Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1873-06-04

And tyrants forged their bloody. clinkins
A cloud. that when the May7hower's pre-
cious cup 2 ? .-. .
The misty ,treacherous deep held proudly up,
By waves that leaped and dashed each
Bot onWsfd 11s stin sai the ark Of Freedom bore,
Some fair and peaceful Ara rat to and, --
Slipped its black wings and swept not lar
To-day. It lowers Ger this great. IRELAND
Der farms and workshops, ofnees and
Its baiefui shadows casts on every hand.
And darkens church and state. and house.
hoio nres' ~ ~
1t is a thing to pity and to blame,
| A useless. vile, humiliating shame,
A silent slander on the heRven-born soul,
Decked with the signet Of It's own control,
| A faw upon the image Of our God,
When men, obedient 10 some Mogups nod
When men, the sockets Of whose added
Arebiessed with some illuminate remains
| Where from the glim OF reason still is shed,
Blow o1t the Light and send their wits to
And. taking as their sole dictator then,
Some little thundering god Of speech or
ApinE suibnissivsly the smile or frown
OF some great hrazen face that beats them
Or siienced by some fabricated tongue,
Covered with borrowed words and neatly
They yield their Judgment up to Others
| wills,
And take grave creeds like sugar-cOated
And, with their weakness taeetly confessed
Like the unfeathered fedglings Of a nest.
When the old bird comes home with worms
With half q smile and half q knowing
Tney open wide their mouths, and shut
And sss@ @ 70 e miGrnur nj sonly.';Drsp q dO,Or'."
He who will creep about some great mans
The h0neyed fragrance of his breath to
Or follow him about, with crafty plan,
| And cringe for smiles and faYors, Is no man.
a fraction OF a man, and az MI his own own
Although his numerator be Dnt one,
With unity diylded up 50 hne
That thousands range themselves beneath
Av one me- 50 s, insieuifcantIy small
That quick accountants count him not at
Is better far and vastly nobler, too.
Than some great swelling eypher among
Naueht Of itself and nothing else to do
Except 70 help some little one count tenI
Let us cen strike, with courage, true en-
Straight at the center Of this murky cloud.
And sweep It's worthless vapor from the
Take sense for coin: opinions at their worth;
Conviction at its cost: dietdfton when -,
our minds and souls are bankruPt-hardly
When Freedoms sous and daughters win
Our land viii know day Of happiness,
Fit for such joy as never yet was seen,
Bright blade upon the CALLING ch aims OF
And stamped the action with the nations
Fen We. wen the cable its initial spark,
Brought flashing through the'oesan's deep
Zen SIS 1Se1 1E1 Tas fxed. with far-resOanaIps
with song. and praise. and tbanafplpsss
The soiden Sad fastening of the chain that
The two HSr great restless oceans of the earthi
But over all, and round about US spread
Hangs the black cloud Of DEATH a thunder
Yet omnicusly silent; moving on,
While from It's threatening foids, So deep
The forteS odo ali lightning ever and anon
shoots for some life, and never faiissfs
Many a friend lies cold in death to-day;
Many an oak Is blasted on its way
Many a growing hope is overthrow.
What might have been, may never. now. De
trran
what ieGs our love and tears for them may
They lived. they tOIled, they faded and they
When that friend lay within that nsEroE
Men cali q cofin-in Its cherries gloom =
Himself the only tenant, and asleep
In long slumber, terrible ana deep.
When a. the open door his PSo Psie, sa1 rncs dsee
OF recQgnition in its CHASTITY hue N
Soon to be hid forever from our view.
When. with his sightless eyes to Heaven up
Where rom his royal soul upon them (
burned, --l E-e.
He waited for his last rites to bsfaid,
With the pathetic patience OF the dead
When tenderly his manly form-Fe laid
In its last couch, with covering ef clay;
Who in that mournful duty hadR part
But felt the cloud Of death upon his heart7
But when we thought how his uufettered=
Free from his poor sick body's weak con-
Plumine its wings at the eternaf throne,
Mighttake through realms OF space ~ raps
And fnd a million Joys to Us sunkhoRn.
The cloud was rifted by a ray ~ liEht = -
GREEKs OF THE MODERN TIMEi together,.s,
we'veJoGrneyed up the rough and tOnsome
seeking the gems to labor ne,er denied,
Plucking the fruits that declSthe r7olHtain
side. --r- ->1 ~
Let each with hope. to fire his ysarning
soul,
stiu hurry onward to the shining goal.
The way at times may dark and weary
4 seem,
No raw OF sunshine on our path may beam,
The dark clouds hover o'er us like pail,
And gloom and sadness seem to compass
But still, with honest purpose toll we on; .
| ar Ha fuhr ST
true,
Far in the East a golden light shall dawn.
And the bright smile Of God come bursting
through.