Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-17

XII CARs0Es RIDE.
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But be IL bsassr blind AID . hEppefso ffa- VIE
We lsg In he E.2s-ee aad rae saasurni clover:
Thai spread on the ground AKa great hf3wl
Northssrd sDa southvara and rsss, anc Ewsy
To the BrAEcs. 10 where oar Ignges lsy.
One broad and DnmsE.n sea - p'Vsh
Awaiting tie curtains % Hi.,hi 10 Gene GOWN
To cover Ne ovsr sue conceal kslr flEnf
VITA nj brown . de. VOL from 81 lpGian towr
That lfr ID The rear THE fan nae VI Ldshi
W. iounreo in TIE grasses-ber .eyes were o.
name.
Ant her haads On ~ knse. nnd her Ebir ~ss %
In IL wealth and tie syod pouring or and 81 over
Her Doson ~fns-red. and pressed never - ole
And her tonch sgrrn o. me itIss u the
gurned b-own q. !, reached 70 the ksa Of the snp
Ans her wSsas we're 81 los ne the inss-thfDstSo
And - laaeu with love as the nssrf vhen h besss
In lie hot eager aus ser 20 earliest love.
Or The bee buried home br lie burden OF sweets
welsy lor 70 tae rrn-s OF The broad plain levels,
Cd ReYsls Eud i aud mr. 20 en- brosE nr3es.
Ferry fan mlles Il foV. 70 ride,
Fvrry fgil Iaiser u ; foot sn9 TIE devils
o., red CGmauehs. bot Or the Track
When once they 81 Ike H. Lei the EN- &c down
Soon. very s0oa. mHttsred bearded I'D Kerels.
Ls be ysersd 81 TIC tun, iyihg low on his back,
Holding fast 70 bis lAsso, then be jeThed a. lie
And .trsag 70 biz feet and glanced sxifiy around.
And then dropped. as II SHOT. Will hir ear 20 tae
Jbep again 70 his feet, and TO roe, 20 my bride.
While hi eyes like IRE, lie face like
shroua,
His form liss king. and bis beard ike cloud.
And HE voice loud and shril, Il blosn from .
reoo.
"Puii. paIl 10 your lassos ard bride T. stset,
And spsed you ever for lie yVu would spess,
Aud roe for Jour lises-for your hses you nnst
ride;
For tbe plain s. al aroe ths prairie on fire,
And feef u Wild hors. >, hard hing before.
] bear ike & sea breskl1g hizh on the shots,
VI lie TIE buffalo c9ms ike a urge of tbs ses.
Driven far by The dame, driving fasi On ~ three.
AZ q hurrlcaas comes. cfasnigg paine 10 lie ns."
We drew 10 the lsssos. seized saddle ADD rein
Threw Them on. siDched them on, rirehed them
again,
And again qr- y TIE gr,h east aside The rnseheers.
Gus away tspidAfOs lo9ssd the sasH from II. fold,
CAst aside Tue catepas red and s2aDged with
Aud gold mounted Colts, true companions for
Cast he red ELK s.rapes TO the wind IN breath:
And 70 barred % the sAin, sprang all haste to the
horse,
or God without word. or one word of command.
Turned bead 10 the Brazos IN red race with
Turned head to the Brazos with breath in the
Blowing bo, from king leaving death In his
Tanned head 70 the Brazos with sound IN the air
Ike the rush Of army, and fash 10 the eye
OF red wall Of FIRE reschag up - the sky.
Stretching herfe IN pursuit. Of b ack rolling sea,
Rushing fast upon " a. the wind sweeping free
And afsr rom the desert, bearing death and dos
D1ir.
Not word, not 8 wall, from a lip was let fall.
Not ksr from my bride, not a ! ok or low call
Of ioye note or courage, bat on DER the plain
30 stesdy aud eth, leaning low to the m me
Win the heel 10 the flank and the hand - the
rein.
Rode we on, r de we three, rode we gray nose and
Reaching long, breathing loud, like creyiced
wind blows.
We. we broke not a whisper, we sreathed not
There wAs work 10 be done there was death in the
air
md the chance was 40 one TO thousand for all.
c,,- nose 10 gray nose, and each steady mustang
s,,e.., ed neck and stretched nerve TIL the hollow
And t ia 'am from tho nank and the Group and
view ' a,o :" mo Ike the spray on storm driven
Twenty milesi thirty mIlesi...s dim distant
Then sIooe.reachin, line and the Brazo. In sight,
And rose In my seat " ''n shout 'f delight.
] stood ia my strrup ann 'ookeh o my riRht,
And saw hi. horse ptagger; / saw hi head droop-
Hard on his breast, and hi. naked breast stopping
Low down u the name, M 40 rwifter and holder
ian reaching out for ~ the red footed lire;
10 right and 10 left the black buffalo came,
In miles aud Ia million, rolling on in despair,
IA their boards 70 the dust and black tails Ia the
A. a terrible surf on a rcd sca OF flame
Rushing on In the rear, reaching Nigh reaching
bi her.
And he rode neck 10 neck with buffalo bull,
The monarch OF millions. with shaggy name full
or smoke and Of dust, and IL shook with desire
or battle with rage AID with bcIlowngs loud
And mccarthy; and up through lts lowering cloud
Came the Hash OF his ayes like half-hidden fire.
While HE keen crooked horns through the storm
Like black lances lifted and lifted again;
And looked bas this once, for tho fire licked
And he fsIi and was lost AZ we rode two and two. |
looked e my left then, and nose neck and
Sank slowly, sank surely, TIL back to nay thighs;
And up sp,, through the black blowing veil OF her
Did beam full in mine her two marvellous eyes
With longing aud love, yet a 10 X OF despair,
And pity for mo as she felt the smoke fold her,
Aud flames reaching far for her glorious hair.
Her sinking rteed fa'tered, his eager ears fell
TO and fro and unsteady, and all tho necks swell
Did sabside and recede, and the nerves fall az dead
Then che saw tina; my own nieed still iorded his
with a 10 TX of delights; for this Pache, you zee,
Was her fathers aud once at the south Santaiee
Had won whole herd, sweeping everything
In race where the world came to run for crown
Aud 80 when won the true heart OF my BRIDE
MY neighbour ana deadllert enemy sChlln.
Aud child OF the kingy war chief of his tribe
She brought this steed - the border the night
She met Rsyels aud me In her perous flight
From the lodge Of tho chief to the Lorth Braxos
side,
And said, so hall guessing OF III M abe smiled,
As iriesting, that T. and only, should ride
The ii-e. footed Pache, 80 II kin should pursue
/ should surely escape without other ado
Than To- ride, without blood, to the north Brazos
side,
And await her-and wait TIL the next hollow
moon
Hung her horn in the palms, when surely anG
And swift she would join me, and all would ne
well,
Without bloodshed or word. And now IA she fell
From the front, and went down in tho ocean OF
IRE,
The last that saw was look Of delight
THAT | should escape love desire
Yet never q word, not look OF appeal,
Lost should reach hand, should stay hand or stay
beel
One Instant for her In my terrible flight
Then the rushing OF fire rose around mo and
under,
And the bowling of beas s like tho sound OF thun.
Boasts burning and blind, and forced onward and
over,
Az the passionate fame reached around them and
A., thatr hotr anil Siaaad I'M thav ded--