.
Her little hand softly laid upon his tawny rnane
Her tender eyes are wet VITA tears like rvules after
The watching courers shake the ring with thunderous
acclaim,
But her weak lips only shape her Heavenly Fathers
name.
The Emperor rose in purple state and babe his mhous
The ransomcd maiden forth again To- freedom, thrilling
air.
And stately priests their rites ordained within the
pied grove,
Ascrbing praise Juno fair, and to Olympian Joye
But heather gods and stone-hers a Father
dear,
To whom In chIldke trust aud love her fanting hear,
drew near;
when Lions rude of doubt and brutal pre-
Before frowning world help, like hers will be in
prayer.
And let the Church in these dark days stand bravery at
her post
Tho cruel and srf-s abound aud Satan leads his
host,
They gnash their lion fangs her. but ah they gnash in
For God Will send his armies down to save aud
tain.
And in some gracious coming time, her banner white
shall be,
The truest badge Of NIGH, sublime that wavss the land
sea-
And wars red-ettered creed die hen cath her flow.
Of spring.
And where martyrs fight and bleed III cir babes shall
sit and sing.