The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-08-24
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THE SONG OF THE BROOK.

Written sys Fapa qrtho Ohio FD.tittion for The Blind
. g.. .. d0ed IA Yedrs.
One Summer eve wandered, penSIVo, through the
whispering forest aiSles,
And dreamed Of many bygonS hour, I'd spent In
rambling through the wllds r...
or the dark green Forest that far and wds my child
hoods home around,
Spread its outrageous, archins boushS, Osr'haownG
the humid ground.
Az Twas then by fortune blossOd-thst maid all wooed
but very changing
Brook that murmurcd softly found l. through
the forest ranging:
It kissed the lowly blending dowers that it ossy
margin grew,
As It meandered slowly by them. It murmursd low and
softly too.
There at the foot ofa giant oak king Of the Forest
dark and old,
sat me down to enjoy the scene, 90 radiant with
crimson and gold;
dazzling light DER the verdaut earth was poured from
the fervid sun,
Az he beneath tho occan's wave Fselned, his daily
journey done.
He sinking cast in golden light. Ger all the earth,
farewell gleam,
And down betwixt the treea he looked upon the softly
rippling stream, .p
Whose bright and ohrystal waters lowed along the
marge where stood the oak,
At whose guarded foot, pensve sat- and read In Ma.
tures wondrous book.
His beams, like food OF gOId Streamed down, and
tinged each rppling wave with light;
Which the evening air around cast many tiny rain.
bow bright,
There a throne of rustic Sort while changing beau.
| ties round me played,
sat in solemn psnSve mood, and watched these
| ing glores fade.
Twas thus sat Lwhen Phobus dipped bis fervid brow
beneath the surf;
Then modest Cynthia bright arose. and poured noOd
upon the earth ...-
or silver light which DER the plain and down the forest
dim and old,
Hinged plain and trees with silver beams, Phebu
had before with gold.
DER every object far and near, poured out mystic
serene,
And shmmerlng DER the distant mount, gave pensivt
beauty to the scene
Then sparkling, by one appeared each lovely itt
twinkIing star,
Like angSleyes o'erwatchng me- from clear, cain
Heaven, and far
All else was wrapped in deep reIose except the gontl
signing trees,
Whose leaf enbowered branchlets rustled to the sof
! Whispering breeze,
Or brook, whose waters flashed clearly in chast
Cynthias paler light ..
As they before had brightly shone when Phobus kisso
his last goodnight.
Twas then low and gentle sound soft in my bega
to ring;
1t seemed to Whisper low and swecy strAnger liste
while sing. ....
once thread Of chrystal was, when first my coura
began,
And like a silver arrow, swiftly down the mount
ran;
But soon with me another streamlc Joined its little ril
Then onward with increasing volume sped down II
| hill; ',.
Then able l. pitchers bright to NIL for fairy trib
That to my mOsS-growu borders came bright waters
imbibe,
Then in their tiny silver urns bear OF the drops
.. dew,
To sprinkle over every flower which breathed out FRI
And when the sun diSpelled the gloom Of Sabe'vSage
}. Night,
Those pendant pearls that waved and trembled TO th
zephyr light,
Reflected Phoebus' golden rays In many gorgeous hui
That gittsred in my chrystal breast, AS haSting
flew.
But then enriched by many rlllS, with wild, Impet
Gus flow,
dared on, with rushing aOund unto the plain below
To know what newborn beauty there should to N
sight unfold,
Aud to my heart give new delight, in haste Onwa
rolled.
q Then, having reached the expanded plain with mu
less headlOng fight,
l. ant Aald hvyi
flowers bright,
Which Nature with her lavish hand had 'prInklsd
and wide,
n Der hill and dale and DER the plain, and long
" There ViOIsts raised on every hand their flowers
10. richest hue,
there the daisy, fresh and bright in modest beau
gtewi
Mid beds Of Wild. flowers sweet that brsathed th,
fragrance on the air, -,es,.. F fH
~ wandered, famed by Eophyrs soft and dreamy mus
he Others ''''.' .''' '''
II, Among tho reeds that long my mArsS grew in
y. r. yielding mOuldl
er Murmured with cadence low and sweet like grievi
on But soon met tiny lake, whose waters bright
m Rejected every tree and flower that grew It's mars
hs In whose clear depths the shining hsh dart swiftly
and fro, t.r retor -..E
And play among the waving reeds that long It's mar
Lv grow, .i...i.
There when on summer owe the night shuts DER
| verdant earth, o.
The Fairy Queen, fron dark recess, in beauty isi
SO forth,
And on It binds mail Of glass, that yields not to
feet, ..- sr1#.
oe1 Then from the harebellS cup OF blue she rings
music sweet,
20 At whSh her subjects, called from out their dc
around her meet; #t.l
Then in the moonbsan's silver ray. upon the pla
~ lake,
They round their loving beautoous Queen their MI
circle make.
Then the chrystal Of glass in giddy dance II
whirl;
q Each graceful form In silver dressed aud many twi
= ling pearl;
Each airy form with woodland grace to soft and pie
-, ing notes,
Cleans to and fro while music sweet upon the nj
Of air nOats.
Thus while ppOn the earth il spread the esnOp!
: night,
They lightly dance but haste away before the morn
hght,. -, HE'g- ... 80 "a. .-. e.s.g
. Through this bright lake mt Ianyth o....d- ,