The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1873-12-12

When unto him the spirit Of Marianne
Sweet Marianne the loved aud murdered |
one,
Appeared. robed in snowy raimeut, with
Halo Of golden light enyeloping her
Like when filmy haze surrounds the sun.
This phantom yisitant from other spheres
Approached with noisvless steps and grace
full mien, 1s3ia
And hid the purlirg stream ard nossy banks
From his 'wildered gaze. She raised high
an arm,
Fair as Parian marble-as beautiful
As the Houris of Mohummetlan creed,
And pointed to the ETHEREAL abode
or Judeas God, e'en that moment ilumed
BY the gorgeous rays Of the setting Sun,
Which, like fiery mantle Of molten gold,
Oerspead the horizon seeming voucher
OF the verify Of her prophetic words,
That, like the liquid peal Of Vesperbells
In siIvery cadence at tranquil eyentide,
Fell on his soul and soothcd its wild unrest,
Fen tho the tones Of avengng Nemesis
"Hciod; unworthy King Of Israel
And here the gentle voice grew gentler stil,
Softly sweet as Che sound Of Shepherd luto
Down the strand where dash blue Gallllee's
waves,
"Unworthy-stsl loved with blind idolatry,
Marianne appea,s by command Of Him
| (IIe who rules the universal expanse)
!, &c ao %,S.rgn Herod Of his approaching fatei
Cruel King Ills decreed that Thy sinful life
Draw to its close cen erst the morrow's
dawn.
False 10 Thy pledges Of affection vowed;
False to thy subjects as dominant King
False, false to the laws Of thy Creator
Arbitrator inst retribution is near;
But outraged God in infinite mercy
Forgiyes thee thy sins, but the one dark
crime
Tie slaughter Of Judea's innocent Youth J
The child victims Of ambition and lust
Cry forvengeance from ont their CORY graves,
And Jehovah deem best Thy power cease.
Marianne has heard thy lament other fall
From the depths Of her love gorgives HerodF
The aute-like tones, SO melodiously sweet
Waxed fainter as the breath Of Aeolus
Whispering at night an JONAS waters;
Ana the fairy form yanish-d in thin air,
Like The morning on broad Pontus,, tide.
Herod, abiect&nd cowed, steadfastly gazet
At the spot where Marianne lately ha'
stood;
His lips trembIcd but uttered never word
Language was powerless to express hi
thoughts
He gained his feet and slowly went away
From the crystal stream and moss coyere,
banks.
! Towards the palace Of Israel's 'sovereign'
Which blazed with the light Of th6usah
torches
: Whence issued the din Of reyelry's song
Z AZ if there ne'er rested darksome curse
! On Davids fated race! Meath the shadow
j OF the lotus, he strayed his steps and gaze
I Upon the nights starry skies sweet mus
! Floated on the wings Of playful zephyrs,
! But touched nos the heart Of the Son (
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= The morrow's sun came radiantly beaInin
= And shore on Ininarets and royal domes;
i But one there ne'er beheld its gloriol
Z Light
! Herod obeyed the summons Of Jehoyahl
I; 5@ Guy FRANcIs.
N Magnolia, Nov. 25, 1873.
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" The Courier Journal makes this sem
n Bile talk about colored citizens. The tic
b IS very rapidly coming when they will Fl
u every word Of il "true as- gospel; :"
Nv 1T is stated that the colored voters in t
Ter western counties Of Maryland voted agair
hi the Administration ticket IN large numbe
ut They acted very sensibly in 50 doing. 7
~. only use the Administration il making
to them is to use them as pawns on the poll
~ cal chess board, for its own advantage
ith doing this it naturally places them in
in tagonism to the white citizens, who are
.he the maiorltyin almost every Southern Sta
= The negroes must get their living as
-en whites do, BY following come private b.
rnt ness, and to do this successfully and pie
out antly they must pay some regard to the
era terests and happiness Of the whites amc
ear whom they live. Heretofore they h
est been fooled to the top Of their bent BY
ind signing politicians, who made them bell
She that it was necessary to treat all men v
ed did not belong to the Administration pa
kes as their enemies Experience is a g
all. teacher, ifit is sometimes slow and I'D
ben one, and the negroes are beginning to
nng that ifthey would prosper they must &C
- to follow wpuliflcal.6Iisehiefn makers and ID