The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-05-20


' FOUEIE AssAssrzATID, KAY IS. 1865.
.
You lay e wreath on murds'ed Llncoins bier,
Nog, who with mocsisg pencil FoEs - traoo, +
broad for she self complacent British Gneer, a 4
! His length Of shsmbiag limb, hi- sarrSEed ftss
His rAuui, guArIed hands, hia nnksnpl bristlinI
his g uncouth, bis soaring M At ease. -
his lack OF AL We prize as d5b5nsir,
CT power or viii 70 ahile, or ART to pIeIsei
You, vhOss smart pen backed up the pensIT'
JUDI ing each step as though the way vers plain
heetless, 40 IL could point its paragraph, IN
Of chief s PerPieKity, or Pe2P.e's PAiDl
Beside this corpse, that bsart for winding Shsst
Thea ers aods rips he lived TO resr anew,
Bstueen the mourBsrs 81 HIS head aud feet,
Say, ssurrn Jester, is there room for yopl
| Yes, he hsd Hyed to shame me for mvtpee-.
To lame ny pencil, ant eoRfute my pen
| To make me Oun this hiad Of princes peer,
Lhis ral-sPiitter truo-born king Of mIn.
4 Ny shallow judgment hsd Iearnt 10 rue,
notirg how to oecas on's h light be Toe,
hoW his quaint wit made homs.truth seem more
How, irOn.liko, his temper grew by Blow.
How humble, yet how hopeful be could beg
Hgg IN good fortune and in 90 the same:
NOR bitter Ia Huccess, nor boAstful h. --
III rsty fsr gold, nor laTish he for lana.
BE went about his work-suoh work "a fw
Ever hai laid on head and heart and hsud-
As one who kn1wf where there 3 a tasl 70 do.
Mans honest will must Hsavsn's good grace COM
HAhoj
Who trusts III, stree 9Th viii with the burden grow
That God makes instruments TO work his WIN,
but that will ge can rive to know, 30
Nor tamper with ths weights OF goOI and III.
20 he went forth to battle. on the sids
That be felt clear v,s Libsrty's and Rlght's
As in his peasant boy hood he hsd piled
Bis warfare with rude Esture' 5 hWsrting might.
The uncIeartd forest, the unbroksp soil.
The iron bsFk that tarnG ths umbersr's axe
The rapid, that o'eTbeSrs tbs bostman's TOLL -
The PIairie, hiding The nazsd wanderers tracks,
The ambushed Indian, ami the prowlinR bssr-
sueh w're the nes-s that helped his yOuth to
Rough culture-but such trees large fruit may
bear, -ta. f.-4t
II but their stock be of right sirtA and grain.
So be grew up, q destined work to DO,
m Ana LIVED SS % 90 1t fout lonS-susring years,
And then he heard thu hiises change 70 cheers,
The taunis 10 tribute, the abuse 70 praise.
Ahd took both With the Sans unWavsfirg mood:
Til, IS be came on light, from dArkling days,
And seemed to touch the goal from where he
stood,
A fslou had, between the goal and him,
Re- ched, from behind his bsek, q tiigger prest-
And those perpisKed snd patient eyes were dim,
Those gaunt, long-labOring limbs were laid to
rstl
Ihs words Of mercy were upon his lips, 50 -
EOTgiN eness in his heart and on his pen,
When his vile murderer brou ht swift eclipse
To thoughts OF Pea-e on earth, good will to men.
, be Old World and the New, from SEA TO sea,
Utter one voice Of sympathy and shAmei
Fore heart 90 stopped when 70 At last beat hf.h;
sad life, cut short just as its triumph came |
A DEED soeursti Strokes have been struck before
hy the asssHsin's hand, whereof men doubt |
II more Of borfOr or disgrace they bore;
But thy foul crime, like Gains, stands dArkIy |
out.
vi hand, that brsndest murder on strife, / |
Whsie'5r its grounds, tly and IiobIy Il. iy5p
And ith the ma tyr'S crown oiownsst lie
With much 70 pI aSe, ittle to te forsiveRl