The true northerner., 1874-11-06
THE .,rpDH eLENpovEERs.
raon " sm AlsrREss or rus NlASsE."


Lovely children of the light,
Drstlled in radiant locks ana pinions-
Rcd aud puruie, blue and white
In theiI. beautiful dominions,
On the earth aud ~ the spheres
Dwell the little glendoveers.
And the red can know no change,
Aud the blue are blue forever,
And the yellow wings may range
Toward the white or purple never;
But they mingie free from strife,
For their celor IN their life.
When their color diee they die
Rlond with earth or ether y owiy-
Leaking where their spirits lie
Not STAN, 40 pure and holy
Is the essence and the thought
whict ehar fading brings 60 naught
Each oontented with the hue
wh30.A indues his wings with beauty.
Red or yellow. white or blue,
sings the measure Of his duty
Through the summer clouds in peace,
Aud delights that never cease.
Not with envy love they more
Locks ard piIhons purple-tnted,
Nor with jealousy adore
Those whose pleasures are unstinted,
And whose purple hair and wings
Give them place with queens and kings.
When purple glendoveer
Fits along tho mute expanses,
They surround ann, far and near,
With their glancing wings and dances,
And do honor TO the hue
Loved by ali aud worn by few.
In the days long gone, alas
Two upon a o.oud, low-seated,
Saw their piniODs IN the glass
OF siiyer lake repeated.
One wts blue and one was red,
And the lovely pair were wed.
" Puxyse wings are very fine,"
spoke the voice of Ruby, gently;
" Ay," said Sapphire, They're divine -
Loonng at his blue intently.
. But we're blest," said Ruby, then,
- And weii not complain like men,"
Sapphire stretched his loving arms,
And ehe nestled in his bosom,
While has heart inhaled her charms
Az Che sense inhales blossom;
Drank her wholly, tint aud tone,
Bient her being with his own.
Rapture passed, they raised their eyes,
But were startled into clamor
Of a marvellous surprise
Was it color was it glamour
Purple-t1Dted, sweet and warm,
Was each wing and folded form.
VINO had wrought it-how il came
THESE we're what the twain disputed.
How were mingled smoke and flame
Into royal hue transmitted?
Zach as right, the other wrong.
But theG duarrei was not long;
For lhe moment that their speech
Differed o'er their little story
Swiftly faded on from each
Every trace Of purple glory:
Blue was hiUer than before,
And the red was red once more.
Then tuey knew that both were wrong,
Aud IN sympathy of sorrow
Learn, that each YVES only strong
IA tBe power to lend and borrow
That the purp.e never grew
But by grace Of red to blue.
So. embracing in content,
Hearts aud wings again united
Red and slue in purpe bleDt,
Ane toeir holy troth re-plighted,
Beth. a. happy as the day,
Kissed and rose and flew away.
Ard foe tNice n thousand years,
floating through the radiant other,
Lived gue happy glendoveers,
or tte Other jealous neither
sapphire uaught without the red,
Ruby stIA by blue beSTead.
But wieu weary Of their life,
They came down to earth at even
Purple husband, purple wife
From the upper deeps of heaven,
Ana rechnod upon the grass,
That theic little lives might pass.
Wing 90 wing and arms enwreathed,
Sank they from their iile's long dreaming
Into earth their souls they hreathed:
But when morning light was streamicg,
All their ioys aud sweet regrets
B,oOSned ia banks of violets.
. j. q. Holland, tn Scribaer'S for NoUeHbcr.