Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-02-18


aLovs's mission Is ito reveal tie ehidden beau
God.'
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AFepl out tiepea lygaattess OF ieaa.yen. sdv-
An angel winged its radiant fight,
It's pinions caught the hues of Even. tlA .
The parti ing smiles of Day to Nigttiai.-i
1t swept; the star-dust as it passed. 3i 1,,-.,.
Through unknown realms with wid'nint
wings, va
sftheard Throughout the boundfessvast,
The choral chime each planet sings!
Undazzled by the comets glare,
That flashed in fame through sapphire
, ..@s deeps. .ls0a YAsEgssS4s
/ With folded hands and flowing hair,
I By sun and system on it sweeps!
/ Andnever turning once to gaze, " y ri--s-
tbsBacix to the realms. where. .far.eff- shone.
I The cleaning Jasper sea that rolls ifI
In music, round the great White Throne;
! -1tswept into the murky fold Tri
/ ~ air, that swataes the sphered world !; 10.
II shone a flash of starry gold, F..
si Midst dusky clouds, fantastic furled;
! Itlighted on a mountain side, 2ai' .stY.
I i, The mountain brooklet caught its smile,
/ Through f1owery m cad, and forest wide,g >
( w 1t flashed it seaward, milo on mile! W.
A Heaven-born song, the angel sung;
; r The birds in dreams heard down The wales
Since then the nights Of earth have rung
q With melodies of nightingales 'iHl.
I sIthreathed its breath upon The flowers,
! They clasped their petals, held 1t there,
i! TIL purpled morn, when through earth'i
81 Unelasped. they breathed it on the air!
-,.,.....--... = "a sftlT s1oo sslesl 1898.
Itaonned garb that mortals wear,
And moved into the human throng, ss~
And in vision, after prayer, s
FL sawlall this,-haye sought her long!
i.lfouHd her when least supposed;gs :.
She shone upon.me Ikea gleam
OfGod's own glory half discloseds ,.rs,-g-
To the eApocalyptic's dream;
She's.wdth inenows tbs She that fills {
"a My soul with music all day long, ,ss t, -.,,
And meath her touch my soul it thrills,
AS did the birds which heard her song!
And in the glances of her eyes,
So full of love that beam on me,
see the'light the streanlets caught,
And dinpiing carried to the sea!
When on my cheek her breath I feel, -
Il aQts by my side-she sits fer hours y
I feel across my senses steal ,,- ..H....
The same sweet scent she gave the flowers
God tells me she will Iinger here,
To render happy all my life. sis'isu
That having her, need not fear, ei s
be- Since I've an angel for a Wife!
+ That after Willie when she has rid
My soul of earth and sins dark leavep,
She'll spread her wings so long kept hid.
Is And lead my soulto Him in lieaven!
;ia u gaftad1 l.3 P. MowB8Af GORDON.
- sas R WE Parted. sa 3s.
49Jn j. TIA ~ SJsS5E- y.--l III 80 .- -,l
We parted one eve at the garden gate,
When the dew wasson the heather,
And promised my love to come back to her
Ere The pleasant autumn Weather
~ That we twain might wed ss
~ When the leaves were red, e
y, Andlive and love together.
She cut me tress from her nut sbrowai hair
j And Ikissed the lips of cherry, ~ ara
And gave her a ring of old time gold,
With a stone Hike the mountain berry,
Z ti''d As clear and Blns .'''if isila soc =
~ AS her eyes were true - s'
Sweet eyrs, SO bright and merryi s
me WcaiLn Gl my love IS all nave .
/ To give you, y she said in turning,
1.-The gold that wears-like the radiant stars,
In yander blue yault bnrningr g4
- And took the trust,
AS a lover must ---
= Whose soul for love is yearring.. ttsf
Fate kept us apart for many years,
6lAnd the blue sea rolled between us: % 81
Though l kissed each Gay the nut brown tresf
And made fresh VOWS to, Venus -
"a Till sought my bride; t5
lil G And fate defied,trfs ~ ,f
That failed from love to wean us. lolll
found my love at the garden gate
When the dew was on the heather,
And we twain were wed at the little kirk
In the pleasant autumn weather;
f9e,,.i Ard the gold that wears
Now seothesi my cares, a9s,si
And we, live and love together. ~