, 1874-03-14

Q form Of petition protesting against til
inuanco Of this odIota mud Oppressive Law
J dono with anything like a vigorous an
Cd effort, and, In ny opinion, d repeal 0
lticatlon will soon follow.
G. G. MEan1oK.
A SEASIDE lDYL.
I'm rwo pARrs.)
pA1sTI.
The 6un, TINT wiiitor-murning cold,
snffnscl tho East With tin.a Of gold,
and ~, br'ght-ba1rning, tle advanced,
Ills beams across tho crisp snow danced:
Der Jill and t'Rlc. o'cr fsoihing soa,
Ills march was ono Of majesty.
1Its da!1y circuit be had matto
O'er mo,lntAtn-pcak mud overgtade:
Then, alowly dipning, eank from sight
IN iloottsof mollow, golden light:
Tho clit{.top caught his farewell bluah,.--
Baptized 1t Rtooa with rosy flush:
Aud slanttng beams to Ocean lent
Thu untlng Of tho Occldent.
but rising Moon brought squalls Of snoy:-
Wild lid thu snlttil Wind tiercely biow
Tint night. and seething 1illowB leap
From out tho caycruB OF tho Incp,-
As when. toward tito Borcal Polo.
Tho waters Of The ocean ro,
Obcd!ent to ilrrco Auster's i,eck,
IA forecasuo to quarterback.
4 little hamlet on tho coaBt,-
a vlllago rudo it was. at most,
But Rtlll a homo 1t wuB to me,
A Wc1r1, wild hnno down by Tho aea -
On Jrracy's low anl title-ktssctl fIats
Close down to stormy Darncgat.
wl.ito lay the beach TINT w,n!er-lay:
70nH fnfr8 Df rnaRt,11nR afrntc1tntt a1r
Describing many circltng cove,
And hidden hooks with troaGure-troyoh
Tho buried wealth Of Argosiea.
The tyeasur0-yaulla Of piraciea.
Here, on this wild and barren shore
80 rich III lrgen.lary lore,
My mind grew In full Hympathy
With Occan-tlntcd plantnay,-
With rottlnH hu1ks strew1l oil tile atrant
IIalf-hurieI III tho drifting rausl;
Upon hts hcacl, lay many salt
Made Bhipw1ock by winter-gale.
Tho stormy rctrcl Of the coaHt
A1arshals her tribo in myriad host;
They sport In tunnels OF tho deep.
Az angry wators reused from sleep.
Landwara plunging. toss white foa1n.
And breakers III matl contest comb,
The bird Of Jovo henda out sllr1ll c,iea,
A. to tho sall white elf DO tiles
H. rcss ,Is H. 'eV az inp p,oya,,s osr l4
Tn harmony With 1lis wild instinct
Arc Scenes Of terror always linked,
To uB there came, that tragic night,
Wien of Ahsec0m sa1lk from sight
Tho schooner :! Iopc,n wreckcl u tho reef,
4 summons to send quick rollef:
8he TINT had been SO wont to toy
With tlitnpling wavca aud bycezcB coy,-
6ho that hnl weathercd many galc,-
No,o bracod her yards md shortened aai1.
For coming conflict stood arrayed,
1Irroicaliy undlHmnycd;
But ehrieking winds 1n terror boro
Her IN upon the dread leo-shore.
The bravo had called for bravo mems atd,
And promptly waB tho cn1l obeyeil:
Tho life-boat manned by fearless crew,
Their gallant hearts bent on rescue,
They bend tleir willing oara OF aeh,
AMI through tho scnthinB brcAl1er8 dash.
Thrs WIS 1t that, enc stormy night,
From nca.girt tower the bcacon-light
8tolle fortl, in guidance OF tho way,
To whero tho fonnlUrod bark did lay,
Ont Oh the reef In sulen gloom,
Awaiting her impending doom:
She rccla nnd tottcrs III tlls deep,
Fro sinking to her ,0ccan-s1cep;
Her timtNrs groan with mortal Bpasm,
As, on the hrink Of opcnlng cllas,n
lowering, ahe Itnnges to tlla grAvo
Prepared for hrr meath occan-waye.
Saved from tho wreck were but u few
Of that, though brnye, .ll-fated crew;
Tho rumnnnt sunk 'nea.h ttarkaomo WaYo
Fro mid could atrotcl, Its arm to Rayc;
With funeral honors they went down;
1lloir RpIrita Boon wcro outwarl-bound
Upon crlisc to distant acaB.-
!. A Journey full of mysterics:
by fair wlnta were tsipy swiftly bnrne
From Earthly night to Heavenly dawn,
And welcomed were tn Hrfrft-IAud
by manya waiting Augel-banl.
And thus 1t was, TINT winscrnlg1it,
The l,oacon cleaning, lind In alght,
Wild ahirwreck n!atla sweet Muggio Nay
My faihcr'a winson,o profcot;
And thus tho Stor1n-King gayo to mo
4 ssstcr1y society
a little sprito with golden hair,
With mntcll1ess form, anu hra!!ty rare,
10 catch their color from tho Sea.
Wo r1uckel her from floating spar,
1.astled, h1itl athrm.toseed IN tho bar;
Limp, drcnchol, and motto1lless Rlo lay,
An Ger her broke tho Icy spray:
We l,urn her with d saving clasp
Franz Occan's cold, inaat,ato grasp;
No called to lfo the ebbing blood,
Until II fowotl at lis full foo.l,
And gaye hor pallid cheek tlle flush.
o. carly norntng'a rosy blush.
JIer roaento check lta color Inst
When Ato had 1earnct ut what 4 cost
Her life wns rausomcd front the wave,
Aud that hcr fntller fnitcit to snyo
Himself from grim clnipruco Of Death:
spcechleas ahe siood: her quly'ring breath
Gave symptom that the barbctl dart
Had fontltl Judgment in llor heart
0nvo tokon of thu pent.up grief
Tint, struggling for Il kind relief,
Finds soaee IN tho happy thought
OF rrecepts lie had curly taught
OF Rto!o yielding to oyonts,-
Tho mysteries Of Providence.
5Icr tongue unloosetl. her tremor hed;
Sin lifted up hor voice and said
"Oh Lord I who rulcxt land anl wave,
Stretch forth Thy potent arm to snya
This aching heart from kapn despair,
From misery and fnrrowcd care
TAnt make MI index Of the trow
10 aorrowing llcart, o vouclsafo now
Sweet peace ,luto my strlckon soul,
And bItl its surginH waters roll
Backward to plaalllty:
Grant grace TINT nlAy and III Thee
srse'!HG nf' from FFsf n3,a rS sorrow ,,. liero
Mo from tho lerlla Of tho Hea,-
An uct nf Thy seaol mystery.
pnl1hly beroft, stand alouo,
Whi!o sire al"l nlotipr, round Thy throne,
Arc s!ngtug choicest rsalnnntly,
In stratus 0f r1clcAt nlelhlly;
know, o lord; with Iatylug eye
trlloy laDk tlrnn nlb from On High;
kuuw that TINY will lover ncar
I[er whn nM Earth was eyer tlenr;
Alul now my trust III lllro III 7hea:
THOMPSON A. NJ
ron1A, Ill.
"A new county, to 10 known NJ "Lfncolr
heon orBRnixod in Wisconsin, embracing
AIaratllon County north Of Town 80. r
,,tr.aast will In NJ :Tanfty fFhera prn ,,o1y