The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-04-22

A BLUE BIRDS SoNG.-We havn't chroni-
cled his coming, albeit morning after morn
ing recently has he perched himself out there
upon that ragged bare locust tree, and trilled
and twitted and sung in the very abandon of
birdly giee. Such madcao little fellow as
he is in the liberty of his new territory,
wrested from the reluctant rule Of winter.
The little folks can clap their hands and vel
come him. Those of US that have abandoned
tops and dolls must preserve our hard worldly
propriety, and commit no such extravagances.
GATE CITY.
Pardon my blue bird s simplicity, Mr.. Ed.
itor, it ought to have sung better, but "oughts
stand nor nothing and the bird sang accord
ing to the dictates of nature, regardless Of the
"critic's scalpel," or " that hard worldly pso-
priety," that would, if it could, coin the
warm rose colored rays Of morning into peck
ct change, to meet the expenses Of the day,
and convert theicrimson waves of evening
into Burgundy wine to wash out remorse Of
conscience for perverted life. That would
fain batter the sun into sheet of gold on
which to write name, and its fame, at the
worlds expense, or string the stars on SUM-
beam, and set them round the moons disc to
form a tiara for head, perhaps, incapable Of
noble thought. 1t may be that am a.
simple as the blue Bird" but it strikes nv
mind, that the very same hand that formed
natural beauty, gave the eye to. perceive it,
and the same hand that strung the harp of ma.
ture, and gave the Little bird its exquisite
voice, formed the ear to hear. When the
heart is no longer pleased and delighted by
what infinite wisdom provides TO cheer and
bless, then the mind must be sadly perverted
However, do not feel the least bit captious
and believe you meant what you said Is zen.
couragement," and that you did not intend to
use the scalpel, or to pull my heart to pieces
Tor pastime, Gust As . little child would the
petals Of lilly it had grown tired Of be.
cause feel' and acknowledge the chasg, the
sacredness, Of things that thoss Who have
0uckied on the straight ;1eka. Of /" worldly
propriety,' either caNnot, or will not. .pnre.
ciate. w..
Thua "YEsTA." in note to us, and in diff.
ferent measure, she claims the right Of avarv
true sosl 70 learn the theology Of nature. and
laugh, sing and rejoice She says:
Though may have rsad the worlds title page.
And learned its DARK lessons Of sorrow too ven.
wosld not ding backward shadow 70 bind
gong loving soul, = dsash-dsaiing speu.
would not b learned, would not b VIZ.
II that woald blot out from The soul, nv..,.
The sAsrsd science that nature would tsash
The heart in IT. changes ffon childhood to ar,.
II mind scales the rounds from this world haaov.
10 that onssf dinless beauty anAiieht,
While rehearse blus- birds r,ftain
Or sing Of tAs starr, IN tho blus - q ,,eAt
I only obey the spirit that says:
SEQ forth I'D make happy the world v,,A vo-,
song,
Leave tokens Of lave, aaA jewels q verth
To prove thas Jon iissd ~ you'ss pas,i,s 49,. I.
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