The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-06-24

unftness to do justice TO the subject, l
have nevertheless, thought It better to
give the story in its beautiful simplicity
and truth, rather than let il again be
lost.
/ append from the Indianapolis Journal
the two beautiful poems. Hallecks TN
be found in his "Liie and Letters page
377, as well as some extracts from the
same work, as quoted by the Journal as
many may not have the life at hand;
Aparty Of young ladies and gentlemen,
Of Mount Pleasant, Ohio, assembled at
the house Of friend in that village to
swatch the Old Year out" The incOm.
ing year was lS36-Leap Year. Amid
the merriment Of the occasion some one
suggested that the ladies should avail
themselves Of the privilege which Il
brought and open correspondence with
different gentlemen, mentioning among
Others the bachelor Fitz-Greene Halleck.
The proposal was passed by as jest, but
in a few minutes il was noticed
that Miss Abbie Flanner, . young
lady Of much talent and viVaci-
ty, was missing from the party.
Quietly bidding gOod.nightto her friends
Of the house, she had slipped out and
gone home alone, The ground was cover
ed with snow that sparkled in the moon
beams. Walking alone slowly, scarcely
noting the beauty Of the scene around
her, she mGditated a poetical epislle to
Fitz.GreGne HalleCk, and reaching her
room sat down and wrote the following
NEW YEARS NIGHT.
THE MERRY MOCK BIRDS SOSd.
Ger fields Of snow the moonlight falls,
And softly on the SnOR.Whlte walls
OF Abb Cottage shines
And there beneath the breath Of June
And honeysuckles' gay teaIoon,
And muludora tWlnes,
And forms sweet empowering shade,
Pride oilhe humble cottage maid,
Who nov transformed and bold,
Beneath the magic Of name
Those equal rights pTGSumeS 10 claim,
Rights uFsed by young and old
And who Is she to fame unknown,
Who dareI her challenge thus throw down
Low NJ the leet Of one
Who holds proud, conspicuous stand
Among the mlgnat0s Of the land,
To MUSES. taVOrlle SOM
As when Sho roamod a careless child
To pluck the forest blossoms wild,
Oft climbed Some pendant brow
Of rock or clihi TO gather there
Some tempting flower that looked more laF
Than all that blOOmed below,
50 now like Eve 10 Paradise,
Though numerous offerings round her tlse
or love aud friendship bland,
With many sober blessing iHught,
Would give them all for ono kind thought,
One line from Halieck's pen
Like that fair plant Of Indla's fields
That most whom bruised and broken yields
Its fragrance on the air
Such Is the heart | offer thee,
Pride Of my country'S mlnirelsy
Oh, Is II worth thy care"
She signed this Ellen A, +. Campbell,
incorporating her initials with the name
Of Sc0tt's Lady Of the Lake, and forward.
ed II to the poet.
In those days of slow coaches much
time must necessarily elapse before res.
pOnse could be received, and II is but nat.
ural to suppose that during the interval
bnOyant hope and lively thought alternat-
ed with misgivings and doubt rs TO the
reception Of her letter.
Perhaps when the first glow Of adVen.
turous feeling passed she half regretted
her action and ielt the natural shrinking
Of a woman's heart from offering it un.
asked, even in jest.
And when at last the long looked.for,
hOped.for packet arrived, with what
trembling eagernoss she must have open.
ed and read Il!
TO ELLEN.
1llR MOCkISO MIND.
m, Ia