The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-25
~ I hehalfl tne scnne-

30 heNelu tue scene.
Perched at the ittle table now
Are Cupid and the Fairy queen,
Bright g,anees serve Tor arrows keen.
ana live gold rings the royal Brow
Above their bowls with rims oi blue.
-Four azure eyes u deeper nue.
Are gazing with nqulrlng glance
Aud wonderment, while papa reads
Foul-worded tales VI fithy deeds
Winch multiply with tunes advance;
An, aappy ather. c0uldsL thou see
~ the broad sheet thou readest there
That lurking devil VITA MS snare,
You'd scarcely look without q tear
Into the days that are 10 De.
Again the scene advances: now | see
nOck Of sneep beneath upas trees
Poor sheep, their proper shepherd was unwlse
And sim lacGs wisdom lounging there beneath,
Dlviuing not gne reason OF tner death,
AS each one. gasplng dies.
II see the table wider grown;
see II garianded with guests,
As II fair Ariaunss crown
out OF tne SKY nad lallen DOWN
Maldens within whose tender breasts
A thousand restless hopes and fears
Forth reaching 70 the coming years
flurter a while. then quiet lie,
Like rmd BIRDS that lain would n.y.
But 40 not dare to leave tier nesis,"
An would tnaG II were indeed.
"It might have peenn mad they not read
Tne goulness OF the daily sheet
Ana learned, unOiushlng, 70 repeat
Words which Ia less advanced times
Had deeply crmsoa'd malron Drows;
To lightly laugh at social crimes
Aud scarce De decent on the street;
TO hod AS nothing marriage vows
And ike their brothers 20 despise
The warnings OF parental love;
on, hol old people can't be wise,
For they we're born ere Tree love throve.
VI.
The smooth. bright river, here scarce moved at ALL
Qaickens lts current as 1t nears the fall,
And so the stream OF Lille that lingereth
Among tue dreamy brightness OF our YOUTH
ii lett undammed ungulded by the Truth,
with eyef-qu!ckenns current gltdes to Death.
AND now before my sight there rolls
A dark-aued torrent deep and strong,
Winch ~ It's current brsrs along
A multltude OF ruined souls
Ills gone, and IN tue han again
/ see the Two alone remain.
cupid hath broken CupdS heart,
The FAIRY queens quean indeed.
Not vaInly scattered dell the seed.
Inc lurking liend hath done his part;
sweet jewels brighter than the day,
He one by one hath st0l'n away.
or malda that might have blessed new homes
one now wretcned wanIon roams,
Ana TO my MIND another comes
Who shortened her own lite, they say:
Ana OF tne poYs, there's one hath won
Most undesirable renown.
The others hide rom honor's ray.
II see the patent mother read,
Win acning heart, 81 wrecks that noat
Disabled on broad seas remote,
Or OF some great heroic deed
on battle field Wnare thousands bleed
To lit hero into lame.
Sadly she lifts her graceful head
Above these chronicles OF PAM
Aud wishes that. with honor dead.
Her sons were numbered 'mongst the slain
Rather tnan living Ia their shame.
VII
after day or cloud ana wind and rainu
TITS solaclng TO see the sun again.
But II tue elements stu wage the light
And ruthlessly IN villa disorder ding
His own branches 'galnst the forest king
Solemn and sad the night.
What see now The night not fair
The storm OF grief, the clouds or care,
The wind, the RAIN not passed away
me lamps not lit, the IRE not bugnL2
Is this the Golden Wedding day
No guess come thrOnglng through the door.
Quick footsteps sound not on the moor.
No troopIng children crowd the stair,
Nor In nor out nor anywhere
Flashes along the corridor
Tue sunshine OF ther golden hair:
DER the round table In the hall
An aged man Is oOWing low,
Wnile IN the nreis cherries glow
l see a noary- headed crone,
sitting stilfened as stone:
She speaks her tones are cultural
20, wretcned D, unhappy dayl
When nrsJ that paper found its wav
Into the circle o! our home,
Mortal poison IN Its folds,
Bringing with 1t darkest doom.n
Then all was swallowed up in gloom
And when the gloom was ightened deacriad
As 'twere, the SCANDAL greatly multiplied.
Now, IN the scarce ievealing light
Foul carbon with maggots teens;
Now, hideous creatures OF the night
crowd in aud In upon tne sight
TIL the vast concourse Donnaless seems
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