Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-06-08
The Shadow.
AFTER A Ballad OF HEINL's.

AFTER A Ballad OF HEINEs.
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" Donna Clara, many yeArs
Loved with hopes and loved with fearS,
Willeth new my hearts undoing;
willeth it wilfully and unrueing!
Donna Clara, sweet is life,
With its passion, with it's strife
But the grave il dark and cold
Thronged with horrors manifold!
Donna Clara, spare the sorrow
Wilt be welded on the morrow?
May Ramiro come beside
Greet thee Don FernAndo's bride1
" Don Ramiro, all thy words
Pierce my heart like poisoned swords.
All shake of this passion weakness,
Bear with manly strength and meekness
Many fairer maids there be;
God has come twixt thee and me.
Don Ramiro, conqueror
of the armies Of the Moor,
Conquer thy own love and sorrow;
See me welded on tho mOrrO".
"Donns Clara thou hast said 1t;
/ will come to see thee Welded;
| will dance with thee as one
Who WAS never heart-undone
TIL tomorrow, fare thee. well ~
"Fare thee well I" The window fell.
In the darkness, like a stone,
Don Ramiro stood alone.
Merrily the bells have rung,
Az by Joyous impulse swung;
And the people, biithe and gay,
In the streets kept holiday.
In the old Cathedral dim
Poaled the organ, rose the hymn,
While the fairest in the land
TO the bravest gave her hand.
And at coming on Of night
All tho pa ace famed with light,
And n rich and noble throng
Filled its halls with nirth and song.
Donna Clara, envied bride,
With the unloved by her side,
With pale, passionless oountenance,
Waited to lead out the dance.
4" Lady, why this troubled gaze?
Why this tremhle and amaze?"
"Iook, Fernando! who there stands,
Cloaked In black, with folded hands ?
IT aeoms knightly figure tall"
Lady, a shadow on the wall y
But the Shadow slowly nears,
And she trembles, and she fears.
To her face her spirit PUSHES,
Pale she grows, by turns, and bushes.
Don Ramiro - said abe, thickly,
And her breath came short and quickly.
With a vacant gaze, but steady,
Dance we at thy bridal % said he.
Donna Clara forth he leads.
Wildly, wildly round he speeds
Don Raniro,' Clara spoke,
Wherefore IN thy sable cloak?"
He, in hollow voice, awe spreading:
Badst mo come unto thy wedding !"
" Don Ramiro, icy cold
Are the hands thRt mine do hold -
said that hollow voice, awe spreading:
" Bad'st me come unto thy wedding "
" Don Ramiro,r Clara saith,
Earthly chill and damp thy breath ~
still that hollow voice, awe spreading:
" Bad'st me come unto thy wedding !"
" Dan Ramiro faint aud low
Clara whispered" let me got
But that hollow voice, awe spreading:
" Bad'st me come unto thy wedding !"
Donna Clara on he leads;
Wilder, wilder round he speeds
" Don Ramiro, gasped she low,
" In Gods name now let me goln
Don Rsmiro, at the name,
Vanished like sudden flame.
Donna Clara knew no more;
sunk down, swoonng, 10 the floor.
Life flows back into her check
Does she see docs some one speak?
Donna Clara, sweetest bride ~
She is 10y Fornandos side,
Sitting stin where she hadpbeon
When the Shadow glided n =
" Donna Clara, sweetest BRIDE
said low voice at her side,
- Why this fixed and troubled Sazec
Why this tromble and amazc?n
lce-blanched Donna Clara's cheek,
While her pale lips stroye 10 speak
Don Bamiro--where?n Her lord.
Drawing q stern brow at the word,
Bent and whispered, firm and low;
Donna Clara, seek not TO know ~
IS. 5. CoNASr, ia HarpsY'S NdgdSW
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