Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-01-27
CALIFORNIA.

VT. ,oVWNrOe0 uUttt pAuu tVas
CALIFORNIA.
.. ,h,oncd beside tho sunset sos.
~, ."r pen shall dare essay to write 'hy
.ie,S beauties that cncirclc thee
s"bes Of light and siory7
: .ca 10! thy guardian mountains mountains r''s'
hitney Ger all thy lc'iie't ae,s' .sn,.;,. .l;..
shasta towering midst the sapP'fo "n'0S
..,sre in cloudy splcndor.
.,.;n. and at my feet behold
.,saes upon leagues OF bright ana ioVe'y
flowers hin. and cold.
h mockery Of my powers
Core, .,rtrc waves DER hervcsts vast,
v.n,.rald sea, each surge blessing wear
3. '"n; IN e.. sh, rs' Of f'r of nations cast
million homes arc sharing
.,.rd. and orchards. spice and orange
e src;;,S: .;,: and gold. ~ perfect in condition
n ,he zones, WHEN they for prizes stfove'
Id here their exhibition.
.;,rrf, nv eyo.. and hushcd and grand.
; ~. ,nsriian angels, on thy ramparts
,a", ,"" ,rces lin their tops. o, regal band!
hS golden hills commanding.
,.k in sunny vales. and watch on high
=" storms M their s@uadrons wheel upon
thy mountains.
,;nv against their peaks vain essay.
Ihieh only feeds thy fountains.
I'm again to soc thy tranquil bay.
~. . softly ridos the ships Of cvofy nA-
= w"udrous city risen in day.
marvel Of creation.
4 o,bor cities rich and beautiful.
nd ylIay = on plain and hill abOunding.
4 an nv ears strike echoes clear and full,
rom mighty mills res0uDdins.
l,;,n brightness lights thy summer sky:
arc stars seem near to earth, because 'is
l..rer air, through which thy wandering
l.y trace those lamps of heaven.
10 and Donnor. mirrors set in francs.
fsraen or white, as seasons change or per-
ish,
h. e'.r bshcld them lit BY mornings
flames.
And failed tho scene to chcrish7
vhsn a. eve their waves are turned to
b. beams Of twilight, lingering and bend
|, ni,ht is seen, from out her cavcrns old,
Dn sable wing descending.
ldthen. Yosemite: but fancy faints.
nations dropping PiniOn hutterS.
forc III 40 pictures lavish nature paints,
These voices Nature utters.
watch the sunlight through thy Golden
Gate,
u purple robes. in long procession swcop-
ing,
ID hear tho pulses of thy ocean great.
10 cca,eloss measure beating.
III mark wherc commerce spreads hor sails
tVtfy
For prizes mids, tho Oricnts untold wonders.
hd h.ar tn coming iron stools shrill cry.
Is down thy hills no thuLd RS.
glance three decades backward through
the years.
And see no signs of cmpirc hcre awaking;
Sok around me. and with joyful tears.
Behold tho dawn that's breaking.
frstthc minors .ong rang full and clcar.
Anon, twas joined by wUman's Pious meas
ufes.
IN childrcn's prattlc fallin: on tho car,
"'u vi iIuluon treasures.
On Order came. for man, however wild,
breads to do wrong. wi hen in his ears is ring
ing
Z lullaby, its mother o'er hi. child.
10 heard that morning singing.
d nov Religion. Justice. Labor bravo.
eatn'n; and Art. have each their temples
d on Lone Mountains breast moro than
| one grave
'y dea,hlcss fame is siidsd.
lEis thy dawn, what will tho zenith show :
hat str"i Will serve to so md thy evoning
Il vcSpers:
Rsn,e to ralie thine onward now.
PM d'oces come in whispers
ktdin; the soul in rapturou. forecast look
mystery.
,utnre pages Of thy opening book,
fhali write deathloss history.
~ hope ,oretclls from early mornings beam
ene oriliiant promise Of thy coming noon,
eating close on tho prophetic CLEAN,
u'hilment cometh soon.
All in vain; some other harp than minc
usrSe,ve the speli to sing thy minstr"lsy;
divine. ""' '"' 'A''0
iii then in majesty
lnd ~ mute. ye mountains. diademed in snow.
hi Ill., ~. se great trees. on tho Sierras hoary.
ND rivers. and thou ocean how.
"' ''oom yo flowers in glory.
Ga,ye - ye sunbeams. through tho Cato Of
H. aSse;i,,t.; w;.n thy world Of untold wonders,
|WhHa'n thy rainbows. as in days Of old.
"''e uenius tsints or slumbers.
Ir;,t when n, is past thi. present Age. 80 fired
"ha., hm'IN Tor wealth. that noblor aims arc
b. NJ h,ri'': hsn1i' T''c up some Angelo inspired,
'''e IKE him who seated
s sba,. ."s sad sea sobbcd 'gainst tho Grecian
''us1 sni,udIo 1i'ion's harp in such a strain of
All A., men s still bow tho won'drous volume DER.
""a earnest homage render. ~ W.
"" .,nn,. ,,non. fair Empress. shall enchanted
ISn.ov Il. en- in that poets dcathlc.. .torv
In ~. on canvas the enchanted land.
. mus Of light and glory.
A A ras, any great people shall BE- calm and wise.
hi thon 81 heroes. poets, painters, sages.
Down nil ,,' ne wonder and surprise,
ssnnsryl l.. 1874.
;. B. BLIcDSOE.
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