The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1879-02-26
For the Hartford Herald.
Eragmcntary Reflections.
BIT HESRY ?. RHEA.

BIT HESRy ?. RHEA.
Time wings his flight on pinions sure and
swift
Ger smiling landscaI es, pitfalls dark and
drear.
And through the posiern Of the present. Drift
The weeks aud months of sach succeeding
year,
Until Etcrnity-The souls exclusive gift
Seems imperceptIbly approaching near:
Thus ages pass through the relentless gate.
Each hurling millions to their needed fate.
The crystal zone, through whose contracted
girth
Dpr,dcd years successfully took Aight,
recording thus the ages of the earth,
DIVIDING seasons, making day and night
Whose golden grams to endless Time gave
birth,
"Rt,rnal darkness, universal light
l. nov inverted by my fancy $ spell.
And / amid my youths surroundings dwell.
ogth is the vision Of pleasant dream
The rapid moments As they pass US by
Unhcelrd, unimportant ds they seem
To earle ess boy hood's joy -illumined eye,
Whose ro;uisi gldnces catch each transient
team
Nuf rest ar instant NhtTe tue enhuuWs lc,
These tiny records OF Times endless race
Exhaust our Youth and manhood comes
apace.
The toilsome flight of many a weary year
With ledden wings hath swept the sea %
And ira n its pittancc Of existence here
Amid the scenes of earth's perpetual strife,
Since last upon your humble cottage near,
So Old and bate ed, yet, withal SO rite
With rycollectlons oi the days long fled
| gazcd nor blushed tor teais whicA manhood
shed.
For they were drops which coole tho burnin &
heart
Relieved the pressure from the throbbirg
BRAIN
Gained all the tumuit which cen then did
start
To wriug my very soul with doubt and pain,
Amt quclled the mad impulses which impact
To rriIr's e,cutcheou sucn e'er,astIng STAN
Tears which matur,'y distilled tor youth,
Esst~hile 50 pregnant with love, hope and
For there rpon yon long neglected spot,
around when mem ry hath her .tendrils
In many a golden thread which beyhood
wrought.
The careless springtime OF my lie was past /;
~ 500 y and sun nine filled my happy lot
-wc,.y bright and beautiful 10 last.
''' childhood passed the hcctIug
Extracting honey from J-.t.. transient
flowers.
And there beneath tlat stately pp9itr's shade
Upon the vvivet OF tue emf sward.
Wh,re DER its surface mellow moon beams
played
When penetrated thro' my foliaged guard.
Like silver rapIers by the Falnes made,
And ch,cken with soltened light the 'erdant
sNard-
There, hat IN shadows, half in tender beams,
| rey,icd OFT N loves seductive dreams.
And Oft there came vision Of pure love.
la i"bo. d.ar Paluus, intensely brgAt--
Ianc SOME cyic, tial cius Iou ..uuvc,
N.atl pea hoeoy Ions oi c.Oui, Vt hsht-
Aud oh inr dreamy atmo -Paerc and move
In graceful inhalation, tnrp tHe II snt;
llrt eyes alamo ~Itu those cuusuntn5 Hros.
FED l., tho anger Ot restrained uesiTes.
How SOFT the melody Of thai sweet voice
Irc murm uug ca ,cncc OF a parhns stream,
" nIcu DER ITS pcUoly bet, thro d'",rs choice,
kcnee n5 D.c~ tue suahshts SPtrAhns
u.am,
sings tender anthems watch the hear, rejoice,
Like pm music IN mystic u Tram:
Through lip, of coral came each ddicvt note
From chorus OF harmony III Deauty's throat.
The mel ing glpnces of those depthlrss eyes,
Whose -OIt aPpcalings dit my suui invite
To grasp with easeTucss the Giving p'lze
Inch raylsued thus my l-devOu,lns 81 sht;
The sw4u-lIke throat no Venus migat deSpi-e,
The swelling but To charm AN AnchU lite;
The scuptured LIMBS in grac fui ease recliued,
" hat wonder verual youth should lose its mind.
What wonder that my blood should leap again
And at the very Thought its warmth renew,
should course like lava IN each al d snt VEN,
Until the pleasure 80 intensely grew,
That became at asst poignant pain,
Which thrilled vita mad ming JOY my bosom
through!
What wouu.r that an ecstasy like this
Should dcluge reason meath 4 sea OF bliss
Vain, vain the dreams that youthful fancies
hili
Vaincr the hopes of happiness that bloom
Aud scent the soul with fragrance they dist i'll.
The breath of fine. ike prient's si.noom,
Shah blast each p'tai and each promise Kill,
AMI IN each buIyant heart erect "a tomb
To mock the fond delGsi,ns Of or y nth.
And stamp with falsehJod what beseemeth
truth.
wavcrley, Union county, Ky. Jan. Is. 70.