Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-16
LADY WENTWORTH.
A New Poem by Lonsfellow.

Neat and ti0d ming ross,
Stscd Hisires. stsvrrs in her furbel1vs,
Just a. her cur sOo-clock was striking aius.
The po1 pH h Il The Eari Il Hs ii sn
Ia SCARLET G at and periwie Of fax,
Her Gao. her bodice. her White folded arms.
And halt received th.ush he was pat his prime,
If'ass 81 her ' and y declare
The psssiIn thar bad driven him TO despair
St.ytrs, her hq.hand, dressed in .O.tls.greea
I'~vn the lCng lane and out into tn land.
I'M ng,S .s n to BS.,d Tar T1 r..
Just then the rreditations Of the earl
We're interrupted by a little girl,
Rsrefoot-d: ragged, with neglected hair,
A thin sip Il girl Ike q new neon,
Sure TO Ne rounded int, BE- .uty soon;
Though nov in mean iabilimests she bore
pail Of water, dripping through the street,
, And bathing a. she went her Iakei feet.
IL was a pretty picture, full II grace
The slender form the delicate, Tim face;
The shining feet, the laughter ia her eye,
Itf5 Der 5 I hTT f., fee: y Tissss ss@eS md glanced
And with uncommon feelings Of delight
The earl 81 Halifax behed the sight
These woI II, OF thought he did, as plain A. day:
, :. o. Martha Hilton. Fie' h, " dare you 60
A. which the gyp-y laughed, ana straight replied:
:, No matter how l look. yet shall ride
The earl Of Halifax bsn 'gnly smiled,
- with her h. svy burder sne passed on.
Locked back, then turns the corner aud was gone.
What next, upon that memorable day,
brew hi. august a-ten,i was gay
ia s i,s me am. ANA spun
0ulriders 9Th red Jacket, lihe ami lank,
Founding the saddles a. tn , rose and sank,
While ali alone within The eharist lat
portly teTs9n y nh three enrnered hat,
Gold headed cane. and nic.ly powdered hair,
And dismOnd fuckl.s sparkling At his knees,
ngnihsd, STACEY hord, much NJ ease.
Onward the pas. ant swept, and as il passed
Fair Mistress StsveTs caurtesied low and last:
F'r this VAS Governor wentworth driving down
70 Lutl~ HaTbs r, Just beyond the town.
" here his great house 81 'cd looking out to sea
g0Odly place where II was god O. be.
Twas = pleasant mansion, an alb. Do
Near and Il h dden fr. m the great high road.
Bsronial and colonial in lis style;
Gables and doTmer windows everywhere,
Pandean pipes, on which ali WINS that blew
Made mournful music the whole wiater through.
Panels and foors u OAK Ma and Is se.try
1aIysd chimney PIECES, wheIe on erazen dogs
Doors opening into dsrkn. $ unawtrcs
Systeri9u. passages; and figh;s # stairs;
The ancestral WentwOrths with old scripture names
Such was the mansion where the great man dwelt,
Avidoser and ehiidless' and he iet
The loneliness, the uncOI genial gloom
Ihsi he presence hasnted every room;
Yer the ugh ret gS en- 10 weakness he could feel
The pain Il " POUNDS that ache because they heal.
The wears came aud the years wsnt-s-vsn in all
And pissed IL cloud snd sunshIn ne DER the hall;
The DAVIS their splendor through its chambers
The sunsets flushed it's western windows red
The snow was on its roofs, the visd, the rain:
Its Woodlands acre in leaf and bare again:
Moons waxed and waned, the lilAcs bloomed and
In the broad river flowed and ebbsd the tide,
SHIPS went 20 sea and ships came home from sea,
And the slow years sailed by and c. ased to be-
And all these years had Martha Hilton served
In The srsat house not wholly uuobserv-d;
y, day, By night; the silver crescent grew,
Though hi,hisn By olouis, her light still shining
A maid of All work whether coarse or t,e.
a servant " no a De service end divine
through tsr 5@sh 70, m VA lair 20 lo'h uoon,
The very kHocker o. the outer door,
r. u she but passed, WAS brighter than before.
Aud ROW The ceasele-s turning Of the mill
Ground our Ihe governor ; -ixf'eth birthiss,
and powdersd his brown hair with silver gray.
The blu. bird vita his jocl d csT5iins.
The restlas. swallows building in the caves.
TIE IilaSs tossing in Inc winisct May
All welcomed this majestic holiday
He gave splendid banquet, rived on plate
nch a. became TIE governor Of The state,
And was magpi Mems in everything.
he hao invited al hi. friends and peers
The sssrhawk. The Ps"6aov: ga; Sh al The S Tes.
lor why repeat the nome Of every guest,
The rectori here. the Reverend Arthur Brown
9f the established church: will smiling face
Aud then the feast wen: on, as others do
But ended a. none other e er knew.
When they had drunk the King with many cheer,
h. disappeared, and presently tn re stood
within the T1S IN, IN perfect woInanhOod.
a maiden modest and self POSSESS a
youthful and beautiful. and simply dressed
Can this b Martha Hilton IL must be
, IS Martha Hilton, and no ether she
Powered with tn beauty Of h-r twenty years
How lady Ike, how queen like she appears;
4 he pale, thin cTt scent OF the days gone by
u Hian BON IN all her majesty :
y u scarce guest peTc lived that she there.
I mil the cove rnor. rising from. his chair.
Played slightly with his rufiies. thea looked down
A al sald uEts the Rsyer nj Arthur Brown:
= his a M birthday, II shall Tia ev SC be
Bis Wedding day; and you shall marry me'>
The listening guests were greatly my stifisd
Rome more - than the rector " h0 replied:
Marry You Yes, that were a pleasant task
y our exc rii' ncy but 10 whnm. askr''
j he gOVei su-wsr.d. TO this adv
Aud beck oned Martha Hilton 10 o raw near
She came and stood, al bushes, at his side
- hs = the lady; do you hesiEa.,y
hen command on AZ chief magistrate"
i he rector read the service LOAD and clear:
Dearly selo. ed, we ga the red here.''
And 30 Oh to the end. At his c. mmard,
tin the y arth finger Of her fair left haud
~ he governor PLACED The ring; and that was all:
Martha u rs Lady Wentworth of the Hall
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