Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-05-25
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ENCHANTMENT.
By ALICE CAR,

All in the Nay-.ime's E.erriest weather
Rodo two travellers, bride and groom;
BrVasi and breast went their mnles together,
T'etlock dep through the daisy bloom.
Il. ,ses reeresi at 'nem out Of she hedges.
Whit flowers leaned ofhem down from the thor
And up from the burrows with sunlt cd es
Crowded the children thar sox-d in the corn.
Cheek DER check. and with red 50 tender
Ripping bright through the gipsy brown,
just to see how ladys sp.endo-
shonc the heads Of the dsisliIs dovn. g
All. but the wopde- grows and lin gers.
An b.if the fields look low and lon.
Just to think how her jeweled fingers
Sliamsd tire seeds Of their yellow corn,
Oh. IL vas sweet, so sweet. 20 he lille
Zach little sower with fate { II wroth
ch. Int TO rid. with spangied bride,
oh. fer a saddle with scarlet cloth
Tavirg c0rn-oach stalk In tassei
Home with iis thatch and its turflii room
what was this b. the side Of q castle,
What was that t. tossing plums'
Winds through the vioicts' misty co-e-ing
Nov k.ssd the white ones and the blue.
Narg ne fefIbfeNsf ohfr tnffr uCreFf1-
: All az tnc world were but just p,ade new.
And on and on through The s-ii-n weather.
Fearnt the f,iutes' and hope at the best,
Went the trre lover riding together.
Ont ofths East lard and into The West.
Father and mother ~ tears rl.i,.iag.
Bride maids All with their favors dressed.
Back and backward the daisies sliding.
Dove threat. tiack-fcot. breast aud breast.
Yet hath the brids> maid isy ofi.er piaiug,
A nj grief sits light on the mother brow;
Under hAr clond is silver lining
The iowly child il lady now.
rut fer the soHers, with Eyes held shady
Either with sun hrow1 arm hand,
psrkly they follow the lord ard lady
With jeal,rs hatred of hsuse and land.
Pine III was all 50 Ane 10 lie idle;
Dull and dreary the work day dnon-
Oh. hut - ride with spangled bride
oh. for a cap With q tossing plume
Nearing the cas;le. the bells fast ringing,
Aud str"ng snd n.aidcns work and wait
Cried. Gods grace Gu fbc brides home bringing
And p.aster. and mistress rode through the gate.
Five select ladies maids OF the chamber
enc scw-d her silkea seams. one kept hr- rings
One for the pearl ccmh-. ore FAR the amber,
And one for her fan Of Peacock wings.
And swee,Iy and long the, sbcde in IL cir castle.
And tlughsers and sons to their low. we're born
Bu; doves at the fall homeward nestle.
TO lodge IN the fafiers they left AT morn;
AID memory. holding true and tender,
As pleasures faded aud years increased.
on lore The lady from al her splendcr
Ca; ofthe West land a nd into the East.
AID f.r from the couch where sleep slowly
Came to hereJe through the purP!es grand,
Len her to loige in the bed % lowly,
smoothed by the mothers dear, dear hand.
But after all liz a.lo 10 assemble
Tn. s--riee ris tares 20 ,ri. .hten the set.
one there Was thriiied her heart TO a trenssle,
Hs:fmsde ofsn,. and half Of regret.
All vas il this that in ria,fii sporting,
And net as iam-nting her maii-n years.
Often SIZE brought irom the time Of the corrting
When horc~ are the sweeter for little fars.
That one dsy II he days 50 pleasant.
When. while she nusei Of hes lord. a. 4, fril.
Rode from tie rcstle tie groom with bis present,
Dear little h throat, beloved 50 WE'LL
or altar. in -plendcr of tito, an d iaces.
Long tre-sed bride-rlaid-, or priest close shern
Or ride throns the dsisies or green field .par-'s
Gsy with the children that scwed in the serb7
Ye who have icif the noontide behind ,un.
And whom dull shadows be-iu TO opprsss.
say, the night time fslle;h to blind you,
Which Wa the picture-prsy. do You guess7
Ali IN fhe castle sweet With ccn'ep'ment.
For Fortune. in granting all fayois but ole,
Threw over he distaDcc cruel enchantmen,
Thstdarkenrd the love light and dsrks ned the
0f ainls aud Pleasures. the lite long tesiowers.
The lord and TIE lady had just ne lament
oh. f..r the lives q: the brown little sewers?
And oh, for their artie-s and homely content.