New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-02
a(s,r Orleans Republican.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL Of THE UNITED STATES
official JOURNAL OF new ORLEANS
Les NOV AIDES.
By swlNBuRNk.

Whatever man of the ms Of men
shall say to 8 heart Of the lords above,
They have shown man verify, once Al again
Marvellous mercies and infinite love-
In tho wild fifth year of the change Of things,
when Frsnce was glorious and blood red fat
With dust of bal tie and deaths Of kings,
uuet OF men, with helmeied hair.
Car1ier csme down to the Loire ard sew,
Til all the ways a. d waves waved led;
Bound and drowned, staying two by two,
Asideps and young men, naked and wed.
They brought OF > day to his judgmestplace
One rough with labor and red with hght'
And lady, noble by name and face
FAultleee . maiden, wonderful wnite.
She knew not, being isr shamss sake blind linz
If his eyes ere hot on her face hard by,
And the Judge babe strip and ship them, and blnt
Bosom 10 bosom. to drown and die.
The white girl wiz ced and whitened: but be
Caught fire. waxed bright - great bright flame
Seen with thunder far out on the sea,
Laughed hard - the glad blood went ana came
Twice his lips quailed with delight. then said
have but one word to you all, one word;
Rear with me; surely am but dead;
And all they laughed and Knocked him and nearo
Judge, when they open the Judgment roll
will stand upright before GOD ana pray;
Lord God. have mercy on one mans soul
For his mercy was great upon earth. cay.
40ee-LOIO
II these who daIkened thy fair Sons face
fought WITH spaling net one. nor swerUd
banda breadth, Lord, in the per,lous place
pr,y thee ssy to this man. o Lord,
Sit Thou for Him at my feet on throne.
will face Thy wrath, though it bite % . sword
And my soul shall burn Ter his soul, and atone.
For, Lord, thou krowest, o God, most wise.
How gracious on earth we're he deeds towaid me;
That 10 greater in n inc than the whole great sea-
nave loved this woman my whole life long,
And even for loves Ike when have said
! love you! when have done Yen wrong.
Living! but now ! shall have you dead.
Yea, now, do bid you love me- love!
Love me or lOathe, we are one, not twain.
But God be pra sed in His heaven ABOVE
For this my pleasure and that my psin
For never man being me an live me
Shall die like me till the who world dies
shall drown with her. Laughing for love, and she
NIX with me, touehi me, lips and eyes.
Shall she not know me, and see me all through
Ne, on whose heart - . worn she trOd?
Yc9 have gwen me, God Iea ,,si il y yo 60
O sweet one love- o my life's delight.
Dear, though the DAYS have divided ue,
Lost beyond hope, taken far out Of sight,
Hot twice in the world shall the gods do thus
Had 1t been 90 hard for my love9 but
Though the gods gave all that god can give,
had chosen rather the gift to die,
Cease, and be glad above all that live.
For the Loire would have driven down to the sea-
And the SEQ would have pitched US from shoal to
0hoAl;
And should have held You and you held me,
A. flesh holds flesh and the soul the soul.
Could change you, help You to love me, sweet:
Could l give you the love that would sweeten
We should yield, 70 down, locked hand and feet,
Die, drown together, and breath catch breath;
But you would have felt my soul in kiss
And known that once if loved you WE'LL
To burn forever in burning hell.