Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-12-21
sEoaH THE BOLD.
A CHRISTMAS BALLAD.

Dr!.ted The uruine Ike nag
over The srb-iasn, It Cras,
Frr-f and iBa m mist lag
In the zee ."ES"t! passes;
Bat sl VA bi'.n' IA TIE hold
~ ON lIe .Alrg bolt,
Priests ~ v.-rHeu : ui gold
We're Chanting Ih,tr na-ses
For the .'e-fi.is terst wss here
In TIE Tl&nIxaf ul tt wear,
W,th IrrN.r- aLd wH.>atl cheer
AID " li-b"Hr slaughter
WAIT ;hr ptIr VI n. -Uu n hsd ss!d
10 u ON 80 We had RI si,
II. had let them ppuI On ms head
B-p:lsn d! Water.
AMI now. as Ee knit ant heard
Tie grac, oi tie iEy word.
Within h. onui was stlTI.i
! plOu- tIuEtiya;
linen ms u unshls went "Ut on the main
And he wished hIn Al ~athe2 uE~in.
A. d. Iuusei on IA. toes he rad slain
ON land and ocean.
soon as ihr rite- were sung,
Asa long bent hoy un.trurg
Flies hxcS---u fierce sprung
HIS spirit savage;
And he crir,: ''In.ve pra-"d my prayer,
Now--nrms to the nsr'h II! isrx.
His lsnis IN ravuge
The pr!es: With face Of alarm
Laid hand or IN" viking. arm
Ems hoy TIDE N" harm
Nor srriIr should 10 luir II. -
Shouted orn a. ne I, owned
"Hnv- your holy waters drowned
ny courage G-'Twill ts iouud
Hard blows s,IIl suit II.
So the prizes; cast oG his stole
And sighed from hi. innoN soul,
As h. thought OF the wAesdil bowl
And the yule ieast' .Irlsn'iUr--
Said NJ: III BErrn wilt rid.
Ny duty is by n'- side
His sHsagr snui may guide
To II mood more t.nie- -
81 Born snd IN" prize rode thro nEh
the back night. dr"nchsd vita dew.
Silt and -eH-s,ui dew
over men and n"r-ss;
L nder husr cra2- tnry pao%d.
-OyeI the white tce-wa
Luild nurth ores iIh'ei
Their phantom ccurses.
And 50 they rode. the lays
OF III. old heroic days
Blent with the s1ri In the bays,
And sle hill pin.'s rat leg
And strDnk arls sr. mel anear
To- chant from tie iIu1 n-re
Weird old t,s-nr'. TO Artr
The Sorseman 10 battle.
9r.y dawn silvercd all.
scAur and waterfall,
AuI girsm~l on the castle Wall
nt tie Jarl ST. hs'ru;
And iheI". tIu 'pprd tor The Tray
SIpud tn" jan wtih his array
Bi"rn CRED out ''lo-fny
Will my wrath be ssird ~
Each Sorscman cl.nched his teeth
q l,py lax .i.r n hpn
The eartn WfIen nI-n uushsaih
Their sword on ons a. other;
When the -hOUt goes up arnain.
And over tie hHtl" plain
lh- dread voice prhls IN vain:
Stay NOT rhy bro, her -
But ere they closed the brand
Dropped pow.rlr-s ir IN Zach hand
Dunn tly they hO h i Il stand
WnIle thrill swept O'rr them
For unto g iCh sirtnsr
Ni-ioU wrought y change,
The eyes of neither could range
From the sight before them
Each round the head OF his foe
B'heli halo grow
lik,. the stttT-tHprrs' glow
AT the UencdlCtInn,
Au aure.ie pure and faint
AZ ephlnieIs give rome saint,
Or The tn"ru-cro~nej head when the
paint
The CiuCIa<ion
Cried BIorn. 20 christian priest
Whist magic Of tn" east
Have you hrewet tt your christian fea
To raise this vi-ion
The Jali is sinful man,
Yet round his hea | scan
That halo that doth epau
Chrlst's head elysiun.'
Spoke the prisat: II will unfold
ThiG vision Biorn the Bold
Sacred must thou hold
Tn. fellow Creatures
Friend or foe must he
Chrisl's image unto thee,
In friend or foe thou must ses
Only hls features.
'Anger 10 ever wrak-
The strong soni /. the meek,
Who pardonIDG words doth speak
U'er ssli Victorious
This IS the on sublime
Courage that conquers crime,
Honor 0utlB-ting time
God-like-sli glorious.
The vision divine was gone
0'er the white ioe-wBsts Biorn
Rode home, that yule-tide morn
Enwrspt in wonder,
'Twas . Truth har,l for the stout
Old Sorseman 10 spell. no DOUBT
Courage and glory without
Fighting ana pl0nder
--sazsiar, Jau