The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-12-24


said to her attendant "Aaitre, par a.
graee Dc. Diea, .ie serds ce soir ,ea,
PqradisP master, by the, grace Of
God, ! shall be this night in Paradise
Poetry ss well as history has .cele-
brated the illustrious deeds and virtues
Of this wonderful peasonage. Many
poets have variously sung her fame,
smong whom the most noted are
Chaplain, Voltaire and Robert
Southey. Dumenil, D'Avriguy and
Alexander Sonnet composed epics on
the same subject. But all these fall
infinitely below the noble tragedy of
Schiller. he has restored the high
aouled enthusiast to her rightful place
IN the age Of romance to which she
belongs. He shows us the chivalrous
heroine as an instrument Of Heaven
engages our love for her, and makes
her fall in glorious strife with; her
eenntry's foes. ~, 80
As . specimen of Schiller's tragedy,
fDie .EuisQfraas bon OrIeGns,s to sex-
hihit . trait of its character, 1 have
translated the following passages from
the German: .-,or
FOURTH SCENE.
Joqa (aloael el-Farewell, We noun
tains; ye beloved pastures, ye familiar
and peacefnl valleys, farewelli Joan
win never again walk over you! Joan
now says to you an everlasting fare
lvslll Ye meadows, which / have
watered, and ye trees, which 1 have
tplantsd, may ye heneeforth joyfully
IAourishi Farewell, ye grottoes and
I've cooling fountains, and thon Echo,
tho sweet voice Of this valley, that oft
hast given answers to my songs; Joan
now departs, and never will return to
you! 80.
| All ye scenes Of my peaceful joys,
I leave you behind me forevermore!
Ye lAnbs, now wonder over the heath,
FOR ye are henceforth a flock without
. shepherd! ! for another flock I must
watch away yonder on the field OF
danger. Tor such is the call of the
Spirit which has come forth to me.
For He who descended upon Horeb's
heights, appearing in a bush as a
flaming fire, commanding Moses to
stand before Pharaoh, who once chose
the shepherd, the pious son of Jesse,
TO WELD the sword, who hath ever
manifested himself gracious to shep-
herds-He hath spoken to me from the
houghs OF this tree, saying: "Go
hsnce, for thou must bear witness for
me on earth" 5.....-.s.
/ around thy frame must thou grid
the hard brazen armor; with steel
must thou cover thy tender breast
No mundane love, no sinful flame OF
vain earthly desire may touch thy
heart. No bridal, crown shall adern
thy locks no lovely child shall bloom
upon thy breast. Yet will I glorify
| thee with Warlike renown more than
all other women Of this earth"
"For when, in the battle, the bravest
despair, when the last destiny OF
France seems to approach, then wilt
thou bear my orisamhae, and as the
strong reaper cuts down the grain,
thou wilt PROSTATE the proud con-
lqueror; thou wilt roll back his For
tunes wheel, and bring salvation to
the heroic sons of France, deliver
Rheims, and crown thy king"
| A sign hath Heaven promised me
He sends me the helmet; it comes
| from Him; with god-like power its
steel inspires me, and the courage OF
the Cherubim flames through me; ii
viii violently impel me into the reVel
of war; it will drive me forth with
the fury Of storm the battle cry
hear nightly wave to me, the war
horse comes and the trumpets sound.
I Hudson, Ohio. n. p.