The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-08
Che 8atland 9aiIg Glnhe,
THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1877.
(For tho Rutland Globe.)
"CAsTLE WINDOWS. -.
By Rev. H. c. J. arrar.


Castle Windows, is dainty book of po-
etry, written by Trojan poet and pub
lished by Trojan firm and is an honor,
both in its thought and make up, to our
city.
Just to hold this volume in your hand is
a blessing, 20 compact is 1t, 80 tastily is all
it's mechanical work-the tinted paper and
clean wide margin, and plain type.
Mr.. Strong is young man and this is
his first book, and judging from the cor
dialty with which 1t has been greeted here
in this city and in New York, he may we'll
just pride in his bantling.
Castle Windows is success. 1t has in
1t the poetic ring and is rife with true po-
etic thought. There are forty-two effu-
sions in all, several of them of some con-
siderable length though most of them
creditably short. Long stories POLITICALLY
told are not apt to be rich in the spirit of
poetry.
For some cause poetic narratives are tire
some.
Here is sample Of one of his poems !;
we only extract two verses. Theme,
"Vhen BABY Died."
The day the Baby die d, the flowers
Dropped DER the leaf.
And birds within the shady bowers,
Plped plaintively their grief.
And through the garden In the sun,
1t seemed as II the day were done,
When Baby died.
AS II o'er all the land sudden blight
Had withered mower and leaf in one short
Unto mothers heart day turned to night,
AS life TO death.
While to her now comes back with sudden
tears,
The little feet that pattered TO and FRO,
The angel wisdom OF three happy years,
Al eading With such suddenness Of woe
When Baby died
Many fond mother will read and re.
read this tender and beautiful poem and
think Of her darling that death has snatch.
cd from hnr arms, and live over again in
fearful memory the days and doings of the
little one that were only too short aud few.
"After the Rain" is one of the best in the
book. 1t is gem, and is worthy to have
eked from the pen OF whittier.
The hedges glisten with the rain.
The thunder mutters in the hills,
Tho mellow sunlight floods the plain,
The blue wet woods are bright again,
And sweet the murmur OF the rillS
hear the sound OF little feet,
And catch glad, exulting cry,
AS on the curtained window seat
Two little rogulsh faces meet,
To see the rainbow In the SKY.
The night has come ~ ith mist and moon,
The falling waters sob and sing,
The crickets chant measured tune.
And all the stra nge. sweet life OF June
By day and night is worshippins
Tgo little darlings fast asleep,
Together wander hand in hand,
Through moonlit vallieS still and deep,
And down the mountains dark and steep,
Into the realm OF fairy-land.
And rustling pinions seem to glow,
And MI the room with tender Light,
AS IL some angel, last to go.
Had fingered from the rest below,
To kiss the little ones good-nightl
What we have left out is as choice al
what we have quoted. We have read II
over and over, and it is always tender and
fragrant and choice.
'ETo a coquette" is capital and finds its
counterpart hut too often in modern So
ciety. The ending is neatly put.
"Broken windows" is an elegant bit of
satire and should be faithfully read by that
very large class who are disposed TO gossip
to indulge in slanderous phrases of theiI
neighbors. People who live in glass houses
should beware how they fling stones.
"Golden MISUNDERSTANDING down the
Western Hills" Cinderella" - "Phantom
Schooner" and "Bonnie Belle" are all ex-
celeHt and will be read with svldity and
profit.
.'Impanelling Jury" is as suggestive in
what it does not say, as it Is in the half doz-
en- terse lines said.
We need not specify others, they are al
readable and in turn by their host of read
ers will be termed favorites most of them
| by virtue of intrinsic worth are such. We
commend the volume to the lovers of real
poetic poetry. 1t is an admirable volume
for gift book. Sent on receipt Of price
from the publishers.
+CAsrLE WINDOWS By Latham Cornell
Strong, Ii. B. Minis & Co., Troy, N. Y,
| $3.50.