, 1877-06-11

Prince. The lion heard The tumult and opened
lis "truric cycllds":
Hut stil hir head was lntl pom ht& rcnch Of stone
From time to tin,c hr 1ashed his mighty ial hlnnc
Without roarcd and c1Anlored ronnl The silent
care the Kings army tn due battle array. They
knew the lu', to be d must Formidable monster
who ate Up n l,cro m nit APE would nut, md
they paid him the l,,.1,urs Of Siege accriine to
Va,lban. They could zee the caycrii It, its thick
and she Fol.iicrs advanced, their bows drawn
and spears At tho charge, all in 9ood order, 4
thousand at least, wl,cn all at orre
Mss Tts e' ss fsp ssa IT. 'ss
orea.er .iI'l and sloomier The sorest seemed to
Int thr n;ave archers shot ,ac't arrows dick q.
snow
Upon ite Lion, md a a htIi the winter tempes.
So stefaa.'! 30 ,mmov.b!e The darts from his m.ne
unhcrdns sthes. truly .ho. tha. arc sticking In his
wherewita beast 1e.s great than he might welt os
The blood ;.iior. stalnea hts hesvins nank', but
But held .i,r er'und. snd on the throng Of eager
TIL cvaty man Of them In tear wondered uneas!iy
Whethtf the bsaat wcrs but a brute and not
At tla*t the Lion, while beneath The hedge Of g!eam-
Low sH,aeh thhe whtmucrIng hounds, tho awful
The massive wooa., ihe dead morass, the low snd
with one terrific, hlleou,. and far.re.oundius
Host ;S sis Of all awful sounds the eat Of man can
The 'ssp"s Thunder in the 'k'e' 'oa'ed by IT half
Starts , /" s1sis%: t; Sow who is this that shun.
The army sanIshcs In abIcct fight like fog
before te Wild This cr11pt"n Of rayc ordF.
uarily satisfies md ntt casea lion, hut ttis par
ttcallar ltnn WAS Of sinister anl enduring PAS
aous. lie WIS tncIlncl to sleep, and Lad been
suited. and 80 lie climbed tho hill nnd ronrcd
out this proclamation, which was carried by tiIu
wind to tho terrified King In Ills Capital:
"lto, mSsarsh .nou hast waFred on me In coward
have not htsGer.o done harm unto thy son;
Dut hear ME, King, und heed: pcfosc to.morFows
warn thee to thy town that rhatl carry him,
Al whcn , took h'm d'st, unframed In aesh md
Az witnesses hero nvtie Thy 1ackcys a,1
TO sec u,e cot thy child within Thy banquct. .hal1v'
Tho nigh! passed on and let the stream slip By 10.
Aeross Tic glorious ky tue vsarsnt c,oud,ets pa,s:
Tbs morrow came. and then within tho nthcy
Dawn: Dcso!ation: nj, the citizens In flight;
Faces with terror pale seen for oiic moment ncct
And tho great Lion stalking slowly through tlc
There wa not soul on the ramparls, tho
gates were wide open, The people. llad lel to
cnycs and ocs of tic earth, and the lion toolt
hts nnopps'scd way townrl tho goldcn-1omcd
palaee, bearing the child between his Immense
jaws, terribly calm and seeking some Que to
''Lss de tout vcIr trcmh,er
Rspcsant tsonycr IN qn:I1n'nnn nui rarlcF,"
ana aooof nnsassehea shoek Ike rced's slender
In the wind. lie entered In and found-no living
For weeping for bly, son even tho King had fed.
~ n,ust preserve my life to benr,it the statc!'
Being simple in thGr natures, 70 the Llon blu.'cd
Ii ,hamed Him to be great when Hing SO petty
And he narnn.cd In tue midnight of that lions
"r' sat tho 10y: hut what cur hi. royal father
From ths courtyard to ths corridor uneas'1y lie
Na wandered 10 and fro In wrath beneath tho roofs
lie cav tis empty throne, the chambers yellow,
Imperial purple; in them ali no occupants werc
BCen.
The monster went from bali 10 La,l seeking for hi4
rtEnyt
A banquct.chamber nlly grand, and halted Ut tho
Forgotten BY her nutse In light and overlooked NJ
Dathcd in Tie blessed daylight through tho window
Lay little laIY -Ftr from slumber Just awaklng,
Tho monasell's oahos child, naked from heal to
8hs sang n children will, when nll tainra else tse
mute.
voico whose tender melody no 1yrp could eclipse.
great smile breaking brightly round tic tlnlcit Of
An angel in heap Of toys, the ycry bed sc press.
Fit for Christ chlds crib OF for birdus's nest,
TWO eyes Ut blue profound, wlleFc nanlelcss lus-
Naked. white 1eck. white limbs, waite body, and
A lily u tho Ky that had deIgned on earth to
rairer ilau morning such she was, tho baby upon
Tho Lion through tho door was open ca.t ,ts look.
uc st.!kea H. and beneath h'' 'tFcaa the l1so cham.
Above ths ,plsI things that were to..cd uron tho
Tho mIal.y Lion slow advanced his grim and awful
Storm MItilhts double majess, Of monster and Of
And viz IT, trembling prey sttll moro horrd
Tho lttle hass, l, un'a''lasd. BtothcF' Ny BROTH
And. with .l,e ro.y i!:h. Of dawn cmpanopllca.
Sprung 81 + hsf l' feet np0" the fr'l edge Of her
And da.hsa hcF 1!stlu dimplca ass aguiust tho ou-
Then In that fragile cradle, that email and ailken
unhafmsa before his sister. feel. tho Lion laid Tho
boy IL.
A. gently .. = n,othe. her .leoplne infant iay.,
Cd aud went his ways.
Tl's Eglsy.Ton Gun.
Tuesday k.1t9s .s ast xas
or eighty gun as It hns hIthcstO boon gen.
craliy. but Q! late stF9nepualy called atcd what.
rounds At tho DfO4lf bHff4 At WOnFlCh Af1cHH1.