New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-23

Graceful, tossing plume of glowing gold,
Waving lonely on the rocky ledge;
Leaning seaward, lovely to behold,
Clngng to the high cliffs ragged edge;
Burning in the pure September sky,
Spike OF gold against the stainless blue,
Do you watch the vessels drifting by
Docs the quiet day seem long to your
W 20 you climb, oh perfect shape!
Poised lightly 'twixt the sky and sea
LOOGIng out DER headland, crag, and cape,
Der the oceans vague immensely.
Up to you my human thought bring,
Sit me down your peaceful watch To share.
Do you hear the waves below u sing
Feel you the soft tanning Of the alTi
How mach of life's rapture is your right
In earth's Joy what may your portion be
Rocked 10y breezes, touched by tender lignt
Fed by dcwr, ana sung 10 by the sea
Something of delight and of content
Must he yours, however vaguely known;
And your grace IS mutciy eloquent,
And your beauty makes the rock a throne.
Matters not to YOU o golden Aowcri
Bat YOU make more sweet the dreainful hour,
Aud you crown for me the tranquil day.
know no other poet whose verse is so
fun Of the music and mystery OF the sea as
Mrs ThaxteIs. She has had ner home always beside it
for when she goes inland, though be TO dwell
for tue she seems to herself like exile. Her true
homels where the great waves break round the lone
some Isles OF Shoals where she the white sails
speck the distance and the white fOgs spread
and shore, and hears the sea guI's scream and the
hoarse murmur OF breaking waves, which her cra-
de-song She has the sea in ali Its aspects OF
and calmsbe has told its legends. embamed its super
stons aud she has made u book which has in It the
seas own charm.
Henry l.. Shepard is about TO publish Money and
Music" an story by Charles Barnard This story
said to he a sequel to The Soprano" by the same
author. The people who read The Soprano" and liked
IL II, OF course want this aftermath but me-
did not read The Soprano" From the point OF view Of
a musical reader the present tale may be very good but
1t TO be hoped that Mr. Barnard understands Music
better than This sentence about one OF the fair
ones whom describes ia good specimen OF his stve
Her small mouth ever ready 20 break into a smile ex
hibted pure white teeth, and let out a voice both
musical and sweet" But the most extraordinary per-
Torrance Of all is the love at the end between the
rich young woman and the musician who felt him
self too poor TO aspire her hand The humble minded
youth asked her wherefore wherefore should he Offer
her his love. The natural answer would have been,
because he wanted to, but he went with his conun
drums:
"who am that should dare to do this thingf Only
poor organst, obscure, unknown IN the society in
which move. frIendless, pennIes and you-rch III
hgh social position nv superior in everything. Where
is mine honor. my cnvalrous selfrespect-my-"
His tongue Glove TO the roof of bis mouth and he
was silent. for she rose and stood before him.
OF course she rose to explain. He not obscure:
at least lie would not be long. What If he had
money
Or musici Dust and ashes or worse-wthout love
Money, here IT is At tins word she drew of her
iewecd rings and let them fall bounding the floor
With she crushed and the diamonds gittered
in brilliant heap the carpet With nervous fingers
size her fur and IL fell about her feet
splendid wreath. She stepped over II dlsdanfully and
said:
Money! / hate il Would poor. Could |
burn my property would"
Surprised beyond measure he stood silent before her
Sine turned away her head trembed violently and then
leaned heavily against the font while her face became
: ashes.
Miss ward-Juia, you forget"
Aye, do forget myself. 1t was unwomanly but
there was no other way"
sue turned her pale face upon him. and her heavy lidz
fc over her eyes lie moved nearer and saw her blood
less lips pressed tight In pain.
Infinite love overriding all conventional rules love
breaking down the bars OF rank. love sweeping away
the vInltles OF TINS world like food came 10 hun she
fed her hands IN desparing gesture Her Inns moved
IL trying To speak
He opened MS arms and said - Julia"
smile OF heavenly radiance lighted her face. She
said IN a broken whisper:
Take me-
AID !hey were wrapped IN each 9ipers arms, The