The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-03-12
lfroinan Unpublished Autograph Ms. Of Vo,,air,, /
mN WILLIAM EPISTI, IL To CItIOE.


what own Chloe starts thus AZ n snunas
rN Death, the phantom, this tribute Of fearrs
say ~ my senso, like thy beauty, he found
NOrtnN 81 worship and worthy Of tcars.
~ , 'o5 Nlld Visions that error can fcign
-, 10 madden the vu,g n with anguish aud dread
Nlasl,cd tc ny heart, let rcason cNpIain
~, ~" I U,S may Hive ON in the ram Il the dead!
NS' hnch "a" Theme, have loved Co rchearec;
Eroe - the zrlhSr that plays DER the plain
NloruN' ana smiling, I've woven my NCrsr-
10y Was lie burden. and laughter it, ftrsin.
Az N1ghtCr than ever the moments arsar
kcH that the taC OF their number IL told
Lei us gather the SPRING and the b., ON II thu ycaI
Daih are the months of the cyprCts, and cold!
Why shonh Il bc, my cnchantrrss. that Fate
Not the most t4thiul Of passions will SPAR:
WY ma,t our r-ptures he bound by date,
Why Of things mortal the destiny share:
Nothing around us against Il IL proof
Nor shrubs IN the Ealc, ucdars on hipIt
an a,,;,e. :" ~ "a, nut, mr. proud pala", roof
Let us then ham" thu tri auph & rimr,
W., Welcome the blo" that w cannot delay.
Aied him his prize with q /, 81 and Il ,hSLlr
Pass, at his summons, brt supi'inu away!
Lean then aud llstcl my Chloe. to hear
What my last longing ANA wishes VIII b.;
fnough bitter the d.aughi twill nectar a,n,ar
hed u my lips, my beloved, hS the,
What sought the dota~i. and ryrsuts that bowed
Egypt, IN tears and u ,W,a,, "a thoiT vim
Loading tie aTth With n. ir pyr.riid. Irrgd
Iomhs OF their gih ani 1'uelyl--t,ia, stilI.
Awful aud nlcIt With ru,cr,uc, tTil
The opcIl-uN Iihvl. Maldrr!., Nan,l, rIp,r ,rr, p
Iher., In thu do tbs & "a chamber. iuurnrd
Sealed and secluded and wa, tug away
lys Mh"t - ICIt ~ a match ~ he sld,r'l,i
Nalur' = h'ntn CIIJ itgutifu' HWaNt
h.uhlh6 Tue earth NJ the durt. that turned
b,'.i"s INTO glosy again aud "a, day.
m : ~ TINS MI tuyrv Is Nu.hiUv IN Win,
I-aeh thing 20 zach ,y,glasiius'y 6ruud
M, that vas Man, in IN. lai raj chain
ilnds liS oNn Haze, and move an Ia the round!
:, Not Then 10y ~ Ia IN, laws ii. ulelrd,
boaHtt"l Chloe that NatUr, U,CrtUs
. No! We have followed On "a, her, a. tide shade,
Broken with sInshir and sti~"rd l., the hr-rgc.
But tlcnc - h,sr thy gr.c, lul yoke
Or maxi the, Ia. y-,.uo.. IT. in, ,Ir aJl.--
Pam would Chr-t a.. - .th to maj stroLr.
AID ioil the fNraUt " his i Wcr suldrrc.
hTrv lri hm una uv with N 'ltcd knit!
h,Fr-. her aUr Lilac fragrant Ire. the and E,, IA, ,
j fear hin. u {: hr cauu,t talr my life.
That hlr r.calHs h,H even - ilri,ilb.
Nae Il nay IL ncn whlc -l,-h
Ih"I my last moment suUna-aud all is DER,
Grant ur Tins b n! the W THAT ma, eek,
~ n, iuI 1--we - vain this gracs lIlFur..
chile O. TIN" uly fUtupr / cnuhd. =
Here In IL Eardtn Ii llN burial lC =
h.hElng L'rr, With p! rings p'ugnu: udr.
- In MAJ { r. II, 81 1T ne luwu g. O. tl,r.
Here rome-and PUCK re WhyI the u.vrl slau
break
And Chloc! deck thy lr',ulu With me Elm
M! ~ irv h1lC that Chlur, SCR NV s,lt
Ny NCgy inIu Il suf WIT 10y 60 an
haA wln per gently, wElr her ,rnsc, q ~:
"lc-, dcsrtst low! taOL N,tt in this roe,
H. tender h'uom it, vivid huus disclosr
~, Image and the l,r,Frnut vi IA, faur,
NhN tAr. csn~t L. my sort car - tho alu,,
Ana d'srsd upon thy heart Thy hing P,pws."