The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-22
ADoNrpHAN COUNTY POET.

THE following poem originally appeared in the 81 JO
seph Morning Herald. of March 18th. 1878 "Paul Bay
ard the author understood to be Elder W. D. Starr
The poem is very credtable production though thnl
observe in places where the compostor has bung
led the original. Not having access to that canno
make all the corrections thstwe perceive ought to be
made By the way seems to be decidedly in
the lead in literature in Donphan Couny-not ex
ceptng the University town Of Hishlsnd-ED. CHEE.I
ETERNAL
TO Wy rxIrxp 4, s. CAMPBELL. OF sEvERAxcE-Br PAUL
BArARD.
Out of the depths of the hszy hued distance
Forth sprang the earth with its mountains and plains
Mightier far in the line of existence
Than gnldeneye vigs in Heavenly trains.
Leisurely, peacefully grand and inPoslnEEg;
On through the region Of splendor II roilsn
" there the voice of eternity ssycth uneeasngE'
Things that et-rnsl are, never gro" oid'
Nineveh baasted Of grandeur p Tetuai
Carthage of commerce, of wealth and Of PRIDE;
Greece, Of her valor and wealth intellectual;
But all in the roll of the ages nave aiea
Baby lion laughed 0mnpotenee seorniuiy
Belshazzar drinking grew pittnly oo, ,ourpflv
Things that eternal are never grow Old:
Where is the black footed race that sank under
The rod of !Esyptus, Arabas King
W here the red-c0lOred cniiNtn u
That peopled III. wood like the blossoms Of Spring.
Where are the deeds Of the ancient her1iet
Where are the nations that fought 70 De ireei
Where is the reasoning faith Of the stoo.
Taught by the coralbuilt Isle Of the sea:
Thebes no longer exists but in story; -
The splentor of Athens went down like the sun;
Are los, in the dust ike ths Fophe. they won
Famed are the doings of Ajax and Achilles;
Hector and Helen. the poets employ, ,,, mi,
Fair their laurels. They We iaueu ike nlrs
And the last CLEAN Of moonish that fell upon Troy!
Corinth, the bright. rolling waves of Ionian
Image the stars that look down on thy fall!
And the Isthmus trod by the Saint from lconum
Blooms with the that grew on thy wall!
Far up the heights of the Acroeorinthus
The prestess no longer presides at the shrine
Her voice like the tones Of the musical Cintlus
Has ceased to emboldcn the conflict sublime.
Where are the hopes that ancestry cherished
Hopes Of magnifcenc1, glory and powerf
Gone with the breath that speedily persisted,
Vanished forever like dreams Of an houri
See, ON the brow Of the ages 'tis written
Brightly distinct y, in characters bold
a God in His might hath mortality smitten:
Things that eternal are, never grow old!
Yonder away er the blue hills of Balan
And where the shades of the Lbyan extend,
And where Mount Olivet echoes the welcome
OF Jesus the creatures Redeenlcr and friend;
Far far above there, in mansions of glory,
Angels gathering lambs to the fold;
And waking their lutes repeating the story:
Things that eternal are, never grow old!'
Where shines the pearl in JehOvahs great dwelling
The flowers are fadeless. the sky is serenei
There where the angels with rapture telling
or glories that creatures of earth have not seen,
Truth is enthrOned and the Lord of forever
Smiles when the trumpet blast startles the bold
"a M0rtals. awake, from sin bundagc sever;
The things that eternal are never grow old :"
X.
So. from the mrasnreless dome Of the azure,
White-winged, the Angel of Mercy appears
Parting the clouds on her mission Of pleasure,
Smiling. but shedding her Heaven born tears.
Sinners" Jehovah withholdeth his vengeance!
To the cross to the cross! His wrath uncontrolled
Smte thee to death! and he cricth." "Avengsu US;
My laws eternal and never grow old"
SEVERANCE, KAs., March 10.