The Morning herald., 1878-12-23

House aHumpty Dumpty" WIZ play Am
pranks. Manager Ford has prevailed upon
Mr.. Strakosch 10 bring his opefa troupe
here 10 open the new year, and our citi>
Ieps and many hundred visitors are an
xiously awaiting those favorits lngeEs'
Ksllsgg and Cary. ee DON
y u TEE CLosINa sc1NH
j 90 BIT T. =. EnAD.
The following 10 pronounced Sy the West-
minister Review 10 be uneuesti0nably the
finest American poem ever written;
within the sober realms Of lsafisss trees
j Tho rusasd year inhaled the Srsany All;
Like dome tanned rsapsr IN nis nosf Oh
when al the nsids are lyiag brown and
bare.
The f,,s,'y f,,'. ssrs' Iostias ir0n III 'A''r A'''
sosl %. dun waters Widening In the
sent down the air . greeting TO the MINIS.
GA the dull thunder OF altsrnate nai
All hight. CHI I've, were m.llo wsd. and al 'onhd
The sIi siiIs seemed farther and u. stream
A m al ! aresm = the distan. woosnan hsxsd
HE winter log. with many . mumso
'"c blow.
The ensattlsd forests. .erswhils armed with
Their banners bright with every martial
Now sssod IKE some sad. beaten hest Of
.witsdfawn afAr In Tine's rssastsss
blue. ~ g.G
On sonbrs wings tho vulturs tried his
rhe dsvs searss heard his sighlns mates
And iils . Star slow sarewni,s in the
The Village church vans seemed to pals
The sentinel cock on the hillside crew.
Ore. thrics-And all was stillsr than ss-
silent until soms replying warder blew =
His aftsn horn, and thsn was nesro NO
efe. - az IGl~.--
where srst the Jay within the sln's tall
AaSs rsrulous trouble round her IN.
And vSsfs lie a ofiol. hung her .v.y,as
By every light wind like o csntsr swung.
where sanE the noisy martins Of the caves;
The busy swallows ciSciing ever near
Foreboding, as the rustic mind believes:
An early harvest and pisnteous year;
wher. every bird that walked. the vsrnal
shosk the swsst slumbsr from its wings
At morn; IT.
All lnow was sunless, empty and forlorA.
Alone. from ont the ssubbls pipsa the
And orosksa the crow Through oil the
dreamy gloom: rJ'f
Alone. the pheasant drumming In shs
Made echo in the distant cottage 1oon.
TAsre was NO bud. no bloom upon tAs bow
The spiders moved THAR thin ahrsuds by
| The TIL jssls.dowH. the emily ghost Of flowers
allied slowly by-passsd noislssaly sa'
4 Of sight. J&'
Amid oil this-in this Msst dreamy air,
And where The woodhins ahsd upon IN
Its crimson leaves. O. II the year stock
Firing the door with Its inverted torch.
Amid all thts-ths centre Of the scsns.
The white.hairsd mAtron. with monoto
60 nous tread, UC 81 u
Piled ths swim whesls and with her 3oyou
Sat ilKe . tats. and watched the dyin
1 thread.
She had known sorrow-hs had Wake
With her,
OF suppei, and broke with her the sshs
IAnd in the dead leaves still she heard tn
ofhis thick mantle trailing in the dust
lwhile yet her cheek was bright with SUN
Her country summoned and she Ga,
And twice war bowed to her bis sab
plume
Il Ks.gave the sword, to rest upon the wal
Be- gave the sword. but not the hand tn
4 And struck for liberty the dying blow;
Nor HIM who, TO his sire and country tru
Fell mid. the ranks Of the invading foe.
Lsng. but not loud. the dropping whe
Like the low murmur Of hive at noez
Lsng. but not loud, the msmsry Of Il
Il gone p @2ja
Brsathsd through her lips . sad ~
tremulous tone.
| At last the thread was snappsd-hsr hsa
II was bowed,
j Life dropped the distar through
Il hands serene,
l And lsytng nslghbors snloothed her car
ful shroud,
While death and winter closed the .
oil tumn scene.
IL Holiday styles, Dunlap's, Knox's Al
). Nickerson's SIX and Derby hats, new ho
= day styles just received BY Sheppey, the h'
: Ter, opposite Clayton House. If.
III NOTICES.
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