The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-08-04

,Perehanee in this lone spot is laid sl
Ssme heart once lit with heavenly fres
lS.'me hands that kingdoms mig hi have swaye'
Or walked those strains thai swell tho Tyre.
Dat science failed to spread her page
To their dim eyes her light unroli:
While want extreme represse their sc,
And hushed the longings of the SOUL
The pearly gems of light serene,
The deep blue caves Of oceans bear;'
i; nd flowers spring forth "to blush unseen,"
And lose their f.agtance on the air.
Some Washington, with pious breast,
Who fain would save his country's blood,
Some fameless Newton here may rest.
Or Bascom, sunk in Jordan's food.
The glory sought of msnsrchs' thrones,
The direful Slaughter at their hand,
Their regal step and martial tones
We're never eneered by this lone band.
Their lot forbade such bauefiil thirst.
Their virtues had their crimes coaiaed:
They spurned the fields where cannon burst
And spread destruction Ger mankind
Far from the factions vulgar strife,
Their sober wishes would not stray:
They walked in their sequestered life,
And held the tenor OF their way.
But yet. their ashes TO protect,
Some frail memento still is nigh:
Uacouth in rhyme and sculpture deeked,
Invites the mourner's passing sigh.
INT who, to lone despair q prey,
This anxious being s,er resigned
Who left the confines of her clay.
And cast no wishfui look behindi9T -
On some kind friend the soul relies. sgC
To close the eye in deaths cold sleep,
When her still voice throagh nature cites, ~
And calls the loTed ones near to " ep.
There lies, hard by the balsam tree,
blind-borh son, unknown 70 fame; Ls8
Who light, from darkness, scarce could see;
Yet loved and feared his Fathers name. .
Inspired with truth. and heart sincere, -
God gave his soul her full SUPPLY q
Ills mental sight, through faith did steer,
To gain crovns where ehefubs-vie- asG
There shall his palseless dust remain, fs4oT
Until Gods voice shall rend the tomb;
A ID call il forth, with soul 70 reign. sfEs
In triumph o'er tho tyrsnt,s DOOM
A swain who by consumption ard,
Nov slssps beneath the myrtle tree - 0CI
lis sons ground his dyisg bed,
Heard the last groan that set him free.
The youthful eonEort OF his heart,
That shared through life his joy and pain,
Sied scaiding tears at deaths cold dart,
And mourned the triumph of rs.gn.
Eat hope led Ger the freezing stream TG
That winds the ehainsGf esrth,s delight;
B.hcId his halcyon spirit beam,
With angels, in their rapid tight T
H,pe claims the resurTeetion morn,sz Eots
When sacred dust shall rise again;
And hofa the victor's dart TO scorn. q S5+s
In triunph Ger the curse of Hin-1 srTo4
Esader. my plaiativs Dirge BEWARE Bzs
Ere thou shalt take thy deathless fight
Aud let thy ransomed spirit STARE .
The golden gems of endiessdight. zGx
Perhaps thy wand ring eye Will read ? ~ %
Some kind meuento oer my tqmb;s as.sF
Behold the index, aud give heed
By grace to shuh lost angels doom. ssks -
Thy soul, If clad in garments -liite, g ID
Shall like fami cherub sing-- 3 sE
Shall wing ambrosial fields Of light,
AMI bask In one eternal spring. - ''is3A
But if that Friend thou dost reject,
Whose hands By ragged spikes we're torn;s
With demons dire thou shalt reflect, =, e..
And feel thy spirits loss to mourn.
This life's the only time that man
Can fee the pains of endless death!eF q
Why then reject Saf7ation's plan, -
Suspended on each dying breath
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