The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-11-23

THE uJsE OF MENNEN.
Miss "Mazcppa" Menken, who has managed 70
make all LONDON so 20 see her at the Theatre
Royal. Astley's, and who, at last accounts. was
living en- priuccssr at the Westminster Palace
Eoel has sent as an euc'o.urc in private letter,
"some poor little lines" for publication in the san
Francisco Sunday Mercury. Familiar as the fair
Aduh is with sll the educated e'.,ut+ciLcs Of the
Tartar of the Ukraine brcsd, on ,,Ii,h she is
nightly bound at Asucy's, She never probably
rode so high horse as when 81 wrot. thi, letter
The poor little lilcs, She modes I7 think might be
blessingto the numerous coufriBI.ars Of the San
Francisco hcy00D "by gjr0,g them something 70
,rrite ojout in Hciy ,rcciig c1jaj0as" The printed
extracts from this letter touch gently upon
variety Of topics wis. snd Wild remarks, poetry,
and the drama, the folly of wearing ones heart
uton ones sleeve the a,prrsion OF the malignant,
The blessings Of success, the sins Of feaYe,oniSis,
the uisnt, receipts nc "Astcy's" reuembrsnces
to friends, etc, OIL up the page. Miss McnLou
thinks that in her poetry, rs in her acting, she
dares to be original The poetry that is printed
fu the paper TO which she sent IT, and that Is atlr
buied to her. is cerouly original. Indeed it is ia
vhatN Nleukeu would term the "helvy hearted
win OF originality" She says she is content 10
DO imply hcrpoor, uuassumiug self that she had
wildly hoped that the fate Of the lowliest and
poorest dead ut least mirtt have been hers in tho
memories Of gifted female correspondents { y TO
the California journals. AmonRst the Mazcp-
paua" Miss MenKou kindly Coatcs occurs the
statement that She receives baif of the entire
receipts nightly. "Aud for such bad acting
Such want Of beauty and grace !' adds Miss
McukCn, proceeding thence TO say, "Wel, il is
TRANCE, but managers will pay me like a
Princess, and the public viii run wild TO see me-
and TO scatter their gold at my feet. just tell my
ficuds that 1 can't help It, 1t is too bad" Too
bad, indeed
But it is with the "NIusc Of M5nkcn" that the
public here have the most to do. That is all
yoUchsaied them. To go through the following
lines is like playing poetical game Of "hot but
tered blue beans" Now you are very hot, now
very co'di now you are near the meaning, and
now aiL't. We all know Miss Mouken can do
wonders on the Tartar Of the Ukraine breed.
But 1t is Pegasus she is riding nov, so listeu;-
MY SHIP THAT WENT DOWN.
By ADAH IsAACs MENKES.
Who hath not sent out ships to sea?
Who hath not toied through light and dark
ness TO make them strong for battle
Aud how we freightcd them with dust from tho
| N antaln mines
And red gold coined from the hearts blood
/ rich in Youth, Love, and Beauty!
And we have fondly sent forth on their white
decks seven times n hundred souls
Sent them out like sea girt world, full of Hope,
i''' ~ "a, -, 'rirs i,,, rrr-s r,.or ,,l ,
'''''' ,''' "'''" ""' O0"''o'
H.
See the ship that l sent forth
How proudly she mods her regal head to each
autiuE WayCl
ho" denanty she hlps her white sails TO the
sun, who, in envy Of her beauty, screens his face
/ lehind passing cloud, yet never losing sight Of
/ heg!
The ocean hath deckod him selfin robes of soft
. est b,ue aud ntted his sprdy-IdSs TO greet her.
The crimson SKY hath swooPed down from her
/ Ueaven-pllacc, and stitch with her white feet
daobliug in the borders OF the sea, while she
scndeth sweet promises On the wings OF the wind
/ 10 ~! IAE siIP'
on, Mariners, mariners why Clu ye not watch
anu De"drei
ILL.,
The taithless sky is black.
The ocean hOwls on the ships rough track.
The strong wind and tire shouting rain sweep
by like an armed host hootinS out their wild bat
ticcry.
The tall masts dip their heads down into the
deep.
The wet sbrOuds rattle rs they seem 10 whisper
pay ers to themselves.
But the waves leap over their pallid Sides and
grapple and gnaw at their seams
The poor ship shrieks and groans out her des
pair.
She rises up 10 plead with the sky, and sinks
Oh God make us strong for the battle
~
w, go ,,., ,,,1 81,
W nat says the mariner, 80 nuIlIeu anu pa''
40 heeu 70 whisper ", sPes" OUT SPe"N
Danger ana peru, you say ,..-,-,
| Does } your quiyerlng up ana W4i'e IHecN Lle1'-
/ MAJ tno SOOu snip must 3" uoMu
" ny sJauu ye luc uI'u sNch'
W, stllors, rouse your Dr"VS he9rts
Man the rocking nasls, ana reel tue rafting
sails
Heed not the siOrm-iTes that so terribly burn
/ in the black sky
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bcs,TsI ~ -0''' -''''''
Our good ship must be saved!
Before US lies the goal!
V.
no rHo iiea 'Soe' 10, tOo iero ero Iost
/ 10 , Saye ,,roe,cd tbeir Iiveo aud