The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-10-13
For the Democratic Pres.
DEAD SEA FRUIT.

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The walls Of the east were flaming with glory
The Godof the morning had mounted his throne
He welded his sceptre and night fed before
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And the day in its splendor moved regally on
OH bright, golden day, I shall ever remember
All the sweetness and beauty you strewed in my
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OH dreamy October you ever bring with you
The bitter sareet memories Surrounding that day
The Autumn was passing. and ripe for the har
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The fruit hung in luscious and glowing array
On the hillside the orchard lay sleeping il
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As my friend and Iwandered toward it tina
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We gathered and ate until weary and dreamy
We sat down together to resd for an hour,
But surely there was something which foateC
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That us enhsraHed acth sscees subtle po,ee,'
We slept and nd We v dreamed a wondrous strang,
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We each dreamed the same. as we afterwarc
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We dreamed that we wandered in lands orien
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Where the stately palm waved and the sands
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Through old, dreamy cities we wandered to
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And spoke with their pto .,le in quaint, older
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Together we trayersed long deserts, but nevel
Were kOqely-6nt happy and gleey'aE tie sOAile.
One day we were suddenly, ruthlessIy parted;
dark cloud hung round us and held us in
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Lol out of that cloud came a voice low and bit
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The trail of the serpent is over Us an.'' t.
Then the darkness rose slowly and noated to
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And We stood face to face by glistenipg sea;
Oh! radiant with gladness and shining ir
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Vas ne f1ee Of my friend as ii looked to'Pard
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What cared we then,for that tmereiless warning
We each for moment were forced to endure2
The dark cloud had vanished az now the GLAD
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Was trying with brightness our hearts to allure
On the shore Of the sea, which lay quiet ant
stagnant, -''.-
There was strewed the most tempting and beau
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We gazed in 2elight-for moment we spok,
For those golden Aued apples had rendered a.
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Then eagerly, joyfuIly, a handful we gathered
Saying beholdi as the honey bee sips
The sweetest of flowers. thus will we rife
The fnestof apples, with parched thirsty lips
We tasted, and 10 they all crumbled in pieces
They blackcned, they shrivelled, and fell fren
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On our lips was but ashes and gone was TIN
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We he'd asGa0At DUt air in oar hands. 'tig1tenec
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just then we awakened and told of our dream
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And each said to each " dear friends, we mus
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For those apples SO tempting were fatal Dea,
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We shall taste-they will crumble and part u
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All friend % you spoke truly, our paths are di
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The ashes lieithfck we must trust in our, Coo
The trail of the serpent has, passed o'er on
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The future is darkened-'sPas under the rod.
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