, 1874-11-07

Lovely children Of tho }jrhk.
prarpd in radiant lockH nnl pinious-
NFu Rnu purple, blue a1su wl1it,.-
IL their beautiful losltntong,
On tho earth aud IN tl1eir snlorcs.
bwau tlts ]Ituo Glenlpvco,y.
And thu red can know no change.
An!! tho hl'se are blefo foreFtf,
Ard sise yellow wings may rnuue
Toward tlIe wl.tto or ptispio l1eyer,
nnt they Mlngle free iron, ktrife,
For THUR culnr ts thctr lite.
When thalr color dies they dc
hscnt with earth Or ethrv slowly
Ia,AFiHE. wherH their sptriia lie,
krs hsoin. no pure aaI holy
u tie etEence ard tAn tt.oHsht
Which THUR fa.is..g brings 10 naught.
Each, coutcnscd will tho lsu.
.,, Which l,f!urs h!s wings OF beauty.
hCti Or yellow, white or t,lnc,
fsint:s the measure 1t l.fR duty
THROUGH tho Si'!sIutr-c!budx iu peare.
And deliEltG that nnyor cease,
Not will. envy losr fi1ry mara
Locks and ptnioHs nwfplr-.tuseJ,
hnr With jealousy a5!uls
isoss whosc i,ie;:sutss art unst.utcd,
AIid Wtttksa p,lrp!s ltair Till ,;,,lrs
SaFe t4thi .'l;<N With stt:c<i. aud IiugB,
When purple glculoyesr
F'lta eios:t, thH 1E1lisr cxranacg.
1fHy satsEoHa,l A:.l, ter aud llttsr.
Vita nielr glsaIluE %is!is:s and lancel,
Ana 90 honor IL The llue
LoyoI by all a3tl ,sntn ly feY,
In the days long gene, alas!
Tno tpo!. T. cintll, io,r kcatcd,
saw tlelr pin:txls In tie stasa
ut ailver kite fG2raic.i.
0:su WIN t'l1is autl al.p V !. red.
'tlisd the lns"ly pair ward w,tl.
"purple wing, arc very lne,'
si'nEc the vJice Of l'lthr, rently:
"Ay,"' astA s,al'l't.lee, :. .lss3'ss diviuo:"
Looktnf: ut AlH blttu iuttutly,
Eul ~e'ro blest, ," ss.:l Ruby, tl,en,
And we'll nat complain iike nJep.''
Sapphire stretched blu loyiag arms,
Aud H!,e utHtlca III f1ia bos',lt,,
While his heart inhaied her ctsErma
=. IA the senfe tnhalsy blossom
Drank her wholly, tint and tonc,
NloHt her bsing wisA hiE own.
Rapture passed. thoy ratsei1 tllcir eyer,
Hat ware startled into cianor
or marvellous surprise
WIS II color. was 1t kla1nour2
i'lrile%lnte,l, swat anl WARM,
W;ts each wiAl. mud iulsled form,
Who had wrought tt--how II ca,l,e--~
Tlcse wet. What the tweiu tisputad:
HOW Tere mingled slnoku and dana
:. lHtO roSatl huu trstilsMnfcdy
Each %as right. the other wrong;
llast their QUARREL WIZ not 1uug.
For tbs moment tin. theIr speech
Differed Ger tllrif iittlp hlosy.
Swiftly fatio+l of fiosa Each
Every trace Of parllc glory:
DiNg ~a9 bluer thun before,
Aud the rod WAS red ouco more.
Tltm. they knew that both we're wrpup.
And in ayn!lAthy Of sorroW
lAatheu tllAt escl Vas only strong
LII the power to aa,ld und bdrsoY-
That the purple never grew
But by grace u rcd to bllB.
So. embracing ih contont,
Hearts sntl wings sgal1l united,
He'd aud hlMH IN purple t,lent,
And their holy troth ra-I!ightod
10th as happy Ra tho day,
klssetl Rtld rasc and flaw AWAY.
Aud for twlcs thousand years,
FlnntiuE through tho radiant ether.
Lived tbs happy gentioyeers.
: OF tho other jsalnlts neitAar,-
Sapphire naught without the red.
hnby still by illus btGted,
But, whAn tyesry Of their life,
1uey came down 10 earth al ayep.-
Purl'to husband, purple wife,
From ths nppnr deelx Of heaven,
And recliaAa upt,n tho grlsss,
That thetr little liyea uligAt psaa,
Wing to wing and urn,s e,,wryat3,g,l.
Rank thrS from their tift's .ung Urea mipg
[niu elrth thei, soulB they hrcatllcl,
But, when mornings light wax streaming.
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