Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-08-02
.MANUELA.
A BALLAD OF CALIFORNIA.
BY BAYARD TAYLOR.

CNRoM the doorway, Manuela, in the sheeny
S5outhward look ed over the valley, over leagues
of cleaning corn;
Where the mountains misty rampant ike tne
wall OF Eden towers.
And the isies oil oak sleeping on a painted
of flowers -
And the air is full of nusic for the winter rams
are o'er,
ding sycamore;
B1ithely frisk unnumbered squirrels, over all
Where the airy slnninits brighten, nimbly leaps
the antelope
Gentle eyes of Manuela! tell me wherefore do
On the oaks enchanted islands, and the fOwery
oceans breast?
Tell me wherefore down the valley, ye have
traced the highways mark
Far beyond the belt OF timber, 10 the mountain
shadows dark
sprOutins Verdure shine
W it'll the tears of amber dropping from the
And the mornings breath of balsam lightly
brush her sunny cheek
Little recketh Manuela of the tales oil spring
they speak. E.se.-,
When the summers burning solsLice ON the
mountain harvest glowed,
She had watched i gallant h)fSeinan fldlnS
down the valley road;
Many times she saw him turning, looking Dack
with parting thrills,
'Fill amid her tears she lost him, in the SHADOWS
of the hills. tttifa
Ere the cloudless moons were over, he had passed
the Deserts sand,
Crossed the rushing Colorado, and the dark
And his laden mules were driven, when the
time OF rains began,
With the traders OF ChIhnaii, to the Fnlr OF San
Juan,
Therefore watches Manueia-therefore lightly
doth she start,
When the sound OF distant footsteps seem the
beating ofher heart;
Not a wind the green oak ruStleS, or the red
wood bI anches stirs,
But she hears the silver jung lie of his ringing bit
and spurs.
Often out tie hazy distance, come the hoi semen,
day by day, 4,st -
Cut they come not Bernado-she can see 1t
far away;
Well she knows the airy galop of his mettled
alaZan, 4
Light as any antelope on the hills of Gavilan.
She would know him 'md a thousand by his free
and gallant air;
By the neatly-knit serape,f such as wealthy tra-
d9rS wear,
BY his broidered cal1odero, anu his saddle gaiiy
spread,
With his cantie trimmed with silver, and its horn
None like he the light RATA on the maddened
bull can throw:
None amid the mountain canons track like he
the stealtily doe;
And all the mission Iestais few indeed the rev.
elers-
Who can join with him the jota, touch with him
the gay guitar. --
He has said to Manuela, and the echoes finger
still,
In the eosters of her bosom, with secret, ten
der thrill
When the bay again has blossomed. and the val
ley stands IN corn,
onal the DeliS Ol santa clara uSnef IN the Wtu
ding morn. -.
He has pictured the procession, all in holiday at
tire,
And the laugh and look of gladness, when the
see the distant spire;
Then their love shrll kindle newly ,and the worl'
be doubly fair,
In the cool, delicious crystal of the summer NOR
ming air.
Tender eyes Of Manuela! what has dimmed you
lustrOus beams?
Ills a tear that falls to glitter on the caSket @
her dream,
All, the eye of love must brighten, if its watche
would lie true.
For the star Is filSey mirrOred in the roses dfo
ofdew; @
But hereager eye rekindles, and her breathes
bosom stills,
And she sees hoTSeman moving in the shado'
of the hills;
Now i'll love and fond thanksgiving they ma
lose their pearly tides
'Tis the alazan that gallops, 'tis Bernado's Sc
that rides!
sin California, horses are named according
their color An alaZan is II sorrel-a color gel
orally preferred as denoting speed and mettle.
4The serape is a knit blenket, of many gs
colors.
4Calzoderos are trowsers richly embroidere
worn over an under pair Of white linen. Th'
slaShed up on the outside of each leg,
greaterconvenience in riding, and studded wi
rows OF silver buttons.