Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-12-30
For tie Alcxaudria G.z tie.
q DTeasm-Tle Gid Year.

q Drean-The Gid Year.
By KAN KREY.
Come Sleep, and drive dull care aHay,
Stretch F:ncy'S wand, aud Lock ms cy,s
from light
Ihe heart is weary VITA the tails oi day
And woocs thee. y, thou a;,y: II ;lc n'gt |!
Come. tread the slien, chamber ol my >oni,
Aud paint thy brightest dre.m uoou It's
wall
Ccmc, with thy magic power Of Did,
Aud opeo vide sac doors OF Mem rvs ;a-.
Before thy shrine deep Contemplation knecs,
Aud Thought Is pure whcl near thy bosom
pressed
Within thy vast domain the hear; u ar feels
fhc uecd OF ply, nor tn. want "frcst
Twas nearly mida;eht, aal the srow lay
deep.
Like piles OF cryst al, IN tn, lroz N ground:
Auu boreas irom the Il Lac Isles caulc iact,
And let the lake witulu Lis letters 5Junl.
The spell Of Sleep came Ger me. ani
dreamed
That FAccy ;ock ne to the Cnaruej house t
Years
We so!,,y g;iucd thro' what TO me seemed
\ tossing sea Of darkness aud OF fears.
We stood at laSt beside ! new made grave,
Aud gazed far down i0to its darkeusd bod
We paused, but aothlus broke the sli:nc",
save
A distant wall, lk+ chanting ior the dead
A moment passed. gIinuering iish, ap-
prarcd,
Aud echo.ny footsteps souud ID o'e: the
grouaI,
4 host o. SPIRITS filed til air. | heard
Methougbt, Thousand harps rcsou1d.
| feared ami :rcmb.sl~ sa,n the chanting
ceased,
For f,u. tail priests s.ooi round the narrow
b7gg; d tha, F4ucy might my haud release
| yazcd GROUND, out there noue to save.
The priests moved back, and theu there calnv
iu view
\ chiillug sight-a coffin made OF lead
A psesi stepped 20 the grave aud 10 1t threw
\ broken sythe. He turned abcut and said
NJ uamc is Wiptcr; I'm the youogest sou;
Ny breath is cyd, my beard IS white with
sDcW-
No h,wcrs will bloom, no warmth will come
Where c'cr my icy footsteps 50.
| stop the merry bubble OF the brook,
Aud strew the ground with w!thercd leaves;
T.c fields are bare where c'er | turn my look,
Aud whcD | come fair Nature gflcves.
| gave t!lc lie 70 hlm WAC here lies dcai
Aud started hlu along his b!cf career:
IT, work is done al! men have read
III, acts. Farewell! rilou loved Oh Year!
come
To Law m2 tribute at the c,llI head:
Weave choicest flowers to deck the lcy tomb,
And teach the birds 10 carol ior the q I'D.
| VIII nv breath all scented with the air
That fingers long around the lily bloom:
briug ,hc you b -of life and place II there,
A,ay of light amidst the gathering gloom.
Nly humc IS from distant sunny cine,
Where flowers forever bloom, from May TO
May;
weave my richest gems arruud 'hc shrine
or bim who plauted ,wers along my way.
bring the bright, 5, lulls and grain that fell,
To strcw the sod OF sia"p!ug yeats;
IT, tarrled long on Hill and dell,
And wl;hcred iaaves shall b. my tears.
The nrest then lifted up the slumbering dead,
And placed the body in the deep, dark tomb;
rw,,vc Solemn strokes came from bell . CT
head,
Whllc spirits char;el low the Ga Years
doom.
Six thousand years lie buried in this tomb, !.
AID well It's called the Charucl house OF
Years;
The waves OF Time have borne into the gloom
The broken vows. the ruined hopes, aud
tears.
Willie thus | paused, methought the walls
gave way,
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