, 1875-06-11

ue Cot,ctlt. froln whence nnd Flow
~ Rocky 1lountntti Pastoral Eplcs
Dtnret HtES.

Ihoy nip tho spfinging grass;
They dovonr tho fragraut onion aprouti
Aul tho sAynfy celery.
The wheat field Ia left dcsolato.
Aud no green thug renaaincth whore tho
'Jn Ills pathway is tho abomnatlon of deaola-
ten.
lilo ranchmnn mournosI for Lis groou fields
that were, but are mott
1ayhap llo swcnrctll:
Possibly ho aastL a1dibly and crlosh aloud
dhmGoth.
What caroth the hoppcrgrass7
1t ttouoletll him not.
Aak tho prophets OF knnRaa:
And tho wbu men Of Nebraska;
Aud they will nuHwcr Ilkpwlhe; ......
hut the relief committee aEe'lt Itfteth up his
;oico RuA caett the hopper Dlessat.
Tho pn,fioltc greBsl,oppor conaoth from tho
mythical western land, where tho glorious
orb Of day s,nls luroseatc Bp!eudor TO bis oyen-
Ing cuucli;
iho 7oalm Of brigham;
Tho land OF MormonB; ...... ......
Whence conoli, many bad things and some
That aro good.
The hopper ia ons Of them;
Several Of them;
But lle i8 not good.
lie conleth In tho Inter simmer daJB;
In Hun-uarteniuy Hyrlns;
Az tho winds como when foTesta are readod.
As the wnyca come Wfle1 uavtaa nlo strand
Like INTO Democratic victory.
liz aliGhtoth OH tic potnto vinos
Aud on tho fragrant tomato trco,
And Tho a,lccIont foestlnG-car, whilst 1t Is got
in tho milk mud toothson,o;
And upon ntl other fruits OF Tim fold tlat.
comcth late into na,ket; ..-..
and tEuy all disappear and arc Heen liter thht
evil day no moro forever.
Aud ito Indy graBs!Iopper n!ahetl, st:aighlway
her most "doW,i in the corn-Ac!l;"
And in tho wheat atnbhlo;
And upon tho hillside;
And all over tho Bnndy plain;
And ovorywl,ete elso under tho Aun,
And sl.c illlath tho ieat will eggB;
And then sllo cont!nuoth to mato noBta aad
fill thcn Iltow'so with eEgH every day, until tho
wjEtur dayH con,ettl aud tho ground freczcta
lard, when no graB4oEpor con mako ncsts.
and tho eggs, Aro thoy not la4cho eggs?
With t1oulu solka?
Aud warranted to hutch 2
Yea, verify, md tho warranty Ia good,
And tho lady grasAhoppors malot what OF
Verify. say unto you, ho Hitosh upon tho
swoat potato vino aud eingeth MI tho gladaomo
lie clmhath up Tho cora.stalk md loppcsh OF
liz ycrdaut branches;
Iro taltctll no heed for tho morrow;
Nor Of tho E1oans aud curacH OF tho isnte ranch-
And In tho hottcst summer day lio lcadetA tho
fisherman beside tito lnbbtinE watestA - =
And up tho steep mountain eldo:
And over nrickly pears;
And through Boap-wce4H;
And among thoruy bushes;
And when ut lust tho fisherman falls upou
hs knees and puts his hands upon Mr. Hopper,
whore ia ho
AlaB lo is not thnto;
hut lIo aoat0th aloft;
And cracketl IIia hocts together -
Aud isugloth out Of hs lott optic At tho lsher-
man, WHO IL eeuted OH tlo hillside,
Digging cactus t'lorns from hss hands and
kueon,
And framing CUES wossla.
AtaY ho will never kneel my moro.
Aud when iu tlo fullncss. Of time tho wintty
days llayo c0lno:
With Frostb 10y mantle about him, he goeth
Content with tAo lifting close to = well-spcnt
life,
agniu IN lis Uhdton. .......
Wien gentle spring shall como sgsIn;
And agan
And uS,t1,, forever.
IL tho returning cycle Of returning yeazs;
yinto, has!' loosod ILLS Icy tottors;
Nnbfu llcdbrossta carol ~ tie cotton-woods,
Tho DSeehct.Iilton trial IL well on;
Jenkins buHyct!l himHolf writing paEtons,
And gonial sunshine ngain 1'athss tho esrth.
Arc tt,o.o AEgH A['oicus
KoI Iy 4 jug-full.
Iu tho cnrltuat warm nt1pn5 days,
Forth CONS fow millions Of slo juvenile hop.
Tiny, mtctY, midget; .......
Tho rickots. tho Scouts tho Ayaut courisrs Of
tho countless hosts that Rn0u MIL follow:
70 "Lonoat rauch,nun Iau4hc.h III lis sloove,
and aayotA,
"Tio ohuppofs nro labelling, spring frost aud
nnow will fix thom."
AlaH, thu falncy OF man'h faith;
The little hopper .elion OIL P1oTldenca;
And Lila reliance In sublime
1t puHc.h tho Hhoddy religion OF man to
ahpmo.
Usowu him In tho foods sLat would hare
appalfed Noah;
Nury 1u tn Arctic SHOWS; ...--...
bub}cc: Him to frost that troczoth tho ears on
I b1aas monkey;
lncaBo, ,u. Ia the heart Of IN toebesg !,
Lot old Barass caresa him with Chicago wln.ls.
or fondlo him In i.iH Icy embrace. tho martyr
calmy folas up his sr1ns, dsans up Lis ne.hcr
llnsLs, snl Wattotl;
Waito.s for the next sunrise, when he oomotl
forth to bseakiast. Gay ~ schoolgirl. a'st!
With an afpet!te that IL HlwnlH q positive luxury.
You can't. kill hint
Neither cnn you ecaro him,
Nor can 10 10 discouraged;
Iso dictt only Of old age, aud very lste In tie