Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-06-02
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n JOHN HoNLE o'EfILLN.
AH iaci''ea; er Tie Fooa ia Massachusetts,, OF
Nag q, lSf
NJ song oG = soldier rieing down
II" the raging light from Winchester town;
" song uf a time ihat shook the ealth
WIN ihc nations thrOe at a uttlOn's birth,
hui the ,ohg Of q brave illu. free from tc1r
As ShcrIdau's self or Paul Revere;
Who risked what they riskel free from strife
Aud is promise OF slorsoUs pag-his lite.
The peaceful valley has walked and stirred,
AnI thc answering cOhOes ot lite IrV hClrd
The dew still clugs 90 tte ircc- and Et-iss,
And tnt early toilets smiling PASS,
As they glance aside 10 the Wh.lc-wJ,lcd homes
Or zap The valley where meuily comes
Tic brook that sparkies an lafnani rius
IA th- sun comes oyer the Ham l-hifr hills.
wha, 'sas it that passed Ike an omlnous breath
Like sh.vcy oi fear or a touch OF dc1tht
what VAS q The valley i- peaceful anj still
AMI ,hc leaves are adfc o J4p ot the hili.
u Wa not sound, uor thing OF sen>C-
hut pam, Ike tho pang Of the shcrt suspense
rt.t wrJ the being OF those Uhl see
" t3cu ictl iiic sul, Vi E;crnity'
Tie 9lr OF Tie valley has TEL. ih, -L-E:
Ile WORKERS pIu-c 40 the door oI the m;Ii;
THE housewife, Keen o. thc -atycr.u- aIr,
Arrests her foot oa the cottage stair,
lu~tiurt,Nyly taught by the ln0th-r-ityc,
Amt thinks ot thc sleeping ones above
WHY s.artth h-u,,cuc5ss Way doe, ulc course
Oi tsc milis;rcam Widens l. - horse,
Huk Oh thc sounds %; h', hnlis, lhVy say,
thHt siHops So wildly Wilhamsbur way
Go,l' What was ;h4; Ike q hum1a shrek
trum .hc winding valley: Nui nJ10ly s9eaS,
iii nobody answer those women who c'y
a. t.,e awful warnings thunder bs
Whence come they Listen And now they hear
Itc sound oi the gaiopiHg h,s-e-hoo.s near;
They watch the trtat OF the Valc, aud sec
TIE rider who tEundCrs So mCuacugly
W 'tl waving 1rul, AMI warning scream
10 ttc home filed banks Of the valley stream.
~ oio" uo Icul, bu. he shakes thc street
Nltt shout aut the ring oi the c9llopiug feet.
ADD ms DE cry thtt he iins- to The wind.
IT. %, h''.f .fer toar tiJes The .o7d % teaiHd "
lie cyics and D.. gone. lu. thcy Know the worst
lGc treocbcsou, W Ni.lalm'hurC dam has burst
t'o bas.' t,'i u3uri-.sg4 the.l happy homes
D. changed % a dcm5u-l, come 70 eoulcs'
monster iu ASPECT, 0.tn shASg, front
Cd! sla' '.orr.i dwelling to trSr tut brunt
ui iAe dwellings thcy SLATER w.lie-mancd and
hlarsy.
IDe msr,I,. terror lll, the c5ur.c
81. iDc marrow valley. trti rushing raves,
VITA Death on thc lJ-t of .t- h,-s.aE uavcs,
iA. co't--e aud ,lrvCt ant CCWdcd m.u
Arc ctuUoird ard crushed
Eut onward s,l.
In itoEt ol thc roaring t1oj is acad
lhc EIiop.n- horse ana Waning worl
!I...A Dal ,.i.g the brave tllu', lie Is spared
t,lA Wl.iau>lu- tCwu De unh'y ,srgti
ln r--s ~ liii t.e unvI aru o. take thv tu.tl
iu ir'ut Ui ttc terrible -Wath Be- moved
r"r mur- 20 numbered aud crashed ND3.li,
Eur ue looked ahead with ,tcIdfl,t mind;
trg Hlnst Dc turned ' WAS all be- ~aid,
As away ou his terrible r.i. hc -lvJ.
N..T heroes agc called ,Ig, 1flU-, the crown
To tli- Yankee ritter. send him down
Nn isc stream ui t.mc w.ta ttc tugt.us old,
li- deed as The Romans Wa. brave ard bold,
I'M Ia -U ..H L.. fr.-.H -l-
To, Dee o1,l ca his l,t Geo.. thr peoples flac.
-B1siu. Ps'oi